Player Watch #30: Charlie Comben

[Gasometer]

Good on you, there was once a fitness thread but it has been banished

Oh well

 

[the big lebowski]

Won't be as easy as that when the real stuff starts. Juggled the first 3 marks then took a couple against what looked like the wiz watto Watsons.

But as I partly jest he does look fit n strong and gee while I'm off the bus. Happy to jump back on, maybe it's due to him being down back when we're crying out for a chf.

Im just happy he’s back.

Doesn’t look like his injury will hold him back.

Hamish heckhead McLachlan probably went early when he said Charlie needed to be put down and his career was over as he was being stretchered off the mcg

 

[King Corey]

Won't be as easy as that when the real stuff starts. Juggled the first 3 marks then took a couple against what looked like the wiz watto Watsons.

But as I partly jest he does look fit n strong and gee while I'm off the bus. Happy to jump back on, maybe it's due to him being down back when we're crying out for a chf.

Yeh the worst part of your players dominating an intra is well.. they were dominating an intra.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Yeh the worst part of your players dominating an intra is well.. they were dominating an intra.

More to the point, it’s ‘our’ intra.

 

[King Corey]

More to the point, it’s ‘our’ intra.

"New leadership group member Bailey Scott shone on a wing gathering possessions at will..

opposed to Curtis Taylor who didn't disgrace himself chalking up over 25 new Instagram followers in limited gametime.."

 

[kaboom kid]

Dare I say he looks a bit like Carey in a few of those grabs.

I thought the same. I think it's the hair and the fact that it's a chest mark.

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

He doesn’t kick like wayne. He does mark and attack the pill just like him. Its that kick for goal.. im happy for him to be more like Jakovich though. He looks good down back

You’re right. I could live with Comben developing into the next Jakovich if he doesn’t end up emulating Carey…

 

[Reagan Smash]

 

[King Corey]

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This x1000.

Remember when Declan Watson looked like an amazing marking forward one preseason?

(Yes forward)

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

This x1000.

Remember when Declan Watson looked like an amazing marking forward one preseason?

(Yes forward)

Remember when Alan Obst looked like he could move an entire house by himself?

Good days.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Good on you, there was once a fitness thread but it has been banished

Oh well

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[King Corey]

Remember when Alan Obst looked like he could move an entire house by himself?

Good days.

I'm biased after meeting him a few times but reckon he looked like a decent emerging player under Crocker/Laidley.

Scott didn't rate him and that was that.

 

[hurricane]

Remember when Alan Obst looked like he could move an entire house by himself?

Good days.

Remember when David Calthorpe looked like he’d eaten an entire house by himself?

 

[Frank Thring]

Remember when David Calthorpe looked like he’d eaten an entire house by himself?

Remember when Jonathon Hay looked like he ate David Calthorpe?

 

[ansonholt]

Agree with others. I do a double take when he's marking it. Looks exactly like Carey. It's uncanny.

 

[Shinboner1]

Good for supercoach

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

I understand why he’s playing as a kpd, but he is not a natural defender. Didn’t play poorly today, but his positioning and defensive nous isn’t there.

 

[amaz199]

I understand why he’s playing as a kpd, but he is not a natural defender. Didn’t play poorly today, but his positioning and defensive nous isn’t there.

This sounds a lot like Tarrant back in the day. Rather weirdly, we find ourselves in the same position. We had Firrito, Grima and Scooter back then which was slightly undersized and were expected to cover smalls and talls. Tarrant resurrected from his career death bed and became our behemoth full back superstar.

Not saying it'll happen again, but our backline is in a similar situation with our most experienced being undersized.

Let's hope Logue can get back and help us out before we get the easier part of the draw. Gives us every chance.

 

[ohmygewd]

23 games for Chom would be the target but l don't think he's the KPD for the future or even the second coming of Robbie Tarrant

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Robbie Tarrant

Age

35

Ht

196cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.5

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

5.1

4star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.8

4star

MG

284.7

4star

D

15.1

4star

K

11.9

5star

HB

3.3

2star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.5

2star

MG

359.3

5star

D

11.0

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

4.6

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.4

4star

....Chom kicking 15-25m, standing still passes looks so foreign too him...intercept marking, he treats it like a forward leading pattern!!
I know it's an intra but I hope Biggie/Pink and K.Dawason can fill the 2nd KPD role with Corr - we'll be more dangerous with Souva and Chom up front.

 

[Mcarcherey]

I understand why he’s playing as a kpd, but he is not a natural defender. Didn’t play poorly today, but his positioning and defensive nous isn’t there.

I remember daw being atrocious in the pre season when he started down back and then went on to be the best interceptor in the comp in 2018, I recall one game where wce moved McGovern forward to curb his influence and he even gave him a bath.

...I think chom has 100x more AFL game sense than daw, so he should be fine.

In saying that I'd rather him forward because he's basically the modern day prototype of carey.

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[Rod Stroker]

This sounds a lot like Tarrant back in the day. Rather weirdly, we find ourselves in the same position. We had Firrito, Grima and Scooter back then which was slightly undersized and were expected to cover smalls and talls. Tarrant resurrected from his career death bed and became our behemoth full back superstar.

Not saying it'll happen again, but our backline is in a similar situation with our most experienced being undersized.

Let's hope Logue can get back and help us out before we get the easier part of the draw. Gives us every chance.

and Hansen. Who also started as a forward before going back

 

[Rod Stroker]

I remember daw being atrocious in the pre season when he started down back and then went on to be the best interceptor in the comp in 2018, I recall one game where wce moved McGovern forward to curb his influence and he even gave him a bath.

...I think chom has 100x more AFL game sense than daw, so he should be fine.

In saying that I'd rather him forward because he's basically the modern day prototype of carey.

On Pixel 6 using BigFooty.com mobile app

Agree. I reckon his talents aren't being used to his full potential down back, although I understand the logic for playing him there.

 

[The Talent Scout]

Good for supercoach

Or AFL Fantasy

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

This sounds a lot like Tarrant back in the day. Rather weirdly, we find ourselves in the same position. We had Firrito, Grima and Scooter back then which was slightly undersized and were expected to cover smalls and talls. Tarrant resurrected from his career death bed and became our behemoth full back superstar.

Not saying it'll happen again, but our backline is in a similar situation with our most experienced being undersized.

Let's hope Logue can get back and help us out before we get the easier part of the draw. Gives us every chance.

I didn’t get that sense from Taz, quite the opposite. He had good games forward, but he never seemed a natural forward to me with his positioning and leading patterns. He was strong one on one and could mark well though, which lent itself well to defending. Within a game or two, Taz looked far more comfortable when he went down back.

Lachie was a bit similar to Taz, but I always thought Lachie’s general ‘footy’ nous made him more adaptable at either end. I felt comfortable with Lachie first game back in 2013 as an interceptor.

Lachie isn’t the worst defender type to aspire to for Chom. Lachie was never brilliant one-on-one (wasn’t poor at it), but was a great intercept mark. Chom still has a way to go reading the ball, but the raw marking is fast getting there.

Chom has the forward footy smarts, so time will tell down back.

Obviously, my assessment is very preliminary and mostly based on many years of watching, rather than playing.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Chom with no experience around him, is a far different player to Chom who is being marshalled by Corr, Logue and to a lesser extent Mcdonald.

Having an experienced head along side him will help him immensely when it comes to timing and positioning.