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

 

[owen87]

Have a feeling his go home factor is still there even though hes contracted for 2 more

Hes in a position where hes shown enough that hed be guaranteed solid money for another 4 years minimum at an AFL club whether ours or a SA team

Just whether he wants to take his game to 2 levels up and get paid really good coin. I think thats a big mental hurdle for him now and not talent impacted

I think he will develop into a quality 2nd tall/big defender but is also suited to those explosive mid/forward with low centre of gravity

Id like to see the club give him far more kick in duties he has the ability to hit targets like Lewis Jetta through the zone defense and across the body kicks that are unexpecting

Cant see how hed lack too much against guys like Darling, Riewoldt, Gunston, Mihocek, J.Cameron

But also take guys like Dusty, Danger, Rohan, Petracca, Dangerfield, Degoey, M.Wallis, Fyfe when they go deep

Hes no shorter than Gardiner, Grimes, Kolo, Harry T and probably has weight on his side

He probably needs to buy into being a better one vs one defender and i cant see why he cant be very good at this whilst still getting his IPs he has the attributes with speed, strength, size. Similar to say a Maynard plays now but bigger

Don’t mind the idea of using him as the guy kicking in, leaving Ridley as a target (being the more mobile of the pair).

Basically he needs to be Shannon Hurn

25

Shannon Hurn

Age

36

Ht

187cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.9

5star

K

15.7

5star

HB

5.2

4star

M

7.0

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

389.5

5star

D

16.1

4star

K

12.1

5star

HB

4.0

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.0

2star

MG

271.6

4star

D

19.0

5star

K

11.6

4star

HB

7.4

5star

M

6.8

5star

T

1.6

4star

.

Big issue is his tank, I think if he gets it up to scratch where he can stay involved and with a 2nd tall or a medium type like a DeGoey or Dangerfield then he’s got the aerial ability to be a genuinely good player.

 

[Old Campaigner]

If nothing else we would be a shoe-in for the three legged race preseason cup

Big Cox doesn't need to be chained to anyone to compete in the three legged race

 

[andleanback]

Don’t mind the idea of using him as the guy kicking in, leaving Ridley as a target (being the more mobile of the pair).

Basically he needs to be Shannon Hurn

25

Shannon Hurn

Age

36

Ht

187cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.9

5star

K

15.7

5star

HB

5.2

4star

M

7.0

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

389.5

5star

D

16.1

4star

K

12.1

5star

HB

4.0

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.0

2star

MG

271.6

4star

D

19.0

5star

K

11.6

4star

HB

7.4

5star

M

6.8

5star

T

1.6

4star

.

Big issue is his tank, I think if he gets it up to scratch where he can stay involved and with a 2nd tall or a medium type like a DeGoey or Dangerfield then he’s got the aerial ability to be a genuinely good player.

Can’t trust him kicking in atm, tries to bite off too much a few times a game and kicks it straight down the oppositions throat.

 

[Keystone agony]

Can’t trust him kicking in atm, tries to bite off too much a few times a game and kicks it straight down the oppositions throat.

Got to take the good with the bad. Give him confidence. His kicking is arguably his greatest asset. No point playing safe next year

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Mahoney is today's Hun.

“We think with the way we want to play defensively, we want to put high pressure on the ball carrier so that should allow for guys to be intercept players, whether it’s Jordan or whether it’s a guy like Aaron Francis.”

YES PLEASE

#interceptor

 

[owen87]

Mahoney is today's Hun.

“We think with the way we want to play defensively, we want to put high pressure on the ball carrier so that should allow for guys to be intercept players, whether it’s Jordan or whether it’s a guy like Aaron Francis.”

YES PLEASE

#interceptor

More of dis plz A-A-Ron

 

[eth-dog]

More of dis plz A-A-Ron

 

[Pweter]

More of dis plz A-A-Ron

Preferably getting the knee square in the back of Saad's skull next time.

 

[owen87]

Preferably getting the knee square in the back of Saad's skull next time.

I think we've identified the real reason Saad wanted to move. He realised Francis was going to be posterising him all year long if he stayed, now he'll be at the opposite end of the field to Francis when they're in the same game.

 

[JT_the_Man]

I think we've identified the real reason Saad wanted to move. He realised Francis was going to be posterising him all year long if he stayed, now he'll be at the opposite end of the field to Francis when they're in the same game.

Well with all the other positional changes we are making, why not send him forward when we play Carlton.

 

[owen87]

Well with all the other positional changes we are making, why not send him forward when we play Carlton.

That's what we're doing with Ambrose.

He'll play only against Carlton, specifically to tackle Saad the way he tackled Brad Hill.

 

[Lore]

Mahoney is today's Hun.

“We think with the way we want to play defensively, we want to put high pressure on the ball carrier so that should allow for guys to be intercept players, whether it’s Jordan or whether it’s a guy like Aaron Francis.”

YES PLEASE

#interceptor

So what he's saying is that Ridley and Francis are competing for the same spot..?

 

[eth-dog]

I don't get why people have this idea that only one player can be "the interceptor". All the flag sides since Geelong had 2-3 guys who were very good at chopping off attacks

 

[fairbump_playon]

I don't get why people have this idea that only one player can be "the interceptor". All the flag sides since Geelong had 2-3 guys who were very good at chopping off attacks

I think the word interceptor has become code for "zones off and doesn't have to otherwise defend".

Those Geelong guys were both great defenders and great at marking the footy. That's what we want.

 

[eth-dog]

I think the word interceptor has become code for "zones off and doesn't have to otherwise defend".

Those Geelong guys were both great defenders and great at marking the footy. That's what we want.

Yep, same with Hawthorne with Lake, Hodge and Gibson, and Richmond with Vlaustin, Rance and Grimes.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Yep, same with Hawthorne with Lake, Hodge and Gibson, and Richmond with Vlaustin, Rance and Grimes.

100%

 

[carloss]

Yep, same with Hawthorne with Lake, Hodge and Gibson, and Richmond with Vlaustin, Rance and Grimes.

Good to hear Grimes has another bow to his string apart from diving.

 

[Lore]

 

[FlyingV]

Is there any update to this blokes ankle? Have zero confidence in this blokes body, just looks so injury prone.

 

[Don Won]

Is there any update to this blokes ankle? Have zero confidence in this blokes body, just looks so injury prone.

Whilst he has had a lot of actual injuries, I have noticed that he’ll often look quite injured during a game then make a recovery 15 minutes later.

Hoping it was just one of these tweaks.

 

[owen87]

Is there any update to this blokes ankle? Have zero confidence in this blokes body, just looks so injury prone.

If it's just a rolled ankle he'll probably play against Geelong and maybe just strap it for a while. Little point in risking him doing damage against Carlton in a preseason game once it was clear he'd tweaked it a little.

 

[Jade]

 

[Howard Moon]

me and a mate have decided on a new drinking game, we take a shot any time frang gets through a game without an injury of some kind (faux or otherwise)

im actually quite looking forward to going tea total

 

[Lore]

So far not a Marty-style rolled ankle

 

[FlyingV]

Whilst he has had a lot of actual injuries, I have noticed that he’ll often look quite injured during a game then make a recovery 15 minutes later.

Hoping it was just one of these tweaks.

And then miss 4 weeks