Aaron Fiora

[itsintheblood]

Although he's still making a lot of mistakes, i think Aaron Fiora is playing great footy. I know I'll probably get bagged here but let's look at the way he runs with the ball and carries it as far as he can before getting rid of it. We all encourage them to start taking some risks and this guy is doing a great job of giving us some dash from the backline.

He's running the lines and opening up the play with his dashes and I for one am rapt with the way he's playing

Thoughts???

 

[kretchy]

Originally posted by itsintheblood
Although he's still making a lot of mistakes, i think Aaron Fiora is playing great footy. I know I'll probably get bagged here but let's look at the way he runs with the ball and carries it as far as he can before getting rid of it. We all encourage them to start taking some risks and this guy is doing a great job of giving us some dash from the backline.

He's running the lines and opening up the play with his dashes and I for one am rapt with the way he's playing

Thoughts???

Agree he is just about the only bloke out of the backline that is willing to back himself in and run with the ball. He's also done some good defensive jobs on Milne and was reasonable against Robertson considering how much play the Dees had that night.

 

[Wally Matera]

Originally posted by itsintheblood
I know I'll probably get bagged here but

Yep you're right! My thoughts are that if we are to become a better side, we can't carry blokes like Fiora who have filthy foot skills. You dont win games by just getting the ball, you have to use it.

Look at the bulldogs and Scotty West. He gets the ball a million times a game, but if he could actually use the pill he might actually win his poor club a game. West and others hurt clubs more than they help them.

 

[itsintheblood]

Re: Re: Aaron Fiora

Originally posted by Wally Matera
Yep you're right! My thoughts are that if we are to become a better side, we can't carry blokes like Fiora who have filthy foot skills. You dont win games by just getting the ball, you have to use it.

Look at the bulldogs and Scotty West. He gets the ball a million times a game, but if he could actually use the pill he might actually win his poor club a game. West and others hurt clubs more than they help them.

Not sure I agree Wally. Fiora has the smarts and plenty of dash but just needs to improve his decision making. We also need players up the ground to know that when fiora gets the pill they need to start running and create a loose man for him to dish off cause he's gonna run with it.

 

[cairo tiger]

firaor has been given an easy unaccoutable ride, hes not going to take us to a flag really should have been dropped a time ago

 

[heartbroken]

Fiora is a dud. Bad hair style, always goes to ground when going for a mark or tackled and too often makes the wrong decision.

Hartigan has got more football smarts after a handful of games.

If any other team sees a first round pick in Fiora at years end, I say take it.

 

[Numpty Tiger]

At the start of the season I figured it was 'perform or be de-listed' time for Fiora. Perhaps he is a late developer - so far so good...

 

[CJH]

Originally posted by cairo tiger
firaor has been given an easy unaccoutable ride, hes not going to take us to a flag really should have been dropped a time ago

Just curious...

Have you seen Fiora play at all in the last 12 months? He has been doing well and is starting to become even a damaging player.


He has some serious footspeed, is prepared to break the lines and his kicking finds a target 9 times out of 10.


Not quite at the Pavlich level yet but 1000 times better than Danny Roach.

 

[Darth_Tiger]

yep, dont know what games you guys bagging him are watching, is it that you have decided he is crap so every little mistake he makes is magnified? there are few players that dont ever turn the ball over, he is having a real go, beating his man and taking them on. he is playing good footy this year and like it or not he will be a part of the team for years to come. no he is not pavlich but pavlich is a freak and no one could have predicted how good he would be. hopefully fiora will get to the level we expected when we drafted him. keep it up Aaron there are a lot of us who are cheering you on!

 

[itsintheblood]

Originally posted by cairo tiger
firaor has been given an easy unaccoutable ride, hes not going to take us to a flag really should have been dropped a time ago

Cairo, you really need to slow down when you type. You grammar leaves a lot to be desired and it makes you say silly things. Cut the guy some slack. He's been ordinary but has bounced back against the doggies.

 

[heartbroken]

Originally posted by CJH
Just curious...

He has been doing well and is starting to become even a damaging player.

 

[cairo tiger]

yes i have cjh and l have watched this bloke with interest.
i rekon he has played on slashing game against melb a few years ago. He was then meant to be the next gun. What a joke. He has played a few ok games since then but the beef i hav with him is similar to bowden, these two have had an unaccountable ride....now bowdey has turned the corner hopefully but Fiora just coasts. ge turns the ball over regulary, tries to do a crash bang thing rather than play methodical footy and he is not a bakcmans side ass.
I watch 8 game a year and that is all my os duty allows but i get regular reports from mates and of course the aw commentary...i just do not think this bloke after so many years has what it takes to get us to teh next level. He is a hit and miss bloke mostly miss. DUd could be another term a little harsher.
imo only