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

[Rooboy 96]

But North people don't talk to him, I'm assuming he means some kid who rang the radio station and barracks for North.

I found him Anvil.

 

[Psicosis]

‘No one can go with you’; Gibbs’ praise for Horne-Francis

Former Carlton champion Bryce Gibbs chats with aflplayers.com.au about what to expect from talented youngster Jason Horne-Francis when he enters the AFL.

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‘NO ONE CAN GO WITH YOU’; GIBBS’ PRAISE FOR HORNE-FRANCIS
Contributor 11.10.2021
Bryce Gibbs played 231 AFL games for Carlton and a further 37 for Adelaide, where he finished his career at the end of last season. But before his top-level playing days, Gibbs was a teenage prodigy, destined to be pick one at the 2006 draft due to a string of eye-catching performances in the SANFL. The former Blue and Crow, the joint winner of the 2021 Magarey Medal, chatted with aflplayers.com.au about precocious South Adelaide teammate and possible No.1 draft selection Jason Horne-Francis.
Words from Bryce Gibbs
There was a little bit of hype around Jason.
I remember meeting him for the first time and he was a little bit shy, a bit reserved, but he came out of his shell at training, especially when we were muscling up against each other during drills.
I’ll never forget one of the first times we were doing match simulation at training.
I ended up one-on-one with him out on the wing, and the ball was about to get kicked to us from half-back.
I said to him, ‘You wouldn’t want the ball to be kicked out here’, and he looked at me and was like, ‘Mate, I want them to kick the ball out here because I’m going to sit on your head and take a hanger’.
He’s got this bit of cheek – certainly not arrogance – but this confidence about him. The competitiveness comes out as soon as he steps onto the footy field, but away from that, he’s certainly a very humble and respectful kid.
He just wants to win. He hates losing. Whether that’s one-on-one, at a stoppage, in a marking contest, he just hates getting beaten.
There was that Darcy Fogarty

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Darcy Fogarty

Age

26

Ht

192cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.5

2star

K

5.7

2star

HB

2.8

2star

M

3.7

4star

T

1.7

4star

G

1.2

4star

D

6.3

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

2.3

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.3

3star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.4

2star

HB

2.6

3star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.6

4star

G

1.0

4star

incident when Darcy tried to run through him when we played the Crows, and you could just tell, Jase’s steeliness, he knew he wanted to lay the tackle. Those are the sort of attributes that I think are going to take him a long way.

We’ve had similar paths. I was lucky enough to play about 30 League games of footy before I got drafted, and I think he’d be about the same. I went through similar pressures and speculation — number one, not number one, where you’re going to land — all that sort of stuff. He’s leant on me when he’s needed to, but it hasn’t been too often, because he’s taken it in his stride as the year’s gone on. It’s a credit to him.
It’s not easy, especially in Adelaide where everyone’s so passionate about their footy. A lot of people are talking about him on the radio and in the paper. It can be a bit of a distraction for some, but with his performances playing League footy, it hasn’t affected him too much.
I’ve been working closely with a lot of the under 18 players, and we’ve got a WhatsApp group. I’ll send a message saying, ‘Alright boys, get in early today. We’re going to go out and do some extra touch or some extra body work stuff.’ Those sessions were never compulsory, but he’d always show up.

It was good to work with him at training and help develop his skills, but I think one of the biggest advantages we had at South was that I could actually be there with him on game day and go through everything with him in the heat of the moment.
In a game-day sense, I played with him through the midfield. There were times where he was running hot and I’d be like, ‘Mate, we’re going to you with every centre bounce here, because no-one can go with you’.
He’s ready for AFL footy. He’s good to go. He saved his best for his last game in the prelim final — 24 touches, three goals, 11 clearances — against Glenelg, who had won 17 games in a row. They’ve got a really strong midfield, so for him to do that against that sort of quality, it shows that he’s ready-made.

 

[giantroo]

 

[The Nostradamus]

 

[Val Keating]

Gibbs talking tough

 

[giantroo]

 

[the big lebowski]

Grain of salt but just perusing the tigers draft board and an in the know type mentioned some boring tigers crap and then said they had a North contact that said JHF has been researching North history and players etc and we are extremely happy with his attitude.

 

[giantroo]

Grain of salt but just perusing the tigers draft board and an in the know type mentioned some boring tigers crap and then said they had a North contact that said JHF has been researching North history and players etc and we are extremely happy with his attitude.

I've had the same thing told to me but earlier in the year when it looked it he might be heading our way.

History books, watching videos, etc.

 

[Sphynx]

 

[the big lebowski]

I've had the same thing told to me but earlier in the year when it looked it he might be heading our way.

History books, watching videos, etc.

Wowsers

 

[Clarke is King]

I've had the same thing told to me but earlier in the year when it looked it he might be heading our way.

History books, watching videos, etc.

You could knock me over with a feather right now. I am PUMPED.

 

[Ligma]

Grain of salt but just perusing the tigers draft board and an in the know type mentioned some boring tigers crap and then said they had a North contact that said JHF has been researching North history and players etc and we are extremely happy with his attitude.

This makes me so happy.

 

[TurnoverMerchant]

This young man continues to impress me! This is the sort of elite mentality that helps players succeed in the AFL environment.

 

[Eggs11]

In 2 years time, Jy Simpkin

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Jy Simpkin

Age

27

Ht

183cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.0

4star

K

7.9

3star

HB

8.1

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.3

5star

CL

2.9

4star

D

20.6

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

9.6

5star

M

2.0

2star

T

3.5

4star

CL

5.5

5star

D

10.0

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.4

4star

CL

0.2

2star

who just won the Syd Barker might be our fifth best midfielder.

Let that sink in.

 

[Val Keating]

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The irony of people using Norf as a disrespectful term… to me they just come across as childish idiots. I’ll never understand it.

 

[winalotroos]

I reckon the first training session with JHF at Arden street will be standing room only

 

[The Anvil]

Seriously, I don't give a crap about the rest of trade period, what picks we'll have outside of pick 1, and just want to hear "North Melbourne selects Jason Horne Francis"

 

[hoffseason gains]

The thing with a kid like Horne-Francis is that he goes for Freo because his favourite player is Fyfe, similar to Powell who went for Gold Coast, as trivial as it is, these are the types that buy in to a club when they get there because they don’t necessarily have the strong feelings for another one.

 

[AnEmptyChair]

In 2 years time, Jy Simpkin just won the Syd Barker might be our fifth best midfielder.

Let that sink in.

This assumes that Jy doesn't get better. I honestly can't see a time when Jy's not a top 2 mid for us over the next ~8 years. He's that good.

 

[remfan101]

The irony of people using Norf as a disrespectful term… to me they just come across as childish idiots. I’ll never understand it.

I mean ‘haha working class’ isn’t really a viable joke in 2021, I wouldn’t have thought.

 

[Sillygit]

The irony of people using Norf as a disrespectful term… to me they just come across as childish idiots. I’ll never understand it.

Its a handy way to immediately identify someone who is not worth listening to.

 

[giantroo]

60+ hours of watching this kid this year, 22+ games, reduced from 2 hours of game edit videos into a 10 minute highlights video. That video is now on my Patreon.

I hope you enjoy it.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Grain of salt but just perusing the tigers draft board and an in the know type mentioned some boring tigers crap and then said they had a North contact that said JHF has been researching North history and players etc and we are extremely happy with his attitude.

I also heard this precisely which is why I was so adamant at the start of this thread it has only been JHF.

 

[Psicosis]

60+ hours of watching this kid this year, 22+ games, reduced from 2 hours of game edit videos into a 10 minute highlights video. That video is now on my Patreon.

I hope you enjoy it.

 

[the big lebowski]

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And GiantRoo is pretty good too