Youngest Captain?

coasting · Jul 25, 2004

Today on TV they said Chris Judd was the 13th youngest player to be captain of an AFL/VFL team. Does anyone know who the youngest was?

melbournemartin · Jul 25, 2004

Originally posted by coasting
Today on TV they said Chris Judd was the 13th youngest player to be captain of an AFL/VFL team. Does anyone know who the youngest was?

was he captain today?

and who was captain in the essendon game in cousin's absence

good on him if its true

Cat_flying_high · Jul 25, 2004

I heard it was 16th youngest...
yeah he captained last week as well against the bombers.
are we talking about in the history of the VFL or the AFL?

Knowledge · Jul 25, 2004

Judd was captain against essendon

coasting · Jul 25, 2004

Re: Re: Youngest Captain?

Originally posted by melbournemartin
was he captain today?

and who was captain in the essendon game in cousin's absence

good on him if its true

Yep he was captain today, was captain against Essendon and will probably be captain again next week as well.

PortProudWA · Jul 25, 2004

Originally posted by coasting
Today on TV they said Chris Judd was the 13th youngest player to be captain of an AFL/VFL team. Does anyone know who the youngest was?

Was that in a losing team or winning team!

coasting · Jul 25, 2004

Re: Re: Youngest Captain?

Originally posted by PortProudWA
Was that in a losing team or winning team!

He was captain last week as well so it doesn't matter, does it?

PortProudWA · Jul 25, 2004

Re: Re: Re: Youngest Captain?

Originally posted by coasting
He was captain last week as well so it doesn't matter, does it?

so winner last week, loser today!!

coasting · Jul 25, 2004

Re: Re: Re: Re: Youngest Captain?

Originally posted by PortProudWA
so winner last week, loser today!!

Award yourself a medal.

Darky · Jul 25, 2004

Youngest appointed captain was David Dench who was appointed North's skipper in 1972, aged 20 and a few months.

Very possible some players have been match-day captains (to fill in for injured leaders) at a younger age though.

theferrett · Jul 25, 2004

Yeah def 16th youngest

PortProudWA - hi bitch, Josh is def coming back to WA

coasting · Jul 25, 2004

Originally posted by Darky
Youngest appointed captain was David Dench who was appointed North's skipper in 1972, aged 20 and a few months.

Very possible some players have been match-day captains (to fill in for injured leaders) at a younger age though.

Cheers.

Would make a good quiz question actually because no one knew who it was!

Ron · Jul 25, 2004

Was naming Judd captain the Eagles attempt at trying to keep Judd in Perth rather than losing him to Melbourne?

coasting · Jul 25, 2004

Originally posted by Ron
Was naming Judd captain the Eagles attempt at trying to keep Judd in Perth rather than losing him to Melbourne?

Please, he is vice captain so its natural he would be named captain while Ben Cousins is injured. He will go back to being vice captain when Cuz returns.

melbournemartin · Jul 25, 2004

Originally posted by Ron
Was naming Judd captain the Eagles attempt at trying to keep Judd in Perth rather than losing him to Melbourne?

well me may be able to slip him into our midfield

Ron · Jul 25, 2004

Originally posted by coasting
Please, he is vice captain so its natural he would be named captain while Ben Cousins is injured. He will go back to being vice captain when Cuz returns.

Why not Kerr, Fletcher, Morrison or even Wirrapunda?

I would of thought Kerr would be a fair way ahead of Judd in the leadership stakes, but then again there isn't much threat of losing Kerr to a Melbourne team.

crazzzy_grrl · Jul 25, 2004

Originally posted by Ron
Why not Kerr, Fletcher, Morrison or even Wirrapunda?

I would of thought Kerr would be a fair way ahead of Judd in the leadership stakes, but then again there isn't much threat of losing Kerr to a Melbourne team.

I think Fletcher is a deputy-vice captain, but the other guys you named arent even in the leadership group.
Judd and Rowan Jones were the only vice captains on the field, and with jones not in good form it goes to Judd.

Obviously the eagles rank judd as a better leader around the club than kerr and kerr doesnt even rank in the leadership group of about 10 guys, though he did comment he felt the need to lift in the essendon game with cousins out

coasting · Jul 25, 2004

Originally posted by Ron
Why not Kerr, Fletcher, Morrison or even Wirrapunda?

I would of thought Kerr would be a fair way ahead of Judd in the leadership stakes, but then again there isn't much threat of losing Kerr to a Melbourne team.

You obviously don't watch much of the Eagles. None of those guys are leaders except maybe Kerr (onfield) but is a poor off-field leader. Embley or Gardiner may have got in before Judd but they are both out injured as well.

Hooper · Jul 25, 2004

youngest ever captain was B. Prausley for Melbourne in 1898 at the age of 17

Knowledge · Jul 25, 2004

Originally posted by Hooper
youngest ever captain was B. Prausley for Melbourne in 1898 at the age of 17

Ron · Jul 25, 2004

Originally posted by coasting
You obviously don't watch much of the Eagles. None of those guys are leaders except maybe Kerr (onfield) but is a poor off-field leader. Embley or Gardiner may have got in before Judd but they are both out injured as well.

So why not Kerr then?
If it is only for a part time replacement for a few weeks then it makes more sense for the team to make Kerr captain rather than Judd.
This moves reeks of desperation from the eagles.

Darky · Jul 25, 2004

Originally posted by Hooper
youngest ever captain was B. Prausley for Melbourne in 1898 at the age of 17

That'd be a great get, except it's complete bollox as there is no record of a B.Prausley ever playing VFL/AFL for Melbourne or any other club.

vicki · Jul 25, 2004

Originally posted by Ron
So why not Kerr then?
If it is only for a part time replacement for a few weeks then it makes more sense for the team to make Kerr captain rather than Judd.
This moves reeks of desperation from the eagles.

Don't you listen??
I will say this slowly ..... Kerr is not a vice-captain so was not
elevated to captain in the absence of Ben.

Have you got that now ?
Is that too difficult to understand

Hooper · Jul 25, 2004

Originally posted by Darky
That'd be a great get, except it's complete bollox as there is no record of a B.Prausley ever playing VFL/AFL for Melbourne or any other club.

your looking at the wrong records son there is a b. prausley he even had a son that played for melbourne J. Prausley

coasting · Jul 25, 2004

Originally posted by Ron
So why not Kerr then?

You have obviously never heard of the incident between Ben Cousins and Daniel Kerr.

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