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Lady Lawrence
30th January 2007, 11:10
over to you - TheBrownDog
danielcanberra
25th March 2007, 20:10
Will somebody please write something here before Mr Fixter develops a complex?
TheBrownDog
25th March 2007, 21:05
Bennyyyyyyyyy Legennnnnnnnnd!
LuckyLuke
26th March 2007, 09:25
He's done something different with his hair this year, hasn't he?

(See Ben, i noticed)
acuguy
26th March 2007, 17:36
He is not good enough, he has limited pace and skill, being a hard nut is not enough for footy today. Would kill them at the local level, but doesn't cut it at the top.
xplo
28th March 2007, 10:43
He is not good enough, he has limited pace and skill, being a hard nut is not enough for footy today. Would kill them at the local level, but doesn't cut it at the top.

I agree to an extent. I think it was difficult to have Selwood and Fixter in the same side, and Selwood is bigger and more complete, but while Bunnings recovers, I think Ben might get a fair bit of footy.
Snuka
30th March 2007, 14:12
He is not good enough, he has limited pace and skill, being a hard nut is not enough for footy today. Would kill them at the local level, but doesn't cut it at the top.

I'm inclined to agree with you there acuguy, but the thing is the bossman loves that sort of player. If you have a look at a lot of Lions in their first few games, the thing they do best is the chasing and hard tackling. Now many have gone to show they can get the ball and use it well...Fixter perhaps has not. But like xplo said, will probably get a bit of time till another tagger comes along.
TheBrownDog
30th March 2007, 19:19
An extra tagger on the list is always handy.
xplo
3rd April 2007, 10:39
Stats aren't everything but Round 1 would have to have been his biggest game for us.

11 Kicks
9 HB
20 Possessions
6 Marks
TheBrownDog
3rd April 2007, 10:44
Has shown that he is developing an attacking side to his game and has the ability to find the ball. Needs to keep working on his disposal.

I reckon he'll be a depth player on our list for some years to come.
scott522
3rd April 2007, 18:15
Most effective tacker award 2006 b and f ... Benny and the Jets !!!
OldLion
6th April 2007, 14:45
Set the in-and-under standard v Saints. Looked slow and limited last year .. but who didn't ? Most impressed - and I'm now in major re-assess mode.
Grimreepah
6th April 2007, 16:20
Set the in-and-under standard v Saints. Looked slow and limited last year .. but who didn't ? Most impressed - and I'm now in major re-assess mode.

Me too. Only wanted him in the team until better players got back, but now I can't bear the thought of dropping him.
Quigley
9th April 2007, 21:55
Probably the most improved player on our team after round 2 imho.

He is a looks a legitimate player now. He was always a tough tackler who was hard at it but this year he has added considerably to his game. He has been a very effective tag over the last couple of games and most surprisingly is running off his player on occasions and getting more than a few possessions. Whilst his disposal stills needs a bit of work he is generally effective and is an option now for those around him where he wasn't before.

He is looking more and more like the Scotts every day and when Selwood comes back I wouldn't be surprised to see him play more of the role that the Scotts did at the back for the Lions. This would allow Copeland to rome up the ground and use his great endurance more effectively. Fixter still isn't the quickest guy going around but he is not being shown up on that front at the moment (maybe through smart match ups).

At the beginning of the year I was also thinking of him as a stop gap until Selwood returned but now I think he has to be considered a valuable member of the best 25 who always has to be at least considered for a place each week no matter who is fit. Very nice signs for Ben.
Grimreepah
9th August 2007, 19:07
Ben hit a bit of a purple patch at the start of the year, but he wasn't able to sustain it. Being out until round 20 with a groin injury I can't see him playing again this year.

With Adcock and Macdonald providing some grunt in the midfield, and with Selwood, Begley, McGrath, Hammill etc developing as defensive midfielders, I think Ben will be struggling to keep his spot next year.

http://i10.tinypic.com/5xh339v.jpg
notting18
9th August 2007, 20:55
Ben hit a bit of a purple patch at the start of the year, but he wasn't able to sustain it. Being out until round 20 with a groin injury I can't see him playing again this year.

With Adcock and Macdonald providing some grunt in the midfield, and with Selwood, Begley, McGrath, Hammill etc developing as defensive midfielders, I think Ben will be struggling to keep his spot next year.



He will definitely be towards the bottom of the playing list at the moment. He was never going to be a superstar but can be a very good contributor. He will not be the first to be cut, but may still not be there in 2008.
The Flying Belgian
10th August 2007, 08:42
Pretty sure his groin's were what did him in at Sydney. Can't say I like the fact they're giving him trouble again.
Raav
6th September 2007, 19:45
is benny done??
Vipertooth
6th September 2007, 20:05
I thought he was ok in patches. hmmm dont mind either way though.
Tim the Toolman
6th September 2007, 20:18
gawn surely?
konstas_87
6th September 2007, 23:14
dont really care either way,
id say that says it all..

he was serviceable but was never really gonna be part of our future. was really just adding a mature body into the side in those 2 years that we were fielding 90% kids.

with that in mind id say he did his job.
notting18
7th September 2007, 07:50
Has certainly done what he was brought to the club to do. However, i never expected that he would be around when we started moving up the ladder, in to finals, etc.
Raav
10th September 2007, 16:39
Rischitelli has moved past ben.
Grimreepah
25th September 2007, 01:55
There doesn't seem to be any on-line info but it was reported in the Sunday Mail that Fixter has been delisted.

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6329/fixterdj4.jpg
Grimreepah
6th November 2007, 10:44
End of Season Player Review


Ben Fixter always looked to be somewhat of a stop-gap player for the Lions, being someone who can provide some grunt in the middle until the next generation of youngsters had developed. As such it was another year where he was fighting for his career.

The season started well for him and he was probably in career best form (at least in terms of his time at the Lions) and it looked like he was establishing himself as an important player for the side. However it was short lived, as his opponents started getting more and more of the ball and he got less and less. He was dropped in round 10 and did not return to the senior side for the rest of the year.

Fixter is a player with enormous courage, and his fierce attack on the ball almost borders on being reckless. However he has terrible skills and this was always going to be a major stumbling block for him. With players like Adcock and Macdonald stepping up to provide the grunt in the middle, and players like Begley and McGrath showing they can perform as stoppers, Fixter’s value to the side became less and less.

Things then got worse for Fixter when he started to suffer a few injuries later in the year. Having been extremely injury prone in his time at Sydney, this was always going to be a worry for the Lions. At the end of the year he was delisted.

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Grimreepah
23rd November 2007, 18:57
Link (http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2007/11/22/5154_gold-coast-sport.html)

Can Ben fix it so Labrador Tigers roar?
Terry Wilson
22Nov07

THE Labrador Tigers have pulled off a stunning off-season recruiting double.
Shortly after announcing former Sydney and Brisbane AFL midfielder Ben Fixter had been signed as a player and club development manager, the Tigers have snared crack full-forward Korey Fulton from Gold Coast rivals Broadbeach.
The addition of Fixter, whose CDM salary will be paid by the AFLQ, gives the Tigers three AFL-wisened campaigners -- Aaron Shattock (Brisbane, Port Adelaide) played there last season and big ruckman Trent Knobel (Brisbane, St Kilda, Richmond) has signed for 2008.
Labrador coach Byron Donnellan said the fact the club found a job for Fixter was the key to him heading to Cooke-Murphy Oval.
Fixter, 26, said he was looking forward to life after football and the various challenges confronting the role of a CDM in the AFLQ State League. But he hopes to play on for a couple of seasons at least.
TheBrownDog
23rd November 2007, 19:20
Great news.

Such a nice guy. He told us at the B&F he wouldn't be going far away. He was right.

Good luck Ben.
John
24th November 2007, 14:00
Great news.

Such a nice guy. He told us at the B&F he wouldn't be going far away. He was right.

Good luck Ben.

Agree TBD. I love good news stories like this. Good luck to Ben. Labrador are going places. That can be nothing but good for AFLQ.