Player Watch #30: Charlie Comben - defender or forward? CC T5 in the AFL for avg. intercept marks per game

[HBFlanker]

Did he play back at all coming through the system? Apologies if this has been raised im just catching up now.

 

[RossHenshaw]

with CC moving back, it now means our only key forwards are larkey ccj and maley. hope either we ssp sellers or move buggy forwards instead.

Pies won the flag with only tall KPF

 

[Wild Bill]

with CC moving back, it now means our only key forwards are larkey ccj and maley. hope either we ssp sellers or move buggy forwards instead.

Hopefully Zurhaar stays fit, George and Dursma can help kick goals. We have plenty of mid sized forwards.

 

[northbergs]

Pies won the flag with only tall KPF

Hawthorn also only had one KPF in 2014 and 2015! I wonder who was their Premiership winning coach? A good Clarko system will trump the need for a reliance on key forwards to clunk contested marks.


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[amaz199]

Hawthorn also only had one KPF in 2014 and 2015! I wonder who was their Premiership winning coach? A good Clarko system will trump the need for a reliance on key forwards to clunk contested marks.


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So true.

We've been so accustomed to the long kicks and heavy reliance on tall timbers. We have to find a better way to move the football and if it means we need to actively move and create, good. The boys need to get used to working their arse off to get the ball between the big sticks.

To be a premiership side, they have to look like one. Kicking the ball down the line to create a stoppage ain't a premiership side.

 

[Val Keating]

Charlie- The Chaplin
Charlie- The get on the
Combo- The family pack

 

[Shermanator]

Charlie- The Chaplin
Charlie- The get on the
Combo- The family pack

Charlie Comben = The Victor

 

[Krakoueraddict]

Would rather we have an effective intercepter in D50 than a 2nd KPF. We have several marking threats in our F50 and a smaller fwd line has been proven to work with the majority of recent premiers having only 1 good to elite KPF.

Systems and team coherence will trump skills 9 times out of 10 in our game where there needs to be 18 blokes running around in unison. If there's space opened up by a quality system then degree of difficulty on making decisions and execution of skills drops dramatically and the players can make more plays.

 

[zoomba23]

Hawthorn also only had one KPF in 2014 and 2015! I wonder who was their Premiership winning coach? A good Clarko system will trump the need for a reliance on key forwards to clunk contested marks.


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Bit misleading. Hale and McEvoy played in both. Schoenmakers (lol) in the second of the two. My memory is that Hale in particular spent a fair bit of time in the 50

 

[WesternRoo]

Bit misleading. Hale and McEvoy played in both. Schoenmakers (lol) in the second of the two. My memory is that Hale in particular spent a fair bit of time in the 50

Gunston is also pretty much a key forward. Certainly bigger than a medium.

 

[ferball]

Gunston is also pretty much a key forward. Certainly bigger than a medium.

he was mobile tho. That was the point of their system - great movement and mobility.

 

[Passmore]

he was mobile tho. That was the point of their system - great movement and mobility.

Listed as 193cm and 81 kgs. Similar dimensions to a young fella we just brought in...

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[ferball]

Funny that.

 

[Ted Parker]

I come in peace.
So, what's the expectation for Charlie Comben this year? I remember seeing him play against Brisbane last year and I thought 'he's one to watch', bloody quick for a giant / type we've been looking for.
If he remains injury fee, do you expect he'll emerge as a true twin focal point along with Larkey?
Along with ZZ Top, Zane and Zurhaar, your forward line looks pretty sound for the next decade.
Maybe missing a Dixon / Mihocek / Walker / McStay / Tom McDonald

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type to help bring those young blokes through for a year or two.
FWIW, if Clarko could lure RFA Hardwick to Arden St. I reckon it'd be a real boon for a young side needing defensive hardness and experience.

Good luck for the season.

 

[hellas_johnny]

I come in peace.
So, what's the expectation for Charlie Comben this year? I remember seeing him play against Brisbane last year and I thought 'he's one to watch', bloody quick for a giant / type we've been looking for.
If he remains injury fee, do you expect he'll emerge as a true twin focal point along with Larkey?
Along with ZZ Top, Zane and Zurhaar, your forward line looks pretty sound for the next decade.
Maybe missing a Dixon / Mihocek / Walker / McStay / Tom McDonald type to help bring those young blokes through for a year or two.
FWIW, if Clarko could lure RFA Hardwick to Arden St. I reckon it'd be a real boon for a young side needing defensive hardness and experience.

Good luck for the season.

Will be playing backline

 

[zoomba23]

I come in peace.
So, what's the expectation for Charlie Comben this year? I remember seeing him play against Brisbane last year and I thought 'he's one to watch', bloody quick for a giant / type we've been looking for.
If he remains injury fee, do you expect he'll emerge as a true twin focal point along with Larkey?
Along with ZZ Top, Zane and Zurhaar, your forward line looks pretty sound for the next decade.
Maybe missing a Dixon / Mihocek / Walker / McStay / Tom McDonald type to help bring those young blokes through for a year or two.
FWIW, if Clarko could lure RFA Hardwick to Arden St. I reckon it'd be a real boon for a young side needing defensive hardness and experience.

Good luck for the season.

He'll play backline in the short term.

We've all been excited about him but there's less overt enthusiasm now because of how often he's been burnt by his own body. His injury last season was the first time I've felt like crying over footy since about 2013.

If Logue gets back and Charlie hasn't injured himself yet, he'd likely shift to the forward line. I believe that's where he'd do his best work. For raw physical power in the air and on the ground, we have no one better.

Good shout on Hardwick, he'd be ****ing perfect, but I imagine Smitchell knows what he has there and wouldn't let him go.

 

[The acurate one]

I come in peace.
So, what's the expectation for Charlie Comben this year?

That he only snaps in half once in the 2024.

 

[Nylex]

I come in peace.
So, what's the expectation for Charlie Comben this year? I remember seeing him play against Brisbane last year and I thought 'he's one to watch', bloody quick for a giant / type we've been looking for.
If he remains injury fee, do you expect he'll emerge as a true twin focal point along with Larkey?
Along with ZZ Top, Zane and Zurhaar, your forward line looks pretty sound for the next decade.
Maybe missing a Dixon / Mihocek / Walker / McStay / Tom McDonald type to help bring those young blokes through for a year or two.
FWIW, if Clarko could lure RFA Hardwick to Arden St. I reckon it'd be a real boon for a young side needing defensive hardness and experience.

Good luck for the season.

I’d be v happy if Charlie can get through 15 + games. Looks like it will be as a CHB in 2024. If Charlie can do that, 2025 he could start swinging forward again. Fingers are crossed

 

[Devil Fish]

Really hope Chom gets a good run at things. Deserves a bit of luck.
Love his spunk and passion.

 

[r00boy96]

Love his spunk

 

[giantroo]

 

[Liam Boy]

god he looks so ****ing good. please let his body hold up

 

[King Corey]

Looks good. +1 for Liam Boy sentiment.

 

[shinboner magic]

That’s Darcy Moore

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like minus the bad hairdo

 

[My Left Foote]

Looks good. +1 for Liam Boy sentiment.

I'll see your +1 and raise you a +2.