Did some good things up forward vs gws
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All i know is Id be surprised if Francis wants to hang around at a club where players like Zac Clarke and Patrick Ambrose are getting a game before him. same as Darcy Parish.
The mentality of some of our coaches is so dog ā ā ā ā .
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Am I right in saying there is no VFL this week? So Francis has a week off to prepare for busy Anzac week perhaps.
Delete.
Hardly busy.
6 day break to North Melb
6 day break to Collingwood
That is ridiculous positioning from the club.
Youāve literally just told Aaron that heās viewed solely as a defender and is fourth choice for that role anyway. Or even seventh or 8th if you extend it to the entire backline and bench.
This is (arguably) the best raw talent on the list.
Iām gobsmacked. Do they want him to walk?
Itās not like weāre reigning premiers with too many top notch players! This isnāt Patty Ambrose, who has one strength and one position. This is a kid that can play multiple positions and read the ball all over the ground.
If a fit Aaron Francis isnāt worthy of some role in the 22 of a side that is trying to build towards elite - as opposed to already being there - then weāre morons. Oh, he hasnāt trained as a forward!!? FFS, his versatility and competitiveness is a large part of why Dodoro and Keane rated him
Losing faith quickly in this footy department.
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Exactly right. And people donāt think that a guy like him (talent) who is out of contract at the end of the year wonāt want to leave after being told he is 4th in line behind Ambrose and not good enough as a forward to replace Zack Clarke or Mitch Brown.
Deeeeeeelusional
Ignorance is Blitz.
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Itās even worse when you consider they keep giving games to a Clarke, Brown etc, who have shown for a decade they are barely AFL players.
Mitch Brown is a fine player, itās not about deriding him or others.
But we must be a ā ā ā ā ā ā good footy side if Francis isnt in our best 22. And he sure as hell hasnāt been our worst player in rounds 1-3.
Itās a bizarre selection choice, and I donāt think Richardsonās comments help explain it. Both SA clubs will be circling, though.
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Does that add up?
Francis for Myers, would add 2cm to our height (if that mattered).
Stop defending Myers Deckham its becoming ridiculous.
Next thing you will be endorsing his āMost improvedā award last year.
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but if you think about it, he did improve soā¦
We went through this last season. There was a collective questioning and frustration about what the club was doing with Francis. Begging them to pick him. How we would lose the kid. etc. I include myself in that chorus. They did pick him and he settled in well.
I/We donāt know whatās going on with Francis and why he was dropped. But from what was said in the threads yesterday it was suggested itās not straightforward.
The thing is the club know Francis a lot better than any of us do. Theyāve had to deal with him and help him through his personal issues, and it seems they have done that very well. It would be fair to say they have his best interests at heart. So whatever is going on, and if itās a complicated matter, then I reckon the club have some credits in the bank to say they know how to deal with it.
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Does anyone really care about this. I couldnāt name a single other winer. Completely meaningless.
You know when one of the most measured, more respected posters reacts badly to the changes that they are probably sh*t changes
That, or sal is just a GLOOMER now
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But I havenāt said anything.
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Defend him?
Heās not a criminal, mate.
Heās just a player you tirelessly bag out.
Whoās getting tired?
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