Who do you think is the best captain in the AFL and why?

[Big Bryza]

yeah i heard him talk when he won the norm smith medal

Boom. That campaigner just got owned!

 

[Roddy]

Hodge isn't just the best captain in AFL right now by the length of several MCGs, he is now among the great captains in the history of the game.

 

[Sherrinator]

Hodge isn't just the best captain in AFL right now by the length of several MCGs, he is now among the great captains in the history of the game.

Nearly as good as Vossy and Browny.

 

[dinger]

1. Luke Hodge
2. Joel Selwood
3. Travis Boak
4. Gazz

The rest are good but I genuinely feel these 4 are a cut above.

 

[Quivorir]

In what regard?

I just really like the way he goes about everything (Again, the drug stuff aside, that is not his fault). I was playing footy, and had a choice of captains, he would be my number 1 pick. He wears his heart on his sleeve, he bleeds for his club and gets every last inch out of himself.

 

[Roddy]

Nearly as good as Vossy and Browny.

Browny? How many flags has he captained again? Remind me, it's slipped my mind. And AA captains?

 

[Doss]

This is not the Bay. Cut out the trolling.

 

[Demon 16]

How I see it;

Hodge
Reiwoldt/Selwood/Pavlich


I know it's my team, but Nathan Jones is underrated a bit I think. If you were walking in to battle, he'd be up there just below the blokes I've listed as the best in my opinion.

I'd rather walk into a dark alley with Nathan Jones next to me than say, Scott Pendlebury or Jobe Watson - as great players as they are.

 

[simba_]

probably the Port Padelaide option..

I'd rather walk into a dark alley with Nathan Jones next to me than say, Scott Pendlebury or Jobe Watson - as great players as they are.

no homo..?

 

[TheHoneyBadger]

Jobe Watson.

He's softly spoken and respectful, but as hard as nails out on the field. He's put in an enormous amount of effort to get to the standard he's at. He's also led his side through a period of real adversity, moreso than any other captain has had to endure.

I have to mention Bob Murphy, though. He's not the captain yet, but he will be, and he'll be fantastic.

 

[James Colorado]

Hodge. For the obvious reason, but also because he would have been the only thing that might have stopped from me backing Clive in all the way.

Auskickers think he's pretty great too.

 

[Sttew]

I'd rather walk into a dark alley with Nathan Jones next to me than say, Scott Pendlebury or Jobe Watson - as great players as they are.

So tattoos are important criteria for you?

 

[drummoyne]

Joel Selwood for me closely followed by Hodge.

 

[swiftdog]

If only Nick Maxwell was still our captain, he would own this thread!

 

[Doss]

So tattoos are important criteria for you?

Jones is undeniably a very good leader.

Melbourne's woes have not been for lack of effort from Jones. Has stood up in the face of huge adversity almost every week for the past three years.

 

[Sttew]

Jones is undeniably a very good leader.

Melbourne's woes have not been for lack of effort from Jones. Has stood up in the face of huge adversity almost every week for the past three years.

Agreed. I think every club would love to have Jones. Should have been captain years ago

 

[Alesana]

Nick Maxwell cos he's just such a good leader

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

Most improved captains: Marc Murphy and Andrew Swallow. Both were pretty uninspiring when they started but both have improved dramatically as their captaincy has gone on.

 

[Augustine]

Yeah he should have kept running and got caught holding the ball.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

It isn't cricket... Captaincy in footy is about who fronts the media and tosses the coin.

At least in cricket the captain's role is crucial. In footy it a nice title and that is about it

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Andrew Swallow is an underrated captain.

He does the job pretty well and leads from the front.

 

[Foxx1]

Jobe Watson.

He's softly spoken and respectful, but as hard as nails out on the field. He's put in an enormous amount of effort to get to the standard he's at. He's also led his side through a period of real adversity, moreso than any other captain has had to endure.

I have to mention Bob Murphy, though. He's not the captain yet, but he will be, and he'll be fantastic.

perhaps Jobe should have led his players towards the pub instead of leading them to an off site injection facillity a few years back

 

[boncer34]

You did watch Essendon games!

 

[Natho]

Hodge and Swallow.

 

[Mike Williamson]

Joel Selwood by the breadth of Australia. That's why he is All Australian captain and International Rules captain. Then Hodge