Footy star makes a confession about his risky act in the wild scenes that followed Buddy Franklin’s 1000th goal – and how he got busted by his club boss

GWS Giants midfielder Tom Green has revealed a wild confession following the chaotic scenes that followed after Buddy Franklin scored his 1,000th career goal in 2022.

Speaking about the Dyl and Friends podcast, Green, 23, explained how he managed to get within yards of Swans superstar Franklin alongside scores of frenzied fans at the SCG – despite the risk of being arrested and fined $5,500.

“When Buddy kicked his thousandth, I was a spectator at that game and kept running,” Green said.

‘We [GWS] played him round 1 and he didn’t kick his 1000th. Maybe he was in line for that, but he didn’t.

“But the next week they played Geelong at the SCG and I went, hoping he would kick it, and he did.

Buddy Franklin celebrates with fans after scoring his 1,000th career goal in March 2022 (photo)

GWS Giants star midfielder Tom Green has revealed he managed to get within a meter of Buddy Franklin on the pitch – after attending the match at the SCG as a footy fan

Amid the chaos, Green attempted to leave the field at the SCG, but not before being spotted by Giants football boss Jason McCartney

Dozens of guards were stationed around the border fence, but they had no hope of stopping the human tsunami at the SCG (pictured)

The SCG playing field was completely taken over by fans, prompting football commentator James Brayshaw to say: ‘I’ve never seen a scene like this at a sporting event’

“In the last quarter, when he wanted to kick the ball, I went to the side where they were kicking, and it just so happened that the pocket he kicked the ball from was where we were too. We were ready to go.”

Eventually, it dawned on Green that dozens of cameras were focused on Franklin as he shared his unforgettable moment with countless Bloods fans.

‘I have seen [Franklin’s Swans teammate] Nick Blakey comes in and Ollie Florent… and they’re just trying to cover for him,” he continued.

“I thought to myself, I played against these guys last week… I should probably back up here.”

So he did, but Giants football boss Jason McCartney had already noticed the towering youngster.

“I’m waiting in the middle of the SCG and he texted me because I think that was him [sitting] in a box,” Green recalled.

“He loved it, he thought it was hilarious.”

Green also stated that he has ‘no regrets’ about taking the field as a spectator, but admitted it would have been strange if Franklin or other Swans players had recognized him.