Given the injury to young Strauss, I started thinking about who might replace him in the back line. Whilst I think we have adequate coverage with the likes of MacDonald, Bartram, Tapscott, Rivers, Garland and Frawley all down there, I also had a thought that perhaps Maric could be trialled on half back, in a similar manner to the path Leon Davis and Chris Yarran have taken this year.

I've always found Maric to be speedy and a reasonably good field kick. He has come through the ranks as a forward but seems to panic a bit under the pressure of being in the forward pocket, and not being a natural crumb-er.

With four round remaining, and Maric seemingly otherwise headed for the trade table or scrap-heap, I'd love to him trialled down back/behind the ball. Even if in the VFL to start with. In my humble opinion he's too talented to be lost to the club.

Give Blease a run or put Nicholson back in. Maric not AFL standard.

Maric not AFL standard.

Fair point. But like a few others on our list, he's way above VFL standard. Same with Bate, Dunn and Warnock - all of them dominate in the VFL but struggle at AFL level. Is the gulf really that big between the standards? (probably yes).

Unfortunately Addam is just too slow, playing him off half back means that he would have to man up on someone for most of the game and would he get flogged by most small forwards. Bit of a shame to someone with as good a kick as he does to go to waste.

Save us! Maric is no where near AFL standard. He is slow and lazy. He's also too small. Give up on Maric. Give Blease a go!

Green to HBF. We should not need to rely on Green in the forward line when we have so much forward talent to develop (sans FF, Jack CHF). Green may play his last year, whenever that might be, in the BP anyway. Correctly, Green's overall best footy has been forward, but his best year was when playing back.

I don't see Maric 'rushing the yards' at his point. Green can get contested ball, mark, and rake accurate left foot kicking through the opposition structures.

Maric is NOT a good field kick.

Maric is also not quick nor smart enough to play off half back.

Just being better than VFL standard does not make you a AFL player. PJ, Dunn, Bell, Newton, Miller and Bate are proof.

His preseason showed he can play as a forward pocked, but he hasn't been up to it regularly in the real stuff. I think if he played in a top side he could be good enough to be in and out of the team in his best position which is FP, but thats about it.

Given the injury to young Strauss, I started thinking about who might replace him in the back line. Whilst I think we have adequate coverage with the likes of MacDonald, Bartram, Tapscott, Rivers, Garland and Frawley all down there, I also had a thought that perhaps Maric could be trialled on half back, in a similar manner to the path Leon Davis and Chris Yarran have taken this year.

I've always found Maric to be speedy and a reasonably good field kick. He has come through the ranks as a forward but seems to panic a bit under the pressure of being in the forward pocket, and not being a natural crumb-er.

With four round remaining, and Maric seemingly otherwise headed for the trade table or scrap-heap, I'd love to him trialled down back/behind the ball. Even if in the VFL to start with. In my humble opinion he's too talented to be lost to the club.

Worth a try before we delist

Given the injury to young Strauss, I started thinking about who might replace him in the back line. Whilst I think we have adequate coverage with the likes of MacDonald, Bartram, Tapscott, Rivers, Garland and Frawley all down there, I also had a thought that perhaps Maric could be trialled on half back, in a similar manner to the path Leon Davis and Chris Yarran have taken this year.

I've always found Maric to be speedy and a reasonably good field kick. He has come through the ranks as a forward but seems to panic a bit under the pressure of being in the forward pocket, and not being a natural crumb-er.

With four round remaining, and Maric seemingly otherwise headed for the trade table or scrap-heap, I'd love to him trialled down back/behind the ball. Even if in the VFL to start with. In my humble opinion he's too talented to be lost to the club.

If thats what you think try him @ Casey in the role because he's not physical enough to do that in an AFL defence. He'd get the brush off quicker than a fly at a Bar-B-Que.

I don't think it's worth investing any more games into Maric. He is fairly decent in the NAB cup and probably in the VFL too, but it's been firmly proven he can't cut the mustard at AFL level. And on top of that there is more than enough developing small forwards already on the list.

There is an abundance of talent in the VFL and WAFL that is worthy and waiting to be tried in the AFL, keeping guys like Maric on the list serves no purpose but to clog it. Why hang onto somebody to become the next Brad Miller instead of taking the chance to find the next Barlow, Podsiadly, Mzungu, Curnow, etc.?

Nothing wrong with Marric in my opinion. It was never likely to happen under Bailey for he didn't like the left field experimentation. Maybe Todd will be more open. But I would think he would try him on the backline at Casey first.

Maric improved this year, I don't think they'll move him on yet.

Nothing wrong with Marric in my opinion. It was never likely to happen under Bailey for he didn't like the left field experimentation. Maybe Todd will be more open. But I would think he would try him on the backline at Casey first.

Maric improved this year, I don't think they'll move him on yet.

I don't think Maric will make it but I do agree with you that he improved this year

I don't think Maric will make it but I do agree with you that he improved this year

He improved thru the preseason, true. But his application/tenacity at the contest is nowhere near what you'ld hope for from a player with 3 seasons under his belt. He has the skills that tease, he keeps showing them in snippets, but the lack of "Have a go", just pulls the belief right from under his own feet.

Not such a bad idea. I'd be more interested to see Flash play some defensive roles ala Leon Davis, and instead of a quarter back role, simply playing on a forward.

Too slow

He improved thru the preseason, true. But his application/tenacity at the contest is nowhere near what you'ld hope for from a player with 3 seasons under his belt. He has the skills that tease, he keeps showing them in snippets, but the lack of "Have a go", just pulls the belief right from under his own feet.

Four seasons.

Has shown nothing. Textbook delisting. This would be the easiest decision that the club has this year. The only question is based on his height and pace and personality, why was he drafted?

Try him at left right back in the shed.