Player Watch #35: Charlie Lazzaro - contract extension until end of 2024

[Lomas]

Would you go so far as to offer an opinion on Player Lazarro yourself?

I'm a bit on the fence with him myself, I think the effort is there, but he hasn't appeared to be quite there at senior level yet.
Not giving up on him, but would give him more of a run at VFL level before putting him before others in the forward line.

 

[sruss]

Have been really hot on him. Not sure if my eyes deceived me last year or if he has just regressed horrifically. Either way, a really disappointing 2022 so far.

 

[hellas_johnny]

Good to see we have completed our main goal of turning him into a poor kick the cycle is complete welcome to North Charlie. Ffs he tried hard all day but torched it a lot

 

[Usayed Givashe]

Glad we signed him up until 2024…

The rest of competition will be sitting there, cheque book in hand ready to pounce.

 

[Reginald0]

Complete panic merchant
The blazing kick at goal when he should have done so by much better

The guy marking over him 20 yards out

Makes Young look good!

 

[The Nostradamus]

Him, lachie young

17

Lachie Young

Age

25

Ht

189cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.5

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

1.8

4star

MG

220.3

3star

D

9.0

2star

K

5.5

2star

HB

3.5

2star

M

1.0

1star

T

2.0

3star

MG

210.0

3star

D

11.2

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

5.0

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

1.8

4star

MG

219.6

4star

and bailey Scott

8

Bailey Scott

Age

23

Ht

186cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

4.9

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

1.5

3star

MG

155.6

2star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.8

3star

MG

114.8

2star

D

11.8

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

5.8

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.2

3star

MG

171.6

3star

are similar in that they all work hard but have no composure

 

[roos_fanatic08]

No defined best position. Finding his best position will be the hardest thing going forward.

 

[SammyRoo]

The golden locks coming off has killed it like Sampson !!

 

[Liam Boy]

no doubt he'll go back to the VFL and absolutely rack it up, like he always does. Just hope that can translate to AFL level at some point.

 

[Roosurgence]

He just isn’t ready and is probably getting games because of the state of our list.

Really needs a block of games at VFL level, not sure going in and out of the side will benefit him.

 

[northbergs]

I’d have Atu before Charlie.


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[RHLK]

Charlie needs an in-game weapon. No obvious one atm.

 

[Frank Thring]

Absolutely no composure. Lacks just about everything and has a steep climb to remain on the list once his contract is up.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Charlie needs an in-game weapon. No obvious one atm.

Speed for him but needs to find the balance with composure

The Atley issue

 

[King Corey]

He looked a nice little runner with a good kick on the run last year. We've already knocked that out of him.

 

[Shinboner1]

Absolutely no composure. Lacks just about everything and has a steep climb to remain on the list once his contract is up.

Pfft they've given worse players extensions. Reckon he'll be in for a 2-4 year deal at a minimum.

 

[Frank Thring]

Pfft they've given worse players extensions. Reckon he'll be in for a 2-4 year deal at a minimum.

That wouldn't surprise me

 

[Horizons_00]

He looked a nice little runner with a good kick on the run last year. We've already knocked that out of him.

Didn’t he replace mckay in the backline? Idk he’s going to get torched no matter what in that position

 

[the flying ham]

Didn’t he replace mckay in the backline? Idk he’s going to get torched no matter what in that poposition

No

 

[Roosurgence]

Didn’t he replace mckay in the backline? Idk he’s going to get torched no matter what in that position

No he went onto the wing.

Unfortunately for Charlie he just isn’t ready for the level and is currently getting games off the back of a shallow list.

His game was pretty much summed up in one play. Breaks on the wing and under no pressure kicks it out on the full. He just doesn’t have the composure or confidence at the levels at the moment.

Im not really sure playing him at AFL level is going to develop him properly, but I don’t have the luxury of seeing the work he does at training.

I would have thought a block of games in the VFL is what he needs and it’s not like we are short on players who can play his role.

I would suspect he will make way for Polec, even though he technically wasn’t selected in the 22.

What was curious yesterday was the turn around in the game based on the subs.

Losing McKay and being replaced by Lazarro really hurt us, whereas Hawthorn losing Lynch and gaining Phillips run helped them.

 

[Masked Avenger]

Absolutely no composure. Lacks just about everything and has a steep climb to remain on the list once his contract is up.

Geez Francis. Bit tough on the kid. A lack of composure hasn't stopped a few getting contracts one after another at our Club. If he's ordinary, I'll take his ordinariness over some of the senior blokes who couldn't run out of sight on a dark night. Kid's got toe and he surges throughout games. He could easily turn it around with some self belief.

 

[Frank Thring]

Geez Francis. Bit tough on the kid. A lack of composure hasn't stopped a few getting contracts one after another at our Club. If he's ordinary, I'll take his ordinariness over some of the senior blokes who couldn't run out of sight on a dark night. Kid's got toe and he surges throughout games. He could easily turn it around with some self belief.

I hope so but I doubt it.

 

[justroyal]

I just think there are equal numbers of players that could spend some weeks in the reserves really pressing a case as I don’t think a lot of these guys have locked down a spot.

I think these guys are all interchangeable until they’ve nailed there role down:

Phillips, Lazzaro, Hayden, Mahony, Taylor swapped with the likes of Bergham, Goater, Walker, Curtis.

Right now with the way our skills are, I think a lot of our guys don’t deserve the luxury of just getting games into them.

 

[Pagans Paddock99]

Anyone know what happened to Lazzaro on the weekend?

Was omitted from the seniors but didn’t play in the reserves either?

Wasn’t held over from the reserves game as an emergency either?

Was hoping to see him really dominate in the reserves and demand a spot back? Is one of those players that will drive competition and keep players accountable, which you would hope improves the output of the VFL team each week.



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[FootySmartSimpson]

No defined best position. Finding his best position will be the hardest thing going forward.

Maybe play him on the wing or better yet, as a mid.