Player Watch #20: Nick 'Souva' Larkey - 2026 NM Captain

[Tas]

Upgrade from Gibbo at Family Days

How does he go at dodgeball? :stern look

 

[koshari]

Hanson

I used to feel like putting my foot through the TV when ol' "Concrete Hands" Tarrant used to drop every mark up forward, and now he's one of the top KPD in the comp!

Hanson missing sodas frustrated me more.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Snake_Baker]

I'd prefer to see pictures of him eating.

 

[sbdan]

New favourite player

 

[Bigeasy]

I'd prefer to see pictures of him eating.

Tweet young Nick and ask him to paint a pic of him eating a big mac on the other wall.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Tweet young Nick and ask him to paint a pic of him eating a big mac on the other wall.

Stern look!

 

[kangaspurs]

Kicked 5 in the match sim today.

Obviously it's not a full practice match so it can hard to gauge what the game was like, but it's impressive nonetheless.

I honestly think he might be given an early crack to make W80's spot his own.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Kicked 5 in the match sim today.

Obviously it's not a full practice match so it can hard to gauge what the game was like, but it's impressive nonetheless.

I honestly think he might be given an early crack to make W80's spot his own.

Someone needs to.

It's currently an Annabel Chong sized hole on the team sheet.

 

[Kimbo]

Someone needs to.

It's currently an Annabel Chong sized hole on the team sheet.

True, but if he gets the same number of repeat entries, he'll do okay.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Kicked 5 in the match sim today.

Obviously it's not a full practice match so it can hard to gauge what the game was like, but it's impressive nonetheless.

I honestly think he might be given an early crack to make W80's spot his own.

Doesn't play like Waite.

 

[kangaspurs]

Doesn't play like Waite.

Oh, I know, but IMO not only do we have room for another KPF on top of Wood and Ziebell (who are currently battling injury problems anyway), but Brown seems to play better when he has a second KPF giving him somewhat of a chop out.

He's still skinny and I suspect he's still another pre-season away from holding down a regular spot in the ones, but my hunch says that he'll be given an early opportunity.

 

[shinboner magic]

Oh, I know, but IMO not only do we have room for another KPF on top of Wood and Ziebell (who are currently battling injury problems anyway), but Brown seems to play better when he has a second KPF giving him somewhat of a chop out.

He's still skinny and I suspect he's still another pre-season away from holding down a regular spot in the ones, but my hunch says that he'll be given an early opportunity.

Mason is small forward in a kpp body - brown needs a second big man down there.
The thing is that larkey won’t take much heat off him.
In saying that on the souva train

 

[the big lebowski]

Larkey is going to play 5-10 games this year
IMO. Potentially a little more even.

Scott likes his 3 tall forwards. So on the face of it that’s brown, wood and ziebell. That’s the smallest 3 tall structure he’s ever used. But even if form warrants this a success, Wood ain’t playing 22 games. Surely no one believes otherwise?

So Larkey in for wood.

 

[Snake_Baker]

So Larkey in for wood.

Different styles of player who play different roles.

 

[Passmore]

I wonder at some point if we could see Larkey as the "true" FF and Brown playing further up the ground.

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[Snake_Baker]

I wonder at some point if we could see Larkey as the "true" FF and Brown playing further up the ground.

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That is exactly how I see it mate. Larkey is an even more classical full forward in style than BBB, whereas BBB has the tools to make a very capable CHF.

 

[DesertRoo]

Larkey is going to play 5-10 games this year
IMO. Potentially a little more even.

Scott likes his 3 tall forwards. So on the face of it that’s brown, wood and ziebell. That’s the smallest 3 tall structure he’s ever used. But even if form warrants this a success, Wood ain’t playing 22 games. Surely no one believes otherwise?

So Larkey in for wood.

Wood always plays better if he’s not the focal point. I can see the three of them plus ziebell, working well together.
As a collective thou they’d need to up their pressure numbers.

 

[spurs]

That is exactly how I see it mate. Larkey is an even more classical full forward in style than BBB, whereas BBB has the tools to make a very capable CHF.

Souva to FF and Bb to CHF

 

[The5YearPlan]

Souva to FF and Bb to CHF

might be tad bit light in the frame just yet to line up at FF, would have to split defenders with a bigger body someone like Ziebs for example. I do like the idea of BBB moving around the ground taking pack marks, takes the pressure of Goldstein.

 

[rickety]

might be tad bit light in the frame just yet to line up at FF, would have to split defenders with a bigger body someone like Ziebs for example. I do like the idea of BBB moving around the ground taking pack marks, takes the pressure of Goldstein.

With a lighter frame than a KPF, he would probably have the wheels on them. With potentially better delivery into the forward line, and BBB still taking a bigger body, he might just be the perfect decoy. JZ will take a strong defender and that still leaves whathisname Wood floating about for a few games, as well as the boy Garner who is due a stroke of injury luck. It's almost strange to have too many options. Remember trying to fit Carey, Longmire and McCarthy in the same forward line?

 

[Black2Blue]

Remember trying to fit Carey, Longmire and McCarthy in the same forward line?

Or when Carey and Longmire played second fiddle to McAdam.

The thing I like about Larkey is that he seems to have footy smarts. And while not physically ready in body contests with some of the big defenders, he is mobile and gets into good positions. Looking forward to seeing him in action in the pre-season games.

 

[Hojuman]

True, but if he gets the same number of repeat entries, he'll do okay.

She kicked over a hundred that day didn't she ?

 

[Hojuman]

Doesn't play like Waite.

No-one played liked W8

 

[The Dingrel]

With a lighter frame than a KPF, he would probably have the wheels on them. With potentially better delivery into the forward line, and BBB still taking a bigger body, he might just be the perfect decoy. JZ will take a strong defender and that still leaves whathisname Wood floating about for a few games, as well as the boy Garner who is due a stroke of injury luck. It's almost strange to have too many options. Remember trying to fit Carey, Longmire and McCarthy in the same forward line?

Not to mention, Peter Mann, Mark Stevens, Mark Roberts, Corey McKernan, at times.