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

[jackag24]

Not enough being made about his left foot goal in the first quarter

PUT THAT IN YOUR flipping PIPE AND SMOKE IT HODGEY

 

[Port 2004]

Did you see the way that our KPFs stood up today against a BOG average defence missing Sicily?

I thought Marshall was ok. Conditions weren’t great for talls. JHF is tough to beat one on one it makes sense to isolate him when possible.

 

[Port 2004]

Along with Dangerfield, Fyfe, Martin... JHF is in this category of game-breaking players because he's nearly unstoppable one on one - being able to throw him forward is a strength of our list, not a weakness.

Spot on.

 

[TimTime]

I wrote a couple of weeks ago about Jason having a left foot, I have now seen two games where he has shown he does have a left foot. Some times I enjoy being wrong.

 

[Dylan8]

 

[TeeKray]

Nobody is talking about how good this guy is and how he's stepped his game up again this year. If it weren't for the presence of Rozee and Butters he'd be a legitimate chance to win the Brownlow this year, that's the type of impact he's having on games.

 

[Dylan8]

Nobody is talking about how good this guy is and how he's stepped his game up again this year. If it weren't for the presence of Rozee and Butters he'd be a legitimate chance to win the Brownlow this year, that's the type of impact he's having on games.

Seeing a lot of love from neutrals on Twitter. His footy has totally relegated the screeching to the North Melbourne diehards corner.

 

[DaTBird187]

Surely this is Trevor bloke's last year

I heard a whisper he's going to keep playing until he nails a crucial goal in a meaningful game.

So......

 

[MrMeaner]

Seeing a lot of love from neutrals on Twitter. His footy has totally relegated the screeching to the North Melbourne diehards corner.

I was in the members for the game against Collingwood. While there, I heard a heap of Collingwood supporters giving grudging respect to JHF.

 

[Janey]

I was in the members for the game against Collingwood. While there, I heard a heap of Collingwood supporters giving grudging respect to JHF.

I don’t often stray onto other club boards, but I have noticed a few posts doing the same. I think now that everyone has seen the way he plays, never drops his head, doesn’t showboat, doesn’t sook, just keeps competing. They can see now that all the stuff north were sprouting about him being soft was just bs sour grapes.

 

[JohnHinckleyJr]

Congratulations on 50

 

[Peninsula Boy]

Congratulations to the Hornet who really is one of the bright sparks in a team in a sea of darkness.

You can say he has pace, skill, whatever but what is most important is that Jason just plays footy the right way. He plays to win.

Every time I watch him I remember how football should be played. I wish it would rub off on some of his teammates.

 

[Ported]

Congratulations to the Hornet who really is one of the bright sparks at a team in a sea of darkness.

Lol carn

Hinkley's turning everyone into a depressed existential poet

 

[Grave Danger]

Lol carn

Hinkley's turning everyone into a depressed existential poet

They **** you up, your footy team do
They may not mean to, but they do

 

[Peninsula Boy]

Lol carn

Hinkley's turning everyone into a depressed existential poet

And the play of the Hornet brings back what it means to be a competitive, never say die, creed abiding, Port Adelaide wharfie.

 

[Portology]

Lol carn

Hinkley's turning everyone into a depressed existential poet

haha I'll go re-read "The Myth of Sisyphus" just to cheer myself up

 

[Bevoman]

We have not seen a player this talented at the Club under Hinkley. 2013-15 Wingard and Robbie Gray are up there, but JHF has a strength component to his game that separates him from the aforementioned. He plays a true grown man style of footy and yet he doesn't turn 21 years of age for another month.

I'm running out of superlatives for him because he's that good.

He reminds me of a young Nathan Buckley with the blonde hair and raised socks (and of course how he plays).

 

[Chewy316]

He reminds me of a young Nathan Buckley with the blonde hair and raised socks (and of course how he plays).

My thoughts exactly. He's a complete throwback to the old school footballer in both skills and appearance.

 

[SC_Power]

Lol carn

Hinkley's turning everyone into a depressed existential poet

Jason holds up Port

Burden difficult to bear

Taken for granted

 

[Steve Dore]

Has Jason ever spoken about his Indigenous heritage? He is in the photos promoting the Indigenous round guernsey with the other Indigenous players in the squad. Fabian Francis is Torres Strait Islander I believe, but I don't know about JHF's mum's or biological father's sides of the family.

Jason identifies as an indigenous Australian. It is not necessarily related to any biological connection.

 

[Tibbs]

Jason identifies as an indigenous Australian. It is not necessarily related to any biological connection.

Actually ...

"As an adult Horne-Francis learned that he had partial indigenous heritage through his biological father, whom he has no contact with. This connects him to the Wardaman people in the Northern Territory"

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/teams/port-adelaide/port-adelaide-star-jason-hornefrancis-on-his-time-at-north-the-crowd-boos-lessons-learnt-and-a-new-hobby/news-story/ad23013ae6d32ee02b9b724d7e18beb9

 

[Janus]

Cal Twomey did an interview with Horne-Francis for his 50th.

JHF on pressure, passion and if he'd want to be No.1 again

Jason Horne-Francis chats with Cal Twomey about his 'scrambled' start to AFL life, going No.1, mental maturing and much more

www.afl.com.au

 

[jackag24]

North fan's booing as JHF streaks away from a contest for the 15th time whilst their team is 50 points down is HILARIOUS

 

[chachi11]

Fukc it...make him Captain and Coach.

 

[Macca19]

Great game