New Skipper?

[ItsOurTime]

Congratulations to Cripps BTW. Guess we all figured it was a formality but kudos still.

[PaulP]

Paul, that just sounds like hired muscle rather than leadership qualities. I would like to see some muscle in our team without doubt - the kind of blokes who will deter opposition bully boys going near our talent for fear of what could and would be delivered back on them. It's not essential that these particular guys are our leaders though.

Yes, I suppose it is. But if you think about players like Nicholls and Hodge, they do have that fear factor, which I think helps.

But I take your point.

[cookie2]

Yes, I suppose it is. But if you think about players like Nicholls and Hodge, they do have that fear factor, which I think helps.

But I take your point.

Sure, but they also had/have the leadership and inspirational qualities to go with that physical presence.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Yes, all big blokes except for Comben, Silvagni, Barassi, Jesaulenko, Johnston, Bradley, Ratten, McKay, Judd and Murphy    There are some tough nuts among that lot though.

I'm not sure about Kreuzer as a leader.  He may lead by example, and that's fine, but he doesn't seem to be a bloke who would relish a role as an active, vocal leader.  I suspect that he didn't nominate for a leadership role but, if he did, the playing group and coaching panel didn't think he was up to it.

It would be nice if one or more of our 200cm/100kg brigade stepped up as a leader.

Like your list DJ but Bradley and Murphy wouldnt be in my tough nut category, take yours and Cookies point about MK not being a natural leader but I could say the same thing about Murphy
who had to grow into the captains job....I think Kreuzer could have been challenged by being in the leadership group and he may have surprised....

[DJC]

Like your list DJ but Bradley and Murphy wouldnt be in my tough nut category, take yours and Cookies point about MK not being a natural leader but I could say the same thing about Murphy
who had to grow into the captains job....I think Kreuzer could have been challenged by being in the leadership group and he may have surprised....

Perhaps Anthony Klarica and Bolts will sow the seeds and Kreuzer will put his hand up next season.  As I said previously, it would be good to have at least one of our big men in the leadership group.

In the absence of that, I'd like to see our big blokes taking the lead when it comes to flying the flag.

[ItsOurTime]

Stop the presses! Spornton was wrong!!!!

[DJC]

Stop the presses! Spornton was wrong!!!!

But he didn't say which Monday 

[ItsOurTime]

But he didn't say which Monday 

I was wrong to assume he meant 2016  )

[PaulP]

Who's that cute kid in front ?

[JonHenry]

Yes, all big blokes except for Comben, Silvagni, Barassi, Jesaulenko, Johnston, Bradley, Ratten, McKay, Judd and Murphy    There are some tough nuts among that lot though.

I'm not sure about Kreuzer as a leader.  He may lead by example, and that's fine, but he doesn't seem to be a bloke who would relish a role as an active, vocal leader.  I suspect that he didn't nominate for a leadership role but, if he did, the playing group and coaching panel didn't think he was up to it.

It would be nice if one or more of our 200cm/100kg brigade stepped up as a leader.

I'm not sure about Kreuzer either but our leadership over the last few years has been awful.
I would love to have seen some of our guys have to go to Hawthorn and train for a month last year.
I doubt Luke Hodge would tolerate the piss weak attitudes.