I would not see it as ruck rover as he does ruck, it is just that his goal in the ruck contest is to win the ball, and for him that often means positioning himself against his ruck opponent to make it less likely that the opponent will tap the ball so he can gather, and then clear, the ball the ball, rather than primarily being focussed on winning the hit out which he also does win.
Away from the ruck contest he does win the ball around the ground, and is an excellent mark too.
We have all seen games where Marshall has been slaughtered in the tap outs though. The amended ruck rules have worked to Marshall's advantage.
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