Callum Ah Chee has only played five games for Adelaide so far this season after transferring from the Brisbane Lions, but he has returned to the senior side at just the right time to build personal momentum for a tilt at September, as the Crows chase a top six spot. He adds cream to a side that needs quality delivery inside 50 to its star forwards, with the capability to switch to a back flank to cover injury if the need arose. His major weakness remains his susceptibility to soft tissue injuries. The club will just have to hope his body holds up for two more months.
Callum Ah Chee has only played five games for Adelaide so far this season after transferring from the Brisbane Lions, but he has returned to the senior side at just the right time to build personal momentum for a tilt at September, as the Crows chase a top six spot. He adds cream to a side that needs quality delivery inside 50 to its star forwards, with the capability to switch to a back flank to cover injury if the need arose. His major weakness remains his susceptibility to soft tissue injuries. The club will just have to hope his body holds up for two more months.
Crosstown hurricane
Limited by an ankle injury during 2019, Callum Ah Chee received his desired outcome with a trade to the improved Lions. A former first-round selection, the utility has never averaged more than 15 possessions in various forward and rebounding defensive roles. A reliable decision maker throughout his junior career, coach Chris Fagan will seek to pull that out of this talented prospect. Much like Brisbane's decision to trade, fantasy selection will be based on the upside rather than the existing output. A firm watchlist candidate.
Ah Chee? Ah, no.
Hand and hamstring injuries kept Callum Ah Chee out of the senior side until round 7 last season, then he played every game on the way home. A late 2017 experiment in defence was repeated at times, without ever lighting up the stat sheet. Four trips beyond the 20 disposal mark in 44 games is not the sort of record you want out of a fantasy player, and Ah Chee's role has evolved into a Mr Fixit in a team where the dikes often have too many holes. Try never to be so desperate that you pick him up.
