-
Mobile App Discontinued
Due to a number of factors, support for the current BigFooty mobile app has been discontinued. Your BigFooty login will no longer work on the Tapatalk or the BigFooty App - which is based on Tapatalk.
Apologies for any inconvenience. We will try to find a replacement.
Player Watch Fischer McAsey - Steps Away from Football, Not Returning
- Thread starter Deaneus!
- Start date
- Tagged users None
🥰 Love BigFooty? Join now for free.
- May 26, 2013
- 25,088
- 36,755
- AFL Club
- Adelaide
- Other Teams
- Liverpool FC
weakness: one-on-one strength, one-on-one marking.
Phew, good things those things aren't that important!
Someone in that draft write up totally F—-d up his strengths . He has no closing speed at all and runs like a sheplin pony and he is def not a reliable kick nor does he have one ounce of aggression for his size .
Big Crow
Cancelled
- Aug 28, 2016
- 1,660
- 3,811
- AFL Club
- Adelaide
Even if he had turned out to be a good player for us, picking a KPD with kick 6 is horrible strategy when you can get them later. Heck, historically even in the rookie draft!
Log in to remove this Banner Ad
- Jul 6, 2017
- 36,298
- 54,899
- AFL Club
- Adelaide
Forget the draft guru's at fox etc, surely our scouts who would / should have seen every game he played at least from U16'S prior to covid should have been able to benchmark these traits. If it was obvious he was not fast and was not strong in the contest why was he rated so high by them?
Mr MysteryGuest
Brownlow Medallist
- Apr 4, 2015
- 11,091
- 11,783
- AFL Club
- Adelaide
Apparently hawthorn (and geelong) had interest. We wanted Carlton’s future first as part of the deal because there was a risk hawthorn could jump ahead of us if we moved to pick 9.
George Kramer . Because you seem to avoid the facts on this every time it's mentioned, just wanted to make sure you read this post
Kane McGoodwin
Make me an Admin!
- May 21, 2001
- 95,081
- 104,663
- AFL Club
- Adelaide
- Other Teams
- Adelaide Crows
It hardly came as a shock we picked McAsey at pick 6... as opposed to some of our other picks over the years.
No one really knows where all club recruiters rated him, but hardly a stretch.
Concern is how someone who played games in his 1st year has stagnated so much in his development that he doesn't look like getting an AFL game.
Also, said at the time we should not have been giving Keath away for peanuts, which was a huge list management blunder.
We may then have drafted a midfielder...
No one really knows where all club recruiters rated him, but hardly a stretch.
Concern is how someone who played games in his 1st year has stagnated so much in his development that he doesn't look like getting an AFL game.
Also, said at the time we should not have been giving Keath away for peanuts, which was a huge list management blunder.
We may then have drafted a midfielder...
- Aug 30, 2021
- 23,480
- 48,318
- AFL Club
- Adelaide
First off I am writing off Knightmare who I dont rate and his selection of McAsey at 6 backs that up.
Twomey 10 & 11, so what you are telling me we took him earlier than his rankings by these 2 blokes and at the pointy end of the draft thats a lot. Glad you presented these facts. In the end though, they all got it wrong, we just got it wrong the most, another fact.
Another fact, he is slow and has no mobility.
Another fact is languishing in the SANFL, not even playing the position we drafted him at.
Another fact, despite being short on key defenders, he is not even being considered.
Another fact, he is a dud pick.
Thanks for tagging me in,
You don't rate the recruiters, don't rate the draft "experts". You are above them all. Shocked you aren't the head of recruiting & analysis for the AFL with your hindsight. McAsey is looking to be a bad pick, absolutely. Was he taken around the mark some club expected? Yes. Hindsight is not a part of the recruitment teams job. We needed a good KPD and SDK was not a viable option at 6.
"FISCHER McAsey announced himself at the Under-16 Championships with a five-goal game against Vic Country but it is down back where he has caught the eye this year with the talented key defender winning All-Australian honours at the national championships following in the foot steps of current stars Alex Rance, Michael Hurley and Daniel Talia as a key defender where he proved a handful with his intercept marking and ability to also shut down his opponent. McAsey was arguably better playing against the best opposition with his average of six marks and 14 disposals higher than his NAB League output and despite not winning a lot of the ball he looked strong down back playing against the North Melbourne VFL team which was the catalyst for his impressive performance through the championships"
Didn't he post on instagram that he was struggling mentally?
Wouldn't be the least surprised all considering.
Pressure of being a high draft pick in an underperforming team in a two team town. Pandemic, lock-downs, father seriously ill, injuries and not performing on field.
He must be hating football right now.
Wouldn't be the least surprised all considering.
Pressure of being a high draft pick in an underperforming team in a two team town. Pandemic, lock-downs, father seriously ill, injuries and not performing on field.
He must be hating football right now.
Pretty much this. Surely we look at trading him on compassionate reasons. Would be a win/win, but a loss overall.
- Aug 30, 2021
- 23,480
- 48,318
- AFL Club
- Adelaide
I didn’t say I don’t rate recruiters, just not ours.
I don’t give a toss what some draft follower on big footy says and the others you mentioned still had him going later than 6.
We didn’t need to spend pick 6 on a good KPD and that’s the point besides McAsey being a flop, where did we find Butts, Rutten and Bock? Even Hartigan kills McAsey
It was horrible at the time, and said as much (repeatedly)
He was an excellent player we had invested time and money into, that was just starting to come into his own.
On top of that, we gave him away to a rival for peanuts
- Aug 30, 2021
- 23,480
- 48,318
- AFL Club
- Adelaide
Made me laugh at the time, Mego Red was arguing before the trade that Keath was worth a heap. When the trade came in no where near that, it was still a good result. The mental gymnastics to support the club by some is amusing
WaynesWorld19
Post-Human
Running back with the flight of the ball and taking a courageous mark is the enduring image so far of Fischer McAsey’s young AFL career.
McAsey, now 21, took another eye-catching, contested grab on Wednesday.
It was during a match simulation at Crows training, where he was lining up with a B team.
It prompts questions: where is the third-year swingman at?
Adelaide is — at least publicly — buoyant about his progress.
So too is his manager, Robbie D’Orazio from Connors Sports, who says the full intention is for McAsey to be at the club next year and hopefully have a 10-year career there.
“The Crows have been really supportive,” D’Orazio told News Corp.
“I think he’s got a great opportunity.
“He’s working really hard on and off the field, and we’re seeing real improvement.
“Let’s not forget, these kids are young and not everybody’s going to make an impact straight away.
“Taller players, especially, take time.”
Wednesday’s impressive moments at training showed he was not only over the issue, but gave the Crows further confidence his best form was not far away.
“He’s really come on leaps and bounds over the first half of the season,” Adelaide senior assistant Scott Burns said midweek.
“He’s gone forward, a bit of a new lease on life.
“Watching training, you would’ve seen signs today where you thought ‘that’s pretty impressive’.”
Senior coach Matthew Nicks said on Friday that McAsey was well ahead of where he was 12 months ago.
“He’s training well, playing well,” Nicks said.
It is understood his preference is to remain in one spot, rather than be moved around, until he plays consistently at the elite level
“I like the way he attacks it as a forward, he’s got no fear when it comes to marking contests.
“We’re just trying to polish and refine that a little bit more now so it’s a bit more consistent.”
Off the field, McAsey has been working on his mindset and being more outspoken in the footy environment.
An introvert, he was initially a little uncomfortable with the tag of being the club’s highest ever draft pick until Riley Thilthorpe in 2020, before starting to tackle it head on.
He is said to have really improved his confidence and has a happy life balance, which is helping his football, particularly over the past six weeks.
At his best, McAsey has bucket hands.
Wednesday’s mark was just one passage of play in a single match simulation against teammates at a midweek training in June.
McAsey, now 21, took another eye-catching, contested grab on Wednesday.
It was during a match simulation at Crows training, where he was lining up with a B team.
It prompts questions: where is the third-year swingman at?
Adelaide is — at least publicly — buoyant about his progress.
So too is his manager, Robbie D’Orazio from Connors Sports, who says the full intention is for McAsey to be at the club next year and hopefully have a 10-year career there.
“The Crows have been really supportive,” D’Orazio told News Corp.
“I think he’s got a great opportunity.
“He’s working really hard on and off the field, and we’re seeing real improvement.
“Let’s not forget, these kids are young and not everybody’s going to make an impact straight away.
“Taller players, especially, take time.”
Wednesday’s impressive moments at training showed he was not only over the issue, but gave the Crows further confidence his best form was not far away.
“He’s really come on leaps and bounds over the first half of the season,” Adelaide senior assistant Scott Burns said midweek.
“He’s gone forward, a bit of a new lease on life.
“Watching training, you would’ve seen signs today where you thought ‘that’s pretty impressive’.”
Senior coach Matthew Nicks said on Friday that McAsey was well ahead of where he was 12 months ago.
“He’s training well, playing well,” Nicks said.
It is understood his preference is to remain in one spot, rather than be moved around, until he plays consistently at the elite level
“I like the way he attacks it as a forward, he’s got no fear when it comes to marking contests.
“We’re just trying to polish and refine that a little bit more now so it’s a bit more consistent.”
Off the field, McAsey has been working on his mindset and being more outspoken in the footy environment.
An introvert, he was initially a little uncomfortable with the tag of being the club’s highest ever draft pick until Riley Thilthorpe in 2020, before starting to tackle it head on.
He is said to have really improved his confidence and has a happy life balance, which is helping his football, particularly over the past six weeks.
At his best, McAsey has bucket hands.
Wednesday’s mark was just one passage of play in a single match simulation against teammates at a midweek training in June.
“ his preference is to remain in one spot, rather than be moved around” if you didn’t know that for a young kid what the F… are you doing coaching
WaynesWorld19
Post-Human
The CROWS have left him in the one role .....that's not to say, he won't change to a different role permanently
As McAsey gets older, he'll handle mid match role changes more easily
Take Harry Himmelberg yesterday .....played the first 3 Qtrs as a key DEF ....in the last, played Ruck & CHF
You still need flexibility with your talls ....just not, when starting your career
🥰 Love BigFooty? Join now for free.
Form first, then you can start moving them around once his confidence is up
Didnt stop the Hawks from using pick 6 in 2020 on a kpd
Have to say I feel bad for blokes drafted in 2019.
The back and forth with COVID would have been a head **** and made coming into a new club difficult, particularly when your club was a rabble.
The back and forth with COVID would have been a head **** and made coming into a new club difficult, particularly when your club was a rabble.
rubbish, people were calling for him to come into the side instead of Otten. Only Marty had written him off and that was done on draft night.
By trade week we'd already have pegged what we were going after in the draft. We traded down knowing our guy would still be there. So letting Keath go is very much linked to knowing we were almost certain to have Fish coming onto the list.
Last edited:
Similar threads
