Ruckmen spend so much time in each others' pockets over countless hours together on the track that these two would have struck up a pretty good relationship over the past three years.
But at the same time he'd be relishing the thought of shouldering his team's ruck duties single-handedly when the Lions take on Collingwood tonight.
He'd also have been bubbling away in the stands last week after coach Michael Voss dropped him in the wake of a below par effort against the Blues the week prior. No one likes to get to get dropped, but especially players like Charman who pride themselves on their competitive spirit.
I've always had the impression the big man has thrived on hard work. He's a big, strong and combative beast – I don't reckon he'd fancy being taken off for a spell when he's in the groove.
Josh Fraser, who's been in pretty reasonable form this season, faces Charman this week and this is where I think tonight's battle will be won. He's not the most physical centre-square ruckman, Josh, so Charman will relish the thought of wearing him down with his crash and bash approach.
Expect the Lions' midfielders to have a field day if Charman does win that centre square duel. That brings the big boys, Jono Brown and Daniel Bradshaw, into play.
If the Lions have anywhere near the 52 forward 50m entries they had last week, look out. Stephen Silvagni would struggle to contain Browny if he was given that many opportunities to get his hands on the footy so I can't see how Simon Prestigiacomo or Nathan Brown could possibly stop him and his partner in crime.
If you hadn't already guessed, I reckon the Lions will be too strong tonight. They're super at home and if they can work on their form away from the Gabba, they're a real top-four chance.
Speaking of form away from home, I reckon we'll know how far the Blues have progressed when they head to Sydney on Saturday.
It might surprise some to know that the Blues won three of four games on the road last year, despite finishing a lowly 11th. That should give their young group confidence they can perform away from Melbourne, but the Swans are a tougher proposition than most.
Darren Jolly and Brett Kirk form a cracking combination, but the Swans have a number of other blokes expert at the stoppages – Jude Bolton, Adam Goodes, Jarrad McVeigh. It's no wonder they like to hold the footy up and force a ball up.
That strategy has led to Jolly averaging almost 40 hit-outs a game so far this season, 10 a game more than his nearest ruck rival. You can be sure Brett Ratten will instruct his men to move the ball on at all costs so Jolly doesn't have that opportunity to dictate terms.
Although calls of a 'fab four' midfield rivalling Brisbane's 2001-04 outfit were a bit premature, I reckon Carlton's on-ball brigade – led by the great man Chris Judd -- will be up to the challenge.
The Sunday match that interests me is the Richmond-Melbourne game. The Tigers can't lose, can they? Apart from a diabolical effort against the Blues in round one, they've actually been competitive.
I look at the Melbourne line-up and can't find too many winners. Their list is definitely still a work in progress. For that reason, I'm going to be forced to tip Richmond, but don't expect to read that too many times this year.
