Player Watch Pick #5 (2018) - Connor Rozee (AFL Captain)

[edgie]

Actually, that's somewhat true, but please let's not use the holy name of The Gav in the same sentence as Casissy.

4 goals in a premiership (captain or not) buys a lot of leave passes.

Gav was a winner, a talent, but he just wasn't a leader nor did he play in positions where a captain normally would.

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[edgie]

when rozee had 36 and 3 goals in gather round our whole board was saying he is our best captain lol

As someone above said: Cannot capain someone who plays footy as a hooby

he is getting married, planning a weading, renovating his house and had a daughter this year. aswell as first year captain.

Footy is a hobby to him

Give the captaincy to someone else, problem is there are no worthy candidates.

Yep.

The dude went all in on his family life the second he was announced as captain. I don't mean to diminish the important of family but you think you could at least just knuckle down and put footy first for one season to set yourself up in the role? Unfortunately a lot of people do have to prioritise their jobs and delay developments in their personal life sometimes. It's normal.

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[radiojake]

Yep.

The dude went all in on his family life the second he was announced as captain. I don't mean to diminish the important of family but you think you could at least just knuckle down and put footy first for one season to set yourself up in the role? Unfortunately a lot of people do have to prioritise their jobs and delay developments in their personal life sometimes. It's normal.

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Do you think he would have been made captain if their pregnancy happened before the decision was made?

First thing I thought of at the time was 'Wow that's alot in 12 months for someone who is still very young'

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

Wines or Houston were the consensus choice for captain after Jonas.

The reality is that every choice was going to be wrong.

It's desperate but I do hold a bit of weight from Joel Selwoods comments when he did some mentoring at the club and said that Rozee and Butters being leaders was not the issue at the club (in fact he praised them for that), it was that the players had no cohesion on field which is what we all know - coaching.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

It's just very weird.

Since moving to the midfield last year, 25D/game was effortless for him. Could do it in his sleep.

Feels lucky if he can even crack the 20 mark these days.

It's like with Wingard where he suddenly stopped being an elite AFL player basically became a list filler in what should be his prime.

 

[ClintEastwood]

It's just very weird.

Since moving to the midfield last year, 25D/game was effortless for him. Could do it in his sleep.

Feels lucky if he can even crack the 20 mark these days.

It's like with Wingard where he suddenly stopped being an elite AFL player basically became a list filler in what should be his prime.

Some players just can't handle the weight of expectation well. I think he should have turned to job down tbh.

 

[Rash]

if we could decide, who should be given captaincy next year?

 

[gbear]

if we could decide, who should be given captaincy next year?

Dan Houston, if he remains at the club that is!

 

[Portmagpies36]

Wines or Houston were the consensus choice for captain after Jonas.

The reality is that every choice was going to be wrong.

It's desperate but I do hold a bit of weight from Joel Selwoods comments when he did some mentoring at the club and said that Rozee and Butters being leaders was not the issue at the club (in fact he praised them for that), it was that the players had no cohesion on field which is what we all know - coaching.

Selwood was bang on about no cohesion on field, when things are against us it folds like a pack of cards

 

[edgie]

if we could decide, who should be given captaincy next year?

Can we just pass on it and appoint a random player for the coin toss?

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[Long live PAFC]

It’s clear Connor isn’t the Uber tough captain that we need or that we expect.

He may yet grow into it but it feels like he isn’t right for the role.

Also feels like we needed to move him out of the midfield and get him to small forward or HBF role.

Seems that Wines should have been interim captain and let Butters, Rozee, JHF show who wants it and is worthy of it.

 

[Progressive Aggresion]

I've come to Connor's defense several times throughout the year for his flat track accusations, but this finals record of his is absolutely unforgiveable and needs to be addressed.

You can't have a leader setting such a bad tone for a massive match, and even Boak did a much better job at this when he was in his prime, hell, even Tom Jonas set a better physical standard as a finals captain than this guy.

Send him to half back for the next final URGENTLY, and make him earn more of the ball and get more involved with a struggling defense that needs a leader. If not he can give the captaincy to JHF.

 

[TeeKray]

The choice of this guy as captain says EVERYTHING you need to know about our club.

 

[Wargreymon90]

The talk when he was made captain was that he’s “worked hard on his leadership”. Whilst in isolation it isn’t a bad thing, it is clear that the decision to make him captain was a forced one.

 

[chachi11]

Footsteps Rozee.
Houston should have been made captain by a mile..

 

[Rigs]

Should have been Wines as captain for a few years before handing over to Rozee (if he deserved it). Otherwise JHF

 

[Ports1870]

Kind of fitting that a soft player like Lukosius is his best man

 

[Duck Farmer]

Can we just pass on it and appoint a random player for the coin toss?

We tried that with Dougal Howard.

 

[simba_]

he's a dashing young boy and his jewelry is lovely

 

[edgie]

We tried that with Dougal Howard.

So Connor is gonna get to the saints? His mum will be happy

Rowan Marshall/Max King pls

 

[Rash]

Showing real great leadership sitting in the back, hiding.

 

[YoungsterPA]

thought it was telling that JHF was directing where the boys were standing in the centre after half time, rozee needed to step up and direct traffic and own the moment.

 

[PAFC18]

You guys are being too harsh on Connor.

The reason he chooses not to tackle is because he has to protect those hands for his Jewellery Business.

 

[Visenfest]

Showing real great leadership sitting in the back, hiding.
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As if his efforts on the field weren’t weak enough, he hides out the back of the group in the post game address. Not a captain’s arseh*le.

 

[gbear]

Weak as piss.