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That's simply not true mate
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Player Watch Fischer McAsey - Steps Away from Football, Not Returning
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Weitering was labelled a bust? By the end of his 3rd season he had played 56 AFL games, he struggled up forward because he isn't a forward. McAsey hasn't played an AFL game for 2 years.
The Weitering example, no matter how many times it is raised is just a smokescreen for McAsey defenders to hide behind.
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And where were CARL on the ladder in those years ?
14th - 16th - 18th - 16th .....2016 thru 2019
Like MELB, ST KILDA and other bottom sides .....trotting out your high Draft Picks in AFL games was good for memberships and selling hope
It took a long time for Weitering to be considered a good AFL player
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And where the hell have we been during McAsey's 3 years? Thats hardly helping your argument.
Weitering had a good first year, was moved forward because the coach was an idiot and excelled when he went back again.
McAsey has struggled at SANFL level.
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He wouldn't have been moved FWD if he was performing as a KPD ??.......it's logical
Are you now going to move Fogarty to CHB after his season forward ? ......nope
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Um no. Coaches make dumb decisions all the time.
As for Fogarty, stupid comparison. How many years in for Fog, he has had his development as a forward and now excelled.
Weitering was a young defender who had a good first season at AFL level, then moved forward, now he's back he has excelled.
Whereas McAsey struggled year 1 in the AFL, struggled years 2-3 in the SANFL and you are trying to compare the pair? Besides being tall males there isnt a comparison to be made.
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That’s just not true.
In Weitering’s first year he lost 26.7% of his 1-on-1s, averaged 1.2 contested marks, 3.4 spoils and 2 intercept marks.
In 2020 Fischer lost 53.3% of his 1-on-1s, averaged 0.5 contested marks, 1.8 spoils and 0.5 intercept marks.
Weitering had his struggles but their careers so far are not comparable.
Go and have a look at the games if you can. He'd play the whole game, get about 3 disposals and never be in the camera shot. Just cos he was a good blanket, doesn't mean he was going to be right for the AFL.
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He's a bust, does stuff all against under sized part timers in the SANFL.
If you look at his defenders on here, it's the usual grab bag of club apologists who also go in to bat for McHenry and Jones.
Any comparison to Weitering is laughable as he had a lot of good games and did classy stuff in his debut year. Then Bolton stuffed him up.
If you look at his defenders on here, it's the usual grab bag of club apologists who also go in to bat for McHenry and Jones.
Any comparison to Weitering is laughable as he had a lot of good games and did classy stuff in his debut year. Then Bolton stuffed him up.
its simple most on here dont watch games they look at the disposal count on the sanfl app
unless he really wants to return to melbs be patient - and just dont give him away for nothing
i also suspect a change back to defence might happen next year. frampton will be gone and playing back will seem positively easy after playing forward.
murray has far from convinced me and as bcox looks off the table we are still missing a tall intercepting kpd to work with mr frugle (butts)
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I suspect this will occur as well with McAsey
Weitering was pretty good in year 1 from memory.
McAsey was presenting pretty well as a forward in that last SANFL final … got burned lots of times.
I just don’t see enough AFL strengths though. Too slow, not physically strong enough, doesn’t keep his feet! He is brave and does seem to understand / read the game quite well.
Why would we keep pumping resources into him - when there are other players that have gone past him so quickly?
If Fish was going to be a premiership CHB, we would know by now.
Pick 6, that is what you are paying for. We lost that bet.
I’d rather he went home, enjoyed his footy more … found his spot on a list in Victoria somewhere.
Cost of doing business. Write it off. Win some lose some.
I just don’t see enough AFL strengths though. Too slow, not physically strong enough, doesn’t keep his feet! He is brave and does seem to understand / read the game quite well.
Why would we keep pumping resources into him - when there are other players that have gone past him so quickly?
If Fish was going to be a premiership CHB, we would know by now.
Pick 6, that is what you are paying for. We lost that bet.
I’d rather he went home, enjoyed his footy more … found his spot on a list in Victoria somewhere.
Cost of doing business. Write it off. Win some lose some.
What makes you say he isn't enjoying it?
I didn't say that. I said if he went home he might enjoy it more.
I don't see him as one that is hating it at the Crows, I also think big guys need time.
For me, there appear to be too many what-ifs hanging over Fish to justify us hanging on for dear life.
If no offers come, I'm completely on-board for letting him continue to learn and see where he ends up on our list. If we get an offer than equates to any value, I think we should take it.
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Isn't that just how the Crows plan their attack. Bomb it in or kick it over the head of the forwards.
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Josh Shache is probably a comparison I would consider... High draft pick KPP and just 'never quiet made it'. TBF even Shache has probably shown more in a very very modest career.
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Working my way thru SANFL games .....watching the Crows v Sturt
Loving the potential of McAsey ......is approaching contests in different ways .....he's not a one trick pony
Taken a mark 4 deep & goaled .....he sticks his body at the foot of contests, muscling ala Fogs ....and he leads
Just a good footy IQ
Let's see if the Club is thinking like me .......you just have to persevere with McAsey .....don't look at his stats, look at his movement, his thinking in contested situations ......FFS he's only 21 !!
Loving the potential of McAsey ......is approaching contests in different ways .....he's not a one trick pony
Taken a mark 4 deep & goaled .....he sticks his body at the foot of contests, muscling ala Fogs ....and he leads
Just a good footy IQ
Let's see if the Club is thinking like me .......you just have to persevere with McAsey .....don't look at his stats, look at his movement, his thinking in contested situations ......FFS he's only 21 !!
You've almost convinced me with this weirdly sycophantic post - but I just dont see it.
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