It was based on his fitness and ability to run out a game
People thought he would never play AFL because he wasnāt fit?
Wow, thatās worse.
Which for me was clearly linked with his happiness/state of mind which was hindering his motivation or ability to live life as a professional athlete
EXPLOSIVENESS
I am soooo sick of that hair ad.
Even if the guy in the red jacket behind the goals would probably benefit from their services.
You donāt think, all the contributing factors (homesick, family, fitness,mental state) may of given people a thought about āhey, this guy might not make itā? Thereās a lot more to being a footballer than just having the talent
Itās a great story heās so close to a game. And Il call bullsh*t to people questioning his talent - if so maybe it would have been a couple of people, you always get them. But I think 95% of people never questioned his natural ability
I thought at the time it was a ridiculous overreaction and now just a few months down the track he looks very fit and happy and playing well so it looks even more ridiculous.
He is only 20 years old.
So whatās your point? Everyone was stupid for questioning whether Francis would make it as s successful afl footballer or not?
Man, there were enough question marks over him within the last 18 months for people to question that and if you canāt see that, your just choosing to be ignorant
Not everyone was questioning whether he would make it or not.
It was just the skys falling crowd.
well, if we could all be more like you killer, we would have been able to see that Aaron Francis was always a certainty to become a successful afl footballer
Seriously, if anyone thought he might not make it, when you combine what heās been through and the problems heās faced as a collective, it wasnāt unwarranted. Itās probably the best news story out of our club this year when he makes his senior return, with good reason.
The good ole Dougie Hawkins 80m playā¦ran 20m, kicked it 50m.
Play him. Our season is going down the tube, heās in great form, heās earned a chance. Why wait until after the bye? I hope he plays and dominates across half-back!
Iām not a skyās falling crowd but I still question whether heāll make it.
Until he plays some decent games at AFL level iāll still be doubting it.
You canāt be certain when heās still yet to play much at that level.
Edit: my Hopes are now much higher than they have been ever before with him though
He is a supremely gifted player and they donāt come along often.
He will make it.
For me I have no doubt heāll make it, bar injury of course.
People were absolutely certain McGrath would make it, and in my opinion, Francis has more talent than McGrath. In fact Francis could well be the most talented player on our list.
He is a supremely gifted player and they donāt come along often.
He will make it.
I hope youāre right. I donāt see much VFL, so iām going largely on VFL reports and hope
Heās the full package.
what does that make stringer
a bigger, full package