Analysis Captain O' My Captain - 2025 Captain + Leadership Group

[Amicalola]

The big winner here might actually be LMac, if he is able to recapture his best form without the pressure of captaining the statistically worst side in history.

 

[amaz199]

Round 1, 2022 was the last time Lmac played anywhere near his career-best form.

 

[muttley45]

What if, clean bill of health, and sole captaincy actually agrees with Jyza, and perish the thought, his performance actually goes up a level ?

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

No criticising the club pal. Consider this a warning.

Noted.

 

[zoomba23]

His dad's brother is a member of whatever mob they are up there. That's pretty concrete.

I stand corrected. Not sure how you know it, because everything I could find on the topic was from 2021, but you've got pretty sound sources and judgment on this sort of thing.

What a blow for the Indigenous community.

 

[Zondor]

No criticising the club pal. Consider this a warning.

LOL. That's right. Bottom 2 in the last 5 years but what more could we do? :stern look

 

[Heaps of fun]

The big winner here might actually be LMac, if he is able to recapture his best form without the pressure of captaining the statistically worst side in history.

I reckon he'll find himself out of the side in time. Not dynamic enough at HB and Archer is replacing him in the pocket.

 

[Caracas]

Personally I’m shocked that McDonald has stood aside as Captain thought he be wanting to be captain to get a game every week.

Just goes to show how selfless a guy Lukey is.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

LOL. That's right. Bottom 2 in the last 5 years but what more could we do? :stern look

Only positive posts allowed.

 

[ferball]

I stand corrected. Not sure how you know it, because everything I could find on the topic was from 2021, but you've got pretty sound sources and judgment on this sort of thing.

What a blow for the Indigenous community.

I'm pretty sure I heard him say it in an interview.

I've also heard every indigenous player he played with considered him aboriginal.

 

[Arthur Cloke]

This year really shapes as a massive year for Jy and the club. The time for excuses is all but behind him, and us, and you guys. It's the same at The Suns.

Round 1, 2022 was the last time Lmac played anywhere near his career-best form.

Yep

 

[The Brady Bunch]

How silly of me to think that the bloke appointed as the leader of the playing group should be looked at for guidance and reassurance.

And absolutely no-one else right? Only the captain. Got it.

 

[The Brady Bunch]

Only positive posts allowed.

I see you've posted over 60,000 times. Do you recall a single one of them ever being positive?

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

I see you've posted over 60,000 times. Do you recall a single one of them ever being positive?

Many.

I see you rail at anything negative posted about the club.

Are you on a retainer to take issue with negative viewpoints?

15-1-91 since 2020.

Please put a positive spin on that for me.

 

[SunnyBoner]

I'm pretty sure I heard him say it in an interview.

I've also heard every indigenous player he played with considered him aboriginal.

Apologies, just catching up here. Are we talking about Jy?

 

[Zondor]

Many.

I see you rail at anything negative posted about the club.

Are you on a retainer to take issue with negative viewpoints?

15-1-91 since 2020.

Please put a positive spin on that for me.

Sorry Mate. The club has been run perfectly in this period of time. Rawling has been exceptional!. Viney has been handing out 4 year contracts to guns. Signing up Simpkin to 2069 a masterstroke. As was our venture into Co-Captaincy. Trading out that future first - a thing of beauty. CCJ what a recruit. getting rid of 69 players at the end of 2020. Well history has shown how much of a good move this has been. The club moving members from reserved seats on Level 2 without being totally transparent. Machiavelli loved it. No shorts sponsor. We don't need one. Playing games on the MAP. What a fortress. And the number of head coaches we have had. Clearly an indication of how many people are interested in coaching the Mighty NMFC. I could go on clearly but you get my point. The last 5 years has been perfection. :stern look

 

[Heaps of fun]

It's completely reasonable to be unexcited for Jy to be captain considering his footy and the lack of on-field leadership we've seen at the club in recent years.

That said the only viable alternatives I see are the vice captains and a recent recruit who has never played a game for North. Larkey isn't a great option due to playing deep and not coming off good form in 2024. I think Sheezel is probably ready but holding him back is probably prudent.
I'll back Jy in. I'm happy we no longer have two captains as it makes selection too rigid. I hope to see improvements in our on-field leadership as guys like Xerri, Comben and Phillips mature and Daniel and Parker assist with discipline and motivation in difficult circumstances.

 

[ferball]

Apologies, just catching up here. Are we talking about Jy?

No, Carey.

 

[The Brady Bunch]

Many.

I see you rail at anything negative posted about the club.

Are you on a retainer to take issue with negative viewpoints?

15-1-91 since 2020.

Please put a positive spin on that for me.

Plenty of great write ups in the other thread about training today. Why don't you treat yourself and read a couple.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Plenty of great write ups in the other thread about training today. Why don't you treat yourself and read a couple.

I don’t need to.

I was there.

 

[chubbspeterson]

Sorry Mate. The club has been run perfectly in this period of time. Rawling has been exceptional!. Viney has been handing out 4 year contracts to guns. Signing up Simpkin to 2069 a masterstroke. As was our venture into Co-Captaincy. Trading out that future first - a thing of beauty. CCJ what a recruit. getting rid of 69 players at the end of 2020. Well history has shown how much of a good move this has been. The club moving members from reserved seats on Level 2 without being totally transparent. Machiavelli loved it. No shorts sponsor. We don't need one. Playing games on the MAP. What a fortress. And the number of head coaches we have had. Clearly an indication of how many people are interested in coaching the Mighty NMFC. I could go on clearly but you get my point. The last 5 years has been perfection. :stern look

Your general point is fair, but last I checked Viney is not the list manager responsible for player contracts.
And trading out the future 1st, only time will tell as to whether it was a good move, largely dependent on Mattlock's development and what we do with the Tigers 2025 R2. But yes easily to say it's not a good deal on the pick numbers if that is all you are looking at. It's a bit early to judge imo.

 

[Zondor]

Your general point is fair, but last I checked Viney is not the list manager responsible for player contracts.
And trading out the future 1st, only time will tell as to whether it was a good move, largely dependent on Mattlock's development and what we do with the Tigers 2025 R2. But yes easily to say it's not a good deal on the pick numbers if that is all you are looking at. It's a bit early to judge imo.

How do yah think we will fair in 2025 chubbs because apparently we have been flying over the last few years and criticism is not warranted? :stern look

 

[SunnyBoner]

No, Carey.

Gee I though Carey discovered his indigenous heritage after his career ended.

 

[chubbspeterson]

How do yah think we will fair in 2025 chubbs because apparently we have been flying over the last few years and criticism is not warranted? :stern look

Most of your criticism is fair. We haven't been flying given our results the last 5 years.
We'll likely still be bottom five even with 5-10 wins given the young age and experience profile of the group.
Obviously I'd like us to get as many wins as possible but we'll still be balancing giving the young kids exposure at the AFL level. In an ideal world you play the young kid and get a win, but performance will fluctuate as they find their way.
At the moment I'd have the bottom four out of Tigers, WCE, North and Bombres given the list profiles.
But there's a bunch of teams in that 5-14 range that I'm unsure as to how they will go and if we can actually beat them on the day. Have to learn how to win a bunch of games in a row first.

 

[giantroo]