Fabian Francis was born on 24 October 1973 and is a former Australian rules football, rugby league footballer, most notable for his professional career with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.
13 Facts About Fabian Francis
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Fabian Francis played in the Litchfield Rugby League Club's premiership team in 1992.
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Fabian Francis chose to focus on Australian rules football and began playing Australian rules football for the Southern Districts club in the Northern Territory Football League.
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Fabian Francis moved to Adelaide in 1992 to play for Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League.
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Fabian Francis made his AFL debut with Melbourne in 1991, but he did not enjoy living in Melbourne and after one season returned to Darwin to play rugby league.
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Fabian Francis spent the off-season playing rugby league in Darwin where he was part of the Northern Territory side in the 1995 Ansett Challenge Cup that defeated the Mascot Jets and Victoria.
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Fabian Francis returned to Port Adelaide for the 1996 season, where he played in Port's premiership winning 1996 SANFL Grand Final side and was runner-up in the Magarey Medal.
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Fabian Francis was then named as an inaugural member of Port Adelaide's AFL team in 1997.
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Fabian Francis was clearly a favourite with Port Adelaide fans, winning the Member's Choice award for favourite player in both 1999 and 2000.
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Fabian Francis was not drafted by Fremantle later in the year, and a cash settlement was agreed upon in lieu of drafting him.
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Fabian Francis did stay with the club however, becoming a runner.
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Fabian pleaded not guilty to all charges; however, it was announced on 26 January 2012 that Francis was found guilty and was sentenced to 15 months in jail over the charges.
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Fabian Francis later married Trish Gully and had another child with her.