Jason Luke Horne-Francis is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League, having been initially selected by the North Melbourne Football Club as the number one pick in the 2021 AFL draft.
11 Facts About Jason Horne-Francis
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Jason Horne-Francis was named the Most Valuable Player for South Australia when he captained the under-16 state team.
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Jason Horne-Francis was captain of the South Australian under-19 team, during which he was named in the competition's All-Australian team.
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Jason Horne-Francis commenced playing senior-level SANFL at the age of 17, and was named best on ground in the 2021 preliminary final.
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Jason Horne-Francis played senior-level football for the South Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League and the Christies Beach Football Club in the Southern Football League.
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In late 2021, Jason Horne-Francis was the first South Australian since Bryce Gibbs to be chosen as the first pick in the national draft and just the third Indigenous player to be drafted with the first selection after Des Headland and Jamarra Ugle-Hagan.
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Jason Horne-Francis played his first game in the AFL in the opening round of the 2022 season, having 13 disposals and kicking one goal on North Melbourne's narrow defeat to Hawthorn.
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Jason Horne-Francis was part of his first victory the following week in North's 15 point victory against West Coast.
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In October 2022, Jason Horne-Francis requested a trade to Port Adelaide, the second number one draft pick after Tom Boyd to request a trade after one season.
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Jason Horne-Francis was traded to Port Adelaide on 10 October, signing a six-year deal keeping him at Port Adelaide until 2028.
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Jason Horne-Francis dropped out of school in year 11 to work at the Fleurieu Milk Company; he credits this experience, as well as his stepfather's influence, with maturing him as a person.