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

[Psicosis]

Thought he was a real shining light for us on a dark night in the NT.

Keep him back. Let him get 20 games in a row. It’s a pillar we don’t have to worry about.

 

[Flawed Genius]

Thought he was a real shining light for us on a dark night in the NT.

Keep him back. Let him get 20 games in a row. It’s a pillar we don’t have to worry about.

One thousand percent. If this season is all about figuring out which names on the team sheet are pencilled in and which ones are written in permanent marker, then Comben's name at CHB is engraved in iron.

 

[CURVE]

Thought he was brilliant last night, he repelled so many of GC's forward entries, but I was a little concerned late when he injured his shoulder or arm. Has anyone heard anything?

 

[gerry101101]

Thought he was brilliant last night, he repelled so many of GC's forward entries, but I was a little concerned late when he injured his shoulder or arm. Has anyone heard anything?

The last 3 weeks or so he’s had several moments in each game where he comes up from a pack contest holding his arm or shoulder. Clearly playing with something not quite 100%. Part of me wants him to be rested for a week given that, but the other part of me realises that he and Wardlaw are about the only ones showing captain-like physical leadership, so we’d be in even deeper shite (yes, that’s possible) without that.

Shinboner.

Part of the reason he’s playing back is that CHF is notoriously one of the positions you get hammered the most, and his body needs a bit of protection after all his injuries… but with the ball coming into the backline with such speed and regularity (and the opposition knowing there’s not much aerial presence for us there besides him…. so they can afford to just kick it long to the contest) he’s probably copping it more back there than he would anywhere else at present…!

 

[CURVE]

The last 3 weeks or so he’s had several moments in each game where he comes up from a pack contest holding his arm or shoulder. Clearly playing with something not quite 100%. Part of me wants him to be rested for a week given that, but the other part of me realises that he and Wardlaw are about the only ones showing captain-like physical leadership, so we’d be in even deeper shite (yes, that’s possible) without that.

Shinboner.

Part of the reason he’s playing back is that CHF is notoriously one of the positions you get hammered the most, and his body needs a bit of protection after all his injuries… but with the ball coming into the backline with such speed and regularity (and the opposition knowing there’s not much aerial presence for us there besides him…. so they can afford to just kick it long to the contest) he’s probably copping it more back there than he would anywhere else at present…!

Just hope his shoulder/arm issue isn't getting worse and by midseason we hear that he is out for an extended period requiring more surgery.

 

[RossHenshaw]

Hold your head up Chom .
If only we had more like you that give rats for the jumper

 

[The Y Factor]

The last 3 weeks or so he’s had several moments in each game where he comes up from a pack contest holding his arm or shoulder. Clearly playing with something not quite 100%. Part of me wants him to be rested for a week given that, but the other part of me realises that he and Wardlaw are about the only ones showing captain-like physical leadership, so we’d be in even deeper shite (yes, that’s possible) without that.

Shinboner.

Part of the reason he’s playing back is that CHF is notoriously one of the positions you get hammered the most, and his body needs a bit of protection after all his injuries… but with the ball coming into the backline with such speed and regularity (and the opposition knowing there’s not much aerial presence for us there besides him…. so they can afford to just kick it long to the contest) he’s probably copping it more back there than he would anywhere else at present…!

Kallan will be back soon and the bye so he can rest then. But yeah we need to protect him from himself.

A freshen up before Logue returns would be great to try and get some back end of season wins

 

[Possession]

Kallan will be back soon and the bye so he can rest then. But yeah we need to protect him from himself.

A freshen up before Logue returns would be great to try and get some back end of season wins

Hasn't really hit me until now that we've been playing without Dawson, Logue or Goater. Jesus.

 

[Nylex]

Hope Chom gets the shoulder fixed soon. A true ray of hope this season

 

[BlueandWhiteinmyBlood]

Please never put him foward again.

 

[The acurate one]

Yep we will have Dawson and Logue back soon to boost our KPD stocks. Will be f antastic. Amd up the other end we can have Larkey and Greenheads.

Lol

 

[GoRoos2023]

Chom
Griff
Dawson
Corr
Dawson
Fish

It actually reads ok.

 

[muttley45]

Hope Charlie pulls up ok, looked pretty sore there for while, needed so badly in our defense.

 

[Hojuman]

Hope Charlie pulls up ok, looked pretty sore there for while, needed so badly in our defense.

 

[King Corey]

Keep his body right long term and leave him back.

He's ok as a forward but not so natural we're robbing ourselves of Wayne Carey not playing him there.

 

[justroyal]

Keep his body right long term and leave him back.

He's ok as a forward but not so natural we're robbing ourselves of Wayne Carey not playing him there.

100%, the way he was missing last year makes me think he needed another two-three years being trained as a total forward. Working through all his goal kicking faults. And hey, could have been the right move.

In the meantime, he could be our Tarrant x Hansen swingman 2.0

 

[The acurate one]

Just hope his shoulder/arm issue isn't getting worse and by midseason we hear that he is out for an extended period requiring more surgery.

And have you seen a trainer go out to him during this period. The answer is no as they ignore him, which everyone does.

 

[CURVE]

And have you seen a trainer go out to him during this period. The answer is no as they ignore him, which everyone does.

I'm pretty sure he came off the ground and had it looked at before returning, but that doesn't mean there isn't an issue and it isn't getting worse.

 

[The acurate one]

I'm pretty sure he came off the ground and had it looked at before returning, but that doesn't mean there isn't an issue and it isn't getting worse.

Nah that was a concussion test

 

[Passmore]

And have you seen a trainer go out to him during this period. The answer is no as they ignore him, which everyone does.

He'd ****en punch the trainer if they did. Probably break his hand...

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[LuvtheKangas]

I'm grasping for straws, of course, but Charlie is an unequivocal positive in this season.

 

[GoRoos2023]

He'd hecken punch the trainer if they did. Probably break his hand...

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Shoulders is fine just pain I believe.

 

[The acurate one]

Shoulders is fine just pain I believe.

That's the thing he's always got one pain or another

 

[Passmore]

That's the thing he's always got one pain or another

Fair enough too when you’ve broken every bone in your body. Twice.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Shoulders is fine just pain I believe.

Typical of an AC Joint injury.