2016 Player Review - # 22 Viv Michie (rookie list)

[Demonland 70,637]

Earned his early elevation from the rookie list with some good early form at Casey but wasn't able to sustain the form at a higher level.

Games MFC 2016 4

Career Total 22 (21 MFC)

Goals MFC 2016 1

Career Total 1 (1 MFC)

Games CSFC 2016 16

Goals CSFC 2016 11

Keith "Bluey" Truscott Memorial Trophy 23 votes

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,522]

Apart from either being subbed on or subbed off in that last second St Kilda loss in 2015, I can honestly say he never played a poor game for the club.

The trouble is he never played a particularly good one either.

If he was playing in the MLB baseball in the USA, he'd be known as the classic AAAA player. Too good for the best minor league (AAA), but just not quite good enough for the big league.

[Cranky Franky 1,878]

Given a couple of chances this year & blew them.  See ya later Viv. 

[Rodney (Balls) Grinter 10,679]

I had high hopes that Roos might have discovered a bit of a diamond in the rough when we first recruited Viv from Freo, but he has only really disappointed in terms of his performance at AFL level.  Time to move on.

[Adzman 2,154]

Left Freo for more opportunity. Sad reality is he might have had more opportunity at Freo this season if he had stayed.

We have risen, freo have fallen. Viv is a cusp player, and needs to be in a bottom side if he is going to play regular games.

I hope he can get a gig somewhere and play a few games next season.

[MadAsHell 4,209]

Too good for VFL, but as previously mentioned, will get more opportunities in a weaker team.

I hope he finds another club in 2017.

[Nasher 33,607]

1 hour ago, AngryAtCasey said:

Too good for VFL, but as previously mentioned, will get more opportunities in a weaker team.

I hope he finds another club in 2017.

Let's not get too carried away with our own season here.  We are not yet a side bristling with midfield talent that is impossible to break in to, there were places in the side ripe for the picking most weeks.  For whatever reason, the opportunities he got were obligatory at best and the club looked to other players for the most part.

Without wanting to be disparaging, I think even the weaker teams will look elsewhere.  Most clubs would prefer to gamble on a player they've never seen before than a player who has now been in the system a while and failed at two clubs.  I know that's harsh and I feel very sorry for him as he's clearly left nothing out there and seems likeable, but I think it's just how it is.  

[stinga 523]

I like him in the VFL and he's a ball magnet.  But you have to be very very good at what he does when you don't have pace or height.  I have no problem keeping him if we think our list doesn't have enough back up midfielders (I think we do - ANB is pretty similar.  Salem Melksham Petracca Hunt will all push for midfield duties on top of what we already have).  2 Years of the Rookie list usually means you have had your shot, so the place can go to a new up and comer who might do something special.

[Moonshadow 17,607]

Has been a depth player not often required this year due to the overall good health of our list. 

[Deeoldfart 8,001]

17 hours ago, AngryAtCasey said:

Too good for VFL, but as previously mentioned, will get more opportunities in a weaker team.

I hope he finds another club in 2017.

I agree with all of that Angry ......... and isn't it brilliant that we can now seriously talk about our likely discards going to 'weaker teams' for more opportunity?