G'day everyone, just thought you might like to hear a few thoughts from our former skipper.
He was in town today to talk at a fundraiser and I managed to get 10 mins of one-to-one with the great man.
Basically this is how he sees things:
He was in town today to talk at a fundraiser and I managed to get 10 mins of one-to-one with the great man.
Basically this is how he sees things:
- Reckons Brock is a natural leader at the club and should be captain either this year or next. Says he is the hardest trainer at the club (surprised me a bit) and has the respect of the whole playing group. Said Brock had "Luke Hodge-like qualities".
- Can handle another year near the bottom as he believes our kids will be able to challenge for a flag in "three to four years"
- Says getting back to the MCG is great, it's our "spiritual home" and we need to further strengthen the links.
- Believes having a Casey training base will be great in terms of tapping into the emerging market for more supporters and for the players ("Since when I started in 1984, there's been no permanent training base").
- Says the new board is doing a brilliant job.
- Still harbours ambitions to coach but with each year it's getting less and less likely.
- Recons Ben Cousins would be worth the risk if a club took him, but it'd have to be a club on the verge of a flag.