Oppo Camp Alex Fasolo

[Maggie5]

I keep hearing the statement a lot. Don't get me wrong I'm not at taking a shot at you or your statement.

But I just find it amusing that people keep say X player needs to work his butt off and they'll come good.

Maybe we just aren't playing him to his strengths or our forward line structures don't really allow for any foward be overly productive?

When is the last time our forwards, Carlton game excluded, have had multiple majors between them and dominated a game?

Our forwards all lead to the pockets, end up at half back, on the wing, leading into each others space, spoil each other or just plain simply can't nail goals.

For mine the personnel is not doing the job because I believe they don't look to be be a cohesive unit.

You put any player in the Hawks forward 50 and they all seem to do the same things whereas our forward line seems to be in 2 minds.

I believe as a foward your primary objectives should be see ball, get ball, kick ball through big sticks if opportunity is gettable. All this toward pressure crap is secondary. If you kick goals more often than your opponent that is the ultimate pressure.

On the other hand if a player hasn't got the ball, his first priority is to make sure his opponent hasn't got the ball.
I thought he had gotten the message and had been playing well up until 3 weeks ago.

 

[spartan-magpie]

On the other hand if a player hasn't got the ball, his first priority is to make sure his opponent hasn't got the ball.
I thought he had gotten the message and had been playing well up until 3 weeks ago.

He wasn't Robinson Crusoe. And I'm not defending his form because it's been crap, I just think he along with a few others is unfairly maligned.

Elliot and Blair weren't a great deal better.

Elliot for me is even more disappointing. The guy should be the in the best 2-3 small men in the league but hasn't done a lot either - he is 10 times the player fasolo is but get now where near the criticism.

 

[Rustin Cohle]

Fasolo is a cream player, the type who excels when the team is on top but looks bad when they aren't. The effort is definitely there and he's had more improvement this season than the previous three so I don't see any point in getting rid of him.

Collingwood can't afford to lose any players with a touch of class. It's bad enough already with the amount of unskilled battlers in the team. It's not like Fasolo is alone in being inconsistent either. A number of Collingwood's supposed class players have struggled this season, mainly because they often rely on the guys at the inside of the contest doing well to have an impact on games.

Seedsman, Elliott, Langdon... Even Sidebottom has struggled.

The jury is out on Seedsman and Langdon but I can guarantee if you put Fasolo, Sidebottom or Elliott in Hawthorn or West Coast's best 22 they would look like stars. Conversely, if you put Puopolo, Breust or Jamie Cripps in Collingwood's 22 we'd be making the same complaints about them as we do our own players.

 

[nahnah]

Breust is superior to Fasolo in every aspect of the game, you cannot tell me Fasolo would kick 50 goals a year if he played for the Hawks. He wouldn't get a game.

 

[PicaBoo]

I keep hearing the statement a lot. Don't get me wrong I'm not at taking a shot at you or your statement.
But I just find it amusing that people keep say X player needs to work his butt off and they'll come good.

No offense taken I am a big boy and it would take a lot to offend me. If I can't handle a statement that I made, I shouldn't be on a forum. This place is getting a bit oversensitive.
Anyway, actually the statement is from Bucks, not a recent quote though, was some time ago when he was asked about him. I think Maxy is off the same opinion that Faz has a lot of talent but lacks the application to be damaging. And with this young and inexperienced side, we will hear it a lot.
Not sure if Faz has reached his peak of his potential as player, maybe the peak of his application as a professional. But I am sure that Bucks will be in his ear again this week. Likely another stint on the VFL for him to get the message across..

 

[ksardog]

Fasolo is the kind of player that has so much talent but forever teases u, i also think if we trade him he will probably blossum somewhere else and we will always be ruing trading him.

Its up to buckley to get the best out of him and for fasolo to work his arse off

 

[ppoiter]

I don't think we should trade him but as a hypothetical, would his value be, something like pick 30-35?

 

[Baltimore Jack]

I don't think we should trade him but as a hypothetical, would his value be, something like pick 30-35?

IMV, yes, somewhere around there

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Breust is superior to Fasolo in every aspect of the game, you cannot tell me Fasolo would kick 50 goals a year if he played for the Hawks. He wouldn't get a game.

Breust is better yes.
If we had Breust I'm sure some would find ways to bag him anyway, others would love him.
But we won't get him, be useful but

 

[Vicky Park]

Gotta be one of the our most frustrating players...but The Fas will be on the Future Stars panel on Ch. 9 this Sunday. Be interesting to see what he brings to it.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

The prince of Perth, the fax, the fa solo, the third person

 

[TradeDraft]

Gotta be one of the our most frustrating players...but The Fas will be on the Future Stars panel on Ch. 9 this Sunday. Be interesting to see what he brings to it.

He loves his Media Work and being in front of Camera

 

[Vicky Park]

The prince of Perth, the fax, the fa solo, the third person

I like the fact that The Fas is out there, not beige or bland. Just wish he could be more consistent, make more of his undoubted talent.

 

[Kappa]

I like the fact that The Fas is out there, not beige or bland. Just wish he could be more consistent, make more of his undoubted talent.

Very hard to be consistent when you're a small forward and you're midfielders are collectively very poor kicks relative to the rest of the comp.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

I like the fact that The Fas is out there, not beige or bland. Just wish he could be more consistent, make more of his undoubted talent.

Very well said the Vicks park
Regards from the saintly viewed
Agree he's not beige and really agree just a bit more consistency would be ideal
Oh and he's not alone, please kick straight

 

[Vicky Park]

Very hard to be consistent when you're a small forward and you're midfielders are collectively very poor kicks relative to the rest of the comp.

Fair point

 

[Bard]

Very hard to be consistent when you're a small forward and you're midfielders are collectively very poor kicks relative to the rest of the comp.

Would be good if he got back his reliable set shot kicking though that used to be a staple of his game!

 

[TradeDraft]

Would be good if he got back his reliable set shot kicking though that used to be a staple of his game!

and Not Pass it to the Opposition

 

[mike123]

Seems to have a divided opinion on here. Thought he worked harder defensively this year and had a career best year so far. His kicking inside 50 also makes him dangerous when he goes up the field.

Howe won't push him out at the start fm give Fasolo's late form IMO

Now thoughts from the rest of the Collingwood board?

 

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[noideaatall]

Yeah I thought he had a good year and seemed to have addressed his defensive efforts. Credit to Fasolo, Bucks and the club that this capacity has been developed making him a far better footballer. Injuries have a had a big effort on his development and I think he has suffered from high expectations by supporters based on patches in a few games early in his career. Personally I wouldn't be surprised if he remained best 22 all year and actually had a bit of a break through year. Not going to bet the house on it though.

 

[TradeDraft]

He is no Gurantee Best 22 with Howe being Traded in

 

[CFC2010]

"Step the f..k up" year for Fas.....its all up to him if he wants it hard enough.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

I'm hoping he can add crumbing to his game and really take it to the next level. No reason he, Elliott and Howe can't occupy the same forward line.

 

[jackcass]

"Step the f..k up" year for Fas.....its all up to him if he wants it hard enough.

Thought he did that this season when he got back into the seniors, needs to build on that in 2016.