Pigman wrote: ↑July 2, 2018, 8:20 pm
Do people REALLY honestly think that with a different captain we'd see a change in the W-L loss column? Really?
We can **** still be here in 2018 can we?
Cam Smith can influence officials, we get that. He's a great captain because of it... but he's a great captain because he's a **** elite player! Ever heard the term "superstar call", thats what it is! The best in the world at their chosen sport get the BOTD! That's sport.
Cam Smith can influence referees because he's the best player to ever lace a boot, and he's given the BOTD due to a man of his stature. Inglis is a bumbling idiot who cant string 5 words together, possesses no real geniuine leadership and was a perfectly fine captain because.... HE'S A SUPERSTAR! haha.
Paul Gallen ****, who is objectively a terrible, selfish leader, got calls! Because he has a reputation as an elite footballer.
We dont have a superstar, not in the true sense of the word. If we had one, then by all means he should be captain.
Hodgson is our best player but he is a Pom who doesnt play origin, who isnt visible on a code wide sense. Croker's got a more public profile than Hodgson, Croker would get recognised in the street more than Hodgson.
What has made Croker a bad captain today and in 2015 as opposed to 2016 when he was voted Captain of the Year in the Dally M's? Wins and Losses is all. Asinine analysis. Wins means the captain is fine, losses means he's trash. Please.
Croker has the respect and backing of his player group, his coaching staff and isn't likely to do something that requires him to be stood down. Importance for captaincy is in THAT order. If the players took a poll on who they'd want as captain, it would be near anonymous that Croker would retain the role. That's what captaincy is, setting a standard for the club, and having the ultimate respect from you peers.
Anyone who thinks that we'd have more wins than we do now with a different captain has watched too many god damn movies, haha. It's so god damn ridiculous.
My only issue with our leadership is that they've taken on Stuart's persona of complaining about everything too much. But that's clearly a product of a culture of unaccountability more than anything else