I think we need to cool the jets on Francis. He may be back at training but we don’t know his fitness level or state of mind. Maybe he is just putting a toe in the water at this stage. He didn’t play at all in the VFL praccy, so that indicates he isn’t yet fit or ready to play.
I don’t mind the silence. We, and the club, should just let him go, take it as it comes, and not put pressure or expectations on him.
Gary Lyon mentioned on the couch that the greatest backman of all time (Rance), didn’t play AFL for 4 years. In fact he played for the VFL seconds for the first couple of years.
Actually scratch that, once mental health issues are out in the open we’ll have to let him go for nothing at the end of the season whatever he achieves on the field this year.
I’d humbly propose that Garry Lyon’s an idiot. Rance didn’t play any AFL in his first year that’s true, but he played 44 games over the next three years. Finished 6th in their B&F in his 4th year, in fact.