Career
Although born and bred in Victoria, Franks played initially in the Goldfields Football Association with Kalgoorlie Railways and then at North Fremantle in the Western Australian Football Association. He made another Grand Final in 1912, but on that occasion finished on the losing side and finished his career in the Victorian Football Association at North Melbourne. Franks had a poor disciplinary record, and missed the 1907 Grand Final due to a seven match suspension he received for striking.
Most notably, he was sidelined for life (commuted to 33 matches) in 1910 after being found guilty of abusing and threatening an umpire, the longest suspension for such a charge in the league"s history.
