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Walker is the interesting one. Coach throwing down the gauntlet, keen to see if he responds

One thing about this photo that stands out to me - Cripps is an absolute monster.....

It's a pretty good group with Murph as, IMO, the obvious choice for capt. for the time being. Good to see Simmo in there as the senior elder statesman, Cripps as a rep of the younger guys and Curnow as a testament to sheer effort! 

1AW must going OK too.

Did Simmo ever require anything to click ? Observing as an outsider, he has come across to me as our spiritual leader for a number of years.

I would agree that Simmo has been the Spiritual leader for quite some time.  Just a pity he has has been surrounded by too many atheists......

If everyone in Navy Blue put in as much as Simmo, we would be far better off

"I really wanted to get in and help Murph - it can't be all on him," said Curnow, a 26-year-old whose presence in an expanded seven-man group is testament to the multi-layered benefits of hard work, which not only brings results but also makes you an exemplar for others to follow.

"Last year there was the media, scrutiny from fans and in-club a bit too. He was copping it, and I saw that first hand. It would have been really hard for him emotionally, as it was for a lot of us players, going out there and getting smashed. But he was copping the brunt of everything that came with losing.

"Just to be a real support for him, I'm pumped about being there for him."

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Discarded by Adelaide after a game-less rookie season in 2008, given a second chance by the Blues after two years with Box Hill in the VFL, and noted more for his supreme workrate than abundant natural talent, Curnow epitomises leadership in its simplest form.

"I'm passionate about Carlton. I want us to do well, and anything I can do to improve the club, my teammates, I'll do it," said Curnow, who did not hesitate to put his name forward when nominations were called for last month.

"I think I connect well with a broad range of players. My standards at training and in games is high. I think the group's chosen me because they want me to keep driving those standards and values that we've chosen as a group."

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ed-curnow-joins-carltons-expanded-leadership-group-20160215-gmump1.html#ixzz40IDYpOZm

It's a pretty good group with Murph as, IMO, the obvious choice for capt. for the time being. Good to see Simmo in there as the senior elder statesman, Cripps as a rep of the younger guys and Curnow as a testament to sheer effort! 

1AW must going OK too.