Player Watch #30: Charlie Comben - signed til end '27

[The Nostradamus]

 

[Friday Night Lights]

So 10 weeks ago we were told he had a stress fracture in his back which had healed again and a clean out of his knee and was about to start running.

Nothing to see here, just another draftee losing their first season to injury.

 

[shinboner magic]

**** drafting Hollands - I’m over drafting injured players and not seeing them for the first few years.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

fu** drafting Hollands - I’m over drafting injured players and not seeing them for the first few years.

He’ll be the one we don’t draft who absolutely brains the competition.

Very NM.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Still a lot to play out with the 2019 draft. But the fact that two of our top picks haven’t played at all this year means alarm bells are ringing. Not mention moving on pick 8 (Caleb Serong) who is looking more than handy.

 

[Mordecai]

Still a lot to play out with the 2019 draft. But the fact that two of our top picks haven’t played at all this year means alarm bells are ringing. Not mention moving on pick 8 (Caleb Serong) who is looking more than handy.

One was injured though

Comben a tall

Don't think that's entirely fair

 

[roos_fanatic08]

One was injured though

Comben a tall

Don't think that's entirely fair

It isn’t fair to judge at this stage, but with our track record of burning picks I’m probably hyper critical in that department.

 

[Supreme_Chancellor]

Shame we haven’t been able to see the likes of Charlie and Flynn get a game.

 

[The Anvil]

Still a lot to play out with the 2019 draft. But the fact that two of our top picks haven’t played at all this year means alarm bells are ringing. Not mention moving on pick 8 (Caleb Serong) who is looking more than handy.

This could go down as one of the silliest decisions we've made in the draft (and that's saying something).

We should be aiming for quality 200+ game players in the 1st round, not playing with picks to get some sort of statistical points gap advantage against rival teams.

The Dees would be thrilled with getting Pickett and wouldn't give a toss about what they gave up for him, as they should be. Whilst we will watch Serong have a great career yet we watch Mahony peak at 19 yo and hope a wild stab in the dark with Melbourne's 1st pick thanks to Corona works out to be half as good as Serong ends up.

 

[Flawed Genius]

Still a lot to play out with the 2019 draft. But the fact that two of our top picks haven’t played at all this year means alarm bells are ringing. Not mention moving on pick 8 (Caleb Serong) who is looking more than handy.

One a KPF with growing pains

One coming off an ACL

We haven't even made our picks yet with regards to what we moved on for Serong

Think you're like 2-3 years too early on this one RF08

 

[Snake_Baker]

Shame we haven’t been able to see the likes of Charlie and Flynn get a game.

How many KPP's debut in their first year?

Flynn has had significant rehab issues and has been in full training on an AFL list for a grand total of 27 days. Do supporters seriously expect anything worthwhile at this stage?

One a KPF with growing pains

One coming off an ACL

We haven't even made our picks yet with regards to what we moved on for Serong

Think you're like 2-3 years too early on this one RF08

It's absurd rationale, isn't it?

 

[Mav]

This could go down as one of the silliest decisions we've made in the draft (and that's saying something).

We should be aiming for quality 200+ game players in the 1st round, not playing with picks to get some sort of statistical points gap advantage against rival teams.

The Dees would be thrilled with getting Pickett and wouldn't give a toss about what they gave up for him, as they should be. Whilst we will watch Serong have a great career yet we watch Mahony peak at 19 yo and hope a wild stab in the dark with Melbourne's 1st pick thanks to Corona works out to be half as good as Serong ends up.

Why can’t people understand, if we hadn’t of moved on pick 8 it was most likely we would have had to use it on TT. Another team would have bid on him to make us use it.

 

[Passmore]

Instant gratification syndrome. Look back in 3-5 years and judge a draft.

At this point in time our 2019 draft strategy is equal chance a balls up or a master stroke.

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[Snake_Baker]

Instant gratification syndrome. Look back in 3-5 years and judge a draft.

At this point in time our 2019 draft strategy is equal chance a balls up or a master stroke.

They have to have their fix mate, and as soon as one thread closes, they set up shop in another one.

It's a sad thing to say, but there's fans of this club who are gratified by negativity. It's their reason for being here.

 

[King Corey]

Why can’t people understand, if we hadn’t of moved on pick 8 it was most likely we would have had to use it on TT. Another team would have bid on him to make us use it.

Wrong year there sire.

 

[Heaps of fun]

This forum is becoming very hard to read.

 

[Kanga Glory]

Charlie looked more than handy in the pre season games he played.

 

[Mav]

Wrong year there sire.

****, can’t keep up with all the bitching and moaning about drafts.

 

[Devil Fish]

So 10 weeks ago we were told he had a stress fracture in his back which had healed again and a clean out of his knee and was about to start running.

Nothing to see here, just another draftee losing their first season to injury.

There's one guarantee in life - draft a kid to NM & watch his first 2-3 years be crippled by serious injury after serious injury. Is it bad luck or bad management? I sincerely hope it's the former. Although do other clubs have so many draftees succumb to stress fractures????

 

[King Corey]

fu**, can’t keep up with all the bitching and moaning about drafts.

I think it's inevitable when we suck nuts for the better part of 20 years.

 

[TurnoverMerchant]

Why can’t people understand, if we hadn’t of moved on pick 8 it was most likely we would have had to use it on TT. Another team would have bid on him to make us use it.

Putting it that way, we just got an extra first rounder due to not having to use on TT? That's awesome!

 

[Psicosis]

He's a KPP so take's time - not expecting games from Charlie till back end of 2021 at the earliest.

That being said, I can understand the history & criticism of drafting a kid with lingering issues. Understand we've managed to get some players with knee issues back up and running, but our medico's have a bit of a way to go to instill trust that picking up kids with these sorts of lingering issues is the way to go.

 

[Star]

I came in here for a Charlie update

 

[Mav]

I came in here for a Charlie update

Mate, Neale is at $1.60. It’s all over.

 

[TurnoverMerchant]

Is Charlie a forward or ruck?