Taylor Walker voted captain of the year by his peers

[SterlingArcher]

You don't go in to game day threads??? Every week supporters call him a flog and the weakest captain dog in the league. Every week. Don't make accusations that I'm making stuff up without backing it up.

How exactly is he meant to 'back it up'? Should he just link you to every thread he's ever read on Bigfooty to show non-existence of 'worst captain in the league' calls?

Much easier to put the burden of proof on the one who claims it exists everywhere.

 

[LuckyHawk]

Big Footy fans! believe it or not, people who watch games live whether that's at the ground or on TV, would see (or hear) just as much of an opposition captain than what the opposition would.

The Captain of the team that finishes on top of the ladder is always the obvious choice for 'Captain of the year'

Brisbane won 3 flags under Voss, never finished top of the ladder yet he won Captain of the year 4 times.

 

[SterlingArcher]

What's the criteria? If it's just a case of captaining the minor premiers then they got it right. Does it go to the captain who had the best personal form? Not sure that was Tex. If it's about exemplary leadership I'd nominate Cotchin for taking his team top 4 after massive knocks on the Tigers and himself the past few seasons. Alternatively Kennedy for picking his team up off the canvas after an 0-6 start to make the finals against the odds.

It's obviously about exemplary leadership and the bloke who has captained a side to the minor premiership after their coach died and their best player left only what, 27 & 20 months ago respectively probably deserves some recognition.

 

[SterlingArcher]

Congratulations to the AFL for inventing another meaningless award.

There's more awards in footy these days than there are in the Academy Awards. Give it a rest AFL.

The 'Best Captain' award has pretty much been awarded every single year since 1986, only a couple of years in the early 90s were missed.

 

[The Gong]

It's obviously about exemplary leadership and the bloke who has captained a side to the minor premiership after their coach died and their best player left only what, 27 & 20 months ago respectively probably deserves some recognition.

Fair call

 

[mick500]

How exactly is he meant to 'back it up'? Should he just link you to every thread he's ever read on Bigfooty to show non-existence of 'worst captain in the league' calls?

Much easier to put the burden of proof on the one who claims it exists everywhere.

Sorry, I should of said if he participates in game day threads he would see it every week.

 

[Benny78]

I was so excited for the future of the game last decade and now we get results like this.

 

[Dirty Bird]

Always astounded me this guy has been voted best captain. Must admit I don’t watch a lot of the crows but I have never seen him take a game by the scruff of the neck or kick an inspirational goal. The number of times I see him line up, 40m out on a slight angle and miss a goal is amazing. Totally deflating. Never seems to kick a clutch goal that would really fire a team up. I must be missing something. Doesn’t sound like the sharpest tool in the shed either when he opens his gob.

Port Adelaide and Carlton games this year alone.

 

[Go the Guts]

Big Footy fans! believe it or not, people who watch games live whether that's at the ground or on TV, would see (or hear) just as much of an opposition captain than what the opposition would.

The Captain of the team that finishes on top of the ladder is always the obvious choice for 'Captain of the year'

He was voted best captain last year and we finished 5th. But yeah, good logic. Carry on.

 

[CD__]

If you honestly think the average BigFooty punter has a similar or better insight into the captain of a club than players from oppositions teams then you are a genuine halfwit.