New Skipper?

[kruddler]

I'm really not sure what this means  :

Someone has picked up on it...

Noice!

This assumes Bolton's game plan is thug based liked the Angry Ant's version!

Basically, a captain is the figurehead who plays nice for the camera. Role model for the kids. Usually someone marketable.

A general, is someone on game day who gets stuff done. Not always is a role model kind of way.

Hodge was always the general at Hawthorn. Even when Mitchell was captain, Hodge was the one that got things done, changed the game. Sometimes it was a big hit, sometimes it was a kiss. Could also be called an enforcer, but isn't limited to just the physical side of the game, but definitely has that 'aura' about them.
So Hodge, Jono Brown, Greg Williams, Peter Dean, Dermott Brereton, Gary Ablett Snr, Barry Hall are good examples, even someone like Adrian Hickmott and Aaron Hamill qualify.

Every club has a captain, not every club has a general. Sometimes they can be the same thing, but Murphy is no general.