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

 

[Vander18]

Turns out he played vfl, so who knows what the afl site is on about.

Haven’t followed him since he left. But superficially, you’d think it doesn’t bode well for him if he can’t get a game with Rampe and both McCartin’s out.

 

[citizen-erased]

Haven’t followed him since he left. But superficially, you’d think it doesn’t bode well for him if he can’t get a game with Rampe and both McCartin’s out.

Issue may have been injured and coming back thru vfl, but not ideal. See what happens this week I guess

Played fwd in the vfl so who even knows

 

[Zach Package]

Frang!

 

[VelvetSledge]

Go well, you big ginger bastard

 

[FlyingV]

If he tops the GPS stats in this game I’ll die

 

[citizen-erased]

already making time to watch the Swans game.
Never been happier to see an ex-Essendon player get out there on the field.

 

[boncer34]

Hawkins or Cameron first up. Brutal.

 

[yodellinhank]

If he tops the GPS stats in this game I’ll die

So would he.

 

[Beerfish]

Hope he has 30 and kicks 5 in a 100 point loss.

 

[JT_the_Man]

Hope he has 30 and kicks 5 in a 100 point loss.

Sounds awfully Nic Martin.

 

[Howard Moon]

How'd he go? I missed it

 

[jmoo wan]

How'd he go? I missed it

so did Frang

 

[FlyingV]

How'd he go? I missed it

Not good

 

[Megabattimus]

To be fair, hard to go well as a forward or backman when the midfield gets dominated so badly.

 

[yodellinhank]

How'd he go? I missed it

Teased with a few flashy efforts and was missing for a fair part of it (though his side was getting thrashed). Missed some chances which made it an almost game. Something familiar about all of that.

 

[Hamez]

Playing as a defender today

 

[Zach Package]

Yesterday was the full Francis experience.

He had a chance to rip the spine out of that game when he came on and missed two gold plated opportunities.

He looks to be covering the ground pretty well which is a positive.

 

[joey_jo_jo]

Yesterday was the full Francis experience.

He had a chance to rip the spine out of that game when he came on and missed two gold plated opportunities.

He looks to be covering the ground pretty well which is a positive.

he took such a good contested one handed mark for the 2nd shot, would've been a real team lifter if he nailed it.
The other classic frang moment was when he got free on the wing and took a good mark and had buddy and another forward streaming into 50 free but kicked it to grass right near the forward pocket boundary.
He is such an almost player, really hoped he could take those clutch moments.

 

[VelvetSledge]

Had a good game last night against the scum and looked like he enjoyed beating them too.

You can take the boy out of Essendon...

 

[Doug Tassell]

I wonder if they feel ripped off.

 

[Beerfish]

I wonder if they feel ripped off.

Don't they always?

 

[Pweter]

I wonder if they feel ripped off.

Why would they? They paid peanuts for a guy that has turned out to be depth. Sounds about right.