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AFLW 2024 - Round 9 - Indigenous Round - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
While we need to be patient and hope Charlie can get lots of games in quickly while staying healthy..
..wouldn't mind him firing a warning shot in a competitive game.
He's produced glimpses in the VFL and intraclubs, would love to have a bigger sneak preview of his impact in a senior game.
I suggest that will happen at some stage sooner than later, he now has some size about him which is normally against most footballers with two games under their belts.
The coaching staff as we all know are huge fans, so will no doubt back Charlie in with a run of games and not be overly focused on his personal results.
This has been a long time in the making. Suppose he has replaced Majak as my fav player who with backs to the wall has made it when maybe they could have rightly given it away.
All too hard type thing.
Bit of off the charts tall/strong/athletic/skilled potential he has in common with Big Majak too.
While we need to be patient and hope Charlie can get lots of games in quickly while staying healthy..
..wouldn't mind him firing a warning shot in a competitive game.
He's produced glimpses in the VFL and intraclubs, would love to have a bigger sneak preview of his impact in a senior game.
Wait what?Probably a tad nastier than Maj, I do remember Charlie taking out Durden at training asked to apologise and said no.
I have put all my eggs in the Comben basket tbh.
Probably a tad nastier than Maj, I do remember Charlie taking out Durden at training asked to apologise and said no.
I have put all my eggs in the Comben basket tbh.
Geeze Majak Daw had the physical components to be one hell of a footballer.
Unlike a lot of God's Gift (height, build and speed) project players, he already had good skills when he was drafted. His kicking including on the run at full burst was underrated and we all know about his marking. His ruckwork was already pretty sound from day dot.
If we could've got his tank and game sense up to scratch faster and (personal opinion) given him more opportunity from an earlier stage under a coach who let players work to their strengths more, he had the assets to be a poor man's Buddy.
It's not all on us, he takes some of the share for his career too of course. But he got seriously hit by the natural talent fairy.
Even though Drewie did the heavy lifting for him in that game, no player should be able to kick 6 goals in their ~2nd AFL game just 4 years after taking up the sport as a teenager with no prior history of being developed or coached in an elite sporting program. It was ridiculous.
I think he’s produced more than glimpses in the vfl.
My simple hope for Comben is continuity. Get 15+ games into him this year and, with the new coaching, the talent will shine.I'll stand by it TBL.
Nick Larkey is an example of a player who produced more than glimpses in the VFL, winning the Frosty Miller Medal.
Unless I'm forgetting something, Comben has only played < 10-15 VFL games total and burst through in 2-3 of them. He hasn't been the bona fide gamechanger at that level (yet) that Larkey was prior to promotion.
I agree with TAO about Comben's upper limits but it's not demonstrated statistically consistently at any level yet.
I'll stand by it TBL.
Nick Larkey is an example of a player who produced more than glimpses in the VFL, winning the Frosty Miller Medal.
Unless I'm forgetting something, Comben has only played < 10-15 VFL games total and burst through in 2-3 of them. He hasn't been the bona fide gamechanger at that level (yet) that Larkey was prior to promotion.
I agree with TAO about Comben's upper limits but it's not demonstrated statistically consistently at any level yet.
Loved Souva's VFL work but he was very much a crafty 2-4 goal a game player that year rather than huge game breaker.I'll stand by it TBL.
Nick Larkey is an example of a player who produced more than glimpses in the VFL, winning the Frosty Miller Medal.
Unless I'm forgetting something, Comben has only played < 10-15 VFL games total and burst through in 2-3 of them. He hasn't been the bona fide gamechanger at that level (yet) that Larkey was prior to promotion.
I agree with TAO about Comben's upper limits but it's not demonstrated statistically consistently at any level yet.
Geeze Majak Daw had the physical components to be one hell of a footballer.
Unlike a lot of God's Gift (height, build and speed) project players, he already had good skills when he was drafted. His kicking including on the run at full burst was underrated and we all know about his marking. His ruckwork was already pretty sound from day dot.
If we could've got his tank and game sense up to scratch faster and (personal opinion) given him more opportunity from an earlier stage under a coach who let players work to their strengths more, he had the assets to be a poor man's Buddy.
It's not all on us, he takes some of the share for his career too of course. But he got seriously hit by the natural talent fairy.
Even though Drewie did the heavy lifting for him in that game, no player should be able to kick 6 goals in their ~2nd AFL game just 4 years after taking up the sport as a teenager with no prior history of being developed or coached in an elite sporting program. It was ridiculous.
He did play back for a while, didn't he? And as far as I remember, he was pretty adept at it. He really could've been anythingI wonder whether we knew what to do with him at the time. A decade later, you’d stick him at CHB and tell him to mark everything that came near him. Back then it was ruck or forward.
He did play back for a while, didn't he? And as far as I remember, he was pretty adept at it. He really could've been anything
Round 1 and he will have 2 bags of 5 after the Dawks game..What round does Chom kick his first bag of 5 or more?
I say round 3 vs the Hawks.
I think he’s produced more than glimpses in the vfl.
I wonder whether we knew what to do with him at the time. A decade later, you’d stick him at CHB and tell him to mark everything that came near him. Back then it was ruck or forward.
I recall venturing to the Shepparton to watch Nth take on the Hawks I think. Maj played down back it was very early in his career. He didn’t mark it much but spoilt about 647 contests with his amazing closing speed.I wonder whether we knew what to do with him at the time. A decade later, you’d stick him at CHB and tell him to mark everything that came near him. Back then it was ruck or forward.
So he's not injured? I have just started listening on the radio and see her only had 1 handball? First thought was..... Injury?Comben hated that HTB call. 15 sec ran through a Bulldogs player with 100% aggression. Loved it!!