First two kicks for goals were guided missiles.
By kick #4 he definitely had the yips.
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should have had 4 easy goals by half time
The move to essentially swap Francis for Weid is looking shrewder as each week passes.
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Definite upgrade
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His marking on the wing is something we have missed in recent weeks. So important for good teams.
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Heās already kicked more goals for us than Francis did over his entire Essendon career.
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The kicking yips is a weird one, he is typically a beautiful kick I thought
4 contested marks is what i am most impressed with. He actually showed a little bit of mongrel and strength with was my biggest criticism of him.
Sure vlaustin and grimes had a few intercepts but when 2mp come back, the best defender suddenly disappears and makes life a lot easier for him.
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Spot on if he can keep up this work rate and contested marking itās going to make him a handy 2nd forward with 2mp back in the side
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Averaging just under 2 goals a game if you take out that game he was knocked out in the 1st qtr. That will get him close to 40 goals. Perfect 2nd fwd to Wright
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Remember when i said we should go after Weid? I was laughed at
Well heās proving to be handy acquisition in the absence of Peter cant wait till heās back and seeing those two dominate
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Yep
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Is their another team that would have both itās two tall forwards traded in from another club and having only paid two fourth round picks
You have to nail them when youāre 30 out straight in front. Thatās a bit dispiriting. But on the whole he is performing to a decent level. He certainly chose the right club to come to. Heād be relishing being the focal point and getting an extended run at it.
A bit unfair as Francis was playing mainly back from memory.
Francis had class, just couldnāt string it together consistently.
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In fairness is there a player in the league you havenāt said we should go after?
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The players i mention are ones that i think could help the side that dosent mean we should get them all
A broken clock is right twice a day
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Iād estimate that Francis played probably 20 games as a forward and others where he was swung forward in game. All for a sum total of 12 goals. It was definitely a large enough sample size to know he wasnāt up to it.
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