Leo Francis (4 December 1922 – 13 December 2003) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Francis came to North Melbourne from Bendigo CYMS. In 1945, his debut season, Francis was a member of the North Melbourne team which contested the VFL finals for the first time in their history.AFL Tables: Leo Francis
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1950 VFL Grand Final The 1950 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 23 September 1950. It was the 53rd annual Grand Final of the ...

with a knee injury. Later in the 1950s he was captain-coach of Sandhurst in the Bendigo Football League. He was the uncle of Peter Francis, who played for four VFL clubs.Blueseum: Peter Francis
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Francis, Leo 1922 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) North Melbourne Football Club players Sandhurst Football Club players Sportspeople from Bendigo 2003 deaths