NEwman stepping down

[tiger101]

stepping down as captain they just said on channel 7 addressed the players moments before the game.
he will continue to play though

[dwaino]

Lead the boys, Chimpy 

[TigerTimeII]

Best thing he has ever done as captain... Don't be surprised if lids gets the job

[Eat_em_Alive]

Thanks for your leadership skipper 
Wish I could be there today to give him a proper send off

eat em alive boys!!

[Coach]

Best thing he has ever done as captain... Don't be surprised if lids gets the job

lol

Good work, Chris. Congrats, Chimp.

[Chuck17]

Cotch for sure, addressing the boys at 3/4 was the prelude to next year

[10 FLAGS]

Best thing he has ever done as captain... Don't be surprised if lids gets the job

I would give the captaincy to Deledio for 2 years then give it to Chimp. 

[Ox]

somebody show him the stuffen door

[one-eyed]

Here's the article on the RFC website about Newy stepping down as captain ...

“It’s probably something I’ve been thinking about for a little while.  I think it’s just the right time,” Newman said.

“I’ve had the privilege of being captain for four years, and I think whoever takes over this role can lead the boys into the success that I think is coming.

“I still pinch myself a bit.  To captain an AFL side, let alone the Richmond Football Club, is mind-blowing when I think of it.

“I don’t think I’d step away from the role if I didn’t think there would be players who could lead the way.  Whoever that player is, I’ve got the utmost confidence that they’ll do an even better job than I did.”

Read the full article at: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/146483/default.aspx

[TigerTimeII]

Best thing he has ever done as captain... Don't be surprised if lids gets the job

lol

Good work, Chris. Congrats, Chimp.

yes we know chimp is in the box seat but i wonder if lids 5 yr contract had some extra incentive 

[Damo]

Yep.

Extra incentive was 5 yrs and not 4.

[Hellenic Tiger]

Give it to chimp. Chimp is a spiritual leader. Classy courageous and a champion. He can carry this side on his broad shoulders and get blokes to do things they don't want to do.

Let Lids be a vice captain. Has a professionalism you can't fault but Cotch needs to be the skipper. The aura this kid exudes speaks volumes.

[Chuck17]

Give it to chimp. Chimp is a spiritual leader. Classy courageous and a champion. He can carry this side on his broad shoulders and get blokes to do things they don't want to do.

Let Lids be a vice captain. Has a professionalism you can't fault but Cotch needs to be the skipper. The aura this kid exudes speaks volumes.

Amen, I love Lids but he has down games.

[one-eyed]

Cotchin no given for captaincy: Newman
By Nick Bowen
Sun 02 Sep, 2012

OUTGOING Richmond captain Chris Newman says the popular perception vice-captain Trent Cotchin will be his successor is far from a fait accompli.

Newman told his teammates before Sunday's draw against Port Adelaide that the game would be his last as Richmond skipper.

Mindful that at 30 he was getting towards the latter stages of his career, Newman said his decision to step down was largely influenced by the fact that anyone in the Tigers' leadership group (Cotchin, Brett Deledio, Daniel Jackson and Jack Riewoldt) was capable of replacing him.

And despite Cotchin's outstanding 2012 season - when he has emerged as one of the competition's best midfielders, averaging 27.5 possessions - and obvious leadership qualities, Newman suggested the 22-year-old faced stiff opposition to take over as Richmond skipper in 2013.

"Anyone of the boys in our leadership group could step into my shoes and lead the club forward," Newman said in Richmond's post-match press conference.

"'Cotchy' is certainly one of those; he leads naturally no doubt.

"Brett Deledio is another one who'd be keen to take that position too.

"But I think any of those boys could quite easily fill my shoes but not only do that but do a better job than I did."

Tigers, Port all tied up

Sitting alongside Newman, Richmond coach Damien Hardwick also suggested the race to replace Newman would not be a one-horse affair.

"We'll go through a process like we did last year. Obviously our group play by a set of standards and values and we'll just work our way through who the best candidate is ... I'm not too sure when," Hardwick said.

Hardwick paid tribute to the leadership Newman had given Richmond since taking over from Kane Johnson at the end of 2008.

"There are certain blokes at footy clubs that are very, very special and Chris is one of those guys," Hardwick said.

"I've got no doubt he has been the single driver in what has transformed this club from where we've come from three years ago to where we are now at.

"We've still got a long way to go. We understand that. But he's a guy that's certainly dragged us forward ... [when] we weren't quite sure where we were going to be at.

"He'll be remembered for a long time for what he's done for this football club."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/146451/default.aspx

[Ox]

“I don’t think I’d step away from the role if I didn’t think there would be players who could lead the way.  Whoever that player is, I’ve got the utmost confidence that they’ll do an even better job than I did.”

what does that even mean ???