Player Watch #16: Zac Fisher

[The Nostradamus]

Fisher and Stephens looking like our best pickups since Higgins and Dal Santo - except, much younger.

I like this

And with more speed

 

[DEVO]

Fisher and Stephens looking like our best pickups since Higgins and Dal Santo - except, much younger.

Everytime someone mentions Fisher and Stephens (in that order) I think of this guy.

 

[giantroo]

 

[travelli]

Great game. 25 yo old half back accumulator, i think he'll be a rock before long. will also give sheezel more opportunities to run through the midfield.

 

[tw0kbydesign]

Giving me prime Jess Sinclair

Jess Sinclair

Age

45

Ht

183cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.9

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

2.3

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.8

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

2.4

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

0.8

3star

vibes

 

[travelli]

Giving me prime Jess Sinclair vibes

I see it, but I think Zac has better skills. Not a hard man, but he'll be long balling it into the forward line for some years

 

[Nylex]

Liked Zac’s game. Hopefully there’s more to come

 

[BlueandWhiteinmyBlood]

Straight into my SC foward line.

 

[the big lebowski]

Would have been a career high if it were a real game.

 

[Gasometer]

Can play

 

[LETSGOKANGAS]

Season home/away pressure…might be a fish out of water.

Carlton mugs always want to remind me that his kicking is putrid. Saw evidence of that yesterday.

Still, starting 22 for us.

 

[Frank Thring]

Season home/away pressure…might be a fish out of water.

Carlton mugs always want to remind me that his kicking is putrid. Saw evidence of that yesterday.

Still, starting 22 for us.

Did you? Which ones?

 

[Friday Night Lights]

Cracking game from Zac. We’ve gone from absolute zero drive and creativity off half back to having a fleet of guys able to do it. The beauty of that is it won’t be easy for the opposition to negate with a defensive forward. Gee it’s nice to watch too.

 

[Psicosis]

He's going to look really good at Marvel on a quick deck

 

[shintemaster]

Cracking game from Zac. We’ve gone from absolute zero drive and creativity off half back to having a fleet of guys able to do it. The beauty of that is it won’t be easy for the opposition to negate with a defensive forward. Gee it’s nice to watch too.

Yep. You can see the difference out of the backline already. Sheezel is obvious but Goater, even Dawson as a replacement for McKay attacks much more decisively and it completely changes how easy it is for opposing teams to lock us down. A year ago we could barely get it past the centre circle for long periods.

 

[AnEmptyChair]

He's going to look really good at Marvel on a quick deck

Thought this exact thing yesterday. Well see times this season when Sheez, Colby, Fisher, Stephens, Goater and Scott carve teams up from halfback this year

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

Yep. You can see the difference out of the backline already. Sheezel is obvious but Goater, even Dawson as a replacement for McKay attacks much more decisively and it completely changes how easy it is for opposing teams to lock us down. A year ago we could barely get it past the centre circle for long periods.

I’m actually loving our developing backline (despite it being so inexperienced). KDawson for me is a game changer. Someone who can take the 2nd/3rd forward, do some intercepting and provide some drive out of the back half at 196cm could be invaluable.

 

[speedy]

Really surprised how good he has been.

Fascinating how predetermined all this has looked. It’s like he was their guy from day one. You don’t get that much ball unless it has been hardwired into the game plan.

Still think his defending will hurt us at times.

 

[tazaa]

Happy to say he surprised me yesterday and was BOG by far for mine.
Used it well, didn't stop running and he has great hands too.
I never saw any of this s**t at Carlton.

More games like yesterday please.

 

[King Corey]

Happy to say he surprised me yesterday and was BOG by far for mine.
Used it well, didn't stop running and he has great hands too.
I never saw any of this s**t at Carlton.

More games like yesterday please.

He played a lot like your mate Saad yesterday. Maybe actually better overhead but not as reliable week to week accumulation wise (yet).

 

[Hojuman]

I said in a post 3 or 4 years ago he was Carltanks best player at the time. Preface by saying Curnow was out & Cripps playing injured, but if you watched some of their games he was their spark and conduit. Tough little bugger too, never took a backward step.

 

[Better Loosen Up]

I love his running patterns with ball in hand. Seems to be able to create so much time for himself in tight situations and then executed well on top of that. Definitely plays Round 1.

 

[tazaa]

He played a lot like your mate Saad yesterday. Maybe actually better overhead but not as reliable week to week accumulation wise (yet).

Consistency is the key.
If he's backed in to play in the same position then that might be the making of him.

 

[Ocha905]

Zac or Sheezel wins the hypothetical best preseason player award.

 

[Sphynx]

Will be interesting to see if he can back it up next week, he's looked excellent in both games.

The game against the Saints would have been massive career highs in single game highs in disposals, meters gained, afl ratings points, fantasy points etc.