Player Watch Jason Horne-Francis - You were always one of us

[PatientMental]

At least his kicking the footy now.

On track to maybe start running a bit after they get back from break #2

 

[HinkleysHeroes]

That's not bloody key hole

It was one of those keys to the city type keys. Large.

 

[robbo1981]

 

[bomberclifford]

He is a big unit that's for sure.

 

[afl2004]

His mate says he is on track to play rd1

 

[robbo1981]

His mate says he is on track to play rd1

I wouldn't be rushing him at all if his 100% great if not he doesn't play until he is

 

[Marmozet]

 

[davesnothere]

Pretty confident he’s playing round 1 even if it’s managed game time.

 

[Grave Danger]

Pretty confident he’s playing round 1 even if it’s managed game time.

If not, we can still get excited about when he fronts up against North (Adelaide), or his old team (South).

 

[Windy Cindy]

Pretty confident he’s playing round 1 even if it’s managed game time.

Yep, even at 75% he’s still in our best 22

 

[robbo1981]

Yep, even at 75% he’s still in our best 22

If we play him at 75% we haven't learned a bloody thing .

 

[Windy Cindy]

If we play him at 75% we haven't learned a bloody thing .

75% and managed will worry brissy more than half our list at 120%

they won’t be able to hold him back.

 

[Wargreymon90]

Yeah I can’t see the point in risking our 19yo prize recruit

 

[JakeNeadeFan]

He will only play in round 1 if he puts in a reasonable performance in at least one pre season hitout. He's not a Boak or Wines and can just step in with little prep. He needs to be fit and have touch. We have reasonable back up options

 

[Mundusa]

Will he be in the probables or the possibles?
I hope they are doing family day this year

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Playing him round 1 if hes not fully fit would be stupid. Especially after North stupidly did it all year.

The kids needs confidence.

Hell get roasted if he plays less than 100%.

Play him when he's 100% and let him shine.

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[Coobk001]

I'd be surprised if he isn't fit enough to play by round 1. His issue is purely muscular, if he can get the load into his legs he should be ready to go. I'd be surprised if he isn't straight into some low running contact drills post Xmas.

If he has gotten a good run at it and is available, he should be playing. You don't invest what we have into possible generational talent and not play him.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

These comments from Noble are positive in that JHF wants to be the best he can. We need someone like that in the side who will take the lead and responsibility when we’re down.

David Noble's advice for Jason Horne-Francis going forward

“I loved the fact that he was in a hurry and wanted to be really good.”

www.sen.com.au

Noble said the young midfielder’s issues stemmed from his desire to improve and is confident he will work through them as he matures.

“No, they’re not. I don’t think those issues are insurmountable at all,” he told SEN’s Sportsday.

“I think he was a very demanding young man, certainly with his own performance. That was just the way that he was built and some of those demands probably led to frustration which tended to bubble over.

“With my take on it, I worked pretty closely with him and thought he was probably one of the most driven young guys that I’ve been involved with.

Noble also said after all this, I don’t think his issues are insurmountable.

The issues of wanting to be the best he can be and the team to be the best it can be?

Well we wouldn't want issues like that to become the norm.

 

[sobrave]

JHF wouldn't be a fan of stinkley and his loser mentality

 

[HugeJohnson]

Yep, even at 75% he’s still in our best 22

What did Choco say back in the day? A 50% fit Shaun Burgoyne is better than a 90% fit replacement in the team? Don't think that line of thinking worked out too well for us in the past.

 

[WillemDaDrew]

1 game with the Maggie’s, then unleash him in round 3 home game Showdown

 

[powerrrrrrrrrrrr]

He’s got 3 months to get fit. He should be fine assuming he’s ready to return to full training straight after Christmas as we’ve been told.

Now that’s he’s back running I would hope he’s doing his own program as it is during this couple weeks off.

 

[SureBuddy]

He will be perfectly fine for round 1 lol. He has 3 months post Xmas and is already running.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Recovery is 4-6 months for his surgery. He'll be ok for round one if not really soon after, given he had it in late October.
They actually remove some calf muscle in the procedure lol. Fortunately the prognosis is really good and generally the people that get the issue are athletes who go on to have full careers without related incidents.

 

[sobrave]

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