[1] Francis was an injury plagued ruckman and key position player, recruited from Ballan in the 1988 VFL Draft.
[3] Traded for Robert Powell, Francis joined Collingwood in 1996 and was able to play 10 games in his first year, followed by a career high 15 appearances in 1997.
Although they finished with the wooden spoon in his first season in charge, Francis guided his club to the finals in 2009.
He resigned as coach early in the 2011 season after some disappointing results.
[4] At the moment, he teaches middle school science[5] in Saigon South International School located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.