Francis Evans (born 23 August 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Carlton Football Club in the AFL. Nicknamed 'Frank the Tank,'[1]

Evans did not come through the traditional talent pathway to the AFL, spending most of his junior career playing for Brunswick NOBS in the VAFA, with only two matches for the NAB League's Calder Cannons; thus his selection as an 18-year-old with pick 41 by the Geelong Football Club in the 2019 AFL draft was a surprise to most draft gurus.[2][3] Evans made his AFL debut in round 2, 2021 against Brisbane at GMHBA Stadium.[4]

Evans spent three years on the Geelong list, playing seven senior games, before being delisted after its premiership year. He signed for the Port Adelaide Football Club as a delisted free agent, and played 26 games for the club over the next two years, including 17 games as a regular player in 2024. He was delisted by Port Adelaide at the end of the 2024 season.

Evans signed to play for the Carlton reserves for the 2025 season,[5] but after impressing in pre-season training was added to the club's rookie list during the supplemental signing period.[6]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2024 season

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2020 Geelong 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 Geelong 31 2 2 1 8 0 8 4 1 1 0.5 4 0 4 2 0.5 0
2022 Geelong 31 5 1 0 14 24 38 8 7 0.2 0 2.8 4.8 7.6 1.6 1.4 0
2023 Port Adelaide 31 10 10 4 51 24 75 20 16 1 0.4 5.1 2.4 7.5 2 1.6 1
2024 Port Adelaide 31 17 9 7 86 44 130 35 41 0.5 0.4 5.1 2.6 7.6 2.1 2.4 0
2025 Carlton 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career

34 22 12 159 92 251 67 65 0.6 0.4 4.7 2.7 7.4 2 1.9 1

References

  1. ^ "Debutant alert Frank 'the Tank' Evans will make his AFL debut against the Lions". Twitter. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Pick 41: Francis Evans". geelongcats.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Who is Francis Evans? Cats pluck massive left-field bolter". afl.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Evans' Rise From Draft Smokey to AFL Debutant". geelongcats.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  5. ^ Cristian Filippo (9 December 2025). "Great Evans: VFL Blues sign Francis Evans". Carlton Football Club.
  6. ^ Will Faulkner (21 February 2025). "Three AFL clubs in four years! Blues sign SSP bolter as heartbreak hits hopeful quartet". Fox Sports. Retrieved 22 February 2025.


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