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

[Nylex]

Duckling?

 

[Chadwiko]

Genuinely good in defense.

 

[cybercrab]

That intercept mark he took in the last quarter where he turned while marking was incredible

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

That intercept mark he took in the last quarter where he turned while marking was incredible

It was incredible the way he put his hands up at the last instant to take it.

 

[ChopChopDigDig]

What a player. I swear he is like Carey’s ghost with way he attacks a contest horizontally.

Horizontal chestmarks are spitting image of duck

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

I think so, not sure why he is finding himself at times manning a much more agile opponent.

I don't think in packs he's in trouble, but on the lead. The difference is Magoo wouldn't put himself in that place.

McKay, as dumb as he is, had the rat cunning not to chase after a player once they got 5 metres in front of him, but to stand next to someone else instead.

 

[lockheed]

Horizontal chestmarks are spitting image of duck

Could 'Duckling' stick as his nick name?

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

Some of his flying marks, his size and oiled up arms reminds me of Duck

By that description, I'm sensing confused feelings. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

[tazaa]

Best defender out there today.

 

[Sphynx]

If McDonald and Simpkin somehow decide to skipper again next year, Charlie would be my pick for the following season.

I want another 30-40 games into him before placing that burden, but the bloke just drips of leadership. Bleeds for the jumper and the club and clearly well liked around the AFL

 

[Uncle_Leo]

Beast. I love him. Backs it up and has a crack every single time.

Shinboner

 

[Passmore]

I think so, not sure why he is finding himself at times manning a much more agile opponent.

I don't think in packs he's in trouble, but on the lead. The difference is Magoo wouldn't put himself in that place.

Intercepting is his role. He'll be peeling off his opponent all all opportunities. Get Logue back there with him....

Darcy Moore gets his arse kick at times when he has to defend. But they take due to the offence he creates.

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[The acurate one]

So every man and his dog are into our Charlie, good ****ing luck, as we say !

KInd of nice us having our big strong KP garnering so much interest. We don't get a lot of attention from other clubs.
He's going to be a star.

When does his contract expire.

 

[hilly]

So every man and his dog are into our Charlie, good ****ing luck, as we say !

KInd of nice us having our big strong KP garnering so much interest. We don't get a lot of attention from other clubs.
He's going to be a star.

When does his contract expire.

End of 2025. Doesn't qualify for free agency.

 

[The acurate one]

End of 2025. Doesn't qualify for free agency.

No chance he leaves of course but and we will be correct when asking for 69 first rounders should he do so.

But will get long term offers . 5 plus years.

 

[muttley45]

How would Charlie go if we was given a Tom Stewart like role of roving interceptor first, one on one defender 2nd ?

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Absolutely nothing to worry about. Going nowhere. Will be forward next year 100% though.

I really hope not.

Playing at an elite level at CHB.

 

[Chadwiko]

IF the plan was to definitively play Comben forward next year, then it makes no sense to be blooding him and throwing games into him as a forward this year. We're last on the ladder. There's no risk or downside with moves like this.

Meanwhile, Comben looks significantly better in defense than he ever did forward. He's not a great kick and he's a pretty poor set shot. This works for a defender. Much less so for a forward.

 

[Makeshift Park]

No chance he leaves of course but and we will be correct when asking for 69 first rounders should he do so.

But will get long term offers . 5 plus years.

If he’s happy playing in defence, I’d offer five in a heartbeat.

 

[Sphynx]

He don’t have an option. We have no elite tall forwards coming through, we have been very very stiff at the draft just haven’t had access . Can’t succeed without a second one and Chom is our best option.
That’s coming from the top.

Well we don’t have many key defenders coming out of our backside averaging top 5 numbers in most stats for key defenders

We have an AA FF, we just need to support him.

AN AA CHB would much better for this side than a B grade CHF who kicks 25-30 goals per season.

 

[swaeney]

He don’t have an option. We have no elite tall forwards coming through, we have been very very stiff at the draft just haven’t had access . Can’t succeed without a second one and Chom is our best option.
That’s coming from the top.

I personally dont recall him ever showing any elite traits as a CHF. My memory might be shot but I don’t recall him clunking the marks and running off his man like he has been.

I think he’s a better CHB than CHF.

 

[archereleven]

I don't see the downside with Gus coming back.

A season at chb will only help him as a forward, and the club should get Lloyd or Sav etc to the club to go through his kicking routine...

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[The acurate one]

I think some of you lot have forgotten the importance of having 2 decent KPF.

There is no reason Charlie wouldn’t be successful as a KPF. He’s strong asf. Can mark and is a tad nasty. The perfect specimen for that role.

Now I’m not as hellbent on him going fwd as long as we have a secondary target.

 

[7577969923]

That video is a little bit telling. He has played a dominant game as a KPF, taking 7 or 8 marks in the F50, and only ended up with 3 goals and 1 of those from a snap. He clearly missed a lot of set shots. It should have been a 6 goal-plus match.

 

[Sphynx]

I think some of you lot have forgotten the importance of having 2 decent KPF.

There is no reason Charlie wouldn’t be successful as a KPF. He’s strong asf. Can mark and is a tad nasty. The perfect specimen for that role.

Now I’m not as hellbent on him going fwd as long as we have a secondary target.

Every top side in the comp has an elite defender.

Logue is a very good one, but he’s more suited to the 2nd or 3rd defender. He does not belong in the conversation with Andrews, Moore, Taylor.

Statistically Chom does.

Elite CHB’s are 100% more sought after than key forwards at the minute by list managers.

Not only do they have to defend, but scores are generated as much by intercept defenders as they are forwards at the moment.