Next Carlton Captain?

[DirtyLeeds]

I cant see a player like Butters choosing our club (whether Voss stays or goes).

I live in hope, and Juddy did!! To be fair Judd's decision was more based on Ratt's message and buy in by the team. Who in their right mind would contemplate a team led by Vossie?

 

[Prem17]

If it's Walsh then we might as well give up now.
Weitering is an absolute no.
Either Cowan and playing as a mid, or recruit from outside - but who would want to captain this mess?

Butters on a massive front ended contract would be the dream but sadly that's all it is.

Why would anyone want to come here let alone take over the captaincy?????

 

[jj1978]

Who garners the players attention? Who demands teammates rise to the challenge? Right now, no one (potentials are there but young). To me Haynes and Newman have the right temperament but age is a factor.

Maybe just rotate captains each game next year.

 

[Mezzoculo]

Which role has more appeal?

Carlton captain or Captain Carlton...

 

[Bletch]

Newman for me - but obviously a very temporary solution given his age.

fwiw, if Voss goes, I think they should replace Cripps as captain at the same time. Play out the year with fresh leadership.

 

[BluStreak]

the captain needs to have Footy IQ not be the best player. Pendles is an onfield coach. That is Newman for us.
The closest players that we have with F IQ would be Smith, Newman, Haynes, Carroll and maybe Acres / Hewitt.

Crippa has to reinvent himself as a goal kicking forward. We cannot afford to have him in at CB if we do not change and have runners for him to instinctively hit.

 

[Its an amigo!]

I'd go with Nic Newman

24

Nic Newman

Age

33

Ht

186cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.7

5star

K

13.7

5star

HB

5.9

4star

M

5.5

5star

T

3.3

5star

MG

400.8

5star

D

7.5

2star

K

6.5

3star

HB

1.0

1star

M

2.0

2star

T

1.0

2star

MG

157.0

3star

D

22.4

5star

K

12.8

5star

HB

9.6

5star

M

5.4

5star

T

3.6

5star

MG

387.8

5star

as captain with George Hewett

29

George Hewett

Age

30

Ht

187cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.7

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

10.3

5star

M

2.7

3star

T

4.1

5star

CL

3.3

5star

D

13.8

3star

K

4.8

2star

HB

9.0

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.2

3star

K

7.8

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.4

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

0.4

3star

and Ben Ainsworth

12

Ben Ainsworth

Age

28

Ht

178cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

8.1

3star

HB

6.1

4star

M

3.5

4star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.7

4star

D

12.8

3star

K

8.3

3star

HB

4.5

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.3

3star

G

1.0

4star

D

13.6

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

6.8

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

3.4

5star

G

0.6

3star

as vice captains.

 

[TENACIOUS]

Cooper Lord

 

[Blue__Balls]

Fogarty captained the ressies to a win the other week...just sayin...

 

[Red_man2008]

The way things are going currently I’d be picking Sam Walsh

18

Sam Walsh

Age

25

Ht

184cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.1

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

5.1

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

3.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

26.2

5star

K

15.4

5star

HB

10.8

5star

M

6.0

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

4.8

5star

as captain (but potentially dual captains with Weitering). If I was a new coach coming in I’d strip them all of leadership roles immediately however and rotate the captain role each week to see who bloody wants it. Who’s gonna show the right actions, who is going to show those qualities. We should not be gifting the captaincy to our most talented but rather a player that has the ability to lead these young men into the future. It’s such an important role on field.

You could also argue we don’t actually have anyone showing senior leadership currently in the squad. Could we give it to a George Hewett

29

George Hewett

Age

30

Ht

187cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.7

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

10.3

5star

M

2.7

3star

T

4.1

5star

CL

3.3

5star

D

13.8

3star

K

4.8

2star

HB

9.0

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.2

3star

K

7.8

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.4

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

0.4

3star

.