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

 

[Travisty1331]

This guy has to be close to 196cm making him genuine kpp in this picture he is almost the same as Merrett who is slightly in the air, in the jumper presentation he towers over langers at 191 and a few short of Hartley at 199.
If this is correct I reckon it really changes our drafting strategy this year


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[McKennabomber]

This guy has to be close to 196cm making him genuine kpp in this picture he is almost the same as Merrett who is slightly in the air, in the jumper presentation he towers over langers at 191 and a few short of Hartley at 199.
If this is correct I reckon it really changes our drafting strategy this year


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If you watch his debut video on the EFC website when Hartley walks by him, Francis does look more than 190. How tall is a guess to me.

 

[scanlon]

This guy has to be close to 196cm making him genuine kpp in this picture he is almost the same as Merrett who is slightly in the air, in the jumper presentation he towers over langers at 191 and a few short of Hartley at 199.
If this is correct I reckon it really changes our drafting strategy this year


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Apparently he last measured in at 194cm

 

[McKennabomber]

If you watch his debut video on the EFC website when Hartley walks by him, Francis does look more than 190. How tall is a guess to me.

 

[Shane Hird]

The kid had a very good debut.

Let's not go calling the next Carey just yet....

 

[Travisty1331]

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I'll see your Hartley and raise you a Langford

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[MightyDons4]

The kid had a very good debut.

Let's not go calling the next Carey just yet....

Of course not, he isn't a dickhead.

 

[Autobahn]

I'm impressed with Francis' lack of social media activity. He's here to focus on football and not some popularity contest.

Although things could easily change once he wins two brownlows in one season.

 

[Old Campaigner]

I'm impressed with Francis' lack of social media activity. He's here to focus on football and not some popularity contest.

Although things could easily change once he wins two brownlows in one season.

He probably knows he's a redhead and will never be popular

 

[eDPS]

He probably knows he's a redhead and will never be popular

Like this guy?

 

[Old Campaigner]

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Like this guy?

He went blond in his old age, not really comparable.

 

[eDPS]

He went blond in his old age, not really comparable.

Francis could still pull an Aker you never know..

 

[Vander18]

Reckon Francis back/forward will be a hot topic at some point reasonably soon....could reach Stanton like levels of divisiveness.

 

[essendon]

Another Hurley in the making .......

very impressive debut and had far more impact in ten minutes up forward than Brown did all day...

 

[fishardansin]

He plays like Hurley. That is what really struck me yesterday, everything he did, Hurley would have done as well.

He's Hurley with a clean pair of hands and will have more midfield smarts. Would be amazing if we can play them alongside each other with Hartley bring extra height.

This leaves Hooker up forward and Brown as depth for either end.

 

[fishardansin]

White Goodes?

Red Goodes.

 

[fishardansin]

The kid had a very good debut.

Let's not go calling the next Carey just yet....

He's no Carey. He's everything the Hawks hoped Hodge would be though.

 

[yodellinhank]

Reckon Francis back/forward will be a hot topic at some point reasonably soon....could reach Stanton like levels of divisiveness.

Bomber Thompson said you want blokes who can take marks in the forwardline.

 

[Vander18]

He plays like Hurley. That is what really struck me yesterday, everything he did, Hurley would have done as well.

When playing back, I see it. When he went forward, no.

Hurley looked like he was on train tracks when forward - would run under the ball time and again when leading at the ball carrier. Francis has shown he can burst, balance, time his leap - and then clunk it.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

Going to be verrrry interesting to see where he ends up. His marking is ridiculous for an 18 year old.

 

[yaco55]

Would like him forward in the games in which we have no hope. Did find space as a forward and his running patterns seemed fine,even though the heat had gone out of the game. Brown can move back

 

[katana]

He's no Carey. He's everything the Hawks hoped Hodge would be though.

a three time premiership captain?

also people saying he's hurley if hurley could mark, hurley had some absolute clunks early on in his career vs riewoldt and tredrea. then buggered his wrist. so keep it in your pants, hey.

 

[DERO]

Already taken more overhead marks in his career than Hurley.

 

[fishardansin]

a three time premiership captain?

also people saying he's hurley if hurley could mark, hurley had some absolute clunks early on in his career vs riewoldt and tredrea. then buggered his wrist. so keep it in your pants, hey.

Very true re Hurley .... and I doubt Francis will be our captain with Heppell and Zerret at the club.

 

[eth-dog]

Bloke is a BJ clone