The captain needs to lead from the front, not get cheap kicks and refuse to defend and fill in the holes. You wont improve if the club is happy watching their captain run around the back pocket playing kick to kick, kicking long to packs. Basically gathering stats.
They aren’t going to achieve anything substantial this year anyway. It’s all about the kids. Maybe Ziebell’s sparing a kid punishment he’s not ready for? Tarrant’s absence after a long period of availability leaves a big hole in that side.