Pointed comments?

[giant]

Is Bazza sending the Bloods a message from the grave?

The biggest thing about leadership groups is that they have to have the power. There's no point having such groups in place if they're just token and the club and the coaches are not going to act on what the group feels is best.

They can also go too far. There's a fine line between empowering your leadership group and the power going too far. If you can find somewhere in between, you will have a successful leadership group, and that will flow on to the team.

Looks like some issues continue to fester for Baz.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/cousins-a-leader-but-a-babysitter-20100417-sll1.html

[Lucky Knickers]

I didn't read it like that. I think he was saying that the expectation of the leadership group in the Tigers situation was a step too far and that players have to take personal responsibility. The reference to a step to far to me was where does the responsibility of the leadership group to monitor, control, intervene on off-field behaviour end. That's a good question.

The paragraph prefacing the one you quoted is very positive.

I was on the leadership group at the Swans. We took it seriously and we were taken seriously. I guess the significant thing was the respect you have of your teammates because they are the ones who voted you in.

He also refers to his own experiences in mentoring whilst part of the Sydney group.