1 Alex Fasolo

Choose another player Ball, Luke - [12] Beams, Dayne - [17] Blair, Jarryd - [11] Brown, Nathan - [16] Buckley, Simon - [27] Ceglar, Jonathon - [29] Clarke, Martin - [9] Cloke, Travis - [32] Dawes, Chris - [31] Didak, Alan - [4] Elliott, Jamie - [35] Fasolo, Alex - [1] Gault, Corey - [44] Goldsack, Tyson - [6] Johnson, Ben - [26] Jolly, Darren - [18] Keeffe, Lachlan - [23] Krakouer, Andrew - [3] Macaffer, Brent - [30] Maxwell, Nick - [5] O'Brien, Heritier - [8] Paine, Jackson - [33] Pendlebury, Scott - [10] Reid, Ben - [20] Rounds, Luke - [14] Seedsman, Paul - [40] Shaw, Heath - [39] Sidebottom, Steele - [22] Sinclair, Ben - [28] Swan, Dane - [36] Tarrant, Chris - [2] Thomas, Dale - [13] Thomas, Josh - [24] Toovey, Alan - [34] Ugle, Kirk - [37] Wellingham, Sharrod - [21] Witts, Jarrod - [15] Wood, Cameron - [19] Yagmoor, Peter - [38] Young, Tom - [25]

The Player - Made a huge impression in his first season on the list, breaking into a premiership outfit in the forward pocket. Shows genuine goal sense and has the confidence to back himself when in possession. Has good disposal and his long kicking became a feature over the course of his debut season. Will look to increase the time spent in the midfield as he develops his engine.

2011
Burst onto the scene against Melbourne on the Queen’s Birthday after some strong performances for the VFL team in the first half of the season. Had played a handful of NAB Cup matches earlier in the year, but took to the big stage magnificently with 15 disposals, a goal and one of the marks of the week against the Demons.

Kicked a goal in all bar two matches, and established himself as the ideal substitute player due to his ability to make an immediate impact once on the ground. Gained widespread media attention when he kicked five goals from six kicks (and 18 disposals) against Essendon in round 19, with some flamboyant celebrations meaning he received plenty of screen time on the nightly news bulletins.

Received an AFL Rising Star nomination for his efforts. Came onto the field late in the match against West Coast in the qualifying final and had perhaps the most valuable three disposal match in history – setting up Luke Ball’s match winning goal before kicking one himself after the siren. Was unlucky to make way for Dale Thomas in the preliminary final, but replaced Dayne Beams for the Grand Final. Spent the first three terms of a substitute and was unable to have an impact once on the field.

2010
Played for East Fremantle in the WAFL, and Western Australia in the U18 National Championships where he led WA for kicks, clearances and contested possessions. Managed six goals in a match late in the year to underline his potential.

Slipped to Collingwood at pick No. 45 in the National Draft, with the Magpies hierarchy confident that they’d scored a bargain.

Debut
Round 12 2011 v Melbourne at the MCG.

Draft History
2010 NAB AFL Draft 3rd round selection (Collingwood) No. 45 overall.