Luke Hodge kiss on Lance Franklin seals Hawthorn’s win against Sydney in AFL Grand Final

LUKE Hodge completed a nightmare day for Lance Franklin and the Sydney Swans by laying a smooch on his old mate.

Sydney Swans' Lance Franklin has push and shove with Hawthorn's Luke Hodge during AFL Grand Final 2014 Sydney Swans v Hawthorn at the MCG. pic. Phil Hillyard

HAWTHORN fans call Lance Franklin “Judas” for taking a big-money deal at Sydney but it was Buddy who received the kiss of death in Saturday’s AFL Grand Final.

Nothing went right for the Swans in the 63-point humiliation and Hawks skipper Luke Hodge rubbed it in by landing a cheeky kiss on Franklin’s cheek during the game.

It was one of many memorable moments in a perfect day for Hodge as he collected his second Norm Smith Medal to lead Hawthorn to back-to-back premierships.

Little legend calls Luke Hodge his hero. https://t.co/tuQAQQLGMg

— Jai Bednall (@jaibednall) September 27, 2014

Franklin — who was one of Sydney’s best, kicking four goals — could only imagine what might have been if he had have opted not to accept a $10 million offer from the Swans last year.

Luke Hodge gets in Lance Franklin’s face during the game. Picture: Tim Carrafa

The Hawks unleashed their most unsociable football at the MCG and blew away the Swans 21.11 (137) to 11.8 (74).

It marked Hawthorn’s 12th premiership and their first back-to-back flags in 25 years.

They are also the first team since Brisbane’s 2001-03 three-peat to win consecutive flags.

Coupled with their 2008 success, Hawthorn join the Lions and Geelong as the only teams to win three premierships this century. Veteran midfielders Jordan Lewis and Sam Mitchell starred in the thrashing, alongside Hodge in his 250th game.

Defender Shaun Burgoyne, speedster Bradley Hill and young midfielder Will Langford, a revelation of this finals series, also impressed, while Jarryd Roughead kicked five goals.

Key defender Brian Lake shut-out Kurt Tippett.

Hawthorn is the 2014 AFL premier Picture: Alex Coppel.

Two-time Brownlow Medallist Adam Goodes was prominent for the Swans and kicked two goals in what could be his retirement match.

Sydney went into this game as favourites after a flawless finals series, but Hawthorn’s unrelenting physical pressure rattled them. The term unsociable football was first used in 2008 to describe Hawthorn’s fierce style of play.

They unleashed a particularly vicious version on Saturday to smash Sydney.

It was a day to forget for the Sydney Swans Picture Phil Hillyard

Hawthorn led the tackle count at quarter-time 22-7 — an unthinkable deficit given Sydney’s own justified pride in their physical style of play.

“We played four quarters of really tough footy,” Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson told Channel Seven.

“We’ve got great character our boys.

“It’s a fitting reward for this group, fitting premiers I think.”

That’s three premierships for Luke Hodge and Alastair Clarkson. Picture: Wayne Ludbey