By DAVID NAGEL
SOME games of footy are just that little more special than others – as brothers Jason and Michael Fisher discovered in the reserves clash between Pakenham and Beaconsfield on Saturday.
It was the first time that Jason, 23, and Michael, 37, had shared the same football field in either a team-mate or opposition capacity. Michael, who played in premierships with the Eagles, said it was a day that would stick in the memory forever.
“It was a highlight definitely, you play in premierships but that was different today, it was pretty special because I never thought it would happen,” Michael said.
“He’s (Jason) had a lot better individual career than me, playing interleague and things like that, but he still hasn’t won a premiership,” came the sledge.
“Yet,” came Jason’s reply, before saying his elder brother wasn’t high up on his list of sporting heroes when he was growing up as a kid.
“Not him, the players he played with like Robbie Taylor and H (Haydn Robins), I loved watching those blokes, but not him,” he said with a laugh, before acknowledging he really enjoyed the day.
Michael tried to lure Jason to Beaconsfield, getting him to commit to a pre-season one year but Jason stayed loyal to his mates, the reason he started at the Lions in the first place.
The sibling-rivals started the game matched up, Jason picking up the elusive half-forward who kicked two goals for the afternoon. Jason then left his man and kicked two of his own, including a ball-burster from outside 50.
“He got loose and kicked a couple of goals, but he didn’t kick them on me,” Michael pointed out.
And how far out was that goal Jason?
“Probably 80 metres,” he explained with a chuckle.
Oh yeah, for the record, the Lions escaped with a 22-point win after Michael had narrowed the gap early in the last quarter.
