Ivan Maric (Croatian: Ivan Marić, /ˈiːvɑːn ˈmæriːtʃ/ ee-vahn mar-itch; born 4 January 1986) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club and the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was Richmond's vice-captain in 2015 and 2016.[1] In 2017 he began working as a ruck coach at Richmond.
| Ivan Maric | |||
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 Maric in July 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ivan Marić | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) |
Keilor (EDFL) Calder Cannons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 40, 2004 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 6, 2006, Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide, at AAMI Stadium | ||
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruck | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2005–2011 | Adelaide | 77 (28) | |
| 2012–2017 | Richmond | 80 (33) | |
| Total | 157 (61) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Junior and state league football
editA 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.
AFL playing career
editAdelaide (2005–2011)
editMaric made his AFL debut in round six of the 2006 season, in the Showdown against Port Adelaide. He had seven disposals and kicked 1 goal on in the match. Maric played a total of eight matches in his debut season, averaging six disposals and nine hitouts per-game.[2]
In 2007, a hip injury meant that he missed the early part of the season and returned to the senior side for the round 14 match against Hawthorn. In the round 19 clash with the Geelong Football Club Maric was promoted to the number 1 ruckman but was then dropped for the round 20 clash with the Western Bulldogs. In 2008, a pre-season injury and form delayed his return to midway through the season. He played out the rest of the season in the ruck, cementing his spot as the new number one ruck. 2009 saw Maric continued as Adelaide's clear number one ruckman.
In 2011 the combination of the new interchange rules and the arrival of Sam Jacobs at the Crows saw Maric given limited opportunities. Maric played just six games for the season. At the season's end it was reported Maric was keen to leave the Crows, with strong interest from Richmond.[3] He was traded to Richmond in the 2011 Trade Week period, with Adelaide accepting Richmond's second-round pick (no. 37) for him, which was then subsequently on-traded to St. Kilda for Tom Lynch.
Richmond (2012–2017)
editMaric joined Richmond in 2012 and established himself as the club's number one ruckman. In his first year, he played 21 games and finished third in the club's best and fairest award, the Jack Dyer Medal.[4] In November 2012, he was voted onto the club's seven player leadership group by his peers, for the 2013 season.[5] In 2013, Maric missed three games through injury, but still played 20 games.[6]
Maric was returned to the club's (now five man) leadership group ahead of the 2014 season.[7]
In January 2015, Maric was appointed joint vice-captain for the 2015 season, along with Brett Deledio.[1] He played 22 matches that season, including an appearance in the club's elimination final against North Melbourne.[2]
Maric fell out of Richmond's core playing group in 2016, being replaced as the team's premier ruck by Shaun Hampson. As a result, Maric played only three AFL matches that season.[2] Despite speculation he was considering retirement, he signed a one-year contract extension to play on at the club through the end of the 2017 season.[8]
He did not play a match at senior level in 2017, instead leading the club's reserves side in the VFL. He was a member of that side's losing grand final team.[9]
In June 2017, Maric announced he would retire from football at the conclusion of the 2017 season.[10]
Coaching career
editIn 2017 Maric worked as a playing coach at Richmond, serving as ruck coach in addition to playing reserves football in the VFL.[11] Upon announcing his retirement, Maric accepted a permanent off-field role at Richmond, as a player development and ruck coach.[12]
Playing statistics
edit G
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
B
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks | H/O
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Hit-outs |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
| 2006 | Adelaide | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 8 | 15 | 73 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 9.1 |
| 2007 | Adelaide | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 18 | 15 | 48 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 8.0 |
| 2008 | Adelaide | 20 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 58 | 101 | 159 | 43 | 51 | 274 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 17.1 |
| 2009 | Adelaide | 20 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 129 | 196 | 57 | 48 | 358 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 17.9 |
| 2010 | Adelaide | 20 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 72 | 145 | 217 | 62 | 41 | 370 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 10.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 17.6 |
| 2011 | Adelaide | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 32 | 65 | 19 | 14 | 73 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 10.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 12.2 |
| 2012 | Richmond | 20 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 158 | 175 | 333 | 92 | 79 | 652 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 15.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 31.0 |
| 2013 | Richmond | 20 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 119 | 138 | 257 | 67 | 50 | 464 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 12.9 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 23.2 |
| 2014 | Richmond | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 101 | 100 | 201 | 47 | 40 | 356 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 14.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 25.4 |
| 2015 | Richmond | 20 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 147 | 140 | 287 | 64 | 61 | 558 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 13.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 25.4 |
| 2016 | Richmond | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 87 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 2017 | Richmond | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career[2] | 157 | 61 | 30 | 804 | 1021 | 1825 | 481 | 420 | 3313 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 11.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 21.1 | ||
Personal life
editBorn in Australia, Maric is of Croatian descent.[13][14] Maric is a committee member of St Albans Saints.
Maric is a supporter of the Melbourne City Football Club.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b "Maric joins Deledio as vice-captain". Richmond Football Club. Richmond Football Club. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Ivan Maric". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ Zac Milbank, The Advertiser 8 Sept. 2011.
- ^ "Trent Cotchin wins second Jack Dyer Medal as Richmond best-and-fairest". Herald Sun. News Ltd. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ Paton, Al (30 November 2012). "Richmond promotes Ivan Maric, Dylan Grimes to leadership group". News.com.au. News Ltd. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ James, Matthew (2 August 2013). "Tiger tall can still shine". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Richmond drops Jack Riewoldt from leadership group". The Age. Fairfax Media. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ Laughton, Max (5 October 2016). "Ruckman Ivan Maric signs one-year contract extension with Richmond to stay at Tigerland until end of 2017". Fox Sports. News Ltd. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ Prime, Toby (24 September 2017). "Port Melbourne wins VFL premiership as Ben Lennon misses kick after final siren". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ Olle, Sarah (29 June 2017). "Emotional Ivan Maric announces retirement to teammates at Punt Road on Thursday". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Schmook, Nathan (10 July 2017). "Coaching greats inspire retiring Maric's next move". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. AFL Media. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Richmond list changes". richmondfc.com.au. Bigpond. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ Katrina Gill. "Moonlighting:Ivan Maric". Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ Katrina Gill (2007). "Pre-season snapshot: Adelaide". Archived from the original on 24 December 2007.
- ^ "Ex-Richmond star on his love of football, Liverpool and the Hyundai A-League". A-League. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
External links
edit- Ivan Maric's profile on the official website of the Richmond Football Club
- Ivan Maric's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ivan Maric's statistics from Footy Wire