01-13-2017, 01:08 AM
(01-13-2017, 12:58 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Docherty may be the same height but he isnt street tough enough like Hodge or able to give the cover that skillful smaller players need.....Voss was 183cm and even smaller but was like a Pit Bull out on the ground.
Hard not to be inspired when you see how Voss played the game....I like Docherty as a leader but his skillset as a leader is different to the Hodge/Voss skillset and we need some of the latter IMO....
The thing is though, the player type you seek isn't one we currently have. Cripps might be more physically intimidating, but he's not that antagonising hard nut that you're describing.
Great Captains come in all different packages. One could argue that one of the most universally respected Captains in the comp is Bob Murphy, and he couldn't be more opposite to the Luke Hodge model of Captaincy. Bob has done an exceptional job at uniting a young and emerging team though.
Personally I see Docherty as an upgrade to Marc Murphy, and a good transitional leader while younger/different players emerge (as Mitchell was to the Hawks).
I'd rather not pigeonhole what a good Captain needs to look like, I would rather we invest in finding the person who best fits our Club and our players moving forward.