Ryan Maric has suddenly become one of the most talked-about players in AFL fantasy, not because of fine individual play as such but because he has been given almost sole responsibility for taking kick ins for West Coast. The Eagles' fixture seems to be filled with teams whose goalkicking is poor, leading to Maric taking full advantage of the current rules regime to play on and pile on metres gained with long kicks. The massive amount of fantasy points he has been earning with this one simple play makes him almost a premium defender in fantasy, albeit his role is highly contingent.
Ryan Maric has suddenly become one of the most talked-about players in AFL fantasy, not because of fine individual play as such but because he has been given almost sole responsibility for taking kick ins for West Coast. The Eagles' fixture seems to be filled with teams whose goalkicking is poor, leading to Maric taking full advantage of the current rules regime to play on and pile on metres gained with long kicks. The massive amount of fantasy points he has been earning with this one simple play makes him almost a premium defender in fantasy, albeit his role is highly contingent.
Ryan Maric was tried starting on a wing last week, not necessarily a reflection of his own form in his previous role of tall half forward flanker but more to the point that the Eagles now have a surfeit of marking targets inside 50 now that Oscar Allen has returned. The last West Coast player to follow this career trajectory was Jarrod Brander, who is not in the league any more. Maric remains a fringe player in more ways than one, and while this is not exactly his last chance, he does have a point to prove if he is going to remain on the senior list at an AFL club.
