Zac Fisher

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Zac Fisher
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Fisher playing for Carlton in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Zac Fisher
Date of birth (1998-06-15) 15 June 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth York, Western Australia
Original team(s) Perth (WAFL)
Draft No. 27, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 4, 2017, Carlton  vs. Gold Coast, at Etihad Stadium
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 25
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017– Carlton 107 (53)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Finals Week 1, 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Zac Fisher (born 15 June 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Carlton Football Club with their second selection and twenty-seventh overall in the 2016 national draft. [1] He made his debut in the twenty-six point loss against Gold Coast at Etihad Stadium in round four of the 2017 season. [2]

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He was born in the Western Australian town of York, where his parents met. His father played more than 250 games for the local football club and his mother, who is Māori, came to Australia from New Zealand when she was twelve. He attended high school in Perth at Guildford Grammar School. [3] During the 2016 Under-18 Championships, Fisher averaged 21 disposals, three marks and five tackles over his four games. These performances gained him selection in the All Australian Team as well as the Western Australian Most Valuable Player Award. [4]

Western Australian Talent Manager Adam Jones commented on Fisher's ability prior to the 2016 National Draft, saying, "He's a terrific kid. He's high energy, really enthusiastic and a really good person to have in your team. He brings guys together. He's an exceptionally smart player and really sharp around the stoppages. He's a natural reader of the play, clean with his hands and quite skilful. He's played a lot of league footy this year and did really well for a kid his size. As he steps up he'll have to put on some size and improve his fitness, but he's had a terrific year and he's only going to get better." [4]

In a match against Hawthorn in 2018, Fisher suffered a broken leg after he was tripped by Daniel Howe in the first quarter. Howe was sent straight to the judiciary where he copped a three-game suspension for the incident. [5]

In his second season, Fisher who played 17 games, averaged 19 disposals and 4 tackles while kicking 8 goals. Due to key injuries to midfield duo Marc Murphy and Matthew Kennedy, Fisher was afforded more opportunities in the midfield and relished his role playing alongside Patrick Cripps.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 1, 2020 [6]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
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Behinds  
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Handballs  
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Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2017 Carlton 2517449310419722500.20.25.56.111.61.32.9
2018 Carlton 25178617015632629590.50.410.09.219.21.73.5
2019 Carlton 25219719017836849580.40.39.08.517.52.32.8
2020 Carlton 25862575010713200.80.37.16.313.41.62.5
Career6327195104889981131870.40.38.17.815.81.83.0

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References

  1. Balales, Danielle (25 November 2016). "Pick 27: Zac Fisher". CarltonFC.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. Miller, Dale (13 April 2017). "WA's Zac Fisher to debut for Carlton, Cedric Cox named for Brisbane". The West Australian . Seven West Media . Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. De Bolfo, Tony (20 April 2017). "Fisher seizing the moment". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club - Zac Fisher". Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club.
  5. "Daniel Howe to miss five games after AFL tribunal rules on Zac Fisher tripping incident". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 24 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  6. "Zac Fisher". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 July 2019.