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

[gerry101101]

Having watched a lot more tape of this kid in the last 24hrs (sorry can’t upload as it’s from a NAB League club).

I can’t shake the thought that he moves like Harris Andrews.

Harris is 202cm vs Comden at 199.

It will be interesting to see how we are planning on developing him if forward or ruck or defender.

He’s definitely got the pace, agility and vertical to play behind the ball really well.

Just reading some of the early (2019!) posts on Chom. Well spotted Pykie!

 

[the big lebowski]

Just reading some of the early (2019!) posts on Chom. Well spotted Pykie!

Fair buts points off for putting a D in Comben

 

[Hazey1977]

Just reading some of the early (2019!) posts on Chom. Well spotted Pykie!

Long live Pykie!!!

He still doing well in clubland somewhere?

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[FootySmartSimpson]

I was browsing the stats on AFL.com.au earlier, and it's actually quite crazy how they compare. Comben is neck and neck if not beating him in basically every important metric across the course of the year. IIRC the biggest key difference in Mckay's favour was that he had ~3% better 1on1 win rate and slightly better disposal efficiency and turnovers - because he gets it less and handballs most of the time! In practically everything else there was negligible difference or Comben was comfortably ahead, including a whole extra intercept mark per game.

Insanity. There's just so much more upside to be uncovered still too!

Comben has, on numerous occasions in the last few weeks, done a Sam Wright and intercept marked at a critical position and time and without flinching has cannoned the ball forward to advantage.

He will start doing this more and more each game, but there would be no hope in hell of McKay having the confidence/ability/smarts to do this.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Long live Pykie!!!

He still doing well in clubland somewhere?

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Pretty sure he’s back here under another pseudonym.

 

[the big lebowski]

Pretty sure he’s back here under another pseudonym.

Chairman Zita?

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Chairman Zita?

Nailed it.

He’s really let himself go.

 

[DocSholl]

Pretty sure he’s back here under another pseudonym.

They always do

 

[Engimal v3]

FYI

Charlie Comben's intercept marks over 2024

 

[The acurate one]

Now Magoo is a spud . There was only 2 posters celebrating Ben leaving North.
And I know who they both are

 

[Orange Peanut]

Pretty sure he’s back here under another pseudonym.

Posts a lot of interesting stuff but has a weird hatred for Clarko?

 

[Heaps of fun]

Now Magoo is a spud . There was only 2 posters celebrating Ben leaving North.
And I know who they both are

Cob, if I'm not the other, I'll spew.
May 1st 2023:

If it wasn't free agency and another club came up to us and offered pick 3 you'd bite their ****ing hand off. Important to our rebuild, sure, but the bloke gets 9 touches a game, he's worth much less than a top 5 pick.

June 7th:

Yeah, no idea how we'll find a key defender to show up to play one good game a year. The whole replacement argument implies that we're actually that much better off with McKay in the team. Anecdotally we haven't won a game with him this entire season. He has upside but he's also injury prone and can't kick. Just because he's 200cm and took a lot of intercept marks last year while we were conceding 60 inside 50s a game doesn't mean he's indispensable or needs to be replaced by a like for like player.

September 19th:

Can't believe there's anyone who isn't cranking themselves off at the mere thought of getting pick 3 for this lamppost. Pick 3 for a tall that can't defend or kick. We're ****ing laughing.

 

[ferball]

Now Magoo is a spud . There was only 2 posters celebrating Ben leaving North.
And I know who they both are

I didn't want him to go at the start of last year. Thought it would cost us big time. Happy to admit I was wrong about that.

In fact you and Micky P. brought me round to that pov over the season with your constant harping on about him.

 

[Disco Dew]

Now Magoo is a spud . There was only 2 posters celebrating Ben leaving North.
And I know who they both are

Wardlaw kicked over a jam tin yet?

 

[The acurate one]

Cob, if I'm not the other, I'll spew.
May 1st 2023:

June 7th:

September 19th:

Lol 3 of us now

 

[AnEmptyChair]

Cob, if I'm not the other, I'll spew.
May 1st 2023:

June 7th:

September 19th:

yeah putting my hand up too that i always thought he was a bit shit

 

[AnEmptyChair]

called it in 2019 - but lets just ignore the stuff about Sam Durdin

38

Sam Durdin

Age

28

Ht

199cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.7

2star

K

6.2

2star

HB

3.5

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

1.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

11.2

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.6

4star

being better

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

called it in 2019 - but lets just ignore the stuff about Sam Durdin being better

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Still can’t believe that Durdin is on an AFL list….

 

[AnEmptyChair]

Still can’t believe that Durdin is on an AFL list….

wait, is he really?

 

[giantroo]

wait, is he really?

Sam Durdin | AFL

Follow Sam Durdin's progress through AFL

www.carltonfc.com.au

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

wait, is he really?

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Sam Durdin | AFL

Follow Sam Durdin's progress through AFL

www.carltonfc.com.au

As unbelievable as it is….

Yes.

 

[Disco Dew]

 

[The acurate one]

A million lol, the Hawf fans are mad for a "lol". I have recently discovered that.

If Ben Magoo is a million a season, Burger King will get a mil per season, Nogun McDonald is highly sort after. And it seems will command a huge salary increase.

Charlie is easy a 10 mil per season player if we're comparing apples with apples. But luckily we're comparing apples with spuds.

 

[LB2Snake]

Just reading some of the early (2019!) posts on Chom. Well spotted Pykie!

I miss Pykie’s analysis. They were always a great read.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

I miss Pykie’s analysis. They were always a great read.

He’s still here.