Josh Fraser to Be Named Collingwood Captain

[Timmy from Thomastown]

If we had a couple of years up our sleeve it would be Cloke, massive unit playing the hardest position on the ground and wins the Copeland trophy at 20 years of age after a stunning finals series!!!

Exactly the reason Burns should get the gig.

 

[JesusHcrikey]

Exactly the reason Burns should get the gig.

You could certainly make a great case for him on those grounds

You'd have Cloke and H Shaw to step into Captain and Vice Captain roles

 

[doppleganger]

Difference is, Burns doesnt have any injury concerns. He's as fit as he's ever been, in fact injury-wise, he's fitter now than he was in his mid 20's. A modified training programme for his geriatric status as a veteran in the game should not preclude him from the captaincy.

I think it will, one of the considerations would surely be regarding our exodus of leaders, and reckon that they would want to appoint a captain who will be out on the track for every session.....Burns aint that man.

His match day role will be exactly the same as it has been for the last decade, and he will be a leader on-field as he always has been.

 

[doppleganger]

I think that is a reasonable summary, Clement's retirement has thrown our succession plans out.

Think that the succession plan was identified a fair way back, when Fraser and B.Johnson were appointed as the two deputy vice captains in a 4 man leadership group behind Bucks and Jimmy!

 

[Butera]

Spoke to Licuria at my cousins house in early december and he told me this, said it should have gone to Burnsy but Mick pissed him off when he took the vice captincy away from him? something like that, and thats why he has refused it and josh would get it.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

I think it will, one of the considerations would surely be regarding our exodus of leaders, and reckon that they would want to appoint a captain who will be out on the track for every session.....Burns aint that man.

And Fraser is? His record with injury is nothing to rave about.

 

[doppleganger]

And Fraser is? His record with injury is nothing to rave about.

I said fitness permitting, if Fraser is still having issues with his back he will opt out of the role as he did at the end of last year when he couldn't get on the park.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

I said fitness permitting, if Fraser is still having issues with his back he will opt out of the role as he did at the end of last year when he couldn't get on the park.

He's had injury issues for the past five years. What difference will a couple of weeks make? If Fraser is the best man for the job, then fair enough. Those inside the club know best. But injury or ability to get out on the park, will not or should not be a major consideration.

In other words, if time on the park excludes Burns (no injury concerns, just age) , it should also exclude Fraser (constant back and knee issues)

 

[Lupton Warchild Pittman]

If Wood is the 1st Ruck, Josh will kick 45 goals plus.

 

[B-Rock]

If true, he would have to be the softest player to ever be captain. What a disgrace! The man is an absolute pea heart.

 

[de_LICA_ish18]

I would be disappointed if josh got it. He is not a leader and he hasn't got a strong physical presence.

 

[Stereophonic]

rosa > pendlebury

 

[JesusHcrikey]

If true, he would have to be the softest player to ever be captain. What a disgrace! The man is an absolute pea heart.

Nothing a club going out of existence need worry itself about

Hope you enjoy soccer

 

[jasonwilde]

Nothing a club going out of existence need worry itself about

Hope you enjoy soccer

 

[JesusHcrikey]

rosa > pendlebury

A rosa by any other name would still stink like..

 

[DonMania#5]

Not surprising, good choice if true. Better than Maxwell anyway.

 

[Big Bucks]

rosa > pendlebury

rosa> pendlebury> kerr cox embley glass hunter lynch stenglein selwood seaby waters hansen priddis le cras fletcher wirrpanda ,,, sniff coke sniff

 

[deck]

Spoke to Licuria at my cousins house in early december and he told me this, said it should have gone to Burnsy but Mick pissed him off when he took the vice captincy away from him? something like that, and thats why he has refused it and josh would get it.

The never took the vice captaincy away from him he stepped down. He mentioned it a few times in interviews and said it was because of Buckley and was unlikely to ever have the captaincy as Buckley always will as long as he played so there was no point being vice captain.

 

[Pluggeroo]

worst hair for a captain ever?

You'd have hair like that too if you had to carry our poor Ruck stocks since you were in nappies (as far as AFL ruckmen go).

I'm surprised he hasn't lost all his hair, the poor bastard.



Good on him, if it's true.

 

[MagpieGirl_13]

I'll believe it when I hear it from Mick Malthouse's mouth, untill then...... Rumor....

 

[B-Rock]

Nothing a club going out of existence need worry itself about

Hope you enjoy soccer

Yawn. How original.

Please explain to me which part of my post you disagree with.

Do you think he is tough? Fearless? Inspirational? Haha!

Inspired choice there!

 

[Shellz]

rosa > pendlebury

Thank you for such a relevant contribution to this thread.

Back on topic, I still want Sir Scott to take the role, if not him then Tarkyn. From there it can be handed onto one of the many young, developing leaders down at the Lexus Centre.

 

[Stereophonic]

rosa> pendlebury> kerr cox embley glass hunter lynch stenglein selwood seaby waters hansen priddis le cras fletcher wirrpanda ,,, sniff coke sniff

Since when has wirrpanda sniffed coke?

 

[Truetiger]

Not a bad decision if it is true, Burns was my first choice, but Josh is a handy choice.

If Fraser is Captain of Collingwood it will be the biggest joke. He is not much of a player let alone a captain haha! dud

 

[Zeke]

If Fraser is Captain of Collingwood it will be the biggest joke. He is not much of a player let alone a captain haha! dud

Kane Johnson ROFL.