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

 

[Lore]

Buddy half a bag, yeah right!

Buddy's bags are usually 5-6 goals, if not 8 or 9 against us ^.

 

[Vander18]

Buddy's bags are usually 5-6 goals, if not 8 or 9 against us ^.

Think a little more laterally re Buddy and bags....

 

[Zach Package]

Only man to keep Buddy goalless for Essendon is Mick Hartley, and he kicked 6 behinds that day

 

[astrowizzle]

His first goal against Francis should have been holding the jumper against buddy. But hey he's buddy Franklin and no rules apply to him

 

[eDPS]

His first goal against Francis should have been holding the jumper against buddy. But hey he's buddy Franklin and no rules apply to him

The free against him when he punched the ball out of bounds against Franklin made my blood boil, against the spirit of the game and I’d hope that’s the last time a contest like that is ever interpreted in the same way.

 

[Donakebab]

The free against him when he punched the ball out of bounds against Franklin made my blood boil, against the spirit of the game and I’d hope that’s the last time a contest like that is ever interpreted in the same way.

We got pinged mercilessly with that rule with horrid decisions something like 4 or 5 times, yet Sydney didn't get done once. Farcical.

 

[eorl]

Was a little surprised to see this

 

[citizen-erased]

Was a little surprised to see this

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Wtf

 

[DapperDon]

Think a little more laterally re Buddy and bags....

The numbers still seem correct

 

[yodellinhank]

Only man to keep Buddy goalless for Essendon is Mick Hartley, and he kicked 6 behinds that day

Bring him in

 

[Yoda_]

The free against him when he punched the ball out of bounds against Franklin made my blood boil, against the spirit of the game and I’d hope that’s the last time a contest like that is ever interpreted in the same way.

People were outraged over the Hickey non HTB, the one you suggest was EASILY the worst one given all night.


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[Old Campaigner]

Apparently his nickname is Pleur

No idea where they got that from

 

[EnolaGay]

Apparently his nickname is Pleur

No idea where they got that from

pleur. Those vibes accumulated on a Friday Afternoon - obv with a beer in hand. Where you become a more confident and cool - all round better person.

 

[quotemokc]

Buddy's record against Essendon;

Match	Goals	Behinds
Essendon vs Hawthorn, Round 3, 2005	1	0
Hawthorn vs Essendon, Round 20, 2005	1	1
Essendon vs Hawthorn, Round 20, 2006	3	0
Essendon vs Hawthorn, Round 6, 2007	9	2
Hawthorn vs Essendon, Round 18, 2007	4	3
Essendon vs Hawthorn, Round 11, 2008	9	5
Essendon vs Hawthorn, Round 7, 2009	5	1
Essendon vs Hawthorn, Round 6, 2010	5	3
Hawthorn vs Essendon, Round 13, 2010	5	4
Essendon vs Hawthorn, Round 18, 2013	8	3
Essendon vs Sydney, Round 9, 2014	5	1
Sydney vs Essendon, Round 1, 2015	3	1
Sydney vs Essendon, Round 7, 2016	6	3
Sydney vs Essendon, Round 14, 2017	0	6
Sydney vs Essendon, Elimination Final, 2017	4	1
Essendon vs Sydney, Round 19, 2018	2	1
Sydney vs Essendon, Round 4, 2021	3	1

Buddy usually feasts on Essendon, but he really wasn't all that yesterday. Hooker and Stringer also kicked 3.1 last night – the three of them were the leading goal kickers for the match – not that you'll hear much about them.

Francis deserves some credit.

Buddy is also 34 years old.

Francis did a decent job on a player 13 years older than him but his tank still isn't there.

 

[Vindicater]

Slowly building.

Was worried last year he might have stalled but I think he is putting it together.

Wont ever be the gun I thought he would be but willbe a long term member of the backline.

 

[Milanista28]

Slowly building.

Was worried last year he might have stalled but I think he is putting it together.

Wont ever be the gun I thought he would be but willbe a long term member of the backline.

Once he's next to Reid, he's every chance to become what we all hoped he would be.

 

[carnthedons]

Apparently his nickname is Pleur

No idea where they got that from

They used to call him plow so maybe it’s a mangling of that. It’s also the French for “to cry/rain”

 

[owen87]

Was a little surprised to see this

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Not super surprising, he's not slow by any means. A lot of time you'll see KPP's are in the top speeds, the difference between say a Majak Daw (who was regularly quickest on ground) and a Saad type, is that Daw does it for 20m, Saad does it for 100m. Being able to lead hard, or follow a lead, is what matters for the >190cm guys more than their ability to go for a trot up the ground.

Frost is the only KPP that comes to mind as being both quick on the lead and able to run and carry. Though he's also horrendous with ball in hand.

 

[Lore]

Ankle?

 

[Bjchan13]

He was trying to jog it off on the boundary so hopefully not too serious. Putting together a very solid season

 

[The Prosecutor]

He was excellent until the injury. Hopefully a mild rolled ankle.

 

[Highly Evolved]

Ankle?

It looked like it from where I was sitting. I was hoping it wasn't too serious, but then it looked like he was in tears. I really thought he was putting it all together so far this season.

Confirmed ankle per Twitter Lore

 

[Lance Uppercut]

No doubt it will be syndemosis or wtf it's called: the Essendon injury

 

[Don35]

10 weeks I’d assume

 

[eth-dog]

Please be okay