Next Captain of Carlton

[RAPPA]

Good move. Murphy can put all of his eggs in the basket of playing good, consistent footy (fingers crossed) without any additional pressures

 

[My Hat]

Co-captains just makes sense

If Doc had played this year I would assume he may have already been captain.

Playing group votes in preseason so would already have been injured

Cripps has elevated his game and his leadership 10 fold and must be rewarded

Agree with this. Thought the time was right for a change at the end of last year, Doc was ready, and then the injury. Didn't think Cripps was quite ready for it then, but he certainly is now. The two complement each other perfectly and would make for great co-captains.

 

[TeeJay Blue]

I think I must be the only person who couldn't care less who the captain is.

That settles it. Cam O'Shea is the next captain of Carlton.

 

[Manhattanite]

Can we have Co-Captains if it comes down to the players voting? Or would Cripps and Docherty have to come to some sort of agreement beforehand? Perhaps Bolton would engineer something if that’s what he prefers.


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[Bostonian]

The way i see it we have no other choice.

Co captains for me .

Yup, can't help to have a leader in different parts of the park at the same time.

 

[thylacine60]

I'd like to see b. goddard come across on a 12 month contract - make him captain, freeing up cripps to fully concentrate on his game and murph to move forward - doc isn't ready to take the mantle so soon after his reco - goddard to repay the faith we have had waiting for him to be released from *

 

[Jabba73]

I'd like to see b. goddard come across on a 12 month contract - make him captain, freeing up cripps to fully concentrate on his game and murph to move forward - doc isn't ready to take the mantle so soon after his reco - goddard to repay the faith we have had waiting for him to be released from *

Reported.

Card yourself and have a well earned rest.

 

[thylacine60]

Ahm taard.........think ah'll ga home nah..........

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

I'd like to see b. goddard come across on a 12 month contract - make him captain, freeing up cripps to fully concentrate on his game and murph to move forward - doc isn't ready to take the mantle so soon after his reco - goddard to repay the faith we have had waiting for him to be released from *

This post was reported but I've checked the manual and there is absolutely nothing that deals with something like this. If the interwebs aren't here tomorrow, it's because of you.

 

[Jabba73]

This post was reported but I've checked the manual and there is absolutely nothing that deals with something like this. If the interwebs aren't here tomorrow, it's because of you.

Thanks for trying

 

[Bronze]

Let's not do co-captains. It cheapens it.
Make the hard decision and put Doc as Captain and Cripps VC.

 

[thylacine60]

If I was asked I would accept the role with pride.

 

[I bleed Blue]

Been on the co- captains for a while.

Both equally deserving.

Both great leaders with different strengths that will compliment each other.

They will lead us out of the darkness side by side.

 

[Gethelred]

I still think Doc is the better candidate, but he will need time to recover, readjust to playing AFL again. He might not be able to attack the ball the way he used to until he gets a bit of confidence back in that knee.

I loathe the idea of co-captains, such a thing is more an distillation of the leadership group anyway, but my solution is this. It was good enough for Hawthorn, when the time is right, for Mitchell to step down from the captaincy to allow the better captain to assume the mantle in Hodge. Let Cripps take up the mantle, and lead us; if Doc is the better choice, then he can recover his form and his confidence first, and we can assume that we have appropriate levers in place to keep the players honest enough with themselves to make an accurate judgement about who is the better leader.

And finally, it's a move with significance, to be sure, but who the captain is has more significance to us than it does to the players. Cripps was out there when Murphy was captain; so was Doc. We have our leadership group driving standards during the week, and it will evolve and grow as our list does, and they are our nominal leaders.

Others are just as capable of showing leadership out there, despite lacking the captaincy.

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

If I was asked I would accept the role with pride.

I have heard that captain Carlton is retiring and if you are over 55 and a loyal supporter, you can don the costume.

Please consider it as Bigfooty could do with the extra bandwidth created. Mods would be able to have some time off..

 

[Nori]

A wonderful thing about it ..
No one really cares who gets the gig out of Crippa or Doc or both ..

Win...win...win..

I care! It has to be Cripps. No doubt.

 

[JustaBattler]

Easy call for the Club to make and even easier for players to make really - if Cripps wants it.

 

[Dadda Dave]

I care! It has to be Cripps. No doubt.

That's my preference aswell as I've said all along,I Will also be happy if it was both .

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Doc for me, or joint captains.

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

Cripps by a head over Winx..

 

[Drexl 31]

Doc for me, or joint captains.

I wonder who is actually more respected among the playing group. Agree both Cripps and Doc would be worthy candidates but on what basis the club makes a choice may be very different to the supporters.

 

[PP34]

Was convinced Docherty at the end of last season but after seeing Cripps go about things this season I think he’s the best choice.

Young, tough, players already seem to respect him heaps, young blokes clearly feed off his energy and in terms of marketing the club I think he has Docherty covered in that area quite easily.

Docherty certainly wouldn’t be a bad choice, but I think Cripps just makes more sense.

 

[gab213]

Hate the idea of co-captains, it's still Docherty for me.

 

[Captain Cripps]

Let's not do co-captains. It cheapens it.
Make the hard decision and put Doc as Captain and Cripps VC.

Co captains lol
Everyone’s a winner
One captain
One club
One unity

 

[Captain Cripps]

I still think Doc is the better candidate, but he will need time to recover, readjust to playing AFL again. He might not be able to attack the ball the way he used to until he gets a bit of confidence back in that knee.

I loathe the idea of co-captains, such a thing is more an distillation of the leadership group anyway, but my solution is this. It was good enough for Hawthorn, when the time is right, for Mitchell to step down from the captaincy to allow the better captain to assume the mantle in Hodge. Let Cripps take up the mantle, and lead us; if Doc is the better choice, then he can recover his form and his confidence first, and we can assume that we have appropriate levers in place to keep the players honest enough with themselves to make an accurate judgement about who is the better leader.

And finally, it's a move with significance, to be sure, but who the captain is has more significance to us than it does to the players. Cripps was out there when Murphy was captain; so was Doc. We have our leadership group driving standards during the week, and it will evolve and grow as our list does, and they are our nominal leaders.

Others are just as capable of showing leadership out there, despite lacking the captaincy.

Last sentence is wishful thinking
There was nearly zero to leadership apart from a few players this year.