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

[Groucho]

How many goals in his last 10qtr's? Sheesh, keep it up and we'll start thinking he's playing the decoy. Not yet tho, but sheesh

Hasn’t kicked a goal for 11 quarters

 

[Horizons_00]

No doubt he was monstered but can he get off his arse and move to the ball ffs. Couple times ball was intercepted because he stood there waiting for it to come to him.

He isn’t leading into space over the last two weeks

 

[Disco Dew]

He isn’t leading into space over the last two weeks

Though to be fair, there was **** all space today.

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

No doubt he was monstered but can he get off his arse and move to the ball ffs. Couple times ball was intercepted because he stood there waiting for it to come to him.

Teakle kicked a beautiful dart to Larkey in the third qtr but it was cut off by a Bulldog player making a greater effort

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

Needs Xerri's physicality. Can't be a forward if you can't crash a pack and bring the ball to ground.

Pinky and Ford and Teakle did well to bring the ball to ground on occasions that resulted in crumbling goals.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Been spanked the last two weeks. Really thought he’d be the biggest beneficiary of having Teakle in the side but it hasn’t been the case the last few weeks.

Hate it when he starts sooking to the umpires at every chance.

 

[Psychic Roo]

Hasn’t kicked a goal for 11 quarters

Great but terrifying stat. Esp since we are playing better. He is horribly out of form.

 

[Dodecahedron]

I understand that if he’s well held, but we are are 5 goals up, then keep the status quo. But today, why wasn’t he tried somewhere else? Anywhere.

 

[Only Forwards]

And unfortunately this is not a new complaint.

I thought he had turned the corner last year with his leads and work rate and he ended up with a giant haul of goals as a result.

But this last month we are back to the bad old habits.

It’s not just him but he has to lead it.

So many times today we did our stupid slow build to the pocket/flank only to be stagnant in front of the ball.

This calling for the ball on their head is absolute pus.

 

[The Butcher]

Something is odd. No goals in 11 qtr's I hear. We almost all thought more talls would help our potency, and yeah we've beem more competitive, but besides once scores are low. Is oir competitiveness from more efficient team offence, or a better defence. Did the mids bridge the gap or at least overachieve. Whats the mix?

Leading into the inclusion of Pink/Dawson/Teak fwd someone posted that Lark's stats were worse, or maybe the same I dunno, when CCJ was in the team as the other tall. Can our artistic longshot kick a bag when he isnt the only +195cm fwd? I think champion data keep a stat on f50 targets and Lark is usually vvery high, has that changed in the last few weeks? Has his return per "target" dropped or we're just look for other options more. In a properly productive fwd line, maybe he's a less potent goal kicker?

 

[deano28]

Awful 2 weeks from Souv . Our delivery was crap but he’s got to find a way of having an influence when he’s struggling . Can’t have your leaders producing nothing when the youngsters are working their ass off .

 

[The Nostradamus]

Is on the footy show tomorrow
Not the best time to be on but keen to hear from him

 

[HELLSBELLS]

He will come good.
Everyone has some slumps.

 

[Psychic Roo]

BBC Awful 2 weeks from Souv . Our delivery was crap but he’s got to find a way of having an influence when he’s struggling . Can’t have your leaders producing nothing when the youngsters are working their ass off .

Running under the ball. Needs to make a contest at least and needs to adjust to having other talls there. He hasnt.

 

[archereleven]

Awful 2 weeks from Souv . Our delivery was crap but he’s got to find a way of having an influence when he’s struggling . Can’t have your leaders producing nothing when the youngsters are working their ass off .

Lethargic ball movement is killing him.

Needs to stop playing for frees though. It's asinine and damages us as a team.

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[tazaa]

Plods into the bye.
Comes out and kicks 5 against West Coast.
Kicks 4 in the first quarter against the Pies.
Has now gone 11 quarters without a goal.

Hes not working anywhere near hard enough. Genuinely poor today.

 

[Reagan Smash]

He was double and triple teamed all day and it still didn’t stop some of our numpties kicking to him in that situation

 

[Jakooli]

Might be a good move to start further up the ground next week, give him the chance to expand his leading zone by 180 degrees. Have Teakle and/or Pink play closer to goal to create a contest. May bring help is form and possibly catch GC of guard

 

[RossHenshaw]

Might be a good move to start further up the ground next week, give him the chance to expand his leading zone by 180 degrees. Have Teakle and/or Pink play closer to goal to create a contest. May bring help is form and possibly catch GC of guard

Agree , Pink also needs to play lead up the ground / half forward. Not sure if people see it or give him enough recognition. His workrate off the ball or in a pack situation is off the charts . I looked at him in the 3rd quarter after he literally would have done 5-6 pressure acts in a row & he was absolutely spent. This is his first real season in the AFL coming off playing in the SAFL .
Again , like Teackel he’s not the long term answer up forward for us but for the time being Pink knows himself that if he doesn’t make it in this current role he is in the VFL as the the backline is only getting stronger with Logues return coming up very soon .

 

[koshari]

Agree , Pink also needs to play lead up the ground / half forward. Not sure if people see it or give him enough recognition. His workrate off the ball or in a pack situation is off the charts . I looked at him in the 3rd quarter after he literally would have done 5-6 pressure acts in a row & he was absolutely spent. This is his first real season in the AFL coming off playing in the SAFL .
Again , like Teackel he’s not the long term answer up forward for us but for the time being Pink knows himself that if he doesn’t make it in this current role he is in the VFL as the the backline is only getting stronger with Logues return coming up very soon .

well articulated, agree pink aint taking us to the promised land but like many before him can maintain structures till we get a genuine marking tall kpf. so many players on the list to cycle through before you address the C graders / depth / fringe players.

 

[Mr north man]

See Larkey just pulled the pin on footy show

 

[Lavy_Panther]

See Larkey just pulled the pin on footy show

I tuned in 10mins late. Did they say anything?

 

[Gasometer]

I tuned in 10mins late. Did they say anything?

It’s recording now

Come over and watch it with me when I get home

 

[Lavy_Panther]

It’s recording now

Come over and watch it with me when I get home

I’ll take the recliner.

 

[Gumble Frankieton]

Lethargic ball movement is killing him.

Needs to stop playing for frees though. It's asinine and damages us as a team.

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Watching from the ground there were a number of times yesterday where he worked into a good position but the player with the ball either decided to call their mum first before kicking to him or chipped the ball sideways to a player who then bombed it to a now outnumbered Larkey. Caught a bit of the game on tv where the commentator said "Larkey would be filthy with being ignored then" etc..
The sooking for frees is a bit of a full forwards disease but is generally both silly and pointless.