Player Watch Jason Horne-Francis - You were always one of us

[ClintEastwood]

You won't see better from Dusty.

 

[ElectricG]

Man, I know the guy is young and therefore not every game will be like this.. but I reckon he’s already our best field kick

 

[MrChow]

Man, I know the guy is young and therefore not every game will be like this.. but I reckon he’s already our best field kick

Wonder if he will get tagged next week or soon. He was that good. Brisbane backed their midfield to go head to head, with no defensive mindset.

 

[PAFC_FOREVER]

Wonder if he will get tagged next week or soon

Fine by me, Rozee will tear opposition a new one.

Taggers hardly exist anyway.

 

[ClintEastwood]

Fine by me, Rozee will tear opposition a new one.

Taggers hardly exist anyway.

Butters also says hi.

 

[Ah12]

Man, I know the guy is young and therefore not every game will be like this.. but I reckon he’s already our best field kick

He actually knows how to kick it inside 50. He lowered his eyes almost every time and didnt sit one up for defenders gobble up.

 

[ClintEastwood]

He's so solid across the shoulders and hips already. Scary to think he probably hasn't finished growing, let alone gymwork to come.

Seems to have a really low centre of gravity, like a panther or something. Incredible acceleration and balance. Insane passing skills.

After 1 game, he's rivalling Tredders for my favourite-ever Power player to watch.

 

[chiwigi]

PORT ADELAIDE
Trade out: Picks No.8, 43, 53, 57, 2023 first-round pick, 2023 second-round pick, 2023 third-round pick
Trade in: Jason Horne-Francis, Junior Rioli, 2023 second-round pick (tied to Collingwood), 2023 future third-round pick (tied to Fremantle)


Looks good atm! Effectively two first rounders and junk got him and Rioli!

 

[Rageaholic]

Man, seeing the socks up, burst speed out of congestion, perfectly weighted kicking, controlled aggression, and that willingness to lift the team when it counted. Magnificent. Shook me out of my half drunken stupor with that 3rd quarter.

 

[1954]

I agree with the comparisons to Buckley and Dustin Martin for JHF, but I'm also getting Russell Ebert vibes with his low centre of gravity and power running.
High praise indeed!

 

[rogerjames]

Wonder if he will get tagged next week or soon. He was that good. Brisbane backed their midfield to go head to head, with no defensive mindset.

First thing I'd be doing

 

[Cheesey Mac]

I agree with the comparisons to Buckley and Dustin Martin for JHF, but I'm also getting Russell Ebert vibes with his low centre of gravity and power running.
High praise indeed!

I caught up with my dad in the last quarter and the first thing he said was that JHF reminded him of Russell Ebert. I never saw Russell play but dad did, reckons the way JHF moves, from his running gait to disposal, really reminded him of Russell.

I was saying he reminded me of a young Nathan Buckley.

Really couldn’t have asked for more on debut, early in the game I was just looking for flashes, like you’d hope to see from any young player, but to have such a complete game for us was better than I could have hoped. We’ve got a great one in the making.


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[JUSTWORK]

Pretty easy to forget he’s only 19 and coming of an interrupted preseason.

 

[Marmozet]

Just on the Russell Ebert comparisons, Russell spent one year at North Melbourne too…

 

[Ah12]

The norf nuffies now clinging on to thinking Sheezel played better. BOG vs Brisbane > 2nd BOG against the spooners.

 

[Macca_1870]

It's Buckley vibes for mine.

The precision by foot, lightning quick hands and that incredible burst of speed from a stoppage.

 

[FourthTimeAround]

It's Buckley vibes for mine.

The precision by foot, lightning quick hands and that incredible burst of speed from a stoppage.

2.33 from this

 

[PJ Power]

The thing about JHF that must be taken into consideration when comparing that type of game to the excellent round 1 performances of Daicos and Sheezel, is that he did it in the heat of midfield battle, most often opposed to Lachie Neale

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Lachie Neale

Age

31

Ht

177cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.0

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

15.5

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.7

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

28.3

5star

K

13.9

5star

HB

14.4

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

7.4

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

at stoppage. Their 35 possession games were rippers but intercepting and mopping up at HB. It was JHF’s forward of centre run, carry and forward 50 entries that made his game electric.

 

[Brian McGee]

Sheezel was great, and I think he will be an excellent player for them, but even the most die hard north fans would have to be hoping that he ends up playing a much more significant mid/forward role than the loose half back he was playing on debut yesterday. It’s the same role that daicos plays, gets a lot of cheapies around the back and from short kicks into space. Awesome for fantasy footy, but you would expect more into the future.

 

[Sleezy]

Anyone know what's happened to the AFL player ratings twitter account? Usually they post the summaries from the games as they happen, but it's been radio silence this year.

Would love to compare the three kid's games on that metric.

 

[Sleezy]

Also - this is the exact argument Chris25 has been getting into since the Daicos v Horne-Francis draft year, copping angst from Collingwood supporters who can't handle him saying he'd prefer 25 disposals from JHF than 40 from Daicos.

I hope he had a quiet smile to himself yesterday.

 

[morell]

Loved the pace and power. Elite kicking. Plus damaging positioning, the clearances weren't backwards handballs (which can still be handy) they were front of the contest sprinting away clearances. Kind of knew all that.

The thing that surprised me was the in close decision making and timing with his hands. Couple in there that Sam Mitchell would have been proud of. One on the left to release Rozee. Another where he knew the time and space perfectly so could draw in two then release again to Rozee

If he keeps his head and gets the right people around him, we could have the complete package.

 

[Sleezy]

Anyone know what's happened to the AFL player ratings twitter account? Usually they post the summaries from the games as they happen, but it's been radio silence this year.

Would love to compare the three kid's games on that metric.

For anyone who's interested, I found the player ratings on this site: AFL Player Statistics

Nick Daicos - 19.1
JHF - 18.9
Sheezel - 10.4

Junior Rioli our highest rated player.

 

[powermacs]

Don't know much about his personality but I hope the leadership team guide him well as a future leader that is grounded with good humility because being a purely focused individual may rub his team mates the wrong way.

How good was it after the win the first person waiting for him in the race was Boaky. The boys sure do seem to get around him considering he’s such a bad team mate.

 

[melanChronic]

For anyone who's interested, I found the player ratings on this site: AFL Player Statistics

Nick Daicos - 19.1
JHF - 18.9
Sheezel - 10.4

Junior Rioli our highest rated player.

Seems that the AFL player ratings on twitter hasn't continued for this year which is a shame.

The graphical version with quarter by quarter breakdowns was really useful to gauge consistency throughout a game, who lifted when it mattered etc.

In that vein I'd love to see what JHF racked up in the 3rd.