In among the wreckage of last year was one bright spot for me - post-Judd, I think Murphy did a great job as captain. Led from the front despite the depleted playing list.
With no other obvious replacement, I think it would be a big mistake to change right now.
I think the story in the papers is more about BB saying "anything from the past is changeable" as opposed to "we need a new captain".
I reckon this will be a great appointment - so many other threads on here bleat about our club having no culture, and we can't move forward until the board is straightened out etc etc. Well guess what, the old way of appointing ex-footballers turned property developers hasn't done us any favours at all.
The board of a football club should consist of smart people who know how to make a plan, drive an organisation to achieve that plan, and make confident decisions - and leave the football bit to those who are employed to do that job.
Do you think Rupert Murdoch knows how to work a TV camera or run a newspaper press?
In all seriousness it doesnt matter. It was always going to be a matter of him having to build a profile before getting too many votes, and IMHO, although he had a better impact than his votes reflected, I think he did well to poll as well as he did given simply how few games we won.
Clearly the AFL coaches rate him pretty highly - not too far behind Bontempelli in the Young Players award (based on their performances in their first two years)
Best Young Player
1. Marcus Bontempelli - Western Bulldogs (557 votes)
2. Patrick Cripps – Carlton (527 votes)
3. Jeremy McGovern - West Coast (362 votes)
Jesse Hogan still only a first year player so I guess he'll win it next year.....
Who is now studying sports journalism, writes A blog for Brisbane FC website, won a best and fairest and showed great leadership to a young group this year.
We don't work with these guys, We cast them off at the first sign of trouble.
Robbo is probably a beneficiary of the anonymity that comes with being an AFL footballer in a Rugby town.
No knuckleheads lining up to see if they can take out a big, tough footballer.
Melbourne Storm players regularly say this is one of the best reasons for playing RL in Melbourne (now there is a team with Culture....)
Only got to see the second half so far, and in reality, if the pies had taken their chances they would have won. Our avenues to goal still look limited to me, the ball spent 80% of the time in the Collingwood half of the ground. We really need to develop a hard-working half-forward line, beacuse we always seem to get stuck around the wings. 2 goals in a second half of footy isn't going to win too many matches....
Maybe I better watch the first 20 minutes to get re-invigorated?
For those in a ' certain demographic' (and based on comments over the years, there are a few!) who originally came from Melbourne, you might remember the days when 'The Greater 3UZ' ruled the airwaves. Like so many other iconic stations around the country that we all grew up with, it has long gone with a totally different identity.
Tomorrow (Sunday) it is 90 years since 3UZ first went to air and in celebration, the 927 frequency will feature some of the best of 3UZ! For those who remember Stan Rofe, Sam Anglesea, Don Lunn etc, etc, etc , it might be worth having on in the background!!
Ahhhh, nothing worse than having your game on 3UZ or 3DB :
"Carlton only 1 point behind, siren is about to go any tick of the clock, Doull handballs to Vin Waite who finds Robert Walls on a long lead, he swings onto his right boot down towards the teeth of goal.....(cue 3UZ announcer in studio).....Racing in the 9th at Shepparton...!"
