Leadership Vacuum?

[WaynesWorld19]

Massive problem IMHO. Not a real leader amongst that lot!

Cmon we don't go from having a plethora of leadership options to none in a matter of weeks

Van Berlo will still be captain and if we're going to change opinions based on weekly form no-one will qualify

we do have great leadership candidates....Van Berlo, Rutten, Thompson, Knights, Tippett, and Otten

Walker and Dangerfield will IMO in time become leaders as well

 

[Southerntakeover]

if we're going to change opinions based on weekly form no-one will qualify

Pretty much.

We're going a bit overboard the last few weeks, in terms of writing people off.

 

[cmndstab]

I remember Goodwin had a few bad games in a row last year. I suppose we'll have to run him out as a potential captain too.

 

[Crow-mo]

Cmon we don't go from having a plethora of leadership options to none in a matter of weeks

of course. but why assume the old position was correct?

what if its the latter?

 

[WaynesWorld19]

of course. but why assume the old position was correct?

what if its the latter?

But ....what if it's the former

 

[Crow-mo]

But ....what if it's the former

The word "if" undermines your premise nicely.

 

[SydCrow]

Crow-mo - serious question - do you have a PhD in logic? Or are you just a gifted amateur?

 

[relapse]

Cmon we don't go from having a plethora of leadership options to none in a matter of weeks

Van Berlo will still be captain and if we're going to change opinions based on weekly form no-one will qualify

we do have great leadership candidates....Van Berlo, Rutten, Thompson, Knights, Tippett, and Otten

Walker and Dangerfield will IMO in time become leaders as well

I dont think we ever really did

Thompson is the one most believe on the field could be captain, but he is off the radar at the club apparently both with his attitude and his run in with the law last year and we have Van Berlo who at the moment I dont believe has grown enough as a player to be captain.

We all have previously said that VB needs to grow more as a player so that is why they have gave the captaincy to goody for a couple of years to give VB more time to develop before handing over the reigns. The problem is that VB has struggled to take the next step as a player during these 2 years. If the 2008 VB wasnt ready yet for captaincy I am struggling to see how the 2009 VB is.

 

[King Elvis]

We have zero on-field leadership.

It's a ****ing disgrace!

 

[Crows4Flag]

Scott Thompson gets my vote, ask any afl supporter and most will say hes our best player. He does the hard stuff. Id say hes much better qualified than any on our list to captain.

 

[Sir Vlado]

Scott Thompson gets my vote, ask any afl supporter and most will say hes our best player. He does the hard stuff. Id say hes much better qualified than any on our list to captain.

I bet if he was playing people would be complaining about how he's weak, he can't kick properly, he's making too many mistakes etc.

 

[mrvankid]

No-one has mentioned the Bird!!!

It has to be Scott Thompson in my opinion. Sure, he can be a little undisciplined at times but so is Hodgey. We need a bloke who leads from the front and has the required mongrel. That's Thommo. I reckon he'd have the respect of the playing group too.

On the suject of leadership best vacuum for hardwood floors. Haven't we identified this and aren't we undertaking a significant investment in teaching the younger guys how to be leaders?

Patience gents. It will all come together soon enough.

Thanks

 

[jenny61_99]

Well there's a random and pointless bump if ever I saw one.

 

[OldCrowBloke]

Well there's a random and pointless bump if ever I saw one.

Take two!
I scanned through looking for the ""bump" post, and found this confusing and irrelevant message.

However, cudos to Cap who nominated Tex for captain back in 2009! (See post #50)

 

[King Elvis]

VB can be captain when he learns how to not get his kicks smothered.

It's called baulking VB, try it for god's sake.

This thread is hilarious - so many calls and comments like this, which are still accurate 6 years later!