A little over a year ago, the Hawthorn rookie was running around on red dust football grounds, dodging stray donkeys at half-forward as he dominated for his local team Fregon.
This off-season, after a year in far away Melbourne working alongside names such as Lance Franklin, Sam Mitchell and Cyril Rioli, Frank returned to his hometown a celebrity.
The electric small forward was the special guest at the local Grand Final, in which Fregon was playing.
Despite his old team losing a thrilling contest, Frank was on hand to present the premiership medals to the winning side.
Now, he's back in Melbourne, once again chasing his dream of an AFL debut.
Frank played 14 games for Box Hill in 2012, booting 26 goals, including two hauls of four.
At times, he was unstoppable, but he was also inconsistent - hardly surprising given his position and the step up in standard.
Hawks head of coaching and development Chris Fagan was encouraged by what he saw.
"What he did last year was pretty outstanding, considering where he's come from," Fagan said.
"He made some good inroads in his first year.
"He's certainly got really fantastic leg speed and goal sense.
"His body is getting stronger, and he's getting fitter, so we expect that he'll keep improving this year and hopefully put some pressure on for a spot in the senior team."
Frank's challenge in adjusting to life at an AFL club was far more difficult than most.
Not only was he living away from his family, in an almost other-worldly place to the one he grew up in, his lack of English meant he faced a significant language barrier.
There were plenty of Amos Frank fans at the Grand Final. Picture: Courtesy of Hawthorn FC
Frank lived with club's recruiting and special projects manager Mark McKenzie, and welfare manager Jason Burt took on the task of English teacher.
But helping the small forward was a whole-club effort.
Coaches had to find new, simpler ways of teaching, and some players even learned words from Frank's indigenous language to use on-field.
His family visited, and he went home to visit them, but the separation was difficult.
"He misses his family a bit, but he's also very keen on the dream of playing AFL footy," Fagan said.
"He does get to see them occasionally; he got home a couple of times during the season, and his partner and children came to Melbourne a couple of times as well.
"But he also has a really good attitude, and he knows what he has to do to make it.
"It was a big tick for his first year, not only for himself and the way he went about it, but the way everybody at the club helped him.
"Hopefully it ends up being a good story."
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