selecting Francis. It is understood that the breach of TPP occurred due to an excess of injury payments - several regular players had been injured and a greater than expected number of players on match payments had needed to be played. Fremantle then struck a deal with a clearly upset and disillusioned Francis, that he play the 2002 season in the WAFL for South Fremantle, and then be guaranteed to be drafted by Fremantle in the 2002 AFL draft. During the 2002 season, Francis suffered a serious knee injury playing for South Fremantle, and never played senior football again. He was not drafted by Fremantle later in the year, and a cash settlement was agreed upon in lieu of drafting him. He did stay with the club however, becoming a runner. Post-AFL Since his AFL career, Francis has worked with unemployed Indigenous Australians in finding jobs. Personal life Prior to 1999 Francis was in a relationship with Kloe Cleary. From 1999 to 2007 he was married to Debra Buckskin, a police officer. In September 2009 he appeared in a South Australian court charged with offences related to domestic violence. Later in 2009, he was officially charged with the following crimes: three charges of threatening life, eight counts of common assault, six counts of aggravated assault, six counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and two counts of threatening to cause harm. Fabian pleaded not guilty to all charges; however, it was announced on 26 January 2012 that Francis was found guilty and was subsequently sentenced to 15 months in jail over the charges. The judge described Francis as "domineering, threatening, verbally vicious and at times physically quite violent ... undeterred by the presence of others - by the presence of [their] children, her parents or by work colleagues", noting "Francis had bashed Ms Buckskin in the face, threatened to stab her and threatened to injure her to such an extent that she would have to drink through a straw." He later married Trish Gully and had another child with her. In 2021, Francis' step-son Jason Horne-Francis, Gully's son from a previous marriage, was chosen as the number one pick in the 2021 AFL draft. See also 1996 SANFL Grand Final References External links 1973 births Living people People from Darwin, Northern Territory Australian rules footballers from the Northern Territory Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players