The Sydney Swans have benefited from the magic of superstar Lance Franklin for the best part of a decade since he joined the club from Hawthorn in 2014.
But they could have had the superstar goalkicker for even longer if not for premiership coach Paul Roos knocking back a push from Ross Lyon to go after him ten years earlier.
Franklin booted two goals for the Swans against St Kilda on Thursday night and moved into outright fourth on the AFL/VFL all-time goals list in his 350th game.
But it wasn’t enough to beat the Saints and post-match Lyon, now coaching St Kilda, revealed he suggested Sydney recruit Franklin 20 years ago when he was scouting for them, but was knocked back by then-Swans coach Roos.
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