#10 St Francis de Agressi - up to 2021 round 2

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6290

I am elite in being cooked :joy:.

Will take that :blush:

6291

definitely

6292

Between Aaron and Conor there are going to be a lot breathtaking passes coming out of defense, plenty of hearts in mouths too I’m predicting.

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6293

The vision and class this guy shows by foot is a real weapon.

Could have clunked a few if it wasn’t for the defensive non-specialists of Hurley and Hartley spoiling him all night.

Looks fitter as well which is a positive sign.

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6294

Looked a class above last night - He’s set for a good season.

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6295

How was the 50 odd metre pass in the last?

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6296

Quality content from foxfooty, was exposed apparently.

“ Missing Cale Hooker (DEF | $421,500) , intercept defender Aaron Francis (DEF | $350,900) was forced into a more accountable role, and were exposed - as a player who was expected to be a decent mid-priced defensive option, his requirement to ‘play tall’ against the Cats wasn’t encouraging from a SuperCoach owner’s perspective.”

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Hurley,Hooker and this kid in the one back line is mouth watering.

Then throw in Saad and McKenna’s rebound. Wow.

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Missed the game, how did he look?

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Looked a class above in the first half against a barrage of I50’s.

He’s a jet.

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6300

How good is his kicking

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Growing into his role, starting to find his place.

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6302

It’s accurate.
Certainly from a Supercoach perspective, but also more broadly. He’s not going to prowl the backline and get a billion intercept marks if he’s in a lockdown role.
Hooker being out hurts his game, and Hurley’s game, and ultimately Essendon’s game.

Exposed in as much as he’s not a CHB, yet, and may be forced to play that role until Hooker gets back.

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6303

The exposed with an accountable role was what I took issue with, of course the more accountable players will score less and whether he scores well doesn’t matter to me haha

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It matters to me, because we’d be a better team if he was allowed to do what he does best, in a role that quite a few other teams have.
If he’s not doing that and our opponents have pretty good players that are, well…

I don’t think it’s a comment on Francis’s ability at all, simply Essendon’s current circumstances.

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Yes, i get annoyed when players can’t play their natural game. And i get more annoyed when people say they’re not great when they’re being played out of position. It’s necessary sometimes but not a good reflection of the player.

6306

What’s he like pinch-hitting forward? Until Daniher finds form, a tall rotation of Brown, String, Francis, through fwd, mid and back in the early part of the season, might not be the worst thing in the world?

Yes, i am panicking a little after JLT 1 and 2

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Can fwd thats for sure. But again his best position is as an interceptor. Agree with everything Wim said above. He will forced to play a more accountable role in the absence of Hooker.

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6308

If playing ambrosr or Hartley means that Francis can play looser then I’d almost be happy with Ambrose or Hartley being in the team.

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Francis and Ridley is a very classy combo to have across HB

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