Franklin was booked on the spot for striking Tasmanian Maverick Weller in the third quarter after collecting the Suns midfielder with his elbow or upper arm.
Weller was being tackled by Rick Ladson when Franklin made contact with the teenager.
Already without fellow key forward Jarryd Roughead (achilles) for the rest of the year, the Hawks can ill afford to lose their match-winner with games against Essendon and Collingwood coming up in the next two weeks.
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