Opinion Rank the club captains

[RandB]

Jones our sole Captain now.

 

[floodbuster]

Simple idea, rank the current club captains based on their on and off field leadership and skill at the game itself. I know there is a few issues surrounding who some clubs captains are (Bulldogs, Eagles) but just use the 2014 captains and base your list on their length as leader. For clubs with co-captains rank them as one player.

1. Hodge
2. Selwood
3. Boak
4. Ablett
5. Pavlich
6. Riewoldt
7. Pendlebury
8. Glass
9. Jack/McVeigh
10. Swallow
11. Ward/Davis
12. Adcock
13. Van Berlo
14. Jones/Grimes
15. Watson
16. Murphy
17. Griffen
18. Cotchin

Let me know if any of those are incorrect^ I based it off the top of my head so not sure if someone else took over or whatever.
Go.

Hahaha, is that because he chose to kick into the wind.

 

[Bert Man]

So what's Cotchin done to see him ranked last (or bottom 3)? Is it because he kicked against the wind that one time?

Here's a list of captains that are worse:

Jack, McVeigh, Jones, Grimes, Ward, Davis. Can't handle the captaincy on your own boys?

Ryan Griffen. I don't think Dogs fans would even argue with this.

Jobe Watson. Undoubtably the worst captain in the league, possibly the worst captain ever. Showed absolutely no leadership when his players needed him most and ruined his club because of it.

Adcock, van Berlo and Swallow. What have these guys done to see them ranked ahead of Cotchin? Because it's certainly not their onfield exploits.

On Adcock he is known to be the ultimate professional on and off the field. He sets the barometer for standards at the club. His leadership off field is meant to be extraordinary. He is known to be a great ear for blokes going through rehab, regardless of who they play for.

 

[MCG-Unit]

Fairly impressive list of captains, nearly all appear to be good leaders.
Listed the ones I like the most.....

Ablett, Swallow
Riewoldt, Marc Murphy, Boak, Goddard

 

[Stan The Caddy]

Lets be honest here, how would anyone know how good a leader any of the captains actually are.

By watching their games you idiot.

 

[BusinessMan]

By watching their games you idiot.

Shots fired

 

[giblj]

Did one with the co-caps separated just for the hell of it

1. Hodge
2. Riewoldt
3. Selwood
4. Pendlebury
5. Ablett
6. Pavlich
7. Jones
8. Boak
9. Jack
10. Glass
11. Swallow
12. Murphy
13. Cotchin
14. Ward
15. Watson
16. McVeigh
17. Adcock
18. Van Berlo
19. Davis
20. Grimes
21. Griffen

 

[Rainfall]

Griffen is the best captain of all time.

 

[pacman]

In no order the best for me are Hodge, Selwood & Boak.

 

[pacman]

1. Selwood
2. Ablett
3. Riewoldt
4. Pendlebury
5. Watson
6. Boak
7. Hodge
8. Pavlich
9. Jack/McVeigh
10. Swallow
11. Glass
12. Jones/Grimes
13. Cotchin
14. Murphy
15. Griffen
16. Adcock
17. Van Berlo
18. Ward/Davis

Why Hodge 7?
What more must he do?

 

[Sprout]

Top 10 for mine.

1. Selwood
2. Hodge
3. Riewoldt
4. Boak
5. Pavlich
6. Jones
7. Ablett
8. Jack
9. Watson
10. Ward

 

[Ahern2Boof]

1. Hodge
2. Boak
3. Pavlich
4. Ablett
5. Selwood
6. Riewoldt
7. Pendlebury
8. Swallow
9. Watson
10. Jones
11. Ward
12. Walker
13. McVeigh
14. Cotchin
15. Davis
16. Jack
17. Hurn
18. Murphy
19. Rockliff

Think that's all.

 

[eth-dog]

Bump. My current list is:

1. Hodge
2. Riewoldt
3. Pavlich
4. Watson
5. Boak
6. Pendlebury
7. Selwood
8. Jack/McVeigh
9. Swallow
10. Ablett
11. Jones
12. Ward/Davis
13. Hurn
14. Walker
15. R Murphy
16. Rockliff
17. Cotchin
18. M Murphy

 

[Adam H]

Bump. My current list is:

1. Hodge
2. Riewoldt
3. Pavlich
4. Watson
5. Boak
6. Pendlebury
7. Selwood
8. Jack/McVeigh
9. Swallow
10. Ablett
11. Jones
12. Ward/Davis
13. Hurn
14. Walker
15. R Murphy
16. Rockliff
17. Cotchin
18. M Murphy

I'd have Jones at three.

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

Watson won't even front up to the media, gets Goddard to do it for him.

Worst captain in AFL history.

 

[timtamWB]

Bump. My current list is:

1. Hodge
2. Riewoldt
3. Pavlich
4. Watson
5. Boak
6. Pendlebury
7. Selwood
8. Jack/McVeigh
9. Swallow
10. Ablett
11. Jones
12. Ward/Davis
13. Hurn
14. Walker
15. R Murphy
16. Rockliff
17. Cotchin
18. M Murphy

I don't want to be that guy, but if you think that Ward, Hurn, Swallow and a few others are better captains than Bob Murphy, then you need to re-evaluate how you rate captains.

 

[Sprout]

I don't want to be that guy, but if you think that Ward, Hurn, Swallow and a few others are better captains than Bob Murphy, then you need to re-evaluate how you rate captains.

Too late. You're now that guy.

 

[timtamWB]

Too late. You're now that guy.

But I want to be loved

Can I get an outsider's view on my post then, do you think it's a fair assessment?

 

[Sprout]

But I want to be loved

Can I get an outsider's view on my post then, do you think it's a fair assessment?

These things are hard to judge categorically, but from an outsider's perspective, Murphy's taken to the role very smoothly. Better than I would've expected.

I wouldn't be as dismissive of the captain leading the team that currently sits second on the ladder, against expectation.

 

[Mitchell54]

But I want to be loved

Can I get an outsider's view on my post then, do you think it's a fair assessment?

Your 100% correct, Bob Murphy is up there, would definitely be 5-9th best captain.

 

[Wild Bill]

I don't want to be that guy, but if you think that Ward, Hurn, Swallow and a few others are better captains than Bob Murphy, then you need to re-evaluate how you rate captains.

After 10 games as captain?

 

[Big Sauce 21]

poor old rocky getting last for captaining in about 2 and half matches

 

[Lemma]

Agreed on Watson being far too high on that list

 

[Lethality]

Captains are glorified coin-tossers.

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

So what'd we all think of Cotchin's captaincy last night?