Background
He won the Riverland Tyre and Magazine Boxing Day Classic four times, twice with his father Terry and twice with his brother Ben.
He won the Riverland Tyre and Magazine Boxing Day Classic four times, twice with his father Terry and twice with his brother Ben.
His run and carry from the half-back line was critical to Street Kilda"s 6th-place finish and he finished third in the Street Kilda best and fairest award.
Between the ages of 17 and 19 Fisher was a promising junior golfer and played off a handicap of 1. However, Fisher gave away a possible career in golf for American Federation of Labor-Congress football. Fisher began playing Australian rules in South Australia with West Adelaide, where he was first identified by American Federation of Labor-Congress scouts at the age of 21.
The versatile defender was selected as pick number 55 in the 2003 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft.
He made his debut in 2004 following some injuries to other key defenders
In 2005, Fisher took a major step in his career and improved dramatically to hold down a regular spot in the Saints" defence. He generally played on the third best forward of the opposition and began to provide terrific run from the half-back line.
In 2006 he played every match and had up 421 disposals for the season. 2007 season
Injuries to other key defenders at the start of the 2007 season saw Fisher assume the mantle at full-back.
lieutenant is a recurring theme in Fisher"s career that he is picked as a result of injuries to other players.
He performed strongly against the power forwards of the competition before injuring his hamstring in Round 4. He returned in Round 7 and was able to resume his attacking position across halfback in the second half of the year. He finished off the year strongly and was nominated in the backline in the squad of 40 players for the All-Australian Team.
Fisher was ranked 8th in total marks, 17th in kicks per game and 2nd in marks per game.
Fisher signed a two-year contract extension in September 2007 until the end of 2010. 2008 season
Fisher got more of a chance to play as a key position backman after a season-ending injury to Matt Maguire early in the season.
Fisher had a strong season, averaging 22 disposals and 8 marks a game at the end of the regular season. He was included in the All-Australian team on the half-back flank, the first time he had been awarded that honour.
He polled 680 votes to finish ahead of Nick Riewoldt who polled 643 votes.
2009 season
Fisher again showed a strong presence in Street Kilda"s home and away season, playing as either a loose backman or the centre halfback. He performed strongly in the first qualifying final against Collingwood with a career high 42 disposals. Fisher played in 21 of 22 matches in the 2009 home and away rounds in which Street Kilda qualified in first position for the finals series, winning the club’s third minor premiership.
Street Kilda qualified for the 2009 American Federation of Labor-Congress Grand Final after qualifying and preliminary finals wins.
Fisher played in the grand final in which Street Kilda were defeated by 12 points. 2010 season
Fisher played 24 games in 2010, including four finals matches.
He was one of Street Kilda"s best players in the drawn Grand Final, and had 16 possessions in the Grand Final replay before injuring his hamstring before half time. As of the end of the 2010 season, Fisher had played in 12 finals matches including three grand finals.