Analysis Pick 1: Jason Horne-Francis vs rest of the field

[Frank Thring]

I'm wondering if JHF didn't go as hard as he normally would last week with SANFL finals approaching?

 

[giantroo]

The clearance work from HF

 

[justroyal]

Was this a sanfl game today?

 

[shimaburnsgrieg]

Was this a sanfl game today?

Yep - they have their finals start next week.

 

[justroyal]

Yep - they have their finals start next week.

So maybe he was just underwhelmed last week and isn’t used to that type of level?

 

[shimaburnsgrieg]

So maybe he was just underwhelmed last week and isn’t used to that type of level?

Watching the match I felt like he was being 'the captain' more than 'the player' - he won't have been captain in the seniors so this would have been the first time for a while he has been 'the man'.

I think the experts have put it down to a quiet game - albeit with bursts of quality - and that is the end of the story.

No damage done to his number 1 chances and hence he is coming to us.

All that said I think we all would like SA to play WA in the under 19's again during GF week - and for JHF to dominate - just to make sure any doubt is removed.

 

[Psicosis]

Watching the match I felt like he was being 'the captain' more than 'the player' - he won't have been captain in the seniors so this would have been the first time for a while he has been 'the man'.

I think the experts have put it down to a quiet game - albeit with bursts of quality - and that is the end of the story.

No damage done to his number 1 chances and hence he is coming to us.

All that said I think we all would like SA to play WA in the under 19's again during GF week - and for JHF to dominate - just to make sure any doubt is removed.

If they play again, I don’t think it will change anything if he doesn’t dominate tbh. He has done enough & there is no one that is/has done anymore then he has already, to justify taking them before him.

 

[Frank Thring]

If they play again, I don’t think it will change anything if he doesn’t dominate tbh. He has done enough & there is no one that is/has done anymore then he has already, to justify taking them before him.

Pretty much this. He has enormous potential on top of what he has already shown. I can see him play forward pocket all next year.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

So maybe he was just underwhelmed last week and isn’t used to that type of level?

Apparently he played around 15 minutes in the middle last week and SA were treating it as more an exhibition than WA, which stands up based on the game I saw.

 

[Roo Beauty]

The question isn’t JHF vs Callaghan.

It’s whether JHF gets #6, #18 or #27?

 

[The Brady Bunch]

Apparently he played around 15 minutes in the middle last week and SA were treating it as more an exhibition than WA, which stands up based on the game I saw.

In that SA-WA game, I felt he got burnt a lot by teammates who were desperate to show their own skillsets rather than place the ball in the hands of the gun player.

 

[King Corey]

The question isn’t JHF vs Callaghan.

It’s whether JHF gets #6, #18 or #27?

If he's as good as expected he should get all 3 concurrently.

 

[Passmore]

If he's as good as expected he should get all 3 concurrently.

I like it.

18 on the days he feels like bossing the forward line.

27 when he feels like putting on the white ankle braces and flying down the wing

6 when he feels like kicking 4 in a GF and taking a Norm Smith.

Leave it to his whim on the day.



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[Roosurgence]

At the end of the day the Champs are a glorified exhibition match. Horne has nothing to prove at this level, he knows he is getting drafted, so from a mental perspective he might not be fully invested in Champs games.

On the flip when he is playing SANFL he is playing in a team that is trying to win a flag, so the motivation is high to perform and help his team.

Now without being a psychologist I would be rating his performances in the SANFL over Champs.

Champs are set up for kids that want to showboat and push their case over kids who are suited to playing in a structured environment where team ethos is No.1.

Im not saying we wouldn’t love to see him rip up a Champs game, but I also think the performances in these games can sometimes be overrated.

 

[DuckYeah]

At the end of the day the Champs are a glorified exhibition match. Horne has nothing to prove at this level, he knows he is getting drafted, so from a mental perspective he might not be fully invested in Champs games.

On the flip when he is playing SANFL he is playing in a team that is trying to win a flag, so the motivation is high to perform and help his team.

No without being a psychologist I would be rating his performances in the SANFL over Champs.

Champs are set up for kids that want to showboat and push their case over kids who are suited to playing in a structured environment where team ethos is No.1.

Im not saying we wouldn’t love to see him rip up a Champs game, but I also think the performances in these games can sometimes be overrated.

Did many of his one game team mates play in the SANFL? It doesnt matter anyway. What he has been doing as an 18 yr old in arguably the best state comp in the country is enough.

 

[Ligma]

Watch the first part!

 

[apollo_creed]

I like it.

18 on the days he feels like bossing the forward line.

27 when he feels like putting on the white ankle braces and flying down the wing

6 when he feels like kicking 4 in a GF and taking a Norm Smith.

Leave it to his whim on the day.



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Hmmm… based on the off-field stuff I think I’d be taking 27.

 

[Shermanator]

Hmmm… based on the off-field stuff I think I’d be taking 27.

My favourite #27 moment..

 

[The acurate one]

My favourite #27 moment..

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Yep and kicked 100 goals in a season for the Eagles, what a time to be alive.

 

[Hojuman]

My favourite #27 moment..

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Whoaaaa Nelly......hang on....

 

[Nutjob]

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Whoaaaa Nelly......hang on....

His mtrs gained would have been off it’s dial.


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[kool kangas]

His mtrs gained would have been off it’s dial.


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He wasnt nicknamed "the racehourse" for nothing...

 

[giantroo]

 

[shimaburnsgrieg]

So I guess JHF didn't see the SA match as just an exhibition match - he had a quiet one and wanted to do better the next week - which he did.

 

[giantroo]

So I guess JHF didn't see the SA match as just an exhibition match - he had a quiet one and wanted to do better the next week - which he did.

Try tell him that missed tackle didn't mean anything to him.
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