Recommitted Aaron Francis

[Jeremias]

Very classy post mate.

Fwiw

Should he not be congratulated for his terrific form over the past few weeks?

 

[boncer34]

Should he not be congratulated for his terrific form over the past few weeks?

I was being genuine

 

[Lore]

When bonce tries to be nice for once and no one will take him seriously

Very classy post mate.

Fwiw

 

[boncer34]

When bonce tries to be nice for once and no one will take him seriously

I blame you

 

[Lore]

I blame you

 

[Wild Bill]

Well done, Eth...



Or one.



Now whilst I'm happy to admit being a biased fella on occasion, the reason/s (plural) that I would have taken Francis were well founded.

He was, and is, extremely talented, an absurd mark of the ball, a beautiful kick, reads the play as well as anyone in the game - and all this was visible before he appeared at AFL level.

What he lacked was fitness and application.



This kid is.



Now here's the thing, I would probably have known less about him, if he was in another teams colours.

But here we are.



I know you were!

But shhhhh, I'm not done yet....



Or right.





Constantly, but I keep drunk stumbling in to facts.



Yeah ok.



**** it, I think we'll keep him.



He may win your B&F, and you'd still scramble to do this deal...

3 decent games and you went on a bump spree?

 

[Dez!]

What are the skills like? Does he get along with other ginger kids or does he fight with them?

I'd like him to start a ginger crew at the Dees with Oliver.

Still waiting............

 

[Milanista28]

That’s good. You wouldn’t get it.

Lol. Essendon fans say the darndest things.

Honestly though, Francis has been a disappointment after being taken 5 in a pretty average draft.

If you were offered a top 5 pick for him in this draft you’d be an idiot not to take it.

I changed my mind again guys, I on my mothers life wouldn't take pick 1 for him.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

Oh no.. the VFL hype machine is bringing it to the AFL D=

 

[philthy05]

Crows and Port were both not interested haha.

Wasn’t the story that he wanted to go home but dons said no stick around?

I’m pretty sure he was never put on the table by dons, and port wasn’t about to make an offer that the dons would have changed their minds for.

 

[citizen-erased]

3 decent games and you went on a bump spree?

decent is underselling it a bit. A season of that form is a Rising Star win.

 

[Old Stuckup]

Wasn’t the story that he wanted to go home but dons said no stick around?

I’m pretty sure he was never put on the table by dons, and port wasn’t about to make an offer that the dons would have changed their minds for.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/spor...s/news-story/981dd3589ac60c515ab5012611c1c9d6
We asked both clubs but if either had been super keen I think he’d be in SA right now.

 

[King_Tredrea]

Really superb last night. Was great to see tbh.

 

[philthy05]

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/spor...s/news-story/981dd3589ac60c515ab5012611c1c9d6
We asked both clubs but if either had been super keen I think he’d be in SA right now.

I have zero doubt that both teams knew what Essendon would be prepared to let him go for and it wouldn’t have been cheap.

I think it was a case of dons only being prepared to let him go if a club gave them what they thought he would be worth if he put everything back together and both sa teams not wanting to spend that much on a player with his issues.

Port also didn’t have a first rounder last year and that is probably what Essendon we’re looking for.

 

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[Kreuuuzeurns]

Some really funny posts in this thread.

Francis has shown the last 3 weeks why Essendon supporters rate him so highly. It's understandable that opposition supporters with terrible football knowledge couldn't quite see the talent he possessed, but I think people are now slowly starting to realise how good he will be after watching him at AFL level.

Talent was never a concern. There were questions over his fitness and application.

Good on him for seemingly getting over his issues. He’s going to be a great player for a long time.

 

[The Bomb]

 

[Andronicus]

There were questions over his fitness and husband application.

What does his husband have to do with anything?

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

What does his husband have to do with anything?

Lol. Fingers to big for my phone.

 

[The Bomb]

Lol. Fingers to big for my phone.

Your husbands named phone?

 

[Tulip]

Lovely to see him playing good footy. If he does decide to go home, good luck to him, but I'm glad he's knuckled down this season and shown how good he is.

 

[Thetrader15]

Lol. Fingers to big for my phone.

Too