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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on January 12, 2015, 05:41:34 PM
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Maric joins Deledio as vice-captains of Richmond
Jennifer Phelan
afl.com.au
January 12, 2015 4:45 PM
IVAN Maric will take on an expanded official leadership role in 2015 after being appointed as a joint Richmond vice-captain with Brett Deledio.
The Tigers' leadership group was announced in December with defender Steve Morris named as retired Dan Jackson's replacement.
Maric, 29, is highly respected by his teammates and has been in the Tigers' leadership group since the end of 2012.
In July last year, the former Adelaide ruckman was critical of the Tigers' training standards, labelling them as "so poor" and the reason the team had slumped to 10 losses before round 15.
He also spoke candidly about the leadership group taking charge of righting the wrongs of the first half of the season, which led to the team's nine wins that took them into an unlikely finals berth.
"We focused a lot on policing and driving the standards and making sure that everyone was doing it, no matter if you're a captain or a first-round draft pick or whatever," Maric said then.
"We've made sure that everyone is doing the little things correctly, attention to all the details, and it shows in games. We're doing it."
Deledio has been vice-captain for the last two seasons and will hold the role again this year.
Skipper Trent Cotchin and defender Troy Chaplin make up the rest of the five-man leadership group.
"It is a terrific reward for Ivan, and highlights the positive impact he has had on the club since arriving from Adelaide," said football manager Dan Richardson.
"Ivan, Brett and the other members of the leadership group will no doubt provide Trent with terrific support in 2015."
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-01-12/new-role-for-big-tiger
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Onya Big Ivan! :thumbsup :clapping You gotta love the big fella & everything he does for us! :gotigers
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Without doubt, very well deserved.
Brilliant leader gets rewarded. :clapping
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Ivan's grouse!
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Good news
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Is our spiritual leader anyway…...
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Is our spiritual leader anyway…...
:clapping :clapping
:yep
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Looks like the captain on and off the field anyway.
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Excellent decision on all fronts. We now have a very good top 3 leadership group.
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Well done to the big man!
Ivan is no star by any stretch but what he shows is if you give 100% at every contest you can become a very valuable player in your side. Just gives his all and does the team things which as you can see gets the respect of his peers.. Some could learn a good lesson fom him.
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Ivan is no star by any stretch but what he shows is if you give 100% at every contest you can become a very valuable player in your side. Just gives his all and does the team things which as you can see gets the respect of his peers.. Some could learn a good lesson fom him.
:clapping
Bingo!
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Crack some heads Ivvy and snap the club out of it's slumber.
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Very good decision. Very well deserved.
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He often sends out emails about cleanliness around the office...a leader on and off the field! Congrats Ivan.
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You a soap dodger RFCO? :whistle
On a serious note I can understand why this has happened but feel for an underrated leader in Deledio having his position watered down.
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You a soap dodger RFCO? :whistle
On a serious note I can understand why this has happened but feel for an underrated leader in Deledio having his position watered down.
I wouldn't call it watered down....
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Congrats to Ivan, but I don't like the idea of dual captains even if they are "only" vice captains. IMO Ivan becomes the sole vice captain and Deledio maintains his position in the leadership group without being VC
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Maric will be more like a Sergeant - at - Arms - just don't tell Caro.
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Congrats to Ivan, but I don't like the idea of dual captains even if they are "only" vice captains. IMO Ivan becomes the sole vice captain and Deledio maintains his position in the leadership group without being VC
Agree.