List Mgmt. Welcome Ryan Maric (Pick 1, 2023 MSD)

[Goroyals22]

Maric heading west
"“I fly tomorrow and I’m really looking forward to getting over and coming into the club."

Will spend the morning making sure his health insurance is up to date.


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[wce4premiership]

What's the expectation? 10 a game or thereabouts?

 

[JoshWoodenSpoon]

Looks, moves and kicks the footy very much like Jack Lukosius in these highlights.

Wow this was exactly my thought too.

 

[Astro7]

Good to see. Slowly the future team is building, pick by pick.
Welcome Ryan Maric.

 

[THE A5]

Duan referred to him as a key forward, not sure if they view him like that or that was said by accident

 

[Keys]

Good selection. Didn’t over think it and just took the best player available. Obviously has a good work ethic and looks thrilled to be on our list

 

[eaglespremiers]

Looks, moves and kicks the footy very much like Jack Lukosius in these highlights.

That's a really good comparison.

 

[Avalor]

Welcome Ryan we need a ranga on the list! Good choice get best available.

He is not going to cope well with the Perth summer. Bring out the zinc cream!

 

[Dylan82]

He's very raw, but there is a good amount to work with here.


Likes to run and roam, gets up the ground, but also doesn't get lost in the middle.

Biggest strengths appear to be ability to read play early, using that to find space; and the effectiveness of his disposal to hit targets.

Handball certainly could do with some cleaning up, can get caught out HTB as the release isn't very quick.


Hasn't spent much time in professional programs, so there is also the chance that his ceiling could be a lot higher than where our thoughts lie right now.

Is the same age as the club's most recent draftees, so can effectively consider him to be the 6th pick used by the club in the 2022 draft.


Keep seeing him being described as a key forward, however to me, his attributes align much better to defence - reading the play, zoning off to intercept and using that good disposal to launch the team into attack.

Love his humility, the effort to work hard when there were no scouts around just to get here, and his positive attitude throughout this ordeal.


Genuinely hope to see him do well and live out his dream.

Welcome to West Coast, Ryan.

 

[CountryLad]

Looks like he'll be a really interesting player if he makes it. Can't really think of an equivalent type based on his highlights. Fritsch when he was drafted perhaps but he plays much deeper than it looks like Maric does. Sort of moves alot like Sicily or maybe thats just his looks.

Reminds me a little of Mitchell White. If he can play 150 games like Michell did for us it would be a massive win.

 

[DanWCE]

He's very raw, but there is a good amount to work with here.


Likes to run and roam, gets up the ground, but also doesn't get lost in the middle.

Biggest strengths appear to be ability to read play early, using that to find space; and the effectiveness of his disposal to hit targets.

Handball certainly could do with some cleaning up, can get caught out HTB as the release isn't very quick.


Hasn't spent much time in professional programs, so there is also the chance that his ceiling could be a lot higher than where our thoughts lie right now.

Is the same age as the club's most recent draftees, so can effectively consider him to be the 6th pick used by the club in the 2022 draft.


Keep seeing him being described as a key forward, however to me, his attributes align much better to defence - reading the play, zoning off to intercept and using that good disposal to launch the team into attack.

Love his humility, the effort to work hard when there were no scouts around just to get here, and his positive attitude throughout this ordeal.


Genuinely hope to see him do well and live out his dream.

Welcome to West Coast, Ryan.

Yeah I really see him most likely integrating into Rothams back flank position with the new game plan that Roth can't get his head around.

 

[Avalor]

I hadn't heard of Duane Massey before - where did he come from? How long has he been with us?

 

[Keys]

Not paywalled



Some key quotes

“I think that’s the plan to play WAFL on Sunday,” Maric told The West Australian.

“All going to plan I will head over, train for a bit and then it should all be good.

Even though he was touted that he’d be the first pick for the past few weeks, Maric was still overwhelmed when his name was called and said he even broke down again when his new coach Adam Simpson picked up the phone.

“He congratulated me and was saying how good it is to have me at the club and wants to meet me,” Maric said.

“I got a bit emotional when I was talking to him as well, he’s a good guy and I can’t wait to get over there and meet him.”

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

His marking looked a lot better in his Gippsland Power highlights.
Didn't look very good in his other highlights.
Feel a lot better about him now.

 

[Mulldogg]

I hadn't heard of Duane Massey before - where did he come from? How long has he been with us?

A decade or so apparently. Someone posted excerpts from what I think was his LinkedIn profile and said he’d been at West Coast as part of the recruiting team since about 2011.

Another internal promotion it seems so make of that what you will…

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

 

[Keys]

I hadn't heard of Duane Massey before - where did he come from? How long has he been with us?

Been at the club for about 10 years but only recently (December) became recruiting manager

Posts here as BOND 007

(Not really)

 

[CountryLad]

Been at the club for about 10 years but only recently (December) became recruiting manager

Posts here as BOND 007

(Not really)

 

[Keys]

Has the Nicnat nut scratch at about 0.45 months n this video

Bodes well



And a bit more of this interview

 

[THE A5]

Yeah I really see him most likely integrating into Rothams back flank position with the new game plan that Roth can't get his head around.

Shep wasn't just underrated but his role was such an underrated role. Hopefully Maric can be that guy that plays on all sorts of forwards and provide us with some rebound.

 

[Keys]

Birthday is September 6

4 days older than Ginbey
3 days older than Burgiel
2 weeks younger than Long

Including Hewett, Barnett, Dewar and Baker we now have 8 players born in 2004

Been a while since we’ve had that many players from one year on the list I would have thought

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Will watch his videos later but if he was tipped to go late second round or so that's a massive win to pick him up for free 6 months before the draft.

Sucks that it's because Culley is injured, but still.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

we now have 8 players born in 2004

**** I'm old. Thanks!

These kids wouldn't have seen the class of 2006 strut their stuff, let alone 92/94. FML.

 

[Altum Volantes]

* I'm old. Thanks!

These kids wouldn't have seen the class of 2006 strut their stuff, let alone 92/94. FML.

Well to be fair, Scott Lycett was born on the same day we won the 1992 flag - so it’s been an issue for a while.

 

[Keys]

* I'm old. Thanks!

These kids wouldn't have seen the class of 2006 strut their stuff, let alone 92/94. FML.

Shannon Hurn was drafted in 2005

When these kids were one year old