Bayley Fritsch has shown signs of becoming a prolific goal kicker, but could 2021 be the year he breaks out?
The Demon kicked four goals and took eight marks in his side’s win over Geelong on Sunday and Kane Cornes is a big fan of the youngster.
Cornes feels Fritsch could become one of the game’s star forwards this year.
“Breakout stars, when you first see them and think, he has broken out, he’s a star … It’s not out of the blue because I like his attributes, but Bayley Fritsch, that was a breakout game for mine yesterday,” he told SEN Breakfast.
“How’d they get him? Melbourne traded out Jack Watts, you got pick 31 from Port Adelaide and you went and got this kid.
“Jack Watts is now in Amsterdam or something doing what Jack Watts does and Fritsch is dominating games on the MCG.
“That was a breakout game for me. He is a genuine star.”
Melbourne great Garry Lyon believes the Demons have embraced a more selfless mentality this year.
“Again, we’re only four games in, but to me it looks like, having watched them closely every day for 25 years, that finally they go 'this is not about me winning a best and fairest, me being an All-Australian, me getting 35, me kicking the goal',” Lyon said.
“It looks to me that the talk that they talked in the pre-season, they’re walking it.
“The buzz word was ‘we’ve got to become a selfless team and understand, hey, in 10 years Clayton (Oliver) you could walk out with five All-Australians and Christian (Petracca) you could have four best and fairests, but unless you get team success it’s going to count for nought.”
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