Ex-Cat Shane Kersten snagged 24 goals in his first season out west, but couldn’t replicate it in his second. He was thrown into the defensive line in 2018, rolling out a mediocre 61 average that was pretty good by his standards. His preseason was interrupted by a tear to the plantar fascia tendon in his left foot. Kersten’s AFL career is resting on a knife’s edge as 2019 approaches. Key forward spots are ultra competitive at Fremantle after an active off-season recruitment drive, and other established journeymen have the key defensive positions locked in. To phrase it nicely… don’t even think about it.
Kersten is thirsting
Ex-Cat Shane Kersten snagged 24 goals in his first season out west, but couldn’t replicate it in his second. He was thrown into the defensive line in 2018, rolling out a mediocre 61 average that was pretty good by his standards. His preseason was interrupted by a tear to the plantar fascia tendon in his left foot. Kersten’s AFL career is resting on a knife’s edge as 2019 approaches. Key forward spots are ultra competitive at Fremantle after an active off-season recruitment drive, and other established journeymen have the key defensive positions locked in. To phrase it nicely… don’t even think about it.
Kersten not worst on
Snapping the winning goal against North in round 5 last year was the greatest highlight of Shane Kersten's career, though admittedly that reel would be fairly short. He played 20 games in his first year since transferring from Geelong, nine of which included multiple goals. Supply was terrible for Kersten, it has to be said. Fremantle sides have never been noted for the silkiest of skills over the years, and Ross Lyon's gameplan can look rather crude. He is a journeyman at best, and it would be good for Freo if a kid went past him.
