The statistics that show Port Adelaide’s Jason Horne-Francis will become an AFL great such as Patrick Dangerfield, Christian Petracca, Marcus Bontempelli

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Now 20, Horne-Francis had career-high figures of 27 disposals, five clearances, seven score involvements and three goals, all from the top shelf.

One coaching staff member declared privately what he would never say publicly: “He’ll win a Brownlow Medal one day.”

In noting Horne-Francis had a delayed start to his second pre-season while recovering from surgery to the back of his knees to relieve pressure on his veins, another from Port Adelaide’s inner sanctum said: “Imagine…