Fremantle star Nat Fyfe’s transfer to enjoying as a everlasting ahead is ready to pose all forms of challenges for opposition coaches as they work out which sort of defender to play on him, based on Adelaide assistant coach Nathan van Berlo.
The Crows had been the primary crew to play Fremantle whereas realizing that Fyfe would play purely as a ahead. While he spent prolonged durations inside 50 final season when coming back from harm, he additionally went into the midfield.
The twin Brownlow medallist is now a pure ahead and kicked three objectives towards the Crows.
Adelaide used a number of gamers on Fyfe all through the afternoon. Tom Doedee began the sport on him, Jordan Dawson then took over earlier than Doedee resumed after which Brodie Smith completed the match on the previous Fremantle captain.
Fyfe’s distinctive ahead abilities had been all on present. He kicked his first aim after sprinting deep inside 50 following a turnover, his second got here from a holding the ball free kick and his third was the results of marking the ball on the lead. His agility additionally helped Fremantle to arrange a shot for Liam Henry.
Van Berlo stated Fyfe’s vary of abilities meant they weren’t positive what kind of participant greatest suited the match up.
“We did a bit of work with that during the week. In the first half, we played without Nick Murray, so it was a couple of taller hybrid defender roles,” van Berlo defined.
“Nat’s strengths are his ability to launch at the footy and he’s elite at ground level as well. So he’s going to be a tricky match up, whether it be a key defender or one of those hybrid talls, teams are going to have their work cut out.”
Fyfe has had a powerful begin to life as a ahead. He additionally kicked three objectives in an intraclub sport final week.
He is a component a altering ahead line that additionally included excessive profile recruit Luke Jackson. With Matt Taberner solely enjoying for the primary half and neither Michael Walters or Michael Frederick obtainable, small ahead Sam Switkowski stated everybody was adjusting to what the ahead line regarded like.
“There’s a few changes. There’s a few different faces which is always pleasing,” he stated.
“Guys like Sturty and Josh Treacy get the opportunity to play at the top level against some quality opposition which is really good. We’re going to keep working on that chemistry. I think it’s been building really nicely over the pre-season.”
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