Hartigan was the Captain of his Under 19 TAC cup side - IIRC they won the premiership that year -so he's been a leader in his junior days
Sorry Bill, but I think you have got your facts wrong but your intent is spot on.
The TAC CUP is an Under 18 competition and always has been.
Brent Hartigan played in a Calder Cannons Premiership team in 2003 but Adam Bentick, now at Carlton, was the Captain of that Premiership team with the captaincy being shared throughout the year, as it always is at the Cannons. Hardo may well have been, and would have deserved to be, one of the captains during 2003 though.
I agree that he is a leader and is instrumental at Tigerland in showing the new guys the ropes of starting out in AFL footy.