I remember the 2005 attacks here on Stuey Maxfield when he was captain and was down on form. That went quiet when he voluntarily retired, even when Roos said he'd put him in the team the minute he put his hand up to play. And Kirk was regularly torn to shreds as a hack who should have retired years before he did.
Strangely, the one that seems immune is Kelly. Even though the other captains gave us a lot more (a code of honour that works and a Premiership) and didn't/haven't take a job across town with the Swans opposition when the money was too good to refuse.
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