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    Quote Originally Posted by ROK Lobster View Post
    Goodes is not captain material. Leadership group, yes. Community ambassador or some such crap, absolutely. But as a player he is hot and cold, on and off, brilliant or average. He does not need the pressure and the team does not need a skipper that has weeks when he cannot get it right. He is a genuine superstar, but a captain he aint.
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    3 captains

    3 captains...just a wank

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    I don't think Goodes in captaincy material based on his erratic behaviour in recent seasons. He gets in a weird headspace sometimes which is hardly what you need for a leader.

    If he's deemed mature enough now then I hope it helps him take his game to a more consistent level.

    If he's overlooked and gets down about it then it merely proves again he's not ready.
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    Goodes ready to be captain?

    Goodes was one of six captains was he not! From memory he did not lose a game as captain. My preference is Captain Kirk, but Goodes would be a sensational captain!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by givekidsakick View Post
    3 captains...just a wank
    Is there anything that the club does that you are happy with?

    I'm not trying to pick a fight, but you seem to disagree with almost everything that the club does.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bedford View Post
    one day some people will realise what a player he is, thats when they start to get some knowledge of AFL footy
    How is this relevant to a discussion of Goodes as captain? Is the post some sort of troll, or are there people that are truly that ignorant?

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    Personally I am thinking that we should have a sole leader.
    And I am very much in favor of dumping the pretentiousness that is the 'leadership group'

    Aside from that, to the original question.
    Goodes may be a good captain, he may not - the club is in the best position to judge that.
    The hot & cold argument tends to hald water though....
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    One captain would be a better option on field I think(when my brain actually works). The leadership group is still a good idea though and has been adopted by most clubs as far as I know. I like Kirk as captain, but it may be time to give it to someone a little younger. Make Vez captain, that way he is sure to get a game


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    Just make Kirk sole captain...
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    The Whip It

    The whip is a duall Brownlow medalist. Surely he is a leader of of significance and a captain worthy of taking the opportunity to toss the coin and kick into the breeze?

    crack that whip & whip it GOODES!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ROK Lobster View Post
    Goodes is not captain material. Leadership group, yes. Community ambassador or some such crap, absolutely. But as a player he is hot and cold, on and off, brilliant or average. He does not need the pressure and the team does not need a skipper that has weeks when he cannot get it right. He is a genuine superstar, but a captain he aint.
    Agree.
    He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)

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    Quote Originally Posted by ROK Lobster View Post
    Goodes is not captain material. Leadership group, yes. Community ambassador or some such crap, absolutely. But as a player he is hot and cold, on and off, brilliant or average. He does not need the pressure and the team does not need a skipper that has weeks when he cannot get it right. He is a genuine superstar, but a captain he aint.
    His performance in the last half of the 06 GF marked him as a potentially great captain. He has the ability to lift a team by deed. Great leaders have their off days. Jesus spat the dummy, Churchill hit the turps and Kennedy took time out for the occasional shag.
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