Early Life
Lance Franklin was born in Perth to parents Ursula and Lance Franklin Sr. Sport runs through the family: Lance Sr. represented his state in Field Hockey; and older sister Bianca Giteau plays in the ANZ Championship for the Adelaide Thunderbirds and his cousin Jeff Garlett plays for Carlton. Franklin has Indigenous Australian heritage, which he continues to acknowledge with a tattoo of a tribal elder who gave him the name 'Buddy', and Aboriginal artwork of a kangaroo on his arm and participating in indigenous youth programs.
Franklin moved to Dowerin, Western Australia at an early age and attended Dowerin District High School from years one to ten and later attended Wesley College. He played one senior game for the Perth Football Club in 2004, kicking one goal, and represented Western Australia at the AFL National Under 18 Championships
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