Past #6: Jason Horne-Francis - NM have been informed by JHF's management that he will seek a trade to SA [contracted for 2023]

[TruRoos7]

Judarse HoreFrancis

EFA

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Homesick.
North try and get his family across.
Declined.
Leave to be closer to family.

 

[Kangaroos techno]

Awesome.

Normally it's just the shit tier AFL media throwing us under a bus during situations like this. Now we have our old coach that recruited him adding his two cents as a regular on trade radio. Going to be a long trade period. Thank christ it is no longer 3-4 week trade eon.

 

[sutcliffe's hotel]

Having real trouble reconciling the player Nobes describes JHF as being to the player I watched this year.

 

[Val Keating]

Caught the back end of one caller proposing I think a 3 club trade where we end up with pick 8 & Matt Crouch.... get f*cked

I gave up listening to that show a few years ago because that type of nonsense. Half the time the hosts are just as bad.

 

[Coobk001]

Is this the same Francis that Port delisted in 2001 after a pay dispute? I am sure he will be busting to have Jason play there.

Port didn't delist him by choice. This was back before the current trade period era. Flash Francis was extremely highly rated and a massive, massive fan favourite. Think he won the members award mutliple times. The crowd would light up when he bound down the wing and banged it through from 50.

The fact is, we 100% wanted him to keep playing with us, but he was offered big money by Freo, bit like Rioli with Port this year, and he left us for that chance to set his future up. Unfortunately at the time it all backfired big time as a Freo salary cap issue meant he was left high and dry, before doing his knee and ending his career.

If Fabian could have his time again I'm 100% he would not have left Port.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Damo definitely ignoring texts.
Constantly reading his screen and pointing out minor corrections sent his way.

But refused to acknowledge Rawlings said the Clarko stuff wasn't a factor, despite what Damo claimed

 

[TruRoos7]

I gave up listening to that show a few years ago because that type of nonsense. Half the time the hosts are just as bad.

I would personally rather listen to Rebecca Black sing “Friday” 4000 x than listen to trade radio…!

 

[leighlee13]

‘North have convinced itself’.

My god.

This campaigner.

I knew him being nice about North was always a short term thing.

 

[leighlee13]

**** what a pearl of wisdom. In other news Nobes was hearing mid season from plants that they like the sun

Thinks he is Nostradamus when he is only actually Blind Freddy!

 

[Woolly Mammoth]

Having real trouble reconciling the player Nobes describes JHF as being to the player I watched this year.

That level of character assessment might be why Nobes tenure as head coach went the way it did

 

[RobZombie]

I come in peace, genuinely would like to know what trade you think would be fair for both clubs, the snarky trades are just emotions which I can appreciate( thinking back to Ben Jacobs our first rounder who you got for free, which left me furious). I hope we compensate you guys appropriately but not over the top, 2 firsts imo is fair, possibly 2 first and a player like Bonner.

If after a lot of haggling we ended up with 2 firsts and Sinn I could live with it. Strong preference for you to find a way to upgrade 8 this year to 4-5 and hand that over.

 

[RobZombie]

I am so pi$$ed with this, I never thought anyone could be less loyal then Abernathy, but here I am proven wrong.


Sent from my iPhone using BigFooty.com

If nothing else, I've learned from this thread how many other dudes around my age were seriously pissed at Abernethy. Solidarity.

 

[Samsquanch]

I also hope Josh Kelly decks him

I had to double take on who posted that. My first thought was KiwiRoo

 

[King Corey]

I often think our supporters underrate our own players and their contribution to the club on and off field. Have been vocal about why I'd have wanted to keep Ben Brown

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Ben Brown

Age

31

Ht

200cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

2.2

5star

D

7.9

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.6

1star

M

3.7

4star

T

0.9

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.2

4star

, Robbie Tarrant

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Robbie Tarrant

Age

35

Ht

196cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.5

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

5.1

4star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.8

4star

MG

284.7

4star

D

15.1

4star

K

11.9

5star

HB

3.3

2star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.5

2star

MG

359.3

5star

D

11.0

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

4.6

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.4

4star

and Shaun Higgins

4

Shaun Higgins

Age

36

Ht

184cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.4

5star

K

10.6

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.0

4star

D

21.8

5star

K

10.3

4star

HB

11.5

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.6

4star

G

0.1

3star

D

12.0

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

4.8

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.6

3star

as North Melbourne players through to their retirements.

So was surprised myself when I felt almost no emotion reading the JHF news. Interesting this sentiment has been expressed by a few others too.

Talented kid but never felt like he bought into our club. His interviews were always underwhelming and despite objections on here, I'd posted that he needed to sign by the end of 2022 to show some kind of investment in the place. Otherwise WTF? He gets to sit back and make us earn his engagement? Great team attitude.

Every #1 pick goes to a club with clear performance issues with a high likelihood of coaching change in their first few years. It's the bottom club FFS. Plus plenty of early selection kids move state to make their mark.

The disingenuous part was him presenting himself as craving the #1 tag and pressure then turning tail at the first opportunity. This isn't about us. I think this request was coming regardless unless we had magically pushed top 4 this year. That he delayed signing so long was evidence enough of his non-commitment, before Clarkson signed or then hit the period of scrutiny.

Don't care that we'll probably never see Jason in North colours again. Was never one of us and all I care about now is that we absolutely nail the trade and bring in a king's ransom for him to set up the club for the next decade and beyond.

Go North.

 

[koshari]

gee nearly 18 hours and iam still angry about this grub.

 

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I'm not very good at Photoshop. Can someone please add a nightlight to the background of the bottom photo? And maybe a tarp over the doona? Cheers.

 

[speedy]

The more I hear Noble talk, the more I think he is full of Sh!t

 

[Samsquanch]

Barrett runs with lines he hears, not with facts.

Well where did he hear that? From Master bloody Yoda perhaps?

 

[Danni_Benson]

Damo definitely ignoring texts.
Constantly reading his screen and pointing out minor corrections sent his way.

But refused to acknowledge Rawlings said the Clarko stuff wasn't a factor, despite what Damo claimed

There’s no way Rawlings is going to come out and acknowledge it’s a factor even if he believes it is. He has no choice than to say publicly it’s not having an impact. But I beg to differ. The uncertainty around Clarko coaching us is a killer.

What an unbelievable freaking situation we find ourselves in. Can’t believe what’s unfolded.

I can’t help but think of all the new sponsorship $$ we’ve lost too. They would have been lining up but not so now.

I hope some good times are just around the corner for us poor suffering souls.

 

[DesertRoo]

I often think our supporters underrate our own players and their contribution to the club on and off field. Have been vocal about why I'd have wanted to keep Ben Brown, Robbie Tarrant and Shaun Higgins as North Melbourne players through to their retirements.

So was surprised myself when I felt almost no emotion reading the JHF news. Interesting this sentiment has been expressed by a few others too.

Talented kid but never felt like he bought into our club. His interviews were always underwhelming and despite objections on here, I'd posted that he needed to sign by the end of 2022 to show some kind of investment in the place. Otherwise WTF? He gets to sit back and make us earn his engagement? Great team attitude.

Every #1 pick goes to a club with clear performance issues with a high likelihood of coaching change in their first few years. It's the bottom club FFS. Plus plenty of early selection kids move state to make their mark.

The disingenuous part was him presenting himself as craving the #1 tag and pressure then turning tail at the first opportunity. This isn't about us. I think this request was coming regardless unless we had magically pushed top 4 this year. That he delayed signing so long was evidence enough of his non-commitment, before Clarkson signed or then hit the period of scrutiny.

Don't care that we'll probably never see Jason in North colours again. Was never one of us and all I care about now is that we absolutely nail the trade and bring in a king's ransom for him to set up the club for the next decade and beyond.

Go North.

There has been something seriously off about his performances too, he was leading our hardball gets early in the season and then just stopped, like not giving a shit anymore, stopped chasing/giving up.

I’d love to know what happened in the background, cause it was evident something changed.

 

[outwecome2play]

If nothing else, I've learned from this thread how many other dudes around my age were seriously pissed at Abernethy. Solidarity.

I had completely forgotten about him. I remember being shattered a bit like now.

 

[King Corey]

There’s no way Rawlings is going to come out and acknowledge it’s a factor even if he believes it is. He has no choice than to say publicly it’s not having an impact. But I beg to differ. The uncertainty around Clarko coaching us is a killer.

What an unbelievable freaking situation we find ourselves in. Can’t believe what’s unfolded.

I can’t help but think of all the new sponsorship $$ we’ve lost too. They would have been lining up but not so now.

I hope some good times are just around the corner for us poor suffering souls.

The Clarkson stuff is a copout IMO Danni. Jason had an entire preseason, season then an announcement of a new superstar coach to re-sign if he wanted to.

Unless he and his agent had a crystal ball forecasting controversy 2 weeks ago it's just a convenient PR play to lessen the Judas stench to his request.

 

[shintemaster]

The Clarkson stuff is a copout IMO Danni. Jason had an entire preseason, season then an announcement of a new superstar coach to re-sign if he wanted to.

Unless he and his agent had a crystal ball forecasting controversy 2 weeks ago it's just a convenient PR play to lessen the Judas stench to his request.

Agree.

I think this has been in the works for a long, long time.

 

[Samsquanch]

There has been something seriously off about his performances too, he was leading our hardball gets early in the season and then just stopped, like not giving a s**t anymore, stopped chasing/giving up.

I’d love to know what happened in the background, cause it was evident something changed.

He got a call from Koshie. Next minute, the cash cow landed on his door step holding a little bag with 30 pieces of silver.