Player Watch #30: Charlie Comben - defender or forward? CC T5 in the AFL for avg.intercept marks p/game - re-signed until end of 2027

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I want him forward.
I was all for the move down back & think he has the attributes to develop into a weapon down there, however our forward line is crying out for someone like him instead of CCJ.
Our backline has performed ok in both pre season games & still has Corr, McDonald (like it or not) & eventually Logue to come back.
CCJ is just not up to it unfortunately.
Comben has him covered in every dept & would add another dimension to our forward line.

Zurharr, Comben, Sleevo
Curtis, Larkey, BGZ

This forward line has some marking power & X Factor
 
Fish Sticks said:
I want him forward.
I was all for the move down back & think he has the attributes to develop into a weapon down there, however our forward line is crying out for someone like him instead of CCJ.
Our backline has performed ok in both pre season games & still has Corr, McDonald (like it or not) & eventually Logue to come back.
CCJ is just not up to it unfortunately.
Comben has him covered in every dept & would add another dimension to our forward line.

Zurharr, Comben, Sleevo
Curtis, Larkey, BGZ

This forward line has some marking power & X Factor
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On paper, that forward line is filthy. In practice, Stephenson would be shouldering a massive load trying to do all the small forward things (which isn't changed by CCJ's presence, in fairness), and more importantly, we'd be doing Comben a disservice by so soon putting him back in the position where all of his injury troubles have occurred.

I don't mind the idea of keeping him in the backline for continuity purposes, even though I agree that he's a natural forward. I expect the forward line to take a fair bit of tweaking and that we'll look really good down there more frequently as the season goes on
 
zoomba23 said:
On paper, that forward line is filthy. In practice, Stephenson would be shouldering a massive load trying to do all the small forward things (which isn't changed by CCJ's presence, in fairness), and more importantly, we'd be doing Comben a disservice by so soon putting him back in the position where all of his injury troubles have occurred.

I don't mind the idea of keeping him in the backline for continuity purposes, even though I agree that he's a natural forward. I expect the forward line to take a fair bit of tweaking and that we'll look really good down there more frequently as the season goes on
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Comben is our best pressure forward.
 
the big lebowski said:
He’s extremely fragile, it’s true. But if he’s going to get injured again it will happen wherever he plays.
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The record of injury prone players suggests that's true. But I think it's a worth a change up. If only because we haven't tried it before. One or two more long termers and I reckon he's done
 
I was once like you lot hanging my hopes on the brittle boned body of Charlie.
I now think him getting through a light job as surprising. Although there was a few raised eyebrows ( internally ) when Charlie pulled out of the clash against The Saints.

More than happy for him the have 2 years to run and hope he somehow gets it together CHF of course.
 

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The acurate one said:
I was once like you lot hanging my hopes on the brittle boned body of Charlie.
I now think him getting through a light job as surprising. Although there was a few raised eyebrows ( internally ) when Charlie pulled out of the clash against The Saints.

More than happy for him the have 2 years to run and hope he somehow gets it together CHF of course.
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Did he pull out? He played two’s.
 
The acurate one said:
I was once like you lot hanging my hopes on the brittle boned body of Charlie.
I now think him getting through a light job as surprising. Although there was a few raised eyebrows ( internally ) when Charlie pulled out of the clash against The Saints.

More than happy for him the have 2 years to run and hope he somehow gets it together CHF of course.
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Welcome home, son.
 

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Player Watch #30: Charlie Comben - defender or forward? CC T5 in the AFL for avg.intercept marks p/game - re-signed until end of 2027

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