| Ryan Maric | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ryan Maric | ||
| Born | (2004-09-06)6 September 2004 (age 21) | ||
| Original teams | Drouin,Gippsland Power | ||
| Draft | No. 1,2023 mid-season rookie draft | ||
| Debut | Round 13, 2023,West Coast vs.Adelaide, atAdelaide Oval | ||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | West Coast | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2023– | West Coast | 51 (17) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ryan Maric (born 6 September 2004) is a professionalAustralian rules footballer who plays with theWest Coast Eagles Football Club in theAustralian Football League (AFL).
Maric grew up in the West Gippsland town ofDrouin. When he was 15 he had a growth spurt and gained 30cm in height. After the growth spurt caused some back issues and then a dose of glandular fever, he became overweight.[1] Maric then worked hard to get to his current playing weight.[2][3]During 2023, he played for four different teams;Gippsland Power, Victoria Country, the Young Guns and theBox Hill Hawks. His two games at Box Hill yielded 4 goals.
Maric was the first player picked in the2023 mid-season draft.[4] He received an eighteen-month contract with the Eagles.[5]Maric played one game in the WAFL before getting called up to make his debut againstAdelaide in Adelaide.[6]Marickicked a goal with his first kick in AFL football.[7]
At the start of the 2025 season Maric was placed into the backline, playing a defensive role as a medium defender being switched from the forward and wing roles he played in the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Updated to the end of the 2025 season.[8]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2023 | West Coast | 41 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 55 | 100 | 28 | 26 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 10.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2024 | West Coast | 41 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 107 | 78 | 185 | 60 | 24 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 9.7 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2025 | West Coast | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 314 | 146 | 460 | 84 | 44 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 6.6 | 20.9 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 1 |
| Career | 51 | 17 | 6 | 466 | 279 | 745 | 172 | 94 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 9.1 | 5.5 | 14.6 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1 | ||
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