Why? He is the complete package as an inside/outside mid.
Beautifully balanced, great kicking skills, evasive, clever and creative around the stoppages, defensively sound, and has the added bonus of being dangerous inside 50.
There's obviously no guarantee he gets there, but that is where he could end up with his skillset and career trajectory so far.
Agree with you - his best reminds me of Pendlebury.
Whether he can reach his ceiling remains to be seen.