08-11-2020, 09:24 AM
(08-11-2020, 08:52 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:You either have presence or you dont IMO, its hard to manufacture....young captains like Sticks, Carey had it...Hurn has it but in a quiet way, he isnt a " kent" on the field and is rarely in any skirmishes but when he speaks you can tell the WC players respect him and he is one player if you notice the opposition never mess with physically or mentally, there is just something about him that says presence.
Pendlebury is a fantastic footballer and probably will go down in history as one of Collingwoods greatest but he doesnt have it IMO and one of the reasons Collingwood cant go to the next level is their lack of standout leaders.
Max Gawn....big man but no presence....
Cripps I am undecided on, but Docherty isnt my idea of a captain with presence, I'm not a fan of dual captains, to me it says we dont have one person qualified or with all the characteristics required to do the job on their own.
Cripps has shown plenty as a leader. For some reason he is down this year. Think at times he's tried to take too much on himself, got it wrong. Think he's down on confidence right now and it's carried though to his leadership. Last year, a real on-field leader.
Cripps idea of a down year is 85% of players good year.