Re: Post Game Participation: AFL Rd 11: Carlton vs West Coast
Reply #119 –
Agree...our captains are good footballers but inexperienced captains, a player like Hodge would have slowed the game, and positioned his troops in our close games. The two years he had at Brisbane are paying off now I reckon and they now how to both rally when headed and close off games better than we do.
I remember reading once that when Hodgy spoke, people listened. He would go to the centre bounce after the opo got a bit of a run and say "we get the next goal" and the teamates knew it was non negotiable. That comes with experience and a strong culture.