Was listening to SEN yesterday and they had the Panthers coach on.
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AFL Draft 2021: Experienced Roos recruiter rates Jason Horne-Francis as best No.1 pick he can remember
North Melbourne threw a mega deal at Dustin Martin a few years ago, only for him to remain a Tiger. Now, the Roos are weeks away from landing their Dusty clone.
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North Melbourne’s experienced recruiter Scott Clayton has labelled South Adelaide wonderkid Jason Horne-Francis “as good as any No. 1 as in any year I can remember”.
The South Australian phenom is all but certain to go to the Kangaroos in next month’s draft, with Horne-Francis on the weekend conceding he is already thinking of himself as a North Melbourne player.
Clayton, who is the Kangaroos’ head of player personnel and has been a recruiter/list manager since 1991, said he was thrilled about the prospect of drafting Horne-Francis with pick 1.
“It’s a big mantle to carry for your whole career and this young man will carry it amazingly well,” Clayton said on an online Kangaroos’ member QandA.
Jason Horne-Francis (middle) has received high praise from an experienced North Melbourne recruiter. Picture: Russell Millard
“The thing that first jumps out is that he wants to be No 1, I just get that feeling.
“He is as good as any No. 1 as in any year I can remember.”
Horne-Francis’ stellar performances for the Panthers in the SANFL have resulted in him being labelled as a Patrick Dangerfield/Nat Fyfe clone.
Why the hype? Jason Horne-Francis' 2021 SANFL season
Games: 20
Averages
Disposals: 16.5
Disposal efficiency: 69.7 per cent
Contested possessions: 8.8
Marks: 4
Clearances: 3.1
Tackles: 4.2
Ranking points: 88
Preliminary Final v Glenelg
Disposals: 24
Contested possessions: 18
Marks: 4
Clearances: 11
Goals: 3
Score involvements: 10
Ranking points: 160
Clayton said there were some other greats of the game that Horne-Francis shared attributes with.
“I don’t necessarily want to compare him to a player but he has the attributes of a (Michael) Voss and (Patrick) Dangerfield with that power and endurance combination that a lot of those great players have,” he said.
“Dusty Martin being another one.
“He certainly has that as well as courage, he is very forthright, he is assertive.
“He has everything, we meticulously rate and mark characteristics... and he is just a really exciting talent.”
But Clayton said it was some other aspects that had the Roos extremely excited about Horne-Francis.
Clayton said Horne-Francis possesses the power-endurance traits of Patrick Dangerfield. Picture: Paul KaneGetty Images)
“The thing that stands out above all that is that he is just a great teammate, that appeals to us more than anything,” he said.
“Everywhere you go, who do you respect the most as a teammate it is just him and also what came through loud and clear is how loyal he is.
“He is really looking forward to stamping himself as a professional athlete... it is a very exciting prospect.”
Kangaroos general manager football Brady Rawlings also confirmed that ex-Adelaide Crow Tom Lynch would be added to North’s rookie list.
Lynch had agreed to become a development coach at the Roos after he was not offered a new deal with the Crows and the 31-year-old will also be a player at his new club.
Kangaroos list manager Glenn Luff said this would help the development of younger players.
“From the forward line point of view it’s probably our youngest line across the ground and to have someone like Tom and his experience and to have that coaching while playing is valuable,” he said.
High speed dubbing was the gold standard.
Cunnington is a matchwinner all be it not necessarily mercurial. The game we came back from 4 goals down and pumped godees a few years back was purely by the hands of Cunnington.
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Very nice. But it’s “wunderkind”, Nate.AFL Draft 2021: Experienced Roos recruiter rates Jason Horne-Francis as best No.1 pick he can remember
North Melbourne threw a mega deal at Dustin Martin a few years ago, only for him to remain a Tiger. Now, the Roos are weeks away from landing their Dusty clone.
Simeon Thomas-Wilson
North Melbourne’s experienced recruiter Scott Clayton has labelled South Adelaide wonderkid Jason Horne-Francis “as good as any No. 1 as in any year I can remember”.
The South Australian phenom is all but certain to go to the Kangaroos in next month’s draft, with Horne-Francis on the weekend conceding he is already thinking of himself as a North Melbourne player.
Clayton, who is the Kangaroos’ head of player personnel and has been a recruiter/list manager since 1991, said he was thrilled about the prospect of drafting Horne-Francis with pick 1.
“It’s a big mantle to carry for your whole career and this young man will carry it amazingly well,” Clayton said on an online Kangaroos’ member QandA.
Jason Horne-Francis (middle) has received high praise from an experienced North Melbourne recruiter. Picture: Russell Millard
“The thing that first jumps out is that he wants to be No 1, I just get that feeling.
“He is as good as any No. 1 as in any year I can remember.”
Horne-Francis’ stellar performances for the Panthers in the SANFL have resulted in him being labelled as a Patrick Dangerfield/Nat Fyfe clone.
Why the hype? Jason Horne-Francis' 2021 SANFL season
Games: 20
Averages
Disposals: 16.5
Disposal efficiency: 69.7 per cent
Contested possessions: 8.8
Marks: 4
Clearances: 3.1
Tackles: 4.2
Ranking points: 88
Preliminary Final v Glenelg
Disposals: 24
Contested possessions: 18
Marks: 4
Clearances: 11
Goals: 3
Score involvements: 10
Ranking points: 160
Clayton said there were some other greats of the game that Horne-Francis shared attributes with.
“I don’t necessarily want to compare him to a player but he has the attributes of a (Michael) Voss and (Patrick) Dangerfield with that power and endurance combination that a lot of those great players have,” he said.
“Dusty Martin being another one.
“He certainly has that as well as courage, he is very forthright, he is assertive.
“He has everything, we meticulously rate and mark characteristics... and he is just a really exciting talent.”
But Clayton said it was some other aspects that had the Roos extremely excited about Horne-Francis.
Clayton said Horne-Francis possesses the power-endurance traits of Patrick Dangerfield. Picture: Paul KaneGetty Images)
“The thing that stands out above all that is that he is just a great teammate, that appeals to us more than anything,” he said.
“Everywhere you go, who do you respect the most as a teammate it is just him and also what came through loud and clear is how loyal he is.
“He is really looking forward to stamping himself as a professional athlete... it is a very exciting prospect.”
Kangaroos general manager football Brady Rawlings also confirmed that ex-Adelaide Crow Tom Lynch would be added to North’s rookie list.
Lynch had agreed to become a development coach at the Roos after he was not offered a new deal with the Crows and the 31-year-old will also be a player at his new club.
Kangaroos list manager Glenn Luff said this would help the development of younger players.
“From the forward line point of view it’s probably our youngest line across the ground and to have someone like Tom and his experience and to have that coaching while playing is valuable,” he said.
Dudley at 50?
Might end up being a rookie pick because of his size
At first glance I was wondering why Daicos would slip to 4.
I reckon with the tiers you use its better than just a normal rankings.
hard to answer, i guess you never know which candidate will fall to that range until he does.
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Bloody collingwood.
North won’t bid on Daicos, Darcy with top pick
North won’t bid at pick 1 on father-sons Nick Daicos or Sam Darcy, in what will be a relief for the Magpies and Bulldogs, as the Roos prepare to pick Jason Horne-Franciswww.theage.com.au
North won’t bid on Daicos, Darcy with top pick
By Jake Niall
October 21, 2021 — 12.19pm
North Melbourne will not bid at pick No.1 on either Collingwood’s feted father-son Nick Daicos or Western Bulldogs’ father-son recruit Sam Darcy, in what will be a small relief for the Magpies and Bulldogs.
Sources have confirmed that North will call out the name of Jason Horne-Francis at pick one – the club’s choice an open secret in recruiting circles – and the Kangaroos want their first pick, a gifted inside and outside midfielder from South Australia, to know that they rate him as the best player in the draft.
The Magpies have already been told that North will not bid on Daicos, but sources at AFL clubs said they had not received any such guarantee from Greater Western Sydney, who have also indicated interest in drafting a tall at that choice – a positional need that clubs believe make it more likely that the Giants will place a bid for 203-centimetre Darcy, the son of ex-star ruckman Luke Darcy, at pick two.
If the Giants do not bid for Daicos at pick two or three (they can bid for more than one player under the system), then it appears likely that Gold Coast will bid on the son of Collingwood great Peter Daicos with the Suns’ first pick (No.3 or No.4, depending on whether there is a bid for Darcy).
Horne-Francis has been a standout for South Adelaide this year, with the ability to win the ball in the midfield trenches, play outside the contest and kick goals when stationed forward.
Many recruiters rate him as best player in the pool, though there are others who have Daicos as the best, in a draft that has been rendered difficult to assess due to the lack of under-19 games in Victoria compared to SA and Western Australia.
As pick one in the national draft, Horne-Francis would also be entitled to $20,000 from the AFL sponsor NAB as the first player drafted; last year, the NAB payment was split between key forwards Jamarra Ugle-Hagan and Riley Thilthorpe after Adelaide bid on the former, a next generation academy player tied to the Bulldogs, and drafted Thilthorpe at pick two.
Collingwood have assembled 2406 draft points in their first seven draft picks, enough to match a bid at pick No.1 (2400, counting the 20 per cent discount). If the bid for Daicos comes in at pick No.4 from the Suns, the Magpies would need 1627 points, a scenario that would allow them to do further pick swaps.
Collingwood hold picks 36, 38, 40, 46, 48, 55 and 58, along with 78 and 79, but they may not utilise those later choices. The Magpies are certain to be involved in further pick swaps during the draft, as their draft picks are consumed by the Daicos bid, given that they hold three future third-rounders.
The order of picks for all clubs changes after bids for academy or father-sons land.
The Bulldogs need 2013 points to match a bid at pick No.2 for Darcy without going into deficit. The Dogs have picks 23, 43, 44, 52 and 93 – and those five picks would be sufficient to match that hypothetical bid.
North have already spurned significant offers for pick one and the rights to Horne-Francis, with the Crows offering their 2021 and 2022 first-rounders and Melbourne’s future first, for pick one and North’s 2022 second choice in return.
Horne-Francis, who is the stepson of former Melbourne, Brisbane and Port Adelaide player Fabian Francis, has said that it is hard not to see himself as a North Melbourne player “when there is a lot of media stuff about it”.
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Nah, we would've bid.Bloody collingwood.
Could have had daicos and callaghan this year
If we were in that situation, where they had pick 2 in this draft, I doubt we would have bid, unless the Pies were stupid enough to give Daicos a contract in advance like they have in the current situation. We would have run the risk of the Pies not matching and selecting Horne-Francis at 2, if they thought he was worth missing out on Daicos. I think we'd rather Pies getting another free swing at top 10 talent rather than missing out on the player we wanted just to mess with them.
