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I'd go with...

B   Nic Newman   Jacob Weitering   Zac Williams
HB   Mitch McGovern   Liam Jones   Adam Saad
         
M   George Hewett   Patrick Cripps   Zac Fisher
         
HF   Josh Honey   Charlie Curnow   Jack Martin
F   Tom De Koning   Harry McKay   Jack Silvagni
         
R   Marc Pittonet   Adam Cerra   Sam Walsh
         
I   Liam Stocker   Matthew Kennedy   Ed Curnow
   Paddy Dow   

I'd go with...

B   Nic Newman   Jacob Weitering   Zac Williams
HB   Mitch McGovern   Liam Jones   Adam Saad
         
M   George Hewett   Patrick Cripps   Zac Fisher
         
HF   Josh Honey   Charlie Curnow   Jack Martin
F   Tom De Koning   Harry McKay   Jack Silvagni
         
R   Marc Pittonet   Adam Cerra   Sam Walsh
         
I   Liam Stocker   Matthew Kennedy   Ed Curnow
   Paddy Dow   

I would have Stocker, Kennedy, Dow and even Setterfield ahead of Fisher in the mids.  Fisher needs to develop further as a pressure half-forward if he wants regular game time.

Fisher isnt a natural forward, he made his name as a U18 midfielder and was recruited on that basis, I find it odd we try and turn players into something else and ignore recruiting specialists for specialist areas.
I think Honey and Durdin are natural small forwards and need the time in those positions to develop. I like Fisher and think he is a good footballer but I wonder in the modern game which requires mids with speed and power in the main, other than the wing where can you play him.

The reality is that not all draftees will get to play in the same position as they did through their underage years, especially those that are on the smaller side.  I just don't think Zac has enough size to consistently play as a midfielder - not just height, but also physical power. 

I would suggest that he and Jack Martin should be looking to wax the role of high half-forward with the odd stint in the middle.

And if I were Zac, I would spend some of my summer hours at Melbourne Storm and learn how to tackle consistently.

Fair points and I think same about size and power. The other issue I have with him as a forward is his lack of marking ability. Most of the good small forwards can take a decent mark and have that as a weapon or have that express pace.
In think he is trouble with Honey and Durdin now in the frame for selection too and view them as more natural forwards.
Martin is a talent but needs to contribute more than he does...

Its little touches like that which made Eddie so good.
Fisher gets overlooked for that kind of creativity because it doesn't show up on the stats sheet and its hard to see from 80m away in the stands.

I agree.

But as an aside, to me that is not really the problem with Fisher, as good as he can be in that small forward role it looks to me like he doesn't want to be there!

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