Next St Kilda Captain?

saintlee · Post: # 706919Post **saintlee** » Thu 05 Mar 2009 4:26pm

I'm bored so I thought I'd pose a hypothetical question.....Roo has stepped down as captain, who would you choose as the next st kilda captain?

For me I'd pick BJ...arguably our 2nd best player, still young and could be captain for 10 years, only down side at this point is that he can lose control of his emotions at times, but that would settle with experience in the job...

GrumpyOne · Post: # 706920Post **GrumpyOne** » Thu 05 Mar 2009 4:28pm

Luke Ball.

Ralphy · Post: # 706921Post **Ralphy** » Thu 05 Mar 2009 4:29pm

Armo....
young and i think will be a future captain,

BJ would be my pick at the moment
yeah he cant control himself but that is because he bleeds for the club,

plugger66 · Post: # 706922Post **plugger66** » Thu 05 Mar 2009 4:37pm

Bally if it happened in the next 3 years.

Solar · Post: # 706979Post **Solar** » Thu 05 Mar 2009 6:57pm

BJ

will be the midfield captain by years end and this will be the difference

SaintDebi · Post: # 706981Post **SaintDebi** » Thu 05 Mar 2009 6:59pm

Either Lenny or BJ

mad saint guy · Thu 05 Mar 2009 7:03pm

BJ. But hopefully by the time Roo hands it down we'll have a younger player who deserves it

saintdooley · Thu 05 Mar 2009 7:03pm

milney

or CJ

Armoooo · Post: # 706985Post **Armoooo** » Thu 05 Mar 2009 7:06pm

You can't go past BJ but I think his timing might be off, by the time Roo retires BJ will probably be in his late 20's and I'd hope we would have a suitab;e replacement in the 24-25 age group by that point.

Shades · Post: # 706993Post **Shades** » Thu 05 Mar 2009 7:25pm

S Fisher

stinger · Post: # 707001Post **stinger** » Thu 05 Mar 2009 7:38pm

kosi.....

SainterK · Post: # 707007Post **SainterK** » Thu 05 Mar 2009 7:46pm

Goddard or Ball, but then again clubs can choose dark horses hoping that with leadership comes responsibility....could give it to someone that may rise to the occasion

Eastern · Post: # 707022Post **Eastern** » Thu 05 Mar 2009 8:16pm

GrumpyOne wrote:Luke Ball.

Yes, as frightening as it is I agree with GrumpyOne !!

JABBER · Post: # 707027Post **JABBER** » Thu 05 Mar 2009 8:26pm

someone from far left field Steven King until the younger players get more leadership Qualities
BJ and Lenny Hayes S Fisher and even a Joey Montagna could also do the job I want to see L Ball play a whole season without injuries first then the other 15 players would make good captains because at Stkilda we got quality young men

jk23 · Post: # 707043Post **jk23** » Thu 05 Mar 2009 8:59pm

stinger wrote:kosi.....

Ditto, I would love to wear my hat again one day

and please no bagging!!!!!!!!!

saintbob · Post: # 707055Post **saintbob** » Thu 05 Mar 2009 9:53pm

Unless Roo packs up and heads to GC17, then I'm afraid none of the current crop of potential leaders will get a chance.

This would be my worst nightmare!!!

But Ball, Fisher, Goddard and Hayes would all be very capable captains, something that I feel GT was responsible for and something that we as a club should always acknowledge.

As for the rest of our list, we'll just have to wait and see.

saintbob · Post: # 707059Post **saintbob** » Thu 05 Mar 2009 10:02pm

[quote="ralphysaints35"]Armo....
young and i think will be a future captain,

Big statement as he hasn't even established himself as a regular player yet!!!

Although I hope your right as we need someone from our younger brigade to take the next step and quickly, as the rest of the teams have all nearly had someone out of the previous couple of drafts '06 and '07 become not just regulars but very good players .

Selwood, Palmer, Gibbs, Rioli, Davey and Crotchin just to name a few.

Richter · Post: # 707093Post **Richter** » Fri 06 Mar 2009 12:04am

saintbob wrote:Unless Roo packs up and heads to GC17, then I'm afraid none of the current crop of potential leaders will get a chance.

Hope you're right. If, however, he has continuing knee trouble, then he may struggle to extend his playing career more than 2 or 3 more years. Hope I'm wrong.

bethb7 · Post: # 707122Post **bethb7** » Fri 06 Mar 2009 10:00am

I would really love Lenny to be captain but if we are talking about younger up & coming players.
Sam Fisher would be my first pick, always leads from the front. If Luke Ball can stay on the park he would be my second pick.

ThePunter · Post: # 707123Post **ThePunter** » Fri 06 Mar 2009 10:03am

I think it will be Brendan Goddard, who is only 23.

vacuous space · Fri 06 Mar 2009 10:13am

bethb7 wrote:Sam Fisher would be my first pick...

Isn't he the same age as our current captain?

Go Sainters Go · Fri 06 Mar 2009 10:24am

Johnny Smith from the Frankston Under 15's in 2016. Roo will keep going until then.

Spinner · Post: # 707177Post **Spinner** » Fri 06 Mar 2009 12:47pm

Steven.

Roo will hopefully be captain for a long long time!

SaintPM · Post: # 707268Post **SaintPM** » Fri 06 Mar 2009 6:05pm

It would be Kosi for me.