Goodes ready to be captain?

[honour_the_name]

Goodes ready to be captain?

Goodes was one of six captains was he not! From memory he did not lose a game as captain. My preference is Captain Kirk, but Goodes would be a sensational captain!!!

[goswannie14]

3 captains...just a wank

Is there anything that the club does that you are happy with?

I'm not trying to pick a fight, but you seem to disagree with almost everything that the club does.

[ROK Lobster]

one day some people will realise what a player he is, thats when they start to get some knowledge of AFL footy

How is this relevant to a discussion of Goodes as captain? Is the post some sort of troll, or are there people that are truly that ignorant?

[CureTheSane]

Personally I am thinking that we should have a sole leader.
And I am very much in favor of dumping the pretentiousness that is the 'leadership group'

Aside from that, to the original question.
Goodes may be a good captain, he may not - the club is in the best position to judge that.
The hot & cold argument tends to hald water though....

[Darren Thomson]

One captain would be a better option on field I think(when my brain actually works). The leadership group is still a good idea though and has been adopted by most clubs as far as I know. I like Kirk as captain, but it may be time to give it to someone a little younger. Make Vez captain, that way he is sure to get a game

[573v30]

Just make Kirk sole captain...

[Dalai Lama]

The Whip It

The whip is a duall Brownlow medalist. Surely he is a leader of of significance and a captain worthy of taking the opportunity to toss the coin and kick into the breeze?

crack that whip & whip it GOODES!

[dimelb]

Goodes is not captain material. Leadership group, yes. Community ambassador or some such crap, absolutely. But as a player he is hot and cold, on and off, brilliant or average. He does not need the pressure and the team does not need a skipper that has weeks when he cannot get it right. He is a genuine superstar, but a captain he aint.

Agree.

[connolly]

Goodes is not captain material. Leadership group, yes. Community ambassador or some such crap, absolutely. But as a player he is hot and cold, on and off, brilliant or average. He does not need the pressure and the team does not need a skipper that has weeks when he cannot get it right. He is a genuine superstar, but a captain he aint.

His performance in the last half of the 06 GF marked him as a potentially great captain. He has the ability to lift a team by deed. Great leaders have their off days. Jesus spat the dummy, Churchill hit the turps and Kennedy took time out for the occasional shag.

[Matt79]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24797537-23211,00.html

Looks like Goodsey will be overlooked. Shame.

[ROK Lobster]

His performance in the last half of the 06 GF marked him as a potentially great captain.

So did Ted Richards'.

[Matt79]

So did Ted Richards'.

Or LRT's first half in the 05 grand final.

[AnnieH]

If you don't give it to Goodesy who are you going to give it to???

McHack?
Ablett?



I'll be incredibly upset if Goodesy doesn't get the gong. What more does the club want from him? I think he's more than earned the stripes.

[gossipcom]

Is McVeigh in the leadership group yet? Because I could very well see him being in there next year if he's not.

[ShockOfHair]

I know that being reported three times in half a dozen games isn't exactly the best job application for an aspiring captain, but I still feel a bit sorry for Goodesy on this one.

At the start of the season Roos assured us that Goodes was next in line. Now it seems we need young blood in the captaincy. Isn't that what the leadership group is for?

The club of dual Brownlow medallists who've not been made captain is a pretty exclusive one. As far as I can tell, the only members are Goodesy and Robert Harvey.

Keith Greig, Ian Stewart, Bobby Skilton, Bill Hutchison, Dick Reynolds were all captains - I haven't looked back any further than that. Anyone else?