Player Watch #20: Nick 'Souva' Larkey - 23AA/24 NM VC

[giantroo]

 

[4cunningTonneTruck]

Was anyone at training today? Does it look like he is getting up for the game?

 

[giantroo]

 

[zoomba23]

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Thought as much. ****ing bollocks shit campaigner penis

 

[4cunningTonneTruck]

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I'm guessing named in squad and late out, CCJ to replace

 

[Themanbun]

I'm guessing named in squad and late out, CCJ to replace

Yup

 

[King Corey]

I'm guessing named in squad and late out, CCJ to replace

If you thought our full-forward looked immobile last week..

 

[Themanbun]

If you thought our full-forward looked immobile last week..

A lumbering giant fresh off a plantar fascia tear will cure what ails us.

 

[King Corey]

A lumbering giant fresh off a plantar fascia tear will cure what ails us.

Damn you, this club has a proud, rich history of rolling out big men coming off foot injuries with no warm-up matches.

 

[DesertRoo]

Damn you, this club has a proud, rich history of rolling out big men coming off foot injuries with no warm-up matches.

Delete this post, I feels only bad juju can come from it

 

[Chadwiko]

Alright let's have the discussion.

He's actively hurting the team at the moment with his lack of effort and poor footy IQ.

Comben has played 7 AFL games total and is already a much better lead and pack mark than Larkey, and it's not because Comben is an exceptional talent or anything. He just works harder.

I've been saying this for years now (and copped a lot of shit for it) but Larkey simply is not a #1 key forward. Our entire forward structure is worse off because of it.

 

[SmallRoo]

Relies too heavily on free kicks and out the back handballs.

 

[SammyRoo]

Alright let's have the discussion.

He's actively hurting the team at the moment with his lack of effort and poor footy IQ.

Comben has played 7 AFL games total and is already a much better lead and pack mark than Larkey, and it's not because Comben is an exceptional talent or anything. He just works harder.

I've been saying this for years now (and copped a lot of s**t for it) but Larkey simply is not a #1 key forward. Our entire forward structure is worse off because of it.

If the only type of forward entry are bombs ? …. Then yes …. He will struggle.

Probably should have been subbed last week. Maybe injury still had an impact

 

[Billy Not Really]

He's honestly worse than Brown when it comes to the goldilocks effect of being a forward. It has to be so, so right for him to even sniff a scoring opportunity and when that fails? Play for frees. Hard. Way too hard. To the point where the umpires take notice and do him even worse.

Like get some competitive fire in you in a marking contest, bulk up some more, really stiff them, take strong leads with the arms out stretch in front, don't rely on chaos plays to pick up and sneak a round the body kick for goal when opposition defence crumbles under the pressure of players around you.

Create your own scoring opportunities Nick, because so far you're really exposing yourself for being reliant on the successes of others in the forward line to create it for you. You have no mongrel or forward fire to pack mark or lead on your own and when its not working out you work either too hard for nothing like a headless chook or not at all.

Bit frustrated with you Larks, you're a number one forward now. Act like it. It's high praise when casual North viewers look at Comben and say 'he moves like Carey' -- and nobody notices you unless its a beautiful perfect day. But footy ain't like that.

 

[Makeshift Park]

Finding it really hard to believe that his condition was up to standard for today's game. Feel he was over-compensating as a result.

After leading the coleman for the first three rounds or so he deserves the benefit of the doubt.

 

[showusyacunningt]

Comben put him to shame in terms of working hard and still competing without having great or any service into 50.

No doubt still a huge part of our future and he's gonna benefit more than anyone as Comben emerges.

 

[koshari]

Need another fwd before ee can compete, dont mind him being 2nd or 3rd banana when he isnt sooking it up.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

He’s Jack Watts.

A HFF in a KPF sized body.

His weakness in 1v1 contests is stark compared with Comben.

Get bigger. Get better.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Alright let's have the discussion.

He's actively hurting the team at the moment with his lack of effort and poor footy IQ.

Comben has played 7 AFL games total and is already a much better lead and pack mark than Larkey, and it's not because Comben is an exceptional talent or anything. He just works harder.

I've been saying this for years now (and copped a lot of s**t for it) but Larkey simply is not a #1 key forward. Our entire forward structure is worse off because of it.

He is frustrating.

Mainly because when he is actively leading and on the move he finds space and kicks goals, but when he plays that stale, flat footed, playing for free kicks game he has little to impact at all.

At times he can’t even offer a contest because he is ducking out the back trying to get a cheapy over the top (Zurhaar and Curtis are also guilty of this). As soon as he starts front running then our forward structure breaks down on the turnover and he gives us nothing defensively.

His positioning is an issue, his playing for free kicks is an issue and his contested marking (while never impressive) has been missing for 2+ years.

He is a good role player but he needs to lock himself in the gym and get some real physicality into game if he is going to go to another level.

 

[shinboner magic]

lazy

 

[hellas_johnny]

When ever things don't go his way he throws the toys out of the pram. Needs to learn from comben how to be physical and make a lead. How embarrassing is that. He took a strong contested grab 1st qtr and I thought here we go that's what he needs to do and he can do it. Yet did sweet **** all for rest of the game.

 

[berniemccarthy]

He's honestly worse than Brown when it comes to the goldilocks effect of being a forward. It has to be so, so right for him to even sniff a scoring opportunity and when that fails? Play for frees. Hard. Way too hard. To the point where the umpires take notice and do him even worse.

Like get some competitive fire in you in a marking contest, bulk up some more, really stiff them, take strong leads with the arms out stretch in front, don't rely on chaos plays to pick up and sneak a round the body kick for goal when opposition defence crumbles under the pressure of players around you.

Create your own scoring opportunities Nick, because so far you're really exposing yourself for being reliant on the successes of others in the forward line to create it for you. You have no mongrel or forward fire to pack mark or lead on your own and when its not working out you work either too hard for nothing like a headless chook or not at all.

Bit frustrated with you Larks, you're a number one forward now. Act like it. It's high praise when casual North viewers look at Comben and say 'he moves like Carey' -- and nobody notices you unless its a beautiful perfect day. But footy ain't like that.

All that having been said his hair always looks in place.

 

[Billy Not Really]

All that having been said his hair always looks in place.

He plays with it alot so he's well trained in that area.

 

[Arthur Cloke]

Larkey seems to think every NM player can kick 80 metres. All he wants to de is lead back towards goal.

Someone at NMFC needs to demand Larkey start leading AT the ball carrier.

 

[rippersnipper]

Larkey seems to think every NM player can kick 80 metres. All he wants to de is lead back towards goal.

Someone at NMFC needs to demand Larkey start leading AT the ball carrier.

He doesn't want to work for his goals, he wants others to do it for him.