2006 Captain?

[Scarlett30]

Mark Thompson on SEN this morning said that Geelong have not yet announced their captain for the 2006 season. He said that the leadership group of 7 had been announced and that those 7 players will go away for a leadership camp and will discuss who will be captain and vice captain for 2006.

 

[Prodigal Sons]

Mark Thompson on SEN this morning said that Geelong have not yet announced their captain for the 2006 season. He said that the leadership group of 7 had been announced and that those 7 players will go away for a leadership camp and will discuss who will be captain and vice captain for 2006.

I think we all saw the problem late in the game Vs Swans what happens if you don't have your leaders around the stoppages. King sitting on the bench was crucial..not just because he was injured but it had a dominoe effect - Playfair out-bodied by Ball - no-one marshalling the troops - tired players being walked away by opponents to open up that space for Nick Davis etc etc

King has been often criticised and fairly too - I honestly believe when fit and playing he is the obvious choice as leader. Scarlett is not interested and I think he is the next obvious. I'm worried about the captains curse if Ling get's the job. Just give King a good pre-season and let him have a good tilt at leading the lads in 2006.

I'm confident that King in the ruck at that stoppage in Sydney would have avoided a nasty loss - he directs traffic well and is often seen positioning players in the "right spaces".

Just my opinion.

 

[chapmanmagic35]

King hasn't really had the chance to prove himself on the field, so I think he will get it again because the players love him and he has there respect. After King, Ling is a certainty.

 

[thehoff]

Have to agree with the posts so far. Give King another go at captaining the boys before handing it down to Linga.

If King has a decent pre-season, he will dominate. I am backing him to have a huge year and proove all his critics very wrong.

 

[Seb]

The thing is boys, King is literally incapable of having a good pre-season and staying injury free throughout the season.

His shoulders are being held together by tape, not ligaments and cartilage.

On top of that, i just don't think King has a Captain's personality. He's not particularly outspoken, and whilst he does the occasional good bit of play and a lot of the boys respect him, Ling plays everyweek and takes the big hits under the pack and has a knack for taking 'game saving' marks.

Cue the picture against Port Adelaide last year.

 

[slimeball]

Bring on Lingy!!! King has lost the passion

 

[cats2rise]

Bring on Lingy!!! King has lost the passion

How can you say he has lost the passion when he has been injured? I don't think you can say being injured is the same as losing the passion! When Kingy is fit he is a great leader!

I would still prefere Linga as captain but i think a fit King should be allwoed to captain again in '06

 

[tusk]

The thing is boys, King is literally incapable of having a good pre-season and staying injury free throughout the season.

His shoulders are being held together by tape, not ligaments and cartilage.

On top of that, i just don't think King has a Captain's personality. He's not particularly outspoken, and whilst he does the occasional good bit of play and a lot of the boys respect him, Ling plays everyweek and takes the big hits under the pack and has a knack for taking 'game saving' marks.

Cue the picture against Port Adelaide last year.

I tend to agree with Seb.

King is a great player but Ling is the clear choice. Ling doesn't need another year or two to prove us he has leadership potential because he is a ready made captain now and besides Scarlo has probably fielded the most ground time for Geelong in the past 2-3 years.

Viva La Linga!

 

[ecleftic]

I wouldn't like to see Lingy as captain, not yet anyway.

Kingy lost the passion, what crap!




Go CATS!!

 

[catempire]

My guess is that King will get at least one more year. There's plenty of time for Linga but at this stage King is very highly respected and a very good leader when on the park.

So the only issue is trying to get him out there playing regularly enough and also whether or not he would benefit from not having the pressure of the captaincy.

I don't think anyone really knows whether he'll be playing regularly enough but I don't buy this "pressure of the captaincy" cr@p.

 

[Mr Sensitive]

king will keep it one more year after which Ling will probably get the gig but to say king has lost the passion is just ridiculous

 

[DBAH0]

Give it to Smithy.