01-21-2018, 12:49 PM
(01-21-2018, 11:58 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:I'll agree to disagree DJ.....IMO the next captain will be out of our two best players which are Docherty and Cripps, along with Murphy they are the two most marketed players and
who the club hierarchy would want as skipper....IMO.
From Big Nick, Jezza, through to Fitzpatrick, Sticks, Kouta, Judd its been a big name player who gets the job for any decent period of time.......
Even at Hawthorn where Bolton learned his trade it was Mitchell briefly before handing over to another big name in Hodge, Richie Vandenberg filled in for 2-3 years when another star in Crawford retired but he was clearly a fill in and handpicked by Clarkson. I'd be very surprised if Bolton doesnt have a large say in who gets the job...
I just cant see us with a Nick Maxwell, Tom Harley..a Mr Average player type who is a factional/club neutral player with some media nous...
If we did go that way it would be a short term appointment only IMO until one of the more prominent players was ready....
It may well be Cripps or Docherty EB, but not because they are our most marketable players.
Bolton and Anthony Klarica have made big changes to our leadership program and they may have unearthed several blokes with the attributes to be good leaders over the next few seasons.
I suspect that we have seen the last of the long term captains and we will now see the best skipper appointed each season.
I may be completely off track with this, but I'm pretty sure that Bolton has applied the same rigour to the captaincy as he has to other aspects of our footy department.
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