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Aaron Francis

Aaron Francis

Essendon / Sydney
Defender · Full Back Retired
Career games
84
Debut
2016
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Player Information

Height 192 cm
Date of Birth 10-Aug-1997
AFL Debut 2016

Player bio

A career in numbers

Aaron Francis made his AFL debut for Essendon in 2016 and played 84 games, including 54 for Essendon between 2016 and 2022 and 30 for Sydney between 2023 and 2025.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2016 to 2025 was full back. Across his recorded games, he averaged 4.3 marks and 10.8 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 80 marks, from 17 games in 2019 at an average of 4.7 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 13.24 per game in 2019. The largest total in those seasons is 225 disposals, recorded in 2019.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20191722513.24
202455611.20
202510888.80
About these season figures

Compared 7 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2025 21
Sydney SYD
Greater Western Sydney @ GWS
L
58-102
GIANTS Stadium SUB SUB 10 10 6 4 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 8 6 2 3 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 80% 70% 103 53 47 169 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 33.3 2 0% 2 100% 0% 3 4 0 0 0 0% 0 3 50% 1 1 4 0 2 10 2 —
2025 19
Sydney SYD
St Kilda @ STK
W
92-87
Marvel Stadium INT INT 10 5 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 39% 60% 51 20 22 107 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0% 1 100% 0% 2 3 0 0 0 0% 0 3 60% 0 1 2.5 0 1 0 3 —
2025 17
Sydney SYD
Western Bulldogs vs WBD
L
96-105
S.C.G. FWD FF 10 7 1 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 78% 86% 99 46 28 15 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 100 0 0 2 0% 0 0% 0% 2 11 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 5 2 3 0 3 —
2025 16
Sydney SYD
Port Adelaide @ PTA
W
71-52
Adelaide Oval INT INT 10 5 3 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 54% 100% 64 29 24 -13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0% 0 0% 0% 2 3 0 0 0 0% 0 3 100% 0 1 -0.2 0 1 3 2 —
2025 14
Sydney SYD
Richmond @ RIC
W
80-36
MCG FWD FPL 10 10 7 3 6 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 8 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 77% 70% 95 52 56 115 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 25 0 0% 2 50% 50% 5 8 0 0 0 0% 0 4 57.1% 2 1 3.3 0 2 5 4 —
Latest 5 of 84 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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Statistics updated: 29 September 2026 (Melbourne time)

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