I really don't see why some are so in love with mini maric.
I haven't seen anything to be too excited about. And the fact that he was at the dees for 4 years then got delisted by them after the club couldn't find a trade for him.
I've read by some that "he can play".
Might be the case at vfl level but he's a long way from being any good at afl level.
And i'm sick of these tiny players clogging our list. Just get talented midfielders who can play forward and kick goals when they rotate there. ie Cotchin, Martin etc.
we dont actually have all that many smalls any more. what do we call a small inder 6ft or under 180cm.
lets see 180cm and under.
foley - pretty decent player.
nahas - a limited player whos so one sided its not funny who lacks size and polish.
king - just a battler in every way.
turner - a highly skilled rookie on the very light side.
maric - another rookie with great skills but lacks intensity and a defensive bone in his body.
arnott - a big bodied late pick whos only knock atm is probably motor.
white - another dud who lacks polish vision and skill. but he can run fast lol.
houli - well most love him. me i think him defensively lacking and limited in what roles he can perform.
8 smalls and the reality is only one has been a consistent performer foley. two rookie long shots maric turner. a limited but good skilled one houli. a first yr late pick arnot. and three duds.
our trouble goes deeper though if the criteria to classify players small is under 183 or 6ft. you can then add.
edwards - the typical glass half full.
ellis - a first yr first rnd draft pick who looks okay.
webberley - who looks gone being just average in everything.
that would make 11 and so few of real quality. it would have to be the most underskilled group of talls in the afl as well as the biggest group of glass half fulls.