Captain...one Captain!!!

**ItsAllGoodes** · 12th November 2010, 02:39 PM

Who says? The guy who should have been the one Captain

Sole skipper for Swans? - AFL.com.au

**Damien** · 12th November 2010, 04:22 PM

Horse hinted that this was a possibility on Fox Sports yesterday, but was leaving his options wide open.

**AnnieH** · 13th November 2010, 10:20 AM

How long have I been saying that for?

Goodesy for captain.
B2 in the vice squad.

***goswannie14*** · 13th November 2010, 11:02 AM

Yep, get back to the good old, one captain, one vice captain and a couple of deputy vice captains.

**RogueSwan** · 13th November 2010, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by AnnieH

How long have I been saying that for?

Goodesy for captain.
B2 in the vice squad.

My guess is at least 5 years.

Originally Posted by goswannie14

Yep, get back to the good old, one captain, one vice captain and a couple of deputy vice captains.

+1.
Give it too Goodes for his last few years.
By then young Hanners will be well and truly ready to take over.

**CureTheSane** · 13th November 2010, 02:20 PM

Change for change's sake.
I never liked the idea of multiple captains, but it seems to have worked well for the Swans, so why change now?

**Damien** · 13th November 2010, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by CureTheSane

Change for change's sake.
I never liked the idea of multiple captains, but it seems to have worked well for the Swans, so why change now?

Why not? If Longmire is more comfortable with one true leader, and he is our new coach, why not??

Has to be Longmire's team, so if he likes 1 captain only, I doubt I would call that change for change's sake.

**BSA5** · 13th November 2010, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by CureTheSane

Change for change's sake.
I never liked the idea of multiple captains, but it seems to have worked well for the Swans, so why change now?

Not really. If nobody else fits the bill for a full-time captaincy role, and Bolton's body is considered too much of a worry, then leaving Goodes as sole captain would seem the logical step. Promoting two more players would be three captains for three captains' sake.

Horse is a new coach, this is a new phase for the club. He will do whatever he feels is best for the club. If that means changing the captaincy structure, then that's his call, and it will be for a reason.

**Captain** · 14th November 2010, 02:24 PM

Goodes should be sole captain IMO

**liz** · 14th November 2010, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by BSA5

Not really. If nobody else fits the bill for a full-time captaincy role, and Bolton's body is considered too much of a worry, then leaving Goodes as sole captain would seem the logical step. Promoting two more players would be three captains for three captains' sake..

Not if the reason for having three captains in the first place was to share the load and to take advantage of complementary skill sets required in captaincy.

I don't particularly care if we have one captain, three captains or 47 captains - but I don't think it should be assumed anything is done just for the sake of it.

**BSA5** · 14th November 2010, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by liz

Not if the reason for having three captains in the first place was to share the load and to take advantage of complementary skill sets required in captaincy.

I don't particularly care if we have one captain, three captains or 47 captains - but I don't think it should be assumed anything is done just for the sake of it.

Of course. But if it wasn't deemed necessary, then maintaining it would be maintaining it for its own sake. I'm not saying that if two more players are promoted, that will be the case, but going back to one captain wouldn't be for its own sake either... if you get what I mean. Basically, whatever happens with the captaincy will happen for a reason.