Who should be captain in 2008?

Oh When the Saints · Sun 07 Oct 2007 10:46am

SaintPM · Post: # 471242Post **SaintPM** » Sun 07 Oct 2007 11:14am

Justin Koschitzke

brown-coat · Sun 07 Oct 2007 11:33am

As far as i'm concerned, after Riewoldts B&F speech, nobody else at the club should be allowed ANYWHERE NEAR the captaincy. That kind of honesty and will to change is desperately what we need instead of the "oh the list is fine Raph Clarke will be a champion" attitude that gets us absolutely nowhere.

Riewoldt should be captain.

milney044 · Post: # 471272Post **milney044** » Sun 07 Oct 2007 12:48pm

i want lenny as captain. however i think roo would do the job nicely, lenny just jumps out at me as captain material. he did a fine job in 2004.

Ghost Like · Post: # 471305Post **Ghost Like** » Sun 07 Oct 2007 2:00pm

I like the idea of Roo and Ball.

Lenny's a gun and players will always follow him but I have a feeling that involving these two in the top position will ease pressure of each and no one will question what they have to say.

nabby7 · Post: # 471328Post **nabby7** » Sun 07 Oct 2007 2:35pm

so
is this out of jst curiosity
or are we going back to the one el capitano now?

saintsrule · Post: # 471336Post **saintsrule** » Sun 07 Oct 2007 2:46pm

robert harvey

Oh When the Saints · Sun 07 Oct 2007 2:58pm

nabby7 wrote:so
is this out of jst curiosity
or are we going back to the one el capitano now?

Based on Riewoldt's speech at the B&F the other night, coupled with the way he has matured and is the commanding presence at St Kilda now, many have called for him to be sole captain.

RooandKosi · Post: # 471354Post **RooandKosi** » Sun 07 Oct 2007 3:44pm

brown-coat wrote:As far as i'm concerned, after Riewoldts B&F speech, nobody else at the club should be allowed ANYWHERE NEAR the captaincy. That kind of honesty and will to change is desperately what we need instead of the "oh the list is fine Raph Clarke will be a champion" attitude that gets us absolutely nowhere.

Riewoldt should be captain.

AGREE I was against reiwoldt captain but he is the man. Best player in the AFL and can win us a flag off his OWN boot. We have to start believing in him MORE!!

Give him the captaincy let him become the next wayne carey, although without the whole cheating on his missus thing.

Armoooo · Post: # 471360Post **Armoooo** » Sun 07 Oct 2007 3:52pm

I was originally for the 3 captain system but I wanted one in the backline, midfield and forward line. I hated how we had to captains in the midfield, it made no sense to me.
I think we should have one captain now and that is Roo.
I don't even think we should bother with a vice captain. We should just have a leadership group.

fonz_#15 · Post: # 471361Post **fonz_#15** » Sun 07 Oct 2007 3:53pm

RooandKosi wrote: reiwoldt is the man. Best player in the AFL and can win us a flag off his OWN boot. We have to start believing in him MORE!!

have you watched any games in the last 2 years????? start believeing in him more? that is the most humerous satement i have read on this forum, even taking into consideration B4E's posts re: thomas, recruiting etc.

START BELIEVING IN ROO MORE!!!! from what i saw this year, every time we went forward the ball was kicked to him, half the reason our team couldnt kick a score over 60 for half a year. roo was double teamed regularly and our players insisted on kicking to him anyway..

if anything the players believe in roo too much.

Armoooo · Post: # 471364Post **Armoooo** » Sun 07 Oct 2007 3:57pm

Yea I've always wondered why they would rather kick it to a double/triple teamed roo rather than give it to an uncontested Milney...

Dal_Santos_Gal · Sun 07 Oct 2007 4:31pm

plain and simple
just Riewoldt

He is the future.

battye · Post: # 471383Post **battye** » Sun 07 Oct 2007 4:32pm

I used to think Hayes should be sole captain... but now I think Riewoldt.

plugger66 · Post: # 471386Post **plugger66** » Sun 07 Oct 2007 4:41pm

Lenny should be captain. I knew when this poll was done that Rooy would be favourite just because of the speech but do we know what is said inside the club. Dont worry about the speech it was done for the supporters.

SaintBot · Post: # 471388Post **SaintBot** » Sun 07 Oct 2007 4:50pm

plugger66 wrote:Lenny should be captain. I knew when this poll was done that Rooy would be favourite just because of the speech but do we know what is said inside the club. Dont worry about the speech it was done for the supporters.

agree...i voted lenny as well

i reckon whoever won the b&f wouldve been expected to have done something like that...to set the challanges to the squad and board in front of the supporters

Hayes comes across as relaxed and cool under pressure.

Whilst Riewoldt lead extremley well throughout this year on the field, he still has his moments off. Anyone remember when he injured his hammy and then tried to play games with the media over it.

As for Ball, i think he would cherish by not having the extra pressure of the captaincy on his shoulders.

claystreet · Post: # 471395Post **claystreet** » Sun 07 Oct 2007 5:05pm

Lenny for me

mature very relaxed and a natural leader

bigcarl · Post: # 471400Post **bigcarl** » Sun 07 Oct 2007 5:16pm

fonz_#15 wrote:
RooandKosi wrote: reiwoldt is the man. Best player in the AFL and can win us a flag off his OWN boot. We have to start believing in him MORE!!

START BELIEVING IN ROO MORE!!!! from what i saw this year, every time we went forward the ball was kicked to him, half the reason our team couldnt kick a score over 60 for half a year. roo was double teamed regularly and our players insisted on kicking to him anyway..

if anything the players believe in roo too much.

yes, i agree. our on-field reliance on him has been too great, which isn't to say that he isn't a super player. we need to find other avenues to goal. however i think he should be captain with kosi as his deputy

asiu · Post: # 471410Post **asiu** » Sun 07 Oct 2007 6:02pm

'....... one in the backline, midfield and forward line. '

yep ...was / is my preferred set-up....as well

saintsrus · Post: # 471442Post **saintsrus** » Sun 07 Oct 2007 7:44pm

milney044 wrote:i want lenny as captain. however i think roo would do the job nicely, lenny just jumps out at me as captain material. he did a fine job in 2004.

I agree 100%, remember how he stood up in Tassie V the Frockers.

Rooys a champ but hes too inconsistant when it comes to off field stuff, sure his speech was stiring but he said the same a few years back. Then he said publicly he hated signing stuff for fans and sooked about Gt . Captains dont do that.

Lennon · Post: # 471452Post **Lennon** » Sun 07 Oct 2007 8:01pm

SaintBot wrote:
Whilst Riewoldt lead extremley well throughout this year on the field, he still has his moments off. Anyone remember when he injured his hammy and then tried to play games with the media over it.

And Lenny doesn't have off momments?

Riewoldt by a fair way, and not because of a speech he gave at the B&F.

saintsrus wrote:
Rooys a champ but hes too inconsistant when it comes to off field stuff, sure his speech was stiring but he said the same a few years back. Then he said publicly he hated signing stuff for fans and sooked about Gt . Captains dont do that.

Actually it was last year he said something similar, when he won the 2006 B&F.

Which was after GT was sacked. About whom the only comments he made was he was shocked by the decision at the time.

And the only time I have ever heard him saying something about signing things for fans was when he mentioned how frustrating it is when you sign something and a few days later it turns up on ebay, that it's irritating when your time gets taken up by those kinds of people.

Seriously bizarre time line you seem to have going.

Stupid post too.

Unforgiven · Post: # 471454Post **Unforgiven** » Sun 07 Oct 2007 8:04pm

Lenny the best natural leader. Though Riewoldt would suffice I suppose.

bobmurray · Post: # 471459Post **bobmurray** » Sun 07 Oct 2007 8:28pm

Nick Riewoldt

I don't like this co-captain bullshite.....

There should be 1 captain who has a vice captain and leave it at that..

Animal Enclosure · Sun 07 Oct 2007 9:48pm

Lenny is the true leader & is the best captain outside of Sammy (who is probably out of the running now!)

Love Roo & at a pinch I wouldn't mind a Lenny/Roo partnership but that would be an insult to Bally who would probably be captain at most other clubs.

Spinner · Post: # 471490Post **Spinner** » Sun 07 Oct 2007 10:11pm

brown-coat wrote:As far as i'm concerned, after Riewoldts B&F speech, nobody else at the club should be allowed ANYWHERE NEAR the captaincy. That kind of honesty and will to change is desperately what we need instead of the "oh the list is fine Raph Clarke will be a champion" attitude that gets us absolutely nowhere.

Riewoldt should be captain.

On - Field Leadership anyone?

Riewoldt = Absolutely none of it.

Hayes all the WAY.