Who will captain every club in 2017 and who is next in line?Al Paton,
Herald Sun
December 12, 2016 THERE have been some surprising captaincy calls already for 2017 — and there could be more to come.
At some clubs the vacancy sign is up, changes are expected at several others, and who saw the Swans’ decision to replace Jarrad McVeigh and Kieren Jack with Josh Kennedy coming?
We take a closer look at the leadership stocks at every club.
RICHMONDThe footy world will get a reminder on Tuesday of how good Trent Cotchin’s 2012 season was when he accepts his retrospective Brownlow Medal. He has never matched that form since — was taking on the captaincy the next year part of the problem? Cotchin has admitted he isn’t an extrovert in the mould of Taylor Walker, but he has strong support internally.
Jack Riewoldt’s name is thrown up regularly as a captaincy contender but he wasn’t part of the player-voted leadership group last season. One idea that makes sense is for Cotch to share the role with Alex Rance. Those two could be the only survivors of this year’s leadership group which also comprised Brett Deledio, Ivan Maric and Shane Edwards. Of the younger brigade Nick Vlastuin, who captained Vic Metro at under-18 level, has clear leadership potential. He led the Tigers in one pre-season game in February.
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