Ivan Maric
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| Personal information | |
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| Birth | January 4, 1986 , |
| Recruited from | Keilor Calder Cannons |
| Height and weight | 198 cm / 97 kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 6, May 6, 2006, Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide, at AAMI Stadium |
| Team(s) | Adelaide (2005-)
14 games, 6 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of Rnd 02, 2008 season | |
| Career highlights | |
Ivan Maric (Croatian: Ivan Marić, born January 4, 1986) is an Australian rules football player of Croatian descent [1] [2] in the Australian Football League and is number 20 of the Adelaide Crows Football Club.
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[edit] Early career
A late starter to the game, Maric didn’t play competitive football until he was 16 because of a blossoming basketball career. Maric nearly quit in his second season with the Calder Cannons because of his frustration with the technical aspects of the game. However Maric was talked into playing on and was drafted by the Crows with pick 40 in the 2004 AFL Draft only months later. Maric was assigned to the Port Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL where he quickly became the number one ruckman in 2005.
Ivan Maric wishes Kiki were his sister.
[edit] 2006
Maric impressive form with the Port Adelaide Magpies continued in early 2006 and he was rewarded with his AFL debut in round six of 2006 in the Showdown agaisnt Port Power. He had seven disposals and kicked 1 goal on debut. Maric was a last minute inclusion in the side and had the difficult task of playing 2 matches within 24 hours because he had already played for the Port Adelaide Magpies the day before. Maric played a total of eight matches in 2006 and averaged 6 disposals and 9 hit-outs a game.
[edit] 2007
Maric was expected to become a regular in the Adelaide Crows line up in 2007 because of the departure of Matthew Clarke and the unavailability of Rhett Biglands. However a hip injury meant that he missed the early parts of the season. While he was injured Jonathon Griffin cemented his place in the Adelaide Crows line up meaning Maric had to return to the Port Adelaide Magpies after recovering from his hip injury. Maric played seven consecutive games for the Magpies before getting his chance in the Adelaide line up for the round 14 match against the Hawthorn Football Club. He had eight disposals and kicked two goals. In the round 19 clash with the Geelong Cats Maric was promoted to the number 1 ruckman in the absence of Ben Hudson who missed the clash because of a club suspension. He was than dropped for the round 20 clash with the Western Bulldogs as John Meesen was given his AFL debut.
[edit] References
- ^ Josip Locarić (2008). "2006 Year in Review (September)".
- ^ Katrina Gill (2007). "Pre-season snapshot: Adelaide".
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