Aaron Francis
| Aaron Francis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Aaron Francis | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1997 | ||
| Original team(s) | West Adelaide (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 6, 2015 national draft | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Essendon | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2016– | Essendon | 9 (3) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 22, 2018. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Aaron Francis (born 10 August 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Essendon Football Club with their second selection and sixth overall in the 2015 national draft.[1]
Francis was considered to be the best utility in his draft group, showing talent for South Australia, dominating games from both ends of the ground. He was named at centre half-forward in the All-Australian team during the 2015 AFL Under 18 Championships.[2]
He made his debut in the thirty-seven point loss against the Brisbane Lions in round 18, 2016 at Etihad Stadium.[3] Francis is the third of four boys, his older brother Hayden, who was a Brisbane supporter, died from cancer in 2014. After the match he said "It was a big day for the family, the way everything came together and they were very proud of me.’’[4]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season[5]
| Legend | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | Averages (per game) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Essendon | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 3.7 | 10.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2017 | Essendon | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 19 | 8 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 10.6 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ Porter, Ashley (24 November 2015). "'Mad Bomber fan' living the dream after being picked by Essendon". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ Twomey, Callum (25 October 2015). "30 days to the draft: Meet marking machine Aaron Francis". Australian Football League.
- ↑ Cherny, Daniel (21 July 2016). "Essendon v Brisbane: teen Bomber Aaron Francis to make AFL debut against Lions". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ Capel, Andrew (30 July 2016). "Tears flow as Bomber Aaron Francis fulfils lifelong dream to play AFL football for Essendon". The Advertiser.
- ↑ "Aaron Francis". AFL Tables. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
External links
- Aaron Francis's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
- Aaron Francis's playing statistics from AFL Tables