Carlton Supporters Club

See I don't get that....and it it just a matter of opinion

Cripps is there at the moment
Docherty is on the bench.
Hard to make a judgement.

I reckon Docherty is just the type of captain we need.
A grade player, but also a coach in waiting.
Let Cripps concentrate on being a superstar.

The reality is though, that this decision will be made a lot closer to the action, and the players and coaches who know better than we do will make that choice.
I'll be happy with that.

Swans had 3 in 2005

Sydney yesterday named six captains who will rotate the role for the final 15 rounds - and the finals if necessary.

The sextet will fill the vacancy left by Stuart Maxfield, who relinquished the captaincy last week after announcing he would spend half the week in Melbourne with his children.

The six - who will each captain the side for at least two weeks - are members of Sydney's nine-man leadership group. They are Brett Kirk, who led the team last week against Essendon and will do so again on Sunday against Port Adelaide, Leo Barry, Jude Bolton, Adam Goodes, Barry Hall and Ben Mathews.

EB, Tom Harley and Nick Maxwell were not the pin up boys at their clubs - I don't remember the media going into meltdown during their captaincy.

I just think the captain needs to be the one who has the best chance of capturing the hearts and minds of the players, who can keep their cool and make the right decisions at the right time, someone the coach can trust to do the right thing, and someone who can steady the ship when required. There is a certain brains v brawn aspect to this. It's about more than media pets and bulldozing around the stoppages. At least IMO.

Maxwell and Harley were appointed for factional reasons........different kettle of fish.....

Collingwood and Geelong had several player groups and these two were neutrals acceptable by all parties.......


One other determining factor maybe who actually wants the job.....Cripps or Docherty may not be comfortable taking the job on.....

...and why were these 2 groups created? The previous captain inadvertently created them??

Someone called Mick allowed it , Rat Pack vs others........Rats didnt want Pendlebury captain either, Pendles being a Buckley clone and professional nerd.....hence Rats were moved on..

Scarlett was head of one group at Geelong and had a lot to say when he was a player, often against other players......players like Chapman and StevieJ hated each other and were in the opposite camps...Harley was under-rated as a captain dealing with all those ego's...you can see why the Swans wanted him, a very good people manager.

All clubs have factions...I am presuming.......Nth had Carey and his crew vs the rest, Carey and his lot ran the club and treated the rest like dog crape but as long as they were winning Denis said fine.....

re Collingwood. Tony Shaw appointed Buckley as captain before Mick got there. Buckley was the divisive factor of the club and caused the factions. Micks was to fix that was to pick a captain who could bring them together.

Point i was making was that picking the WRONG captain (Buckley) can CAUSE factions to form. Despite being the best player at the club and setting a good example on how to train, and perform on match day...he lacked the leadership to bring the group together. Nick Maxwell was the opposite to Buckley.

Could Cripps be our Buckley? I'm not sure.
Doc seems less likely to be.

Kernahan was captain in his second year at Carlton.
He won his first B&F in his first year as captain in 87.

EB, Tom Harley and Nick Maxwell were not the pin up boys at their clubs - I don't remember the media going into meltdown during their captaincy.

I just think the captain needs to be the one who has the best chance of capturing the hearts and minds of the players, who can keep their cool and make the right decisions at the right time, someone the coach can trust to do the right thing, and someone who can steady the ship when required. There is a certain brains v brawn aspect to this. It's about more than media pets and bulldozing around the stoppages. At least IMO.

Rat Pack were let run loose by Mick...players like Tarrant wouldnt even talk to younger players, they were intimidated and belittled......Maxwell did a great job often having affected young players staying with him at his house.

re Collingwood. Tony Shaw appointed Buckley as captain before Mick got there. Buckley was the divisive factor of the club and caused the factions. Micks was to fix that was to pick a captain who could bring them together.

Point i was making was that picking the WRONG captain (Buckley) can CAUSE factions to form. Despite being the best player at the club and setting a good example on how to train, and perform on match day...he lacked the leadership to bring the group together. Nick Maxwell was the opposite to Buckley.

Could Cripps be our Buckley? I'm not sure.
Doc seems less likely to be.