Charlie Comben
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Sep 8, 2026
Mitch ClearyHOST
They've signed...
Mitch ClearyHOST
Comben, Sheazle, McKercher, Wardlaw, but it's because they've got so much money.
Mitch ClearyHOST
They celebrate these contract extensions as you would if you're that footy club, but it's not like they're leaving money on the table elsewhere to re-sign with North Melbourne.
Mitch ClearyHOST
These are big deals this club is signing.
Campbell BrownHOST
many games late in the year.
Campbell BrownHOST
But they need a big backman back there to help Comben.
Campbell BrownHOST
He's a good player, Chomp.
Campbell BrownHOST
But if you think Alistair Clarkson...
Peter BellPANELIST
I think that list is ready to go.
Peter BellPANELIST
If some... tall defenders are added which I understand is in the making at the moment through this trade period that's the little missing piece for me got a lot of time for Charlie Comben but one or two more would be really helpful and a sort of cohesive team defence that's been the bit for me that's been missing I think the ball movement we can see the clearance stuff we can see a lot of talent there it's been the the the unified team defence that's been the missing piece.
Gerard WhateleyHOST
What's your perception around the idea of modern football and how you stay cutting edge? It's not related to age and it's not related to tenure.
Gerard WhateleyHOST
Chris Scott and Chris Fagan will tell you that.
Gerard WhateleyHOST
So four coaches have been lost to the rebuild, but are they at a point, Peterbilt, where the next coach in, this is now ready to go?
Peter BellPANELIST
I think that list is ready to go if some tall defenders are added which I understand is in the making at the moment through this trade period that's the little missing piece for me got a lot of time for Charlie Comben but one or two more would be really helpful and a sort of cohesive team defence that's been the bit for me that's been missing I think the ball movement we can see the clearance stuff we can see a lot of talent there it's been the the the unified team defence that's been the missing piece.
Gerard WhateleyHOST
What's your perception around the idea of modern football and how you stay cutting edge? And it's not related to age and it's not related to tenure.
Gerard WhateleyHOST
Chris Scott and Chris Fagan will tell you that.
Xander McGuirePANELIST
... let's just skip past the car parking situation.
Sam DochertyPANELIST
There was, there was a name drop of Charlie Comben.
Xander McGuirePANELIST
Yes.
Sam DochertyPANELIST
Now I wanna know, Shin Boner Sam, did you reach out to him the second the news was dropped?
JoelGUEST
But...
JoelGUEST
I would say Comben is probably the first person put on our sheet every week and he shows up every week and he's extremely, I don't think there's a more valuable player to what we achieved this year than Charlie Comben.
JoelGUEST
I think he's our most
JoshHOST
important player.
BriffHOST
We've got, like, 10 listed defenders.
BriffHOST
We've got Cor, Comben, Logue, Zura plays down back now, McDonald, Goda, Parker, Hardeman, Daniel, McKercher, and don't forget Threadgold as well.
BriffHOST
Yeah.
BriffHOST
So we've got a lot of defenders, but apart from Comben, you know.
BriffHOST
No, superstars.
BriffHOST
As in Keane, no, nothing.
6 MINS LATER
OatsyHOST
He says, we've got a few guys in our back line, so we're not looking after keybacks in this upcoming trade season and or draft.
GavHOST
No. We've
JoshHOST
And I think that is the number one area to fix structurally for North Melbourne.
JoshHOST
The backline structure, I mean, when you're under that much pressure, what can you do, to be honest? I mean, I don't think, I think Charlie Comben stood up But I thought even Luke Parker was poor.
JoshHOST
I thought Logan Core didn't really do justice.
JoshHOST
I didn't think anyone was really, even Goda, you know, one of my favourites.
Adam WhiteHOST
Has some support with Cootey.
Adam WhiteHOST
And Comben comes in and knocks it out.
Adam WhiteHOST
But it will be, as a result of Comben's work, a free kick to the Swans.
Adam CooneyPANELIST
Isn't it...
Adam CooneyPANELIST
A lasso
Adam WhiteHOST
Cootie inside 50.
Adam WhiteHOST
Curnow flies, can't mark the toldy with the crumbs.
Adam WhiteHOST
Got tackled by two Kangaroos players, Comben and also Hardeman.
David KingHOST
I just, uh, I look at the midfield and forward line with Curtis Laaky, Trembath, plus the midfield.
David KingHOST
If they can make some shrewd decisions with their key defenders in the next 12 months, or some develop to come along with Charlie Comben, I just think that that list has the capability to be really strong, particularly if they coach well, and they, they, they want to get a defensive system that stacks up, which they haven't had for the last however long.
David KingHOST
Uh, that's, that's, that's my answer.
David KingHOST
Look, I, I'm, I'm optimistic about Richmond as well.
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