Provide some excitement, He is bland boring and monotonous he provides no colour at all.
And there I was thinking that was the role of the club media department...
Could've sworn it was the captain's job to lead the playing group on and off field, and act as a conduit between coaches and players, not entertain the supporter base during interviews.
Taylor Walker - peanut.
Dayne Beams - bland.
Marc Murphy - bland.
Scott Pendlebury - bland.
Dyson Heppell - bland + dreadlocks.
Nat Fyfe - bland.
Joel Selwood - bland + bandages.
Tom Lynch - never heard him talk.
Callan Ward - bland.
Jarryd Roughead - bland.
Nathan Jones - bland.
Jack Ziebell - bland.
Travis Boak - bland.
Trent Cotchin - bland + chin.
Jarryn Geary - hack.
Josh Kennedy - bland.
Shannon Hurn - bland.
Easton Wood - bland.
Think that pretty much covers it...yeah? (Most) AFL clubs pick captains that the coaches and players respect as people and footballers, based on their ability to lead and communicate effectively around the club and on the field.
The captain doesn't need to be, nor should they be, an overblown "character" or fame-hound. There's a good reason guys like Dane Swan and Brendan Fevola didn't captain their sides, and seeing how Taylor Walker conducted himself during Jake Lever's exit from Adelaide is a good indication of how an "outgoing" captain can be detrimental to public image.