Ease him in
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Okay, seems like a good time to rip this out againā¦
Agreed. A big percentage gain against the worst team in the league will put us in third spot on the ladder.
I can feel a thread title change coming on ā¦
What does Austin think about this?
tl:dr ITS TIME
Austin Lucyās diminutive appendages
FRING
On board.
IMO what Francis brings is exceptional intercept markingā¦but at the expense of mobility.
So his role overlaps a bit with Hooker.
I canāt see him being picked unless Hooker is injured or moved forward again.
Since going back, Hooker is now going to the no 1 opposition tall forward. He is playing a much more negating role. The role Francis would play is more like Dea or Marty: intercept defender. But Francis is not slow. In the VFL, Francis even has stints in the midfield and plays OK.
His mobility is good. His burst/power over a short distance is really good. Heās not a lumbering type at all. His tank is never going to be that of one of the elite running mids, but I donāt think heās costing the side mobility compared to many whose role he might be rotating through. (Dea, Goddard, Ridley, Hurley, even Stringer and Laverde if he was to go forward, etc etc)
FRANGS ability to burst from a standing start gives him a distinct advantage over many his size,and particularly Hooker.
This kid WILL be a star,as long as his mental health is maintained,and he continues to tick all the training boxes.
Nahhh
Mobility is definitely not a problem with Francis
Someone should mention that heās a talent again
Seriously, I donāt think anyoneās ever questioned that.
Sure they have.
Read through some of the posts from early in the year where people had him written off at 19-20 years of age.
Please donāt tell me it was all based on his mental health either because I doubt anyone on here really knows much about that either, other than the little details that were reported.
Child No. 1.