The Saints have tried numerous options in attack since Nick Riewoldt went down with a hamstring injury against Collingwood in round three and Fisher seems to be the most promising despite kicking just the one goal in Sunday’s loss to Essendon.
“I haven’t played forward much since my junior days," Fisher said after the game. "I only played a couple of years of juniors too.
"It’s a new role for me and ever since I’ve been at St Kilda I’ve played back.
“I’ve tried to work hard and keep presenting. We’re trying to find a forward structure that works.”
The 26-year-old has been spending time training with St Kilda’s forward group and has also had some helpful advice from the man whose shoes he is trying to fill.
“I train there during the week so I’m trying to learn the structures as best as possible," he said. "I work pretty hard with Leigh Tudor the forwards coach and I’m learning the role on the training track and trying to see as much vision as I can throughout the week. That’s how you learn it.
“I’ve spoken to Nick [Riewoldt] a few times about it. He’s such a great forward himself and you try to feed off those guys and learn different points.”
Saints coach Ross Lyon praised Fisher’s efforts after the match but the All-Australian defender said he was unsure if the role was his until Riewoldt returned.
“We’re not kicking enough goals so we’ll keep mixing and matching down there as best we can and trying to get something that works," he said.
"Whether I’m forward or back who knows? We’ll work at that during the week,” he said.
The Saints kicked 11.15 in the 12-point loss to Essendon and Fisher says skill errors were costly in the end.
“You’ve got to take your opportunities and put some scoreboard pressure on the opposition. I kicked a few points myself so we’ve got to work on our skills a bit more during the week,” he said.
The Saints fly to Perth this week to take on West Coast and Fisher says he believes the team can use the road trip to galvanise them, similar to how they had lifted in Robert Harvey’s 350th match against the Eagles at Subiaco in 2007.
“I think we’ve found ourselves in the same position a couple of years ago. We were 4-7 until we went to Perth. We regrouped that day and came away with a good win,” he said.
“That kick started our season. When you do win away they are really good wins. But it is not about winning or losing, we’ve just got to get back to playing Saints footy.”
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