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We should probably work it out now I guess - who’s gonna hold the cup up with Simmo this year?
You underestimate how soft some of our supporters are...
2 players isn't going to cut it.Patrick Dangerfield.
We beat everyone to the punch and trade Harley to Geelong mid-season - take on a combined total of 180 years worth of their players to replace all our injuries and they carry us to the most shocking flag of all time.
How will they determine who gets beat captain in the AA team though? Especially now that Buddy has retired.
Press kept taking the conversation away from the new captains. I thought it was a polite way of saying thanks for being here.At the end of the press conference someone asked what goals they had for next year
Simpson shut it down very quickly saying they hadn’t spoken about next year at all
Not sure what, if anything, to read into it but it was very curt to a not unreasonable question
Not a huge fan of co-captains but it's probably a good compromise while Allen is still establishing himself.
Agree that Duggan often lets himself down with skill execution. But you generally can't question his effort and team-first attitude. The captain needs to lead, not necessarily be the best player on the team.
Question probably came from splinters…At the end of the press conference someone asked what goals they had for next year
Simpson shut it down very quickly saying they hadn’t spoken about next year at all
Not sure what, if anything, to read into it but it was very curt to a not unreasonable question
West Coast great Glen Jakovichhas endorsed the appointment of co-captains Oscar AllenPLAYERCARDSTARTGlen Jakovich
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PLAYERCARDENDand Liam DugganPLAYERCARDSTART12Oscar Allen
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PLAYERCARDENDbut stressed the shared leadership should be reviewed “year on year”.PLAYERCARDSTART14Liam Duggan
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“I am not really a fan of co-captains, but given the situation they are in they need as much leadership as possible to lead them out of the bottom part of the ladder,” Jakovich said.
“It needs to be a captain who is out there week in week out. You can’t have your captain breaking down, that’s the first thing.
“Oscar Allen, I really like him as a player and leader, but a deep full-forward as a captain on his own? I am not sure about that.PLAYERCARDSTART12Oscar Allen
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“If the ball isn’t down there, how is Oscar going to fix any problems? Take the pressure off him.
“But review that on a year to year basis. It is a balancing act they have to get right.”
Jakovich, who won four club championships and played in two premierships across 14 seasons and 276 games, played under the Eagles only other co-captains, when Dean Kemp and Ben Cousins shared the role in 2001.
However, that was a short-lived union as Kemp was forced out of the game prematurely due to ongoing concussion issues.
Allen, 24, and Duggan, 26, become the 13th and 14th West Coast captains following the retirement of Luke Shueyat the end of the season.PLAYERCARDSTART13Luke Shuey
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The appointments follow revelations in The West Australian in August Allen had been offered long-term, multi-million dollar deals by at least three AFL clubs in the eastern States.
It is believed the offers were in excess of $1 million per season over seven to 10 years with one of the clubs offering the captaincy.
Allen is at the end of the first year of a three-year deal that takes him through to the end of 2025.
Essendon, Melbourne and Sydney would be my picks.Jakovich: Co-captains the right call ... for now
West Coast great Glen Jakovich has endorsed the appointment of co-captains Oscar Allen and Liam Duggan but stressed the leadership should be reviewed ‘year on year’.thewest.com.au
Kind of a nothing article, but this last part really caught my eye.
Who do we think were the 3 clubs?
Essendon, Norf & Saints come to mind as clubs desperate enough to offer captaincy straight up.
Essendon, Melbourne and Sydney would be my picks.
FreoEssendon, Melbourne and Sydney would be my picks.
Nah, Taberner's holding that line down for the next 5 years..Freo
The rumour was Essendon was offering captaincyWho do we think were the 3 clubs?
Essendon, Norf & Saints come to mind as clubs desperate enough to offer captaincy straight up.