A strong running midfielder, Michael Evans came off the rookie list to play four games with the Demons. 

His debut against St. Kilda was extremely impressive but his season was hampered by a hip injury which eventually required surgery.

 

 Games MFC 2011 MFC 4 Total 4 Goals MFC 2011 0 MFC Total 0

Games CSFC 2011 10 Goals CSFC 2011 7 

Looks to be another real find on the rookie list. 27 possessions on debut against the Saints was a huge effort and he did well to hold his spot for another 3 rounds.

Hopefully he can get his hip right and get another pre-season under his belt.

Very happy when we picked him up and not disappointed when he played. Reckon he will be a good one.

Needs to use the footy better before I'm convinced.

Needs to use the footy better before I'm convinced.

I think you'll find that will come in time.

Needs to use the footy better before I'm convinced.

Same. But I really like his intensity and hard running. I look forward to seeing how he develops.

I think you'll find that will come in time.

Not guaranteed unfortunately. With a lot of hard work? Possibly. But you are always behind the eight ball compared to those in the side for whom neat disposal comes naturally AND who work hard.

He showed some ability, but I think he has a lot of work to do if he wants to get elevated.

He has a lot of decent looking mids who he is competing with for spots.

Great nickname though.

That's gotta count for something.

Not guaranteed unfortunately. With a lot of hard work? Possibly. But you are always behind the eight ball compared to those in the side for whom neat disposal comes naturally AND who work hard.

Some of his disposal was pretty bad i'll admit but I reckon part of that was nerves, he kicked a few out on the full when under no real pressure and i think he was just trying too hard.

Give him a few more games and I think we should judge then especially under a new regime.

Remember also that he was out the previous year with a pretty bad knee injury.

There's a suggestion that Michael would have been taken much earlier in the 2010 draft if he hadn't suffered a serious knee injury in his u18 year, and I've heard that the Dees believe he has a strong future. In his handfull of senior games I really liked his hardness and work ethic, but as others have said, his disposal frequently let him down. He will need to address this if he is going to make it, but I'm certainly not writing him off after 4 games. He has time on his side for now, and hopefully he can remain injury free and make a real fist of it.

He got like a zillion possessions in his first game, but couldn't capitalise on them because his disposal was off a little. Everyone jizzed themselves (pun intended) when Jordie Gysberts did the same in his debut game, but I haven't seen anywhere near the same enthusiasme for Evans. I think he'll be quite a good player for us.

He got like a zillion possessions in his first game, but couldn't capitalise on them because his disposal was off a little. Everyone jizzed themselves (pun intended) when Jordie Gysberts did the same in his debut game, but I haven't seen anywhere near the same enthusiasme for Evans. I think he'll be quite a good player for us.

Not many similarities between the Evans and Gysberts first matches besides possession count.

He got like a zillion possessions in his first game, but couldn't capitalise on them because his disposal was off a little. Everyone jizzed themselves (pun intended) when Jordie Gysberts did the same in his debut game, but I haven't seen anywhere near the same enthusiasme for Evans. I think he'll be quite a good player for us.

just another point of view...people see we got gysberts for brock mclean...gysberts has been at the club for two years and has two rising star nominations to show for it. Brock is struggling to break into the blues side.

great move by the club to give evans another contract. after getting 28 touches in your first afl game...it's a no brainer!

Michael has hung up the #50 guernsey. He'll now be wearing #32.

Not many similarities between the Evans and Gysberts first matches besides possession count.

It's a pretty big similarity. A first gamer capable of finding the football that easily has potential, something that Jordie Gysberts also has.

Needs to use the footy better before I'm convinced.

Agree with you there Rogue. Sure he gets a fair bit of it, but jeez he butchers the ball more times than not. No point getting it if you can't give it off properly. He has a long way to go before i would consider putting him onto the senior list.

Interestingly Michael considers his kicking to be one of his main skills, this would indicate that there is room for improvement once he picks up the pace of the game and loses his jitters.

What are your strengths as a footballer?

My kicking skills are good on both sides, I read the play well and consider my work around clearances to be one of my strengths.

Also.

Which AFL team do you support and how did you come to barrack for them?

Melbourne - I enjoy watching their midfield and the recent improvements and developments that they’ve made as a team.

Michael has hung up the #50 guernsey. He'll now be wearing #32.

Really? I thought #50 was gold

Michael has hung up the #50 guernsey. He'll now be wearing #32.

Good for him.

Really? I thought #50 was gold

If I recall there were some good reports about him when he came back after injury, they mentioned he was a very skilled player. Do you have any recollection of that?