Hmm, playing around with some numpties over on the draft board and compared Maric to Van Rooyen. Safe to say I think we've struck gold here.
Interestingly, he's listed on the AFL website as 196cm, so if this is true and not a case of the McGovern's, this pick solve our KPF situation moving forward, and not just having him as the third tall.
Also to consider is Van Rooyen, whilst being his debut year, is playing to Melbourne's midfield and Maric is playing to WCE's, so he's had to work extremely hard to create his own opportunities, whilst Van Rooyen has the likes of Petracca kicking to him with little competition due to Melbourne's dearth of KPFs.
Interestingly, he's listed on the AFL website as 196cm, so if this is true and not a case of the McGovern's, this pick solve our KPF situation moving forward, and not just having him as the third tall.
Also to consider is Van Rooyen, whilst being his debut year, is playing to Melbourne's midfield and Maric is playing to WCE's, so he's had to work extremely hard to create his own opportunities, whilst Van Rooyen has the likes of Petracca kicking to him with little competition due to Melbourne's dearth of KPFs.