Opinion 2023 captain

[king rising]

Sorry, but don’t like co-captains one iota.

 

[CURVE]

Congrats to both Jy and Luke. Not a huge fan of Co-Captains, but I think it could be a good idea with such a young team, so happy to go with Clarko on this.

Must be a massive moment for Luke and the McDonald clan, he was born wearing a Royal Blue & White Vertical Striped jersey, so to now lead the club must be one of his proudest days. I wish him, and Jy, all the best.

 

[JGreezy]

The comments here are like we changed the colours of the stripes. If the group is happy with two leaders then I am, too. It makes very little difference jn the overall scheme of things.

 

[kangaroo7]

Have a leadership group by all means. But only one captain please.

 

[shinboner magic]

Was on the Jy bandwagon for a long time but can’t knock Lmac getting it as well - he’s been one us from day dot.

 

[Zondor]

Co Captains? What? May as well bring back Dani Laidleys and have her Co Coach with Clarkson. Whilst we are at it why not bring back Euge to Co CEO with Shannon’s Mom and disinter Ron Casey and Co President with Hood. This reeks of not being able to work out which hand to wipe your arse with. :stern look

 

[sruss]

Couple of old fashioned types who can’t accept new traditions around here. My choice would have been Jy outright if anyone cared to ask me, but can’t go wrong having someone who loves the club as much as LMac by his side.

 

[Ether]

I said Captain. I said wot. I said Co-Captain. I said what ya on?

Not a fan of the co-captain, yet with Jy & Luke I am warming to the idea.

I saw a Captain Sensible beer at a pub a while back and was keen to have one til I realised it was a light.

 

[Gasometer]

Couple of old fashioned types who can’t accept new traditions around here. My choice would have been Jy outright if anyone cared to ask me, but can’t go wrong having someone who loves the club as much as LMac by his side.

Old fashioned?

Well as long as they are both communicating exceptionally between themselves and the Coach all is good, but you will see grumpy old as soon as there is any fragmenting of message or task.

 

[hilly]

The most notable failure was Grimes/Trengove at Melbourne.

Mainly because they were 14 years old.

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[dus]

Coming off back to back wooden spoons, I don’t mind the initiative.

Too much perceived pressure to have one bloke drag us from the coals.

 

[Billy Not Really]

So far I’m seeing a lot of emotional pleas for adhering to the times of this recent trend of co-captaincies and yet have not seen any solid evidence to suggest that the system fares any better and fails to recognize it for what it often is utilized for; a stop-gap that usually very poor teams use until a more suitable singular candidate is chosen. It’s a blight on the history of illustrious captains this club has chosen to end up in a position where the duties of leadership development have failed to produce a player who is ready & can lead the bottom team out of this hole and split the duties between something a captain should possess all of in a singular manner.

As much as I have ragged on Ziebell, he brought leadership and fitness/training standards, and I can’t believe I’m saying this, and I shouldn’t be but I‘d rather him still be captain than this compromise of a decision on leadership. To me, it was very clear Jy should have been captain.

I’m not gonna be swayed on this, because the whole thing never made sense to begin with as a concept. I know why they did this, but I don’t have to like it.

 

[Kanga Glory]

 

[Val Keating]

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Lol one paragraph about Simpkin & LMac.

 

[Friday Night Lights]

We’ve done SFA for 2 and half decades under 1 captain.

Don’t think having 2 is going to hold us back just quietly.

 

[JGreezy]

So far I’m seeing a lot of emotional pleas for adhering to the times of this recent trend of co-captaincies and yet have not seen any solid evidence to suggest that the system fares any better and fails to recognize it for what it often is utilized for; a stop-gap that usually very poor teams use until a more suitable singular candidate is chosen. It’s a blight on the history of illustrious captains this club has chosen to end up in a position where the duties of leadership development have failed to produce a player who is ready & can lead the bottom team out of this hole and split the duties between something a captain should possess all of in a singular manner.

As much as I have ragged on Ziebell, he brought leadership and fitness/training standards, and I can’t believe I’m saying this, and I shouldn’t be but I‘d rather him still be captain than this compromise of a decision on leadership. To me, it was very clear Jy should have been captain.

I’m not gonna be swayed on this, because the whole thing never made sense to begin with as a concept. I know why they did this, but I don’t have to like it.

Multiple players lead every team. Captain is just a ceremonial thing because somebody needs to undertake certain duties. We could have no captain and still have great leadership.

 

[SunnyBoner]

We’ve done SFA for 2 and half decades under 1 captain.

Don’t think having 2 is going to hold us back just quietly.

I agree, i think some are overthinking this announcement.

We are emerging from the mire and we have a very young list of highly talented players who are looking for strong role models. Two strong leaders with strong deputies surrounding them is a good model.

It might be for just one year. Let's calm the farm.

 

[Psicosis]

Must be a prerequisite for this thread to start your post with “not a fan of co-captains, but…”

 

[Cool Kangas]

The first decision under al Clarko I’m against.

Don’t like it one bit. Ffs

Disagree. Not such a big deal. Voted by peers etc. Nice to have 2 guys share the load. Both have good presence and leadership skills. Will be good outcome.

 

[sruss]

Like Ziebs before him, it was apparent early on that Jy was going to captain the club one day. Now that it’s official, who’s the next early contender? WillPhill? No other real stand outs amongst the young bunch at this stage?

 

[Horace]

Gee, there is a lot of negativity here about this decision. In my opinion the explanation from Todd Viney is ample reason why we should not go down a "getting your Knickers in a knot" pathway with this.

Both of these boys are very worthy recipients of the skipper role.

It strikes me also, that in a year when we really need to show some on field progress, rather than having the pressure of leadership on just one set of shoulders, which can sometimes lead to a drop in that player's performance when things are not going well, sharing the load, might make it easier for both of them to perform at the level we are used to.

 

[Ligma]

 

[bennymate]

Which other clubs have opted for co-captaincy? I know Sydney are one of them with Parker and Rampe.

 

[Horace]

In today's Age.

The contenders: Who will captain your club in 2023?

It’s that time of the year when clubs begin to settle on a new captain for 2023. Nearly half the AFL clubs are set for a change this season.

www.theage.com.au

 

[shinboner magic]

In today's Age.

The contenders: Who will captain your club in 2023?

It’s that time of the year when clubs begin to settle on a new captain for 2023. Nearly half the AFL clubs are set for a change this season.

www.theage.com.au

Yeah * should give it to McGrath that has played like a journeyman