Selwood walked into a club in the midst of a 44-year premiership drought after the club just put in a stinker of a year and went through a highly publicised review. Based on what plenty of his then senior teammates have said, it wasn't a case of 'right place, right time' - he was one of the central drivers of it.
100%. The worst I have seen. Hard to say if he would have been better with a better team around him, but doubt he's the best player in his family which say a bit, as Donald wasn't much chop.
Cotchin walked into a club that had Terry Wallace as coach and the leadership group included Nathan Brown and Brett Delideo. I get your point - no doubt Selwood was a great leader and was a major driver in their premierships but I do think Cotchin/Richmond had bigger issues and came from a much lower base
Nathan van Berlo at the crows is up there.
Sadly, he's currently in 5th place based on top 10 rankings provided in this thread, behind the obvious two - Voss and Hodge, but also Selwood and Pendlebury.
Anyone who's got Pendlebury ahead of Cotchin as a captain needs to get their head checked
**** me you're predictable. Its OK, show us where Collingwood hurt you?
3 flags as captain vs 0
Must mean Cripps is really shit. Hasn't even played in one. Damn
He maybe stepped into a highly talented and successful club who struggled massively to take the last step and he was a big part of driving them the last step. But he never played at a really bad club and helped turn them around - I cant judge that as a negative, but I do probably rate the guys who came from a lower base maybe a little bit higher.
Don't recall anyone putting Cripps name forward as a top 10 captain this century.
I know, you had Pendles 5th. A fair position imo.
For what its worth I'd probably have Cotch ahead of Pendles as a skipper but you can imagine old Walshy's undie sniffer would have Pendlebury the worst captain of the century purely on the jumper he wears. Predictable bias shit as usual. If only he wasn't so insecure the poor little fella
I'd have given him top spot if not for 2008.
Yeah i tend to agree its Voss/Hodge in no particular order then daylightI always liked Cotchin's redemption story, from zero to club legend, turned the playing group around completely. Still despised and under rated outside the club. Most footy fans are fools, let's face it.
Next would be Hodge, a cunning, skillful, hard, leader from the front, and defensive general. And nasty. And a good bloke
Above them both is Voss, fearless, brutal, and more enthusiasm than a teenager at the daily planet.
The rest can argue amongst themselves.
He's saying Voss then Cotch then Hodge
Hero status is forged on the biggest stage. Cotch and Voss - 3x premiership captains. I'm not sure a poll of BigFooty's finest will be the deciding factor
