North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson has reached out to Jason Horne-Francis to settle any pressure between the younger Power star and his former membership.
Clarkson says he texted Horne-Francis a month in the past to clear the air over his departure from North Melbourne, assuring {the teenager} there have been no grudges being held in opposition to him at Arden Street.
The Kangaroos will tackle Horne-Francis’ Port Adelaide in Hobart on Saturday within the first conflict between the 2 sides because the commerce by which the No.1 decide returned residence to South Australia and the Roos ended up with picks two and three within the 2022 draft.
Clarkson mentioned such participant motion had been seen loads of instances in soccer and, like former Hawk Lance Franklin’s resolution to uproot to Sydney in 2013, fully comprehensible.
“I texted (Horne-Francis) three or four weeks ago and said, ‘Mate, just get on with your life, don’t think that there’s any grudges here – we’ve moved on, you’ve moved on, all the best with it mate’,” Clarkson mentioned.
“And he responded positively, appreciated the text. It was really just an olive branch to say there’s no grudges here, you get on with your life and we’ll get on with ours.
“(Franklin) left Hawthorn not because he hated Hawthorn, but just because he wanted a different environment to play his footy … if he’s not happy, time to move to another club, and Jase is exactly the same.
“We got Harry Sheezel and George Wardlaw and another pick from Port that we might be able to use that will help us in the build of our footy club and we’ll get on with it … he’s been playing some pretty good footy for them, I’m pleased that he’s going well, hopefully he doesn’t go so well on Saturday against us.”
Clarkson mentioned whether or not Horne-Francis was the topic of any further bodily consideration from the Kangaroos on Saturday would in the end relaxation with sentiment amongst his gamers, however he added he didn’t need to see North supporters boo the 19-year-old on Saturday.
“Personally, I can’t work out why anyone would feel compelled to boo anyone on the ground … irrespective of whether that’s what we’re going to face this week with our supporters and Horne-Francis or whether it’s Buddy or any player,” he mentioned.
“I’m hoping that doesn’t happen with our supporters this week with Horne-Francis, and I certainly didn’t like what I heard in the stadium last week when such a decorated servant, not just of Sydney and Hawthorn but of the game … it just doesn’t make sense.”
Clarkson mentioned key place recruit Griffin Logue would proceed in a makeshift forward-ruck position in opposition to the Power after a “really pleasing” efficiency within the loss to St Kilda.
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