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]

Ridley just plays on the least dangerous forward, regardless of whether they're tall, medium or small. And the structure I suggest is the same one that most of the best defences in the league play.

Ok

 

[The Devils Advocate]

I love him up forward, he absolutely crunches packs and gives him more opportunity on the ball.

 

[11kgm]

hope he lights things up that way if he wants to go maybe Port could grab him with Dixon getting older

 

[DeezNuts]

Might be one of my least favourite Essendon players ever

 

[eth-dog]

Play him in defence please

 

[VexOh]

cut your losses

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Will never, ever, ever, ever, ever be a forward. Ever.

I like him and think he's a good player but must stay in defence.

 

[SydneyBomber]

Will swap to Adelaide for a bag of beans.
Time to cut our losses unfortunately

 

[11kgm]

Hopefully we can get a second for him

 

[cobra land]

Probably the most frustrating player on the list for me.. One minute drops an easy mark then misses a set shot from in front... next minute takes 2 strong contested marks you couldn't make this up. Time to see what we can get for him in a trade I'd think.

 

[Kyptastic]

I thought he presented well considering he’s been out for a month and has played two weeks as a forward this year. Showed more than Hooker has this past month

 

[Donakebab]

Kicking bombs on top of an undersized Francis all day was never going to work out for him. The obvious mid game switch for Stewart was there, s**t coaching not to pull the trigger at some stage.

 

[ant555]

Play him in defence please

Come on Eth. First game back. It is actually the time to have a look at him in the forward half. You yourself said finals does not matter.
He had a mare but personally I want to see a few games. Really nothing to lose.

 

[eth-dog]

Come on Eth. First game back. It is actually the time to have a look at him in the forward half. You yourself said finals does not matter.
He had a mare but personally I want to see a few games. Really nothing to lose.

It depends on who else is playing there. I don't hate him forward, but I'd prefer Stewart there and Francis back

 

[TheGrizz]

Had some nice marks, but looked every part the player who hasnt played for a month.

One thing i have always been frustrated with him for is his penchant of kicking off one step. He can really shank them and this is often the cause.

 

[ant555]

It depends on who else is playing there. I don't hate him forward, but I'd prefer Stewart there and Francis back

Stewart is a better one on one defender.

 

[eth-dog]

Stewart is a better one on one defender.

Neither are great one on one but Francis is also playing taller than what would be ideal. Stewart a significantly better forward IMO

 

[MiguelM]

Stewart is a better one on one defender.

Still grabs opposition jumpers too much.

 

[ant555]

Neither are great one on one but Francis is also playing taller than what would be ideal. Stewart a significantly better forward IMO

Maybe so but until we get a decent look at Zack Reid personally I prefer Stewart back. People under rate how much we expose our KP defenders with our poor defense up the ground.

 

[ant555]

Still grabs opposition jumpers too much.

I do not think he does it any more than other key defenders. He averages 1.2 frees against. It is around the mark of most of the key defenders.

 

[MiguelM]

I do not think he does it any more than other key defenders. He averages 1.2 frees against. It is around the mark of most of the key defenders.

Maybe he needs to hide it better!

 

[ant555]

Maybe he needs to hide it better!

How many do you se in a round ? Plenty. It is dumb but it happens.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Had some nice marks, but looked every part the player who hasnt played for a month.

One thing i have always been frustrated with him for is his penchant of kicking off one step. He can really shank them and this is often the cause.

Came to post the same thing. It’s not a one off, it’s a long term habit and I can’t believe he hasn’t been coached out of it. Happens when he’s fatigued, takes one step and then both leans back and falls away, and ends up hooking the ball low and left. Just stay composed and take a couple of steps!!

Weird game. He had a 20 min patch where he brought everything to ground or marked it - his forward timing looked really good. At other times he just got led under the ball so easily.

 

[Lore]

 

[jmoo wan]

Might be one of my least favourite Essendon players ever

why would you bother posting something like this?