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Brianna Davey will captain the Blues in 2018.
Last season's skipper Lauren Arnell and Sarah Hosking will be joint vice-captains.
The article on the club website says that the appointments followed an exhaustive process and I think that we are now taking a much more analytical and performance-based approach to leadership.
I really like the idea of Lauren Arnell, our inaugural captain, being made vice-captain. I reckon she will be a great support to Brianna and it also recognises that her leadership attributes haven't evaporated.
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I am a bit disappointed for Lauren, she did an excellent job last season. It would have been nice for her to have the job for another year. But if they're intent on replacing her, they've picked the best person with Bri.
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Davey's leadership must be pretty outstanding to flick Arnell (who by all reports was excellent) after one season.
A bit like Hodge replacing Mitchell.
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The club is taking a really interesting approach to this playing group.
Normally with a new franchise you ease into things fairly gradually but we've moved on some players who were really valuable contributors in the first year...and now we replace a captain who obviously performed reasonably well in that role because she's been named as vice-captain.
Seems like a club in a hurry to get things established for the longer term.
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(01-11-2018, 11:25 PM)madbluboy link Wrote:Davey's leadership must be pretty outstanding to flick Arnell (who by all reports was excellent) after one season.
A bit like Hodge replacing Mitchell.
True, is everyone assuming that Arnell was deposed and didn't stand down!
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(01-13-2018, 12:22 AM)LP link Wrote:True, is everyone assuming that Arnell was deposed and didn't stand down!
I hope not.
Unless the club has made an announcement we shouldn't assume anything.
( I reckon we all know what "assume" does. )
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(01-13-2018, 12:22 AM)LP link Wrote:True, is everyone assuming that Arnell was deposed and didn't stand down!
We know that the skipper and vice-captains were appointed after an "exhaustive process" but we don't know whether that process involved Arnell standing down. I'm assuming that we started with a blank canvas and the "exhaustive process" led to the appointment of the three best leaders but I could be way off the mark.
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Lauren Arnell did a great job in getting the CFC Womens team up and going in the inaugural AFLW's 1st season and was a deserving 1st year captain.
IMO though Lauren did not have a great season on the field, while Bri Davey won the B&F. I'm more than happy to see Bri take on the captaincy as a younger and more long term candidate, with Lauren as VC still in support. It may even help Lauren perform better on field.
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Maybe this is what was in both their best interests?
First time doing any of it (leadership and playing footy "professionally") so perhaps it was literally about giving two candidates the same opportunities to lead the club.
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