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Simon Goodwin has been announced Adelaide Captain.
http://www.afc.com.au/tabid/4417/News/NewsArticle/Default.aspx?newsId=54236
Simon Goodwin will captain the Adelaide Football Club in the 2008 season.
Goodwin - a three-time Club Champion, two-time premiership player and four-time All-Australian - was the unanimous choice of the playing and coaching group. This selection was this morning ratified by the Board.
Goodwin, 30, will lead a new leadership group of six, also elected by the playing group. The other players are Nathan Bassett, Brett Burton, Tyson Edwards (all members of the 2007 panel), Ben Rutten (who was in the 2006 leadership group) and Nathan van Berlo.
“It is a huge honour to be elected as captain of the Adelaide Football Club,” Goodwin said. “It will be a tough job to follow Mark (Ricciuto) but there is a great feeling around the club at the moment and everyone is really excited about next season. We have introduced a lot of younger players to the group, which is refreshing, but we also believe we have the players to remain highly competitive. I’m also pleased to have Ben (Rutten) back in the leadership group and to have a new face in Nathan, who has developed so much since he was drafted just three years ago.”
Goodwin, 30, will be the fifth player to captain the Adelaide Football Club following Chris McDermott (1991-94), Tony McGuinness (1995-96), Mark Bickley (1997-2000) and Mark Ricciuto (2001-2007).
Chief Executive Steven Trigg said: “On behalf of the Board, we fully endorse the recommendation of the players and the match committee. It is an exciting time for the Adelaide Football Club and Simon is the ideal person to lead the Club through this period.”
Senior coach Neil Craig said: “Simon clearly has earned enormous respect and trust from our playing group and the coaches and he will be a fitting appointment to captain the Adelaide Football Club. I also recognise the effort of Ben Rutten to return to the leadership group a year after being voted out.
“And the selection of Nathan van Berlo at a relatively young age - to be recognised in this way by his peers – shows clearly how he has demonstrated the qualities needed to be in the leadership group. He is not there for the experience, he is there because he can do the job required.”
2008 Leadership Panel
Simon Goodwin (captain). Age: 30. 215 AFL games.
Nathan Bassett. Age: 31. 187 AFL games.
Tyson Edwards. Age: 32. 266 AFL games.
Brett Burton. Age: 29. 151 AFL games.
Ben Rutten. Age: 24. 80 AFL games.
Nathan van Berlo. Age: 21. 53 AFL games.
Good to see Goodwin got the gig, really deserved it. Also very pleasing to see VB and Rutten come in!
http://www.afc.com.au/tabid/4417/News/NewsArticle/Default.aspx?newsId=54236
Simon Goodwin will captain the Adelaide Football Club in the 2008 season.
Goodwin - a three-time Club Champion, two-time premiership player and four-time All-Australian - was the unanimous choice of the playing and coaching group. This selection was this morning ratified by the Board.
Goodwin, 30, will lead a new leadership group of six, also elected by the playing group. The other players are Nathan Bassett, Brett Burton, Tyson Edwards (all members of the 2007 panel), Ben Rutten (who was in the 2006 leadership group) and Nathan van Berlo.
“It is a huge honour to be elected as captain of the Adelaide Football Club,” Goodwin said. “It will be a tough job to follow Mark (Ricciuto) but there is a great feeling around the club at the moment and everyone is really excited about next season. We have introduced a lot of younger players to the group, which is refreshing, but we also believe we have the players to remain highly competitive. I’m also pleased to have Ben (Rutten) back in the leadership group and to have a new face in Nathan, who has developed so much since he was drafted just three years ago.”
Goodwin, 30, will be the fifth player to captain the Adelaide Football Club following Chris McDermott (1991-94), Tony McGuinness (1995-96), Mark Bickley (1997-2000) and Mark Ricciuto (2001-2007).
Chief Executive Steven Trigg said: “On behalf of the Board, we fully endorse the recommendation of the players and the match committee. It is an exciting time for the Adelaide Football Club and Simon is the ideal person to lead the Club through this period.”
Senior coach Neil Craig said: “Simon clearly has earned enormous respect and trust from our playing group and the coaches and he will be a fitting appointment to captain the Adelaide Football Club. I also recognise the effort of Ben Rutten to return to the leadership group a year after being voted out.
“And the selection of Nathan van Berlo at a relatively young age - to be recognised in this way by his peers – shows clearly how he has demonstrated the qualities needed to be in the leadership group. He is not there for the experience, he is there because he can do the job required.”
2008 Leadership Panel
Simon Goodwin (captain). Age: 30. 215 AFL games.
Nathan Bassett. Age: 31. 187 AFL games.
Tyson Edwards. Age: 32. 266 AFL games.
Brett Burton. Age: 29. 151 AFL games.
Ben Rutten. Age: 24. 80 AFL games.
Nathan van Berlo. Age: 21. 53 AFL games.
Good to see Goodwin got the gig, really deserved it. Also very pleasing to see VB and Rutten come in!
I think the Club has probably made the right choice in going down the 'experienced' path, plus Goody captained most of our games this year anyway. 
