Bolton relinquishes co-captaincy

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  • BSA5
    Senior Player
    • Feb 2008
    • 2522

    #16
    Originally posted by reigning premier
    Really.
    I thought it was quite obvious how/why he got to be co-captain.
    Officially on the Reid and Sumner bandwagon!

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    • reigning premier
      Suspended by the MRP
      • Sep 2006
      • 4335

      #17
      Originally posted by BSA5
      I thought it was quite obvious how/why he got to be co-captain.
      Enlighten us poor ignorant ones.

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      • laughingnome
        Amateur Statsman
        • Jul 2006
        • 1624

        #18
        Originally posted by reigning premier
        Enlighten us poor ignorant ones.
        The players got together, had a vote, and decided that Craig would make a fine leader of them along with Goodes and Kirk. What else is there to discuss?
        10100111001 ;-)

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        • DeadlyAkkuret
          Veterans List
          • Oct 2006
          • 4547

          #19
          soniamconfused.jpg

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          • Cosmic Wizard
            recruit me pretty please!
            • Sep 2005
            • 620

            #20
            Originally posted by laughingnome
            The players got together, had a vote, and decided that Craig would make a fine leader of them along with Goodes and Kirk. What else is there to discuss?
            but what did he actually do???????

            Please tell us !
            doof-doof

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            • laughingnome
              Amateur Statsman
              • Jul 2006
              • 1624

              #21
              Originally posted by Cosmic Wizard
              but what did he actually do???????

              Please tell us !
              Given I'm not a player nor one who is privy to the inner sanctum, I think you're asking the wrong person. The inner sanctum is where the captain should work, as the media is chiefly the responsibilty of the coach, and if a player is required one is trotted out by the club's PR department. Bolton's reign as a captain is for the players to judge; for anyone else to do so I find quite farcical.
              10100111001 ;-)

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              • Big Al
                Veterans List
                • Feb 2005
                • 7007

                #22
                My only issue with the captaincy is that I'm a little old school and would have preferred the one captain but since the multiple captain model hasn't had a negative effect on the club, I haven't minded. As for who they choose, I agree with the sentiments that's it's entirely an issue for the club since they know more about the leadership capabilities of a particular player than we do.
                ..And the Swans are the Premiers...The Ultimate Team...The Ultimate Warriors. They have overcome the highly fancied Hawks in brilliant style. Sydney the 2012 Premiers - Gerard Whately ABC

                Here it is Again! - Huddo SEN

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                • Primmy
                  Proud Tragic Swan
                  • Apr 2008
                  • 5970

                  #23
                  Originally posted by Nico
                  Moore is a shoe in for Captain.
                  Know what Nicho? I know you are @@@@stirring here, but I actually agree with your statement.
                  If you've never jumped from one couch to the other to save yourself from lava then you didn't have a childhood

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                  • reigning premier
                    Suspended by the MRP
                    • Sep 2006
                    • 4335

                    #24
                    Originally posted by laughingnome
                    The players got together, had a vote, and decided that Craig would make a fine leader of them along with Goodes and Kirk. What else is there to discuss?
                    That hardly makes him worthy of captaincy. And TBH, I'm not a fan of Goodes being captain either. He's probably our best player, but is he captain material?

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                    • swansrob
                      Senior Player
                      • May 2009
                      • 1265

                      #25
                      RP, Who would you nominate for captain and why?

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                      • reigning premier
                        Suspended by the MRP
                        • Sep 2006
                        • 4335

                        #26
                        I'd nominate a captain based on leadership ability. Not their skills on the field. Of course I have no idea what these guys are like in the inner sanctum (Neither does anyone else here), but the players that personify leadership from what I've seen of the current group are;

                        J Bolton
                        K Jack
                        N Malceski
                        J Kennedy
                        B McGlynn
                        N Smith

                        You could throw ROK into that mix but he's in the same category as Goodes. Great player, maybe not a captain though.

                        Players I wouldn't consider based purely on age are;

                        Hanners
                        &
                        Rohan

                        But either one of these will be future captains.
                        Last edited by reigning premier; 21 January 2011, 10:17 AM.

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                        • Hartijon
                          On the Rookie List
                          • May 2008
                          • 1536

                          #27
                          Using that logic Cameron White should be the Australian Captain! That's a great idea!

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                          • RogueSwan
                            McVeigh for Brownlow
                            • Apr 2003
                            • 4602

                            #28
                            Originally posted by swansrob
                            RP, Who would you nominate for captain and why?
                            Originally posted by reigning premier
                            I'd nominate a captain based on leadership ability. Not their skills on the field. Of course I have no idea what these guys are like in the inner sanctum (Neither does anyone else here), but the players that personify leadership from what I've seen of the current group are...;

                            J Bolton
                            K Jack
                            N Malceski
                            J Kennedy
                            B McGlynn
                            N Smith
                            ...
                            But why?
                            What characteristics off-field do these footballer show that personifies captain material?
                            I am not trying to be a @@@@ stirrer, I am genuinely curious.
                            "Fortunately, this is the internet, so knowing nothing is no obstacle to having an opinion!." Beerman 18-07-2017

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                            • reigning premier
                              Suspended by the MRP
                              • Sep 2006
                              • 4335

                              #29
                              Originally posted by RogueSwan
                              But why?
                              What characteristics off-field do these footballer show that personifies captain material?
                              I am not trying to be a @@@@ stirrer, I am genuinely curious.
                              Not really interested in off field charateristics. Sure, they have to be representative of the club at times but I wouldn't be picking a captain because he gets involved in curing cancer!! His job is to lead men on a footy field. Not be a nice bloke.

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                              • Hartijon
                                On the Rookie List
                                • May 2008
                                • 1536

                                #30
                                Originally posted by reigning premier
                                Not really interested in off field charateristics. Sure, they have to be representative of the club at times but I wouldn't be picking a captain because he gets involved in curing cancer!! His job is to lead men on a footy field. Not be a nice bloke.
                                Agree. Leadership is almost an inate talent. Some people are born leaders and in sport we need the "real" natural born leaders whom people willingly follow. Kirk is a great example. He generated respect from everyone,coaches,peers and rookies as well as the press. He did this "on the field" and the after match stuff was just a bonus. I think our political leaders are almost the exact opposite of good leadership,having got to power by devious means , hence the average persons frustration with them. In Footy there are guys that just have to be captain,they nominate themselves and the players know who they are.

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