04-17-2017, 06:28 AM
(04-17-2017, 06:14 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:I didnt see very much of the game agains GC but to date, I have seen nothing from Charlie to get me excited let alone any resemblance to Kouta. Last person people tried to compare to Kouta was Tom Bell and they only thing that bloke and Kouta have in common is a ball bag. I have to say I'm a little concerned with Charlie, he may just need time to A: get used to AFL game pace and B: Get over his glandular fever completely. I hope its just that so I am prepared to hold fire but he needs to get a wriggle on and start imposing himself a little more.
Tend to agree....was a big fan pre-draft as he had/has X factor but he has been disappointing IMO even given his glandular fever....his running patterns are not great and vs GC he couldnt keep up with his man or didnt want to, not sure which...
He can look lazy too when chasing and I wonder about his endurance....was put in the middle for a short stint on Ablett but that didnt work out too well as Ablett was too mobile...the other factor in defense of Charlie is he is being tried everywhere but not really being settled in one position.
Not giving up on him for sure but he is one I have under the microscope...re: Tom Bell....probably gave us a lot more initially than Charlie has....