captain

[barry]

Originally posted by madswan
Gavin wangaeen

Is he the first, because I vaguely remember something from the 80's where no VFL team had ever been captained by an aboriginal.

[Tooth Fairy]

Was Farmer ever captain at Geelong?

[NMWBloods]

Originally posted by Tooth Fairy
Was Farmer ever captain at Geelong?

Yep.

[punter257]

give it to jarred moore

[Tooth Fairy]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
Yep.

Well there you go. I thought there was a reason for a Freeway over here being called the Graeme Farmer Freeway

All your questions have been answered tonight Barry. You may lay your head to rest now.

[wollongongswan]

Re: captain

Ablett still has a lot to prove. Plus they've already said they wont go outside the leadership group. I think Kirk will do a good job and is one of our best players week in, week out. But I think we want a leader who can step up and win us a game with a moment of brilliance (like Voss, Hird can), then it should go to Goodesy or Barry Hall.

[Jeffers1984]

Give it to Bazza!
But i wouldn't hit the roof if Kirky got it, but i would love for it to go to our superstar Hally.

[timthefish]

i think goodes, hall, kirk and j bolton would each make worthy captains. goodes and hall however each have that "matchwinner" streak that i think puts them ahead of the others. finally, having established his credentials in all important areas and the appointment being made on merit, it would be a fantastic thing to have an aboriginal captain.

[footyhead]

Giving it to a mediocre player will only increase the likelihood of the mediocrity continuing.

[hird_god]

Give it to Hall, your most influential player on the ground when he's on song I think the captaincy will further improve him as a player and continue his increase in maturity and responsibility since the saints days.

[smasher]

I'd like to see Goodes and Jude considered.You've got to agree that Jude would look the goods in the AFL Captains photo.

[giant]

Goodes for me tho I doubt he'll get it.

[Sanecow]

I reckon Kirk's game high 31 possessions and 8 tackles makes him look like a pretty decent choice.

[Guzzitza]

yeah kirk for captain.

i think sydney gets a bit over excited re barry hall. hes not captain material in my mind - good example is the 100m penalty from the west coast game. captain needs to be influential all over the ground, not just leading out of the F50!

kirk however i liken to cressa, hard work rate, and even though hes a senior player he seems like he has some years left in him.

[Thunder Shaker]

Midfielders make the best captains because they can roam all over the ground when necessary to instruct the troops. It's harder for a forward or backman to be a captain for this reason.

Thus we should have Captain Kirk.

PS: I loved the bit on the Footy Show last Thursday when they did a photoshop of Kirk, Goodes and two other Swans in Star Trek uniforms. I did enjoy TFS more last Thursday than at any time for many months because the Swans actually got coverage for a change.