The captaincy requiring the chosen to wear No 17.

[10 FLAGS]

I think Cotch should stick with the No 9. The club however would need to do something else that keeps the no.17 in our supporters memory for that the club could simply name a coterie group "Club 17" or something else like that.

[TigerTimeII]

maybe cotch will stick to 9 and maybe he wont be our next captain   

ling was captain b4 selwood, so dont discount deledio yet 

[Coach]

Stop pushing that man. Deledio is not a 30 year old tagger with a couple of years left.

[eliminator]

If Cotchin becomes captain then the decision should be his. I agree with the statement "I like the idea of the captain wearing #17 but in Cotch's case if he were made captain I'd like him to keep the #9 and make it his own throughout the career. If the current crop goes onto win a flag or five   then Cotch (barring serious injury) will go down in the Club's history as up there with Dyer, KB (#29), Hart (#4) and Bourke (#30). He's a once in a generation type footballer".

[WilliamPowell]

I think Cotch should stick with the No 9. The club however would need to do something else that keeps the no.17 in our supporters memory for that the club could simply name a coterie group "Club 17" or something else like that.

We already have a coterie named in Jack Dyer's honour. It's called "Jack's Club", it's limited to just 17 members and it costs a pretty penny to be part of it 

[Ox]

We already have a coterie named in Jack Dyer's honour. It's called "Jack's Club", it's limited to just 17 members and it costs a pretty penny to be part of it 

Gee Whiz -  that's so "working class"
 of the club and speaks volumes.

FO!

[Ox]

Don't be afraid to scratch beneath the surface

[Yeahright]

Just give Cotch the choice

[Dubstep Dookie]

Don't be afraid to scratch beneath the surface

Meth mites again?

[gerkin greg]

 

[TigerTimeII]

Stop pushing that man. Deledio is not a 30 year old tagger with a couple of years left.

deledio will be the youngest tiger to play200 250 300 games in our history
he is a rolls royce and wants the captaincy and imo has earned it , and im not the only one who thinks so 

[gerkin greg]

Lids won't get it and im not the only one who thinks so 

[Tigger]

I like the sentiments associated with #17.

However, I truly believe that a player should make his own image in his own number.  I dont mean this in any disrespect to #17.

But 'giving up' your number to wear #17 means you lose part of the identity with 'your number'.  Imagine if Cotch or even Lids - went on to win 3 brownlows and captain the team to 3 premierships over the next 6 years - wouldnt you want that success to be in the #9 or #3?

Personally, I would.

[gerkin greg]

WGAF as long as the jumper is yellow and black

I don't yell out "Go number 9!" "Great work number 3!"

Some of you sound like Melbourne supporters

[Coach]

I don't yell out "Go number 9!" "Great work number 3!"

Yeah you do. I saw you doing that one night