In his interview with 6PR he spoke about conversations with Simmo and his line coach about developing as a player, and has been doing some training with the mids, more specifically the wing role. When asked about defence, he said he enjoyed playing defence as a junior, so would be open to it if the coaches wanted him thereI've said it before but it really comes down to how Maric progresses. If he is creating goals from the forward line and kicking 30+ a season he's a forward but he has all the perfect attributes to be not only very good as a third tall in defence but also as an elite distributor from defence. We'll have to see how the next couple of years go but I think while he could be a very good forward he could be more important to the team and provide more influence from defence. Always a plan B with him to swing him forward etc if needed or there's a mismatch too.