OK, OK, I’ve got it figured.
The all encompassing conspiracy.
The AFL want Francis at Adelaide.
The AFL have pressured Essendon not to play him, keeping him in cotton wool for his Adelaide outing.
The AFL have threatened retaliatory action if there is any type of pressure or inkling to play him.
Blitz doesn’t heed AFL requirements nor understand EFC kowtowing and still presses for Francis selection.
AFL responds to Blitz pressure for Francis selection and “arranges” disproportionate amount of free kicks for the opposition by “agreeable” umpires.
Woosher meets with umpires and gets told to pull his fricken head in, it’s all about not selecting Francis.
Francis is then not selected on Thursday 22th of July when he is readily acknowledged by Blitz as the best match up.
Summary:
It’s all Blitz’s fault.
Ya know,
It’s this sort of conspiracy that drove a whole team of young Thai Essendon supporters to seek refuge in a floodpron cave.
Would you rather Francis came in;
On the Gold Coast, at night, on pay TV, in front of 5,000?
At Docklands on a Saturday evening, in front of 45,000 Bomber fans?