Captaincy announcement: Grimes steps down from Co-Captain role

[Carusiii]

Great to see Mitch in the leadership group.

 

[LeverPuller]

Great to see Mitch in the leadership group.

Be more excited when I see him in on the team sheet.

 

[Dory_77]

Meanwhile, Gold Coast have stuck with Ablett as captain... supported by 5, FIVE, Vice Captains. Swallow, Prestia, Lynch, Bock, Rischitelli. Right. Do they all really need that title?

Eh, they're pretty much the same as the blokes in our 'leadership group'. Same thing, different name.

 

[Topkent]

IMO the Melbourne captaincy has been devalued since McDonald was basically sacked, with him then green then grimes and trengove having all had it in such a short amount of time I think it lost some of its value

With chunk and grimes you have potentially a duo That will do a good job for 5+ years , great choice and someone like trenners can reassume it after chunk is done

 

[stretcharmstrong]

I'm very happy with the captains and leadership group. As noted, surprised Dawes is not amongst it but I'd bet he'd be next in if it were a larger group. Very happy Frawley is in there. I just hope it's not a token appointment.

 

[Kickit2Jack]

I'm very happy with the captains and leadership group. As noted, surprised Dawes is not amongst it but I'd bet he'd be next in if it were a larger group. Very happy Frawley is in there. I just hope it's not a token appointment.

I totally agree with everything you have mentioned. I'm sure Roosy would not stand for a token appointment. Everything the great man approves we should back in 100% - now we just need Frawley to re-sign to prove it!

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Nice slimline leadership group, no need for these 8/10 man monstrosities. Grimes and Jones the obvious choices for captain.

Correlation doesn't equal causation but in defence of 10 man leadership groups the season West Coast implemented one they went from 16th on the ladder to top 4 (2010 to 2011) and stayed top 5 for three years. I feel like it's something that has very little bearing on actual outcomes around a football club. Doesn't bother me either way, just something I thought I'd point out.

As others have said, Dawes' omission grabbed my interest immediately. Out of all those candidates to exclude though he makes sense, in that he seems like the one most likely to behave like a leader with or without a formal title, and the other players certainly treat him like one.

 

[Topkent]

I reckon Mitch Clark is the leader of the forward line with Dawes a very worthy standby if he misses games

 

[BG32]

Now watch trengoves season to be above his 2013 one

 

[Powerstufff]

I'm delighted in seeing Nathan Jones is at least your co-captain. My favourite Dee.

 

[ponsdale]

Correlation doesn't equal causation but in defence of 10 man leadership groups the season West Coast implemented one they went from 16th on the ladder to top 4 (2010 to 2011) and stayed top 5 for three years. I feel like it's something that has very little bearing on actual outcomes around a football club. Doesn't bother me either way, just something I thought I'd point out.

And now West Coast have streamlined back down to five.

 

[jhong]

They can have 18 Captains running around , if we look like a football team for a change they can make every one on the list co-captains for all i care.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

And now West Coast have streamlined back down to five.

Maybe it'll screw them over

 

[ThePuppetMaster]

Where's Chris 'leader of men' Dawes?

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Where's Chris 'leader of men' Dawes?

Still behind Mitch Clark in the pecking order.

He honestly didnt believe after just one injury interrupted, over paid season that he was.......nah, surely not.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

He honestly didnt believe after just one injury interrupted, over paid season that he was.......nah, surely not.

He was in the leadership group last season.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

He was in the leadership group last season.

Our coach last year had a lot of 'crazzzy' ideas, didnt he?

(including paying 500k a season and giving away pick 20 for Dawes)

 

[Demon 16]

Our coach last year had a lot of 'crazzzy' ideas, didnt he?

(including paying 500k a season and giving away pick 20 for Dawes)

I still reckon that trade will pay off, but yeh - hasn't actually done anything tangible on the park yet.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Our coach last year had a lot of 'crazzzy' ideas, didnt he?

(including paying 500k a season and giving away pick 20 for Dawes)

The leadership group is chosen mostly by the players.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

The leadership group is chosen mostly by the players.

I find it hard to believe that Dawes would be voted in last year (by the players) yet doesnt make it in at his second season with the club.

From this we can gain that he either didnt impress this playing group or he was put in the leadership group by Crazy Neeld last year. Have it anyway you like. Im choosing the later.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Moving on, this is an interesting article from three weeks ago: http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2014-01-05/dawes-puts-his-hand-up-to-lead-dees

“I do want to be a part of it, but I think it can be trimmed down from what it was last year. There were nine of us last season. If it means me stepping out, I’m happy to do that as well. That said I’d like to lead this club as well.”

Good attitude to have, and hopefully he's not too put out by what's happened.

 

[Bluelegs]

I find it hard to believe that Dawes would be voted in last year (by the players) yet doesnt make it in at his second season with the club.

From this we can gain that he either didnt impress this playing group or he was put in the leadership group by Crazy Neeld last year. Have it anyway you like. Im choosing the later.

There must be a certain truth to that. Neeld needed someone who was behind him 100% in the playing group considering how much most of the players hated him. Dawes was part of the 'in' group who had happily worked with him at collingwood. That being said I don't get the sense that Dawes is disliked by the playing group.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

There must be a certain truth to that. Neeld needed someone who was behind him 100% in the playing group considering how much most of the players hated him. Dawes was part of the 'in' group who had happily worked with him at collingwood. That being said I don't get the sense that Dawes is disliked by the playing group.

I totally agree with everything you have said.

 

[stretcharmstrong]

I find it hard to believe that Dawes would be voted in last year (by the players) yet doesnt make it in at his second season with the club.

From this we can gain that he either didnt impress this playing group or he was put in the leadership group by Crazy Neeld last year. Have it anyway you like. Im choosing the later.

Or that he was 7th in line.

 

[Demon 16]

Or that he was 7th in line.

Fair point - is the most logical omission from the 7 man group.