Re: New Skipper?
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2E says Murph is da man!
From The Hun
AFL 2015: Zach Tuohy says Marc Murphy is right man to lead Carlton in 2016
December 8, 2015 12:23pm
ZACH Tuohy says things are starting from scratch at Carlton.
With a host of new faces at the club, everything seems to be changing.
Everything, Tuohy says, except the captaincy — although Brendon Bolton has done little to quell that discussion.
“I’ve got no doubt in my mind that Marc Murphy has been the best captain at the club,” Tuohy told SEN on Monday evening.
“And the way he’s come on in the last couple of years — even the past two or three years — I’d be very surprised if he wasn’t leading the club forward.
“But I guess what Bolts is trying to say is that we’re looking for leaders at the club to step up to different roles, but I’m certainly happy with where skip is.”
Touhy, an Irish import who was rookie listed by Carlton in 2010, said Bolton’s philosophy on leadership was a microcosm of his overall vision to redesign the club, from the bottom up.
And while Tuohy has already experienced one dethroning — when Mick Malthouse replaced Brett Ratten as the Blues coach at the end of the 2012 season — he says that this change-of-hands feels different.
“When Mick came along, I remember people were saying he was trying to reinvent the wheel, but we’ve really taken it back and started from scratch this time,” Tuohy said.
“It’s been a significant change around the club.
“It’s the biggest change I’ve experienced for six or seven years, it’s a restart if you like.
“It is refreshing, it’s different and exciting again.”
And one thing that Carlton fans should indeed find refreshing is Tuohy’s forecast on Daisy Thomas.
“He’s one of a number of players that just seem to be reinvigorated,” Tuohy said.
“He’s on top of his body, he’s in really good condition.”