Leadership Group 2018

[DJC]

With Docherty injured, Murphy will probably remain. I'd have given it to Doc this year had he not got injured.

What I would do, is go with Murphy and Cripps as co-captains.

Others in the leadership group mix for mine, would be - Docherty, Simpson, Ed Curnow, Kreuzer and Plowman.

Co-captains; for when your club is too weak and/or dysfunctional to make a decision.  I hope we never go down that road.

I reckon Murphy would have been captain this year regardless of Docherty's injury.  However, I believe that succession planning is in place and Murphy will be grooming his successor for 2019.  I won't be surprised if it turns out to be someone other than the favoured candidates and it won't surprise me if it's not a long term appointment; I think that the club has made significant advances in leadership development and many players could be legitimate contenders over the coming years.

If Ollie Wines comes east next year is he a leadership type?

While I accept LP's point about such an appointment being a possible source of discontent, it's not out of the question.  A marquee player would be expected to be a leader and could certainly be parachuted into the leadership group.  However, he would have to want the role and the playing group would have to recognise and endorse his leadership claims.