Player Watch #20: Nick 'Souva' Larkey - '23 AA & '24 NM VC - plays game 100 v Hawthorn

[the big lebowski]

Is this not the Logan McDonald effect?
Kicks plenty from free kicks and out the back goals

Souup

Fair point, however McDonald did it as third banana in a forward line seeing 70 inside 50’s per game.

Larkey does single handily on the best defender from 45 inside 50’s per game

 

[Souup]

Is this not the Logan McDonald effect?
Kicks plenty from free kicks and out the back goals

Souup

Larkey's averaged 1.2 contested marks over his career and he's done it in a horrendous team as the focal point.

Logan McDonald dreams of averaging that in a good team.

 

[Warlord69]

Larkey's averaged 1.2 contested marks over his career and he's done it in a horrendous team as the focal point.

Logan McDonald dreams of averaging that in a good team.

Fair enough, I wonder how their usage rates compare though - how often they are targeted inside 50.
Do you have access to that data?

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

Intercept marks in our forward 50 that then went end-to-end and a scoring opportunity for them strongly suggests that we needed more of those poorly directed long bombs inside 50 brought to ground to at least give our small and mid-sized forwards a chance to lock the ball in. That's not just on Souva of course but when he's getting beaten in the air and is not getting the rub of the green with the umpires, he probably needs to make adjustments.

 

[Makeshift Park]

 

[SammyRoo]

Great interview

 

[Better Loosen Up]

Still plays for frees a little too often for my liking, but is a guy who manages to impact the scoreboard even when he's struggling.

I wouldn't mind occasionally seeing him move a little further up field at times when he's struggling to get into the game. He had one possession outside of the forward 50. He's got a big tank, let him take some lead up marks a bit higher. I know he's the bloke you want to be targetting going into forward but Zurhaar, Duursma and Ford can all take a grab and we're trying to lower the eyes going into 50 anyway.

This. Plays for frees way too often rather than just trying to halve a contest. He does it more and more when he's getting outplayed by his opponent rather than just backing himself. Definitely needs a capable KPF down there with him that can crash the packs.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

This. Plays for frees way too often rather than just trying to halve a contest. He does it more and more when he's getting outplayed by his opponent rather than just backing himself. Definitely needs a capable KPF down there with him that can crash the packs.

Teams have clearly worked on physically imposing themselves on him early so he plays for kicks rather than playing the footy.

 

[zoomba23]

This. Plays for frees way too often rather than just trying to halve a contest. He does it more and more when he's getting outplayed by his opponent rather than just backing himself. Definitely needs a capable KPF down there with him that can crash the packs.

It's the cruellest ******* thing that Comben doesn't ever look like making it to 100 games. Literally the perfect player to partner Souv with

 

[Better Loosen Up]

It's the cruellest ******* thing that Comben doesn't ever look like making it to 100 games. Literally the perfect player to partner Souv with

Well by the sounds of the reports on the VFL game on the weekend, I think we need to give that Comben backman experiment a rest. Bring him in and play him forward where he belongs and where the team needs him.

If he gets injured, he gets injured. But if we continue to persevere with playing him as a backman, he won't be AFL ready for a while. We can't afford to have a fit Comben playing in the VFL.

 

[tales129]

The one for me is that he’s starting to get a few frees but it’s when he goes to ground we play a man down and get easily rebounded against. Has to keep his feet

 

[Joshen]

Take some contested marks or lead to the ball.

Pick one or both.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Take some contested marks or lead to the ball.

Pick one or both.

Was genuinely pooor today.

 

[zoomba23]

Take some contested marks or lead to the ball.

Pick one or both.

He's never done either of those to a high degree. Makes last year all the more remarkable

 

[Only Forwards]

He’s gonna find the Freo blokes shoelaces up his arse through the week.

Was mauled.

 

[tazaa]

Got beaten. He must hate playing alongside CCJ.

 

[Shack18]

Got beaten. He must hate playing alongside CCJ.

Yep he would be praying Sellers comes in soon.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Mordecai]

He needs to play angry all the time

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Actually worried he might get a week for pulling his opponent into the ground.

I shouldn't be, but this is the AFL.

They'll look at the defender holding his chin and panic.

 

[Sphynx]

Actually worried he might get a week for pulling his opponent into the ground.

I shouldn't be, but this is the AFL.

They'll look at the defender holding his chin and panic.

Reckon he 100% gets a week for it unfortunately.

 

[Roosurgence]

Actually worried he might get a week for pulling his opponent into the ground.

I shouldn't be, but this is the AFL.

They'll look at the defender holding his chin and panic.

Christen will be gagging to suspend him.

While we watch guys punching off the ball given piss weak fines.

 

[JGreezy]

He's not getting suspended for grabbing a guys jumper. The same thing happened to him immediately after.

 

[Roosurgence]

He's not getting suspended for grabbing a guys jumper. The same thing happened to him immediately after.

You do know who runs the MRO don’t you?

Larkey a week and Pendlebury a knighthood for his punch.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

He's not getting suspended for grabbing a guys jumper. The same thing happened to him immediately after.

Only thing AFL care about is it LOOKED like a sling and someones head MAY have hit the ground.