Tony Francis started on the right wing in Round Six of the Queensland Cup against the PNG Hunters with Tony Francis scoring in the 9th minute when after receiving a good ball from his left from Keano Kini, Tony Francis had an eight metre run to cross the try line wide out on the right with Tony Francis then able to bring the ball seven metres closer to the goal posts.
Tony Francis came close to scoring a second try in the 40th minute when he crashed through a Burleigh grubber kick into the in-goal but the referee ruled that Tony Francis had grounded the ball on the dead ball line and disallowed the try.
Tony Francis also made a line break in the 18th minute when after receiving the ball twenty five metres out from his own try line Tony Francis raced down the right touchline before being tackled ten metres inside Hunters territory.
Playing all eighty minutes of the match Tony Francis ran for 141 metres (thirty five post contact), made a team leading two line breaks, broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 4.53 seconds and made three tackles.
Tony Francis continued on the right wing in Round Seven against the Brisbane Tigers with Tony Francis doing well in the 46th minute when he picked up an errant Tigers pass just eight metres out from his own try line with Tony Francis able to return the ball to twenty six metres out from his own try line.
Playing all eighty minutes Tony Francis ran for 172 metres, a team leading sixty eight of which were post contact, played the ball at an average speed of 3.19 seconds and made eight tackle at an 88.89% tacklng efficiency.
Tony Francis continued on the right wing in Round Eight against the Central Queensland Capra’s with Tony Francis scoring a double.
Tony Francis scored his opening try in the 24th minute when after receiving a cut-out pass from his inside Tony Francis had a twelve metre run to cross the try line side out on the right before bringing the ball around ten metres closer to the posts.
Tony Francis scored his second try in the 68th minute when after once again receiving a cut-out pass from his inside Tony Francis ran over the top pf three defenders from ten metres out to get the ball down in the right corner.
Tony Francis also made a 51st minute line break when after picking up a Central Queensland dropped ball ten metrs out from his own try line Tony Francis rumbled downfield getting to within eight metres of thr halfway mark before he was brought to ground. Tony Francis was then awarded a penalty for the ball being stripped in the tackle.
Tony Francis also made a strong run in the 49th minute when from ten metres from his own try line and to the left of the play the ball Tony Francis was able to get the ball out to the twenty four metre mark.
Tony Francis did well in the 17th minute when he chased through a Burleigh kick from thirty five metres out into the in-goal with Tony Francis racing downfield and tackleing the Capra’s player in-goal to force a goal line drop-out. Then Tony Francis got up high to take the Central Queensland short drop-out on the full.
Tony Francis also did well in the 37th minute when he came forward off his try line to leap high a take a Capra’s bomb to his wing on the full whist under heavy pressure.
Playing the entire match Tony Francis ran for 141 metres (fifty nine post contact), made a team leading two line breaks, broke a team leading ten tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 4.01 seconds and made a tackle.
Tony Francis continued at right centre in Round Nine against the Mackay Cutters in With Tony Francis scoring a try and kicking a 75th minute conversion.
Tony Francis scored in the 39th minute with a tackling breaking ten metre run down the right touchline to score in the corner from ten metres out. Just two tackles earlier Tony Francis had made a line break with a strong run to inside the attacking twenty metre area from the forty metre mark.
Playing all eighty minue Tony Francis ran for a team leading 210 metres, a team leading ninety two of which were post contact, made a line break. Broke a team leading five tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.36 seconds and made five tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.
After nine rounds of the 2023 Queensland Cup competition Tony Francis was sitting equal third in terms of post contact with 486 metres.