Buddy deal a year in the making

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LANCE Franklin's move to Sydney began soon after the 2012 Grand Final.

Franklin's management contacted the Swans and said Franklin would like to play for them in 2014.

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Talks were held during this season, before they were ramped up in the past eight weeks.

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The announcement today that Franklin had knocked back a huge deal from GWS to join the Swans stunned the football world, including the AFL and the Giants.

The Franklin-Swans deal was known by only a handful of people.

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Angry GWS officials believe Sydney's coup has all but killed off the 9.8 per cent "cost of living allowance" given to the two NSW teams.

The Twitter posting from the Giants official account stated the AFL club had withdrawn their offer "based on advice that he (Franklin) will accept an offer from the Swans".

GWS believes Sydney's offer for Franklin is a massive $1.4 million a season over five years, plus ambassadorial money yet to be determined.

But sources at the Hawks and rival clubs suggest the deal may be almost double that at $10 million over nine years.

It would be the biggest contract since Alastair Lynch signed a 10-year deal with the Brisbane Bears in 1994.

The Giants' offer was $1.2 million over six years, plus AFL extras.

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Angry GWS officials believe Sydney's coup has all but killed off the 9.8 per cent "cost of living allowance" given to the two NSW teams.

Late today the Swans issued a statement confirming they will make an offer to Franklin when the free agency period opens on Friday.

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"We are pleased that Lance has expressed his desire to join the Swans," the statement said.

Hawthorn also issued a statement to say it had been informed that Franklin "has decided to explore his options under free agency".

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The Hawks gave a strong indication they will not try to match Sydney's offer, saying "Hawthorn Football Club will continue to apply its established list management strategy that puts the needs and interests of the club first."

GWS CEO Dave Matthews said the club had been advised today by Franklin's manager Liam Pickering that he intended to accept an offer from the Swans.

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"We put forward what we believed to be both a sensible and attractive offer to Franklin. Contrary to media reports, that offer was $1.2 million a year over six years," he said.

"It appears he has a significantly higher financial offer which we would not have been prepared to make based on our due diligence. We have every confidence in our list management strategy but we cannot compromise it for the sake of one individual.

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"We have been patient and shown a lot of respect through the process. This decision now allows us to pursue other options during the forthcoming trade period.

"With the right experienced players alongside the likes of Jeremy Cameron and Jonathan Patton we have every confidence we can achieve significant on field improvement in the years to come."The Herald Sun understands the Hawks superstar is poised to meet with coach Alastair Clarkson today, where it is expected he will tell him of his plans to move to Sydney.

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It is believed Franklin has revealed plans to buy a house in the trendy Sydney suburb of Bondi.

Franklin has almost certainly played his last game for Hawthorn and has been considering multi-million dollar offers from both Sydney and GWS.

News Limited today revealed that the Sydney Swans had launched a last-minute offer to snare Franklin, with the offer believed to be in the vicinity of $7 million across five seasons.

The appointment today of Swans veteran Michael O'Loughlin to the post of head of Sydney's football academy - the position formerly held by Paul Roos - is believed to be a key to Franklin's decision.

When asked about his future this week by friends, Franklin has told them that he wants to make a lifestyle decision.

His friendship with Sydney model Jesinta Campbell could also influence his decision which is expected within the next 24 hours.

The pair are known to have been friends for some time but the relationship has developed in recent times.

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