Traded #10: Aaron Francis - Traded to Sydney w. Pick 42 + Future fourth rounder for Pick 37. Thanks Frang!

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2022
Injury Status: n/a

My Boy Draft 2022: Pick 29, Mr Bultitude

 

[DERO]

Did someone say Ranga forward?

 

[SydneyBomber]

Did someone say Ranga forward?

Jesus i hope so, it's been a very long wait since the last one....
Ps. Should we get a lace-up jumper for francis in anticipation?!

 

[carnthedons]

 

[Falcon27]

W

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Who is that?

 

[DERO]

Jesus i hope so, it's been a very long wait since the last one....
Ps. Should we get a lace-up jumper for francis in anticipation?!

Heard Bewick on SEN this afternoon...

 

[Fear Boner]

Where do people see him playing his best footy ?

 

[DERO]

He looks like a natural defender to me. The ability to take intercept marks and read the play is right up there from what (little) I have seen.

 

[Lore]

He looks like a natural defender to me. The ability to take intercept marks and read the play is right up there from what (little) I have seen.

Before the draft people were saying he was 'like Brendon Goddard' (we apparently drafted a couple of BJ clones lol).... but tbh he sounds more like Hooksey? Granted he's a little bit shorter, listed at 191 and noted in some interviews as 193.

 

[carnthedons]

W

Who is that?

His bro's played 400 games for LOLNorf

 

[efcboy]

Before the draft people were saying he was 'like Brendon Goddard' (we apparently drafted a couple of BJ clones lol).... but tbh he sounds more like Hooksey? Granted he's a little bit shorter, listed at 191 and noted in some interviews as 193.

He's between Goddard and Buckley as a playing type but tougher than both and not arrogant like those two.

 

[DERO]

Before the draft people were saying he was 'like Brendon Goddard' (we apparently drafted a couple of BJ clones lol).... but tbh he sounds more like Hooksey? Granted he's a little bit shorter, listed at 191 and noted in some interviews as 193.

Funny you should say that because Hooker was exactly who I had in mind too, albeit a shorter version...

 

[MightyDons4]

Before the draft people were saying he was 'like Brendon Goddard' (we apparently drafted a couple of BJ clones lol).... but tbh he sounds more like Hooksey? Granted he's a little bit shorter, listed at 191 and noted in some interviews as 193.

Taller Easton Wood.

 

[yodellinhank]

Where do people see him playing his best footy ?

The MCG or we are wasting our time.

 

[Ambrosia]

Taller Easton Wood.

Better kick too

 

[The Bomb]

He's between Goddard and Buckley as a playing type but tougher than both and not arrogant like those two.

A bigger version of Hodge.

 

[Lore]

Or an AFL sized version of 2015 Aaron Francis... XD

I have so many threads open I read comments and don't remember which player's thread I'm looking at... which is how I end up reading that comment and thinking 'wait, what? who? sounds like XYZ'

 

[freddy mercury]

Anyone know where he is at the moment? Looking forward to watching him hopefully sooner rather than later.

 

[efcboy]

Anyone know where he is at the moment? Looking forward to watching him hopefully sooner rather than later.

He'd be 3-4 weeks off resuming in VFL. Hopefully he's afl ready no later than July.

 

[yodellinhank]

Anyone know where he is at the moment? Looking forward to watching him hopefully sooner rather than later.

Hasn't played a game and already has a stalker

 

[scanlon]

Saw him at the doggies v north game last night. Absolute unit!

 

[Lore]

We were told 5 weeks, 2.5 weeks ago. Would expect him back in the VFL in about round 9 if his recovery is on track.

 

[Rack Watts]

We were told 5 weeks

Wont see him until next year then.

 

[Jesse Custer]

No pressure on the kid...

 

[Beerfish]

The Dons second pick (number six overall) in last November’s draft, Aaron Francis, is close to resuming after a calf problem, but won’t line-up this week.

“Aaron is maybe three quarters of the way through his rehab now, he’s doing quite a large volume of running, lots of cross-training,” Crow said.

“He’s really dropping his skinfolds and starting to look more like an athlete – we’re really pleased with Aaron’s progress.”

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2016-05-03/injury-update-may-3

 

[Alfred E Neuman]

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2016-05-03/injury-update-may-3

"and starting to look more like an athlete"

Wow - didn't mince his words...