Captaincy 2020 -

[A1Delivers]

Will the Dogs re leave Easton Wood of the Captaincy, so he can focus on just playing?

 

[ScragCity]

Bailey Smith C
Fergus Greene VC

 

[Whoyagot]

Bont for sure, not sure Wood is best 22 quality next year

 

[lachy]

Bont probably should be captain, but would prefer it to happen with Woody stepping down not being pushed out of the role.

 

[fred cook]

Bont probably should be captain, but would prefer it to happen with Woody stepping down not being pushed out of the role.

He wasnt alone but that final against GWS this year showed the Bont wasnt ready to be captain Give Wood one more year and then the Bont should get the job

 

[BallaratBulldog]

I think Wood will step up with Keath in the backline and will see he is still the most suitable.

 

[BrisDog]

He wasnt alone but that final against GWS this year showed the Bont wasnt ready to be captain Give Wood one more year and then the Bont should get the job

Bont looked pretty good when we won the flag in 2016 - in fact he really stood up in the GF let alone his BOG in the semi where he made Hawthorn his bitches.

 

[maddog37]

Bont seems to be the captain in all but name already.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Surprised we haven't had co-captaincy yet. Wood was always going to take the captaincy after Murphy but Bontempelli was ready to be captain in 2018.

I think we're already overly reliant on Bontempelli and maybe they don't want to add to his burden when we have Wood here already.

Would be surprised if Wood wasn't captain again in 2020, I wouldn't be surprised if Bontempelli joined him though.

 

[Mojorisin]

Surprised we haven't had co-captaincy yet. Wood was always going to take the captaincy after Murphy but Bontempelli was ready to be captain in 2018.

I think we're already overly reliant on Bontempelli and maybe they don't want to add to his burden when we have Wood here already.

Would be surprised if Wood was captain again in 2020, I wouldn't be surprised if Bontempelli joined him though.

Not a fan of co-captaincy at all

 

[bresker]

The Bont, the Bont.

As soon as he's on the bench Bev is on the phone relaying instructions to him. Not Easton.

He sometimes looks frustrated with his teammates, not a bad thing. I can see him putting a rocket up their arse. Good cop/Bad Cop with Bev.

He's a bit scary when he's angry, You wouldn't want to let him down or go in half-arsed. Maybe as captain some mids might protect him a bit more?

 

[SayerTheCreator]

Give it to Libba

 

[Maverick Dog]

Definitely time. In the GWS game before the final he was the one who stood up prior to half time. players look up to Bont and is a natural leader. Would be very disappointing if he is not captain next year.

 

[fred cook]

Definitely time. In the GWS game before the final he was the one who stood up prior to half time. players look up to Bont and is a natural leader. Would be very disappointing if he is not captain next year.

Bont wont be captain next year

 

[Prince27]

Give it to Libba

Truer words have never been spoken

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Woody is a very good captain and the players look up to him.

 

[WallyStringhaus]

Wood.

Had an underrated season. Finished top 10 in B&F playing a different role.

Will be back to somewhere near his best next year with the addition of Keath.

 

[WBD76]

Speaking of leadership, what is Lachie Hunter's on-field role exactly? I've heard him give match day interviews where he sounds like an assistant coach.

 

[Leon]

Easton had a few poor moments earlier in the year but came good in the second half.

Still think he is a good captain.

Bonti captain in 2021.

 

[ivan rassmussen]

Hunter’s old man was acting captain in 94 or 95 when all the official leaders were injured. I’d make Lachie captain-coach and let Bevo focus on managing the forwards, and Bont can focus on winning games, assisting the UN and Zorro/Scarlet Pimpernel activities.

 

[Urtle]

Baffled when people have been questioning Woods form

The bloke was a skinny mid sized flanker...and is still mid size (prob 6'2"??) yet has been playing above his weight like most of our boys have since we lost Hamling/Adams and slow demise of Mozz

We always know he carries some form of niggle and plays through it with no complaints.

The inner 4 walls would be well aware of that and more, the bloke is our captain, leader, general....no one else even close to being ready yet. Continue to praise Bont by all means but the boy isn't ready to take on the role 365 days a year....let him enjoy his role as it is while he can

 

[hoianbulldog]

Bont probably should be captain, but would prefer it to happen with Woody stepping down not being pushed out of the role.

PR people will handle that. A captain rarely gets stripped, it's always a smooth transition.

 

[hoianbulldog]

He wasnt alone but that final against GWS this year showed the Bont wasnt ready to be captain Give Wood one more year and then the Bont should get the job

 

[Norm De Guerre]

No change.

 

[AFDogs]

Happy with Woody for another year with Bont eventually taking over.