Next Captain

[kruddler]

I know the original source of the rumors Kruddler refers to and it was initally a disgruntled past player.

Actually, since Ratts time it's been the same player as the source for many of these rumors, someone who just wouldn't tow the team line and got the kibosh because of it! The bloke is still sprouting rumors about the current Carlton club even though his AFL career ended up at a foreign club some time ago!

The system is simple, players vote on the members of the leadership group, from the list of top nominations the coaches selected the leadership group, captain and VC from that list. Not all the top nominations make the final cut, and the captain isn't necessarily the top player choice, although Daisy confirmed he thought after voting Murphy was the unanimous player selection for this year, and that was later confirmed a couple of weeks later by the coaches. The proposed captain has to accept the nomination, you cannot be made captain if you do not want it!

The coaches by the way at the time Daisy's opinion was offered refused to confirm or deny Murphy would again be captain. I suppose that is because of the two things that must happen after the player vote.

It has to be that way because the players have no idea who is a keeper and who is a trade bait, you cannot have players select a captain who will be possibly traded at season end, it kills club culture!

Well based on your critique of my supposed source....you are incorrect. That info is describing someone else. Which suggests that multiple players knew.

As for the rest of your post. All that is true. But also doesn't fit.
FWIW, player(s) who were selected in the top handful were exluded from the leadership group....and was never traded.
Player(s) who didn't make the top 10 in the votes were included in the leadership group.

With a process like that....why have a process at all?