A bit of history on him - He looked pretty good last pre season at the Eagles and played a good Wizard cup game when we smashed the Pies. Generally he's pretty good in space but yeah pack situations, and against a close checking defender he has always struggled, even in the WAFL where I believe he was even dropped down to the reserves at one point. For a bloke his size, the key to cracking it is sorting out contested marking. He's huge but doesn't use his size well (Neitz could probably teach him a thing or 2!) and was taken out of games pretty easily, as you can imagine if he's not making an impact in contests he'd just be a big guy looking to run into space, something he didn't often get in the WAFL, so he'd probably get even less room in the AFL.
To be fair on the big lad, he's been unlucky with injuries and apparently was pretty home sick at times - but his effort seriously dropped away after being overlooked for the start of the season, and if you'd seen him in the WAFL he was very disappointing - looked a bit of a lost cause and never close to AFL selection.
Best of luck to him though, perhaps back in Melbourne he'll be a bit happier and the chance to play along side a guy like Neita should help his development. We've got a lot of young talls at the Eagles, most around his height and a few around his weight that seemed hungrier in 2004, perhaps he just needs to be given a good run and a bit more luck with the injuries. So yeah, he's got the size, a pretty good kick but a big question mark on his ability in contests, especially at AFL level.