Please Explain: Why 2013 might be the making of Marc Murphy and Trent Cotchin as leaders By Glenn McFarlane
Herald Sun
September 05, 2013 12:56PMDear ‘Murph’ and ‘Cotch’,
Well done on winning through to your first final as captains of your respective clubs.
You will finally get the sweet taste of September.
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Trent, you have had a much smoother transition to the job than Marc has. Still, it hasn't altogether been easy.
Your form, at least earlier in the season, was not quite to the same elite standard that saw you finish equal second in last year's Brownlow Medal. It was good, but not great, with plenty of attention coming your way.
But that has changed in the second half of the season and you are back to one of the very elite players in the competition again.
Whether that early season dip in form had something to do with captaincy responsibilities or not remains to be seen. It was more likely that it was just a few injury niggles that you played through.'
You seem to be a natural skipper – even at 23 - happy to lead by words and deeds. You, too, will learn so much out of your experiences from 2013 and will go on to be a great leader of the Richmond Football Club.
But that's all ahead of you,. What matters most is how you will go on Sunday, and how you can lift the Tigers to a big win. And the same can be said for Marc Murphy and the Blues.
It’s going to be a cracker, and it’s a fair bet to suggest that the best captain on the day – as well as the best player between you both - might well determine which team carries onto next week.
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