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

[rm3504]

Wow
Comben and xerri the 2 great stories of the year

 

[giantroo]

Can we clone him?

 

[Loose_Cannon]

 

[Cyber_punk]

If Sheezel doesn't want the captaincy we have some great options ahead...

 

[koshari]

Showing set shot poise which is the main diff between a kpf and a kpd.

 

[The acurate one]

You don't put someone like that down back as an interceptor unless he has long blond hair and wears a ****en hairband!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Oh boy , built like Tarzan and ****en plays like him, tell y'all.

 

[Merlin007]

Showing set shot poise which is theain diff between a kpf and a kpd.

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[Merlin007]

Can we clone him?

You know what - maybe one's enough.

Talk about generational talent. If this boy stays fit, you can keep Sam Darcy

 

[kangatragic]

Such a luxury having a player like him who's capable of playing either end of the ground and doesn't need to be pigeon holed as one or the other. But I think forward will be he's main position in the future.

 

[shintemaster]

Had a sneaky $10 on Charlie to kick 5. Pray for me brothers and sisters.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Can we clone him?

I think we might have drafted his clone last year.

 

[Merlin007]

Had a sneaky $10 on Charlie to kick 5. Pray for me brothers and sisters.

Oh captain, my captain, may the wind be in your sails

 

[The Warlord]

Christ alive we might have a live one here.

That mark and goal before half time ...

 

[Only Forwards]

This bloke has leader written all over him.

Multiple times yesterday he was in the backline geeing players up after a turn over.

He was playing forward.

Put his performance to the side for a second. For a long time we have bemoaned the lack of leadership on the field.

Well this bloke is one.

Leadership group next year.

 

[Sphynx]

We need to clone him.

Whilst his first half was awesome, we massively missed his intercept marks, particularly where he chops them off about 70 out from the oppo goal up the wing.

Clarko tried to employ Jackson in the role, but it didn't quite come off.

We should be targeting a forward, not a defender at the end of the year.

He's still a better defender.

 

[JGreezy]

We need to clone him.

Whilst his first half was awesome, we massively missed his intercept marks, particularly where he chops them off about 70 out from the oppo goal up the wing.

Clarko tried to employ Jackson in the role, but it didn't quite come off.

We should be targeting a forward, not a defender at the end of the year.

He's still a better defender.

Wil Dawson is his clone

 

[Sphynx]

Wil Dawson is his clone

He's not.

Will isn't a good forward at all.

He might be a Comben level defender in time, but he's not there yet and certainly wont get there playing forward in the VFL.

 

[Liam Boy]

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Charlie makes me believe in magic

 

[Only Forwards]

He's still a better defender.

I would add a quantifier to this,

He is a better defender, on exposed form.

I'm interested to see him get a string of games to see what he has learnt from being a defender and how he translates it forward. a single game isn't enough to make that call.

 

[justroyal]

Can’t we just keep swinging him if there’s a momentum change?? Thought yesterday might have been good to see that

 

[Sphynx]

I would add a quantifier to this,

He is a better defender, on exposed form.

I'm interested to see him get a string of games to see what he has learnt from being a defender and how he translates it forward. a single game isn't enough to make that call.

I'm in the minority with this view clearly;

But an elite intercepting CHB with modern game plans is far more important than a second tall forward that kicks even 40-50 goals a season, or even more.

So much scoring is generated and prevented from them and they are absolutely priceless.

Comben's intercept stats are not normal and not even replaceable more than likely.

Teams spend years and years looking for a key defender that can intercept like Lever, Moore, Andrews and Taylor. Comben is on that tier.

That level of defender almost always correlates with teams that win Premierships and/or come very close.

Think Rance, Scarlett, Harry Taylor, Brian Lake etc.

Very rarely is an elite defender playing in a terrible side, they propel their sides up the ladder, quickly.


There's plenty of elite forwards playing in shit sides in history, look at Larkey....

 

[Passmore]

Can’t we just keep swinging him if there’s a momentum change?? Thought yesterday might have been good to see that

That could be the next step in the evolution of the team. We seem to be adding layers slowly.

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[Only Forwards]

I'm in the minority with this view clearly;

But an elite intercepting CHB with modern game plans is far more important than a second tall forward that kicks even 40-50 goals a season, or even more.

So much scoring is generated and prevented from them and they are absolutely priceless.

Comben's intercept stats are not normal and not even replaceable more than likely.

Teams spend years and years looking for a key defender that can intercept like Lever, Moore, Andrews and Taylor. Comben is on that tier.

That level of defender almost always correlates with teams that win Premierships and/or come very close.

Think Rance, Scarlett, Harry Taylor, Brian Lake etc.

Very rarely is an elite defender playing in a terrible side, they propel their sides up the ladder, quickly.


There's plenty of elite forwards playing in shit sides in history, look at Larkey....

This year looks the have been a learning year.

Maybe he is just really good at football.

I imagine a game where we Glendinning him and just station him at one end fo the ground. This week that would be an interesting choice where he plays CHB,CHF,CHB,CHF. and that is his game.

Maybe he is talented enough to context switch that much in the modern game.

 

[amaz199]

Comben is basically our Drew Petrie

Drew Petrie

Age

41

Ht

197cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.3

3star

K

8.6

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

5.4

5star

T

2.7

4star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

5.2

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

1.2

2star

M

1.6

2star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.0

1star

.

Anywhere you put him, he excels but leaves a hole where he was previously.

In saying that, Carlton is one of the few teams whom have big key forwards that complain to the umpires every 5 seconds. Comben stays forward.

 

[JGreezy]

I'm in the minority with this view clearly;

But an elite intercepting CHB with modern game plans is far more important than a second tall forward that kicks even 40-50 goals a season, or even more.

So much scoring is generated and prevented from them and they are absolutely priceless.

Comben's intercept stats are not normal and not even replaceable more than likely.

Teams spend years and years looking for a key defender that can intercept like Lever, Moore, Andrews and Taylor. Comben is on that tier.

That level of defender almost always correlates with teams that win Premierships and/or come very close.

Think Rance, Scarlett, Harry Taylor, Brian Lake etc.

Very rarely is an elite defender playing in a terrible side, they propel their sides up the ladder, quickly.


There's plenty of elite forwards playing in shit sides in history, look at Larkey....

There's potential that we're not just talking about a 40-50 goal second tall forward. If he's going to kick straight then he could be a dominant force as a key forward. I think that's worth exploring.

He might be the best contested mark in the comp, at either end.

I would be playing him CHF for the rest of the season but I would swing him back when needed (like the 3rd quarter yesterday).