Analysis [Poll] 2025 Captain + Leadership Group

[Dan]

Do you have to have one?

Like will the AFL enforce a club to pick one?

 

[Ball Dont Lie]

Captain: Harry
Vice: LDU
Leadership Group: Daniels Larkey Parker Comben Darling

It’s a new era now. Harry can easily do it. LDU in to show him it’s also up to him to help the team improve. The 3 premiership players and the our 2 keys.

 

[spurs]

Sheez and Xerri Captains
LDU VC
Larkey and Simpkin

 

[bengrina]

When will they announce captain?

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Parker
Sheezel
LDU Comben Xerri

 

[Chadwiko]

Probably an unpopular opinion but I don't think LDU should be in the leadership group if he hasn't committed to the club long-term yet.

 

[shinboner magic]

Would love for Souva to take over as captain but he sooks to much to have that role.
Parker coming in and captaining is probably the best option but doubt that happens.
Sheez is too young to take over with the side getting walloped so often.
I’d probably let Jy captain on his lonesome for another year

 

[Chadwiko]

I’d probably let Jy captain on his lonesome for another year

On form, Jy and Luke (especially Luke) are going to struggle to be best 22.

I think it has to be Sheez.

Yeah, he's young. But you can surround him with veterans in the leadership group to mitigate that.

PS... bit of a nitpick but imho pretty piss poor that it seems like neither Jy or Luke were at yesterday's AFLW prelim.

 

[Only Forwards]

Probably an unpopular opinion but I don't think LDU should be in the leadership group if he hasn't committed to the club long-term yet.

There’s simply no way for you or I to know what sort of conversations are had behind the scenes with LDU.

He’s a north player till he’s not. Until then if he is in the leadership group it should be because he deserves to be.

I’m not 100% it’s his go regardless of contract status.

 

[Only Forwards]

I think it has to be Sheez.

Agree with your premise and I was all on Sheez till Luke Parker arrived.

He is simply the most credentialed player on our list to lead us.

Clarkson should install him and he should mentor Sheez to be able to take over.

The recruitment of Parker makes it feel like we have a proper adult in the sea of kids on our list.

 

[Chadwiko]

Agree with your premise and I was all on Sheez till Luke Parker arrived.

He is simply the most credentialed player on our list to lead us.

I think a free agent first year North player cannot be captain. Simply can't.

I don't think it'll happen either.

 

[Mr north man]

Agree with your premise and I was all on Sheez till Luke Parker arrived.

He is simply the most credentialed player on our list to lead us.

Clarkson should install him and he should mentor Sheez to be able to take over.

The recruitment of Parker makes it feel like we have a proper adult in the sea of kids on our list.

Think Clarkson will ask his players on who should take over any guesses

 

[Only Forwards]

I think a free agent first year North player cannot be captain. Simply can't.

I don't think it'll happen either.

When you look at the players on the list there is not a single one more qualified to lead us.

While we go can’t and shouldn’t or anything like that we’ve been shit for 5 seasons and we are wanting this bloke to come in and provide leadership to turn that around.

If that is why we have him I see no reason not to give him the title and authority to do what we brought him in for.

We probably won’t do it.

We absolutely should.

 

[travelli]

I think a free agent first year North player cannot be captain. Simply can't.

I don't think it'll happen either.

I think it has to be.

No better way of drawing a line between the years of failure into the future.

Pick the new bloke with years of experience in a successful club.

 

[travelli]

Parker
Sheezel
LDU Comben Xerri

I'd just swap comben for larkey.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

I'd just swap comben for larkey.

Could do.

I just don’t want the group led by the failures of previous years.

It needs to change.

Monumentally.

 

[SunnyBoner]

Parker
Sheezel
LDU Comben Xerri

Oh please lord make this happen. We need seismic change at the top.

 

[Whippet1]

The captaincy can be a huge burden on young shoulders(unless those shoulders belong to W Carey). North have deliberately targeted Luke Parker

26

Luke Parker

Age

32

Ht

183cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.2

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.8

5star

D

22.1

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

9.9

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

5.0

5star

CL

5.5

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

8.0

5star

CL

5.2

5star

to provide some of the leadership and seniority that has been sadly missing at North so why wouldn’t we give it to him. Hardly a secret we are deficient in this area.
Parker carrying the captaincy for a couple of years gives our likely lads more time to develop without the additional pressure of official leadership titles which not everybody thrives under.
Parker(c)
Sheezel Xerri LDU(vc)

 

[The Nostradamus]

The captaincy can be a huge burden on young shoulders(unless those shoulders belong to W Carey). North have deliberately targeted Luke Parker to provide some of the leadership and seniority that has been sadly missing at North so why wouldn’t we give it to him. Hardly a secret we are deficient in this area.
Parker carrying the captaincy for a couple of years gives our likely lads more time to develop without the additional pressure of official leadership titles which not everybody thrives under.
Parker(c)
Sheezel Xerri LDU(vc)

That’s the benefit of co captains. Takes a bit of pressure off

Parker and Sheezel co captains would make sense

And then in a few years we can go to just sheezel

 

[Better Loosen Up]

How many players generally make up a leadership group?

 

[The Nostradamus]

How many players generally make up a leadership group?

5

 

[shimaburnsgrieg]

5

So we are talking 5 of this 6 ...

Parker, Sheez, Jy, Larkey, Griff and X?

Where is LDU in this? And Daniels?

 

[The Nostradamus]

So we are talking 5 of this 6 ...

Parker, Sheez, Jy, Larkey, Griff and X?

Where is LDU in this? And Daniels?

I’d be fine with the 6 you mentioned

I think 5-6 is the usual for us

The other 2 you mentioned probably miss out

 

[Allan2027]

It's a bit early for Sheez, should be Luke Parker.

 

[Tas]

Someone who gives a shit and would get a game somewhere else.