We take a look back on the eight debutants in the 2014 season, next up is young midfielder Orazio Fantasia.

Recruited

Fantasia was recruited from Norwood in the SANFL with selection 55 in the 2013 national draft.

2014 Snapshot

Games: 3

Goals: 0

Kicks: 9 @ 3.0 per game

Handballs: 17 @ 5.7 per game

Tackles: 1 @ 0.3per game

Debut

Round 20 v Richmond at the MCG

9 Disposals

2 Marks

1 Tackle

In his own words

“Yeah it was really good, I wasn’t actually to nervous surprisingly I felt pretty good out there and just really took it all in and enjoyed it so it was good. I felt pretty comfortable and hopefully if I’m lucky enough to get another shot I know I can play some good footy there. ” Orazio Fantasia – Post Match 9^th August

Skippy’s Take

“The main thing with Orazio when he got to the club was to put some weight and strength on and we managed to put six kilograms on him relatively quickly. Half way through the year we managed to maintain his weight and he got his legs back to start to cover the ground better. We saw his form increase in the back end of the year, which resulted in debuting and playing a few games. He really added some flexibility to his game this year; we started him as a small crumbing forward before we moved him to the wing. To be able to add a few more strings to his bow was a massive positive for him.” Hayden Skipworth - VFL and Development Coach