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Need a Rack Watts option too.
Opinion Time for a new Captain?
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Sorry can't edit it but have added for you.
The wily weagle
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Hurn is the now
Shuey is the immediate future
Shuey is the immediate future
I DEMAND that you add a 6th option of
"I matt_bas am a muppet and whole heartedly apologise to our glorious premiership captain Shannon Hurn for creating the shittest thread of all time"
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Yea I get it. You like Hurn. But what has he done for the club in the last 3 weeks... nothing
He flew back to Perth to help put Ryan back in line
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Pix or gtfo
He got you that danish.
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How cousins I forget about the ... What was it called again?
The wily weagle
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Given Yeo has only just turned 25, surely he has to figure in future captain discussions
Doesn’t come across as intelligent enough
EagleShore
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Yep, gun player (like some artists - there's different forms of intelligence) but from an IQ perspective, yeah he sounds to be a bit on the shallower side of the spectrum.
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there is no real standout successor post Hurn. Assuming he hands over the captaincy at the end of this year after we go B2B.
Way too Old - Kennedy, Shuey, Nic
Too old - Redden, Shep
Slighlty too old - Gov, Gaff, Darling
In the bracket for next captain - Yeo,
Too young - Duggan
Gaff then Gov would be my choice as next skipper.
Way too Old - Kennedy, Shuey, Nic
Too old - Redden, Shep
Slighlty too old - Gov, Gaff, Darling
In the bracket for next captain - Yeo,
Too young - Duggan
Gaff then Gov would be my choice as next skipper.
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Yeo would be my nomination. Gov and Gaff would be the backup I suppose.
Shep a year older, but could still be considered imo.
Perhaps Darling is a chance as well.
Shep a year older, but could still be considered imo.
Perhaps Darling is a chance as well.
It’s not as simple as good player = captain. Gaff and Darling don’t scream leadership to me.
Shuey next and then Duggan for mine.
Shuey next and then Duggan for mine.
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Shuey is signed for another 4 years so he's not too old and anyone younger than him is definitely not too old.
The wily weagle
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I'm not on board with this Duggan for captain one day notion.
Duggan certainly has attributes that clubs love to promote as captain qualities; clean cut, likeable guy, speaks well and toes the party line.
But these qualities no sooner make a good captain then being a gun player does.
The good captains can either motivate and direct the team to lift and play their roles, or they can lead by example and grab the team by the scruff of the neck and drag them over the line single handedly.
The truly great captains, they can do both. That's why, love him or hate him, Wayne Carey was the greatest on field leader I have ever seen.
As it pertains to these qualities, Govern and Shuey clearly fit the bill as the next captain. They can both organise and motivate, as well as lead from the front when required. The efforts of these two are precisely why we won the grand final.
Duggan is a nice kid, but nice kids don't mean good captains. At the moment he is in the 22, but he didn't exactly set the world on fire either. If we are ranking captain potential on age and present ability, Cole would be in front of him.
Shuey or Gov as our next leader for me, and a distant third would be Yeo.
Duggan certainly has attributes that clubs love to promote as captain qualities; clean cut, likeable guy, speaks well and toes the party line.
But these qualities no sooner make a good captain then being a gun player does.
The good captains can either motivate and direct the team to lift and play their roles, or they can lead by example and grab the team by the scruff of the neck and drag them over the line single handedly.
The truly great captains, they can do both. That's why, love him or hate him, Wayne Carey was the greatest on field leader I have ever seen.
As it pertains to these qualities, Govern and Shuey clearly fit the bill as the next captain. They can both organise and motivate, as well as lead from the front when required. The efforts of these two are precisely why we won the grand final.
Duggan is a nice kid, but nice kids don't mean good captains. At the moment he is in the 22, but he didn't exactly set the world on fire either. If we are ranking captain potential on age and present ability, Cole would be in front of him.
Shuey or Gov as our next leader for me, and a distant third would be Yeo.
Hurn is what you would call a nice captain and he has done all right for himself?
