And I see one of GC's three supporters has decided to do the same.
Who should captain GC Suns?
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And I see one of GC's three supporters has decided to do the same.
How's that lemon taste?
For a 2nd there I thought it was Ablett that won the brownlow, not the club and fans. I thought it was ablett that when out there and got 30 plus possies week in week out, not the club or fans. I thought it was Ablett who got 40 touches in his last game for geelong when everyone else did SFA. Not the club or the fans.
Geelong supporters are deluded if they think they and the club made gazza. They helped him no doubt, and were good to him no doubt. It must hurt to see him go but Ablett did every bit as much for geelong and its supporters as they did for him.
If swan leaves to gws next year for twice as much I wont blame him. And for fine both Ablett and Swan strike me as to people who will need to make hay while the sun shines if you know what I mean...
This is a no-brainer - Gazza.
Has the work-ethic, professionalism, and ample grand final experience along with a lead-by-example personality to inspire and motivate his team mates. Easily will be the Suns inaugural captain.
Has the work-ethic, professionalism, and ample grand final experience along with a lead-by-example personality to inspire and motivate his team mates. Easily will be the Suns inaugural captain.
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Ablett for the marketing, Brown for the real captaincy (a no-frills richie vandenberg style captain)
Ablett for the marketing, Brown for the real captaincy (a no-frills richie vandenberg style captain)
I disagree that Brown isn't polished enough. He oozes confidence but his main problem is seperating his witty/sarcastic personality with a serious role.
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Apart from a GC Suns supporter, who could possibly care?
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If it isn't Ablett then whoever is captain will end up getting Mitchelled.
I always laugh when someone posts something like this in a thread. Why the hell did you open it then? If you don't care about something you don't read it.
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I opened it to see what options were floating around and found the usual "Gaz will have trouble with loyalty discussions", "Campbell brown is not up to it" chit chat.
Again. Apart from a Suns supporter who would really care?
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I imagine it would be football followers who are interested in seeing who will captain this vital expansion club. I don't think there are that many who are solely focused on their own club and don't take a peek out at the rest of the competition every now and then.
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You'd assume captaincy was part of the package that got Ablett there.
Brown might go OK but I don't think he has the temperament.
Brown might go OK but I don't think he has the temperament.
Who cares about any thread that isn't about the club they support? I'm interested to see who is named captain but I'd be completely shocked if it isn't Ablett. Do I really care though? No.
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Ablett by the lenght of the Great Barrier Reef....
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No love for Rischitelli here?
I would of thought it would have been out of him and GAJ.
This would be my preferred structure if I was calling the shots.
Captain (Ablett/Rischitelli)
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Vice-Captain (Brown)
Vice-Captain (Ablett/Rischitelli)
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Leadership Group Player #1 (Fraser)
Leadership Group Player #2 (Lock)
Leadership Group Player #3 (?)
I have a few doubts over Bock's leadership abilities but Crows supporters and GC officials would know better. Same with Brennan.
I would of thought it would have been out of him and GAJ.
This would be my preferred structure if I was calling the shots.
Captain (Ablett/Rischitelli)
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Vice-Captain (Brown)
Vice-Captain (Ablett/Rischitelli)
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Leadership Group Player #1 (Fraser)
Leadership Group Player #2 (Lock)
Leadership Group Player #3 (?)
I have a few doubts over Bock's leadership abilities but Crows supporters and GC officials would know better. Same with Brennan.
I don't remember seeing him displaying any leadership potential at the Lions.
Being the best player should not be the criteria for becoming the captain. Just look at Brett Kirk, he never stood out as the best player on the field for them but there was no doubt in anyone's mind that he was the captain.
Nick Maxwell isn't the best player at Collingwood but not too many people dispute his captaincy.
So I don't think Ablett is an automatic selection either.
It sure as hell won't be Bock or Brown. I guess that leaves us with Ablett by process of elimination.
I would be surprised if anyone other than Ablett or Brown got the gig. Either of these two are about the best options we've got at this stage and I'm not overly fussed which one gets the gig. With such a young list, it's the next captain that I'm more interested in. About 4 - 5 years down the track, one of the young guns will assume the mantle, and we'll have a much wider group of candidates to choose from - David Swallow, Mav Weller, Josh Caddy, Seb Tape, Joel Wilkinson, Marc Lock, Luke Russell, Josh Toy, Charlie Dixon and more. This will hopefully be the captain that leads us through a successful era. Finding players with leadership skills and good character were high on the list of our recruiters' key objectives.
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I agree with you regarding the best player-captaincy thing.
Rischa has showed plenty of leadership though I've felt, particularly in a team that isn't short of great leaders (Brown, Black etc.)
He probably isn't the most vocal bloke, but that can happen in a team not short on dominant figures. He is going to be a certain leader amongst a team of teenagers and VFL/SANFL players stepping up.
You don't have to look far for opinions in the media regarding his leadership...
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Brown is a great player to have around a young list. and is a lock in my mind for VC but........ he isn't really the captain materiel more of an off field leader.
if Ablett gets the gig the leadership would probably be spread among a few players, he will just be the face.
Rischitelli shows leadership on filed but not as much as ablett and shows leadership off but probably not as much as brown.
I would say it would be:
Captain: Ablett
Vice Captain: Brown
Vice Captain: Rischitelli
But behind closed doors it would be more of a joint captaincy.
if Ablett gets the gig the leadership would probably be spread among a few players, he will just be the face.
Rischitelli shows leadership on filed but not as much as ablett and shows leadership off but probably not as much as brown.
I would say it would be:
Captain: Ablett
Vice Captain: Brown
Vice Captain: Rischitelli
But behind closed doors it would be more of a joint captaincy.
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why ?.......has to be ablett for sure he is there best player
Can't really argue with you there. Then again, I wouldn't be shocked if all of the poached players, bar Brennan (who is just too damned lairy to lead), were given leadership roles.
Why not Marc Lock?
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Has to be Ablett and I suspect that it would have been part of the package to lure him up there.
It will be interesting, since Gary Snr. is such a recluse these days, I wonder how much of the 'hush, hush' has rubbed off on Jnr.??
Maybe he'll just handle it better??
It will be interesting, since Gary Snr. is such a recluse these days, I wonder how much of the 'hush, hush' has rubbed off on Jnr.??
Maybe he'll just handle it better??
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