Last years group was McDonald, Bruce, Green, Davey, Moloney, Rivers, Miller.

With Mcdonald, Miller and now Bruce gone who do u guys think will be their replacements....

I think the others in last years group in Green, Davey, Moloney n Rivers are all montys to stay there...

so who will be the 3 new members of the leadership group (presuming they keep at it 7)

for me grimesy is a certainty to make it.....other options could be col sylvia, jamar, ricky petterd, dunny, ino people will say chip frawley but i dont think he is much of a leader, just seems a real quiet guy that just goes about his bussiness n gets the job done (similar to col garland) but of course others will disagree.

wattsy n scullgove jst a tad young but expect these boys to be in there in the future!

Grimes, Petterd, Jamar.

Last years group was McDonald, Bruce, Green, Davey, Moloney, Rivers, Miller.

With Mcdonald, Miller and now Bruce gone who do u guys think will be their replacements....

I think the others in last years group in Green, Davey, Moloney n Rivers are all montys to stay there...

so who will be the 3 new members of the leadership group (presuming they keep at it 7)

for me grimesy is a certainty to make it.....other options could be col sylvia, jamar, ricky petterd, dunny, ino people will say chip frawley but i dont think he is much of a leader, just seems a real quiet guy that just goes about his bussiness n gets the job done (similar to col garland) but of course others will disagree.

wattsy n scullgove jst a tad young but expect these boys to be in there in the future!

Firstly Jamar, Sylvia, the bellasconi boy, then maybe Grimes if his body is solid.

For me it is very clearly: For 4 remaining leaders stay +

Jamar- has indicated he now considers himself and leader and wants to become a mentor to younger players. Now a fine player, he's a monty

Frawley- our best young player, he's our next generation of leaders. Our defence is going to revolve around him for the next 10 years

Grimes- With Frawley and Grimes being added is an indication that our young leaders are finally ready to take the next step. Grimes will be our next captain (once Green retires), he has leadership written all over him

Sylvia, Pettard and Dunn need to work on their own personal development first before taking on the responsibility of being leaders.

Sylvia would be the closest outside the 3 I mentioned, however it was only 12 months ago that he openly admitted he's on his way to becoming a better more responsible player, but that he's still got a long way to go. I'm glad he's working on his issues, but I doubt he's got everything covered in a short year. Keep up the good work Colin, and if u keep playing the way u do, you'll be in the leadership group in no time

Agree sylvinator. Bang on.

For me it is very clearly: For 4 remaining leaders stay +

Jamar- has indicated he now considers himself and leader and wants to become a mentor to younger players. Now a fine player, he's a monty

Frawley- our best young player, he's our next generation of leaders. Our defence is going to revolve around him for the next 10 years

Grimes- With Frawley and Grimes being added is an indication that our young leaders are finally ready to take the next step. Grimes will be our next captain (once Green retires), he has leadership written all over him

Sylvia, Pettard and Dunn need to work on their own personal development first before taking on the responsibility of being leaders.

Sylvia would be the closest outside the 3 I mentioned, however it was only 12 months ago that he openly admitted he's on his way to becoming a better more responsible player, but that he's still got a long way to go. I'm glad he's working on his issues, but I doubt he's got everything covered in a short year. Keep up the good work Colin, and if u keep playing the way u do, you'll be in the leadership group in no time

hmmm yes i totally agree on chip being our best young player but they doesn't grant leadership qualities, he may well be a very good leader but have u heard him speak publicly....certainly doesn't sound confident n jst seems too quiet to be a leader.

hmmm yes i totally agree on chip being our best young player but they doesn't grant leadership qualities, he may well be a very good leader but have u heard him speak publicly....certainly doesn't sound confident n jst seems too quiet to be a leader.

Yeah, Chip, I was trying to think of who I was missing, but without looking through the list, I couldn't recall him.

At 25-ish games and a guy who needs to focus on HIMSELF and HIS OWN body at present, I don't think Melbourne will include Grimes yet.

For mine: Jamar (great to hear him wanting to enter leadership), Petterd and... gee it's a struggle... probably Frawley.

for me a smokey could be clint bartram, seems like a well rounded bloke with some leadership qualities

At 25-ish games and a guy who needs to focus on HIMSELF and HIS OWN body at present, I don't think Melbourne will include Grimes yet.

For mine: Jamar (great to hear him wanting to enter leadership), Petterd and... gee it's a struggle... probably Frawley.

Petterd? That's out of the box.

Petterd? That's out of the box.

As I said... it's a struggle. Who in our team could be possible LEADERSHIP material?? It's a toughie cos it doesn't mean who is the best player... but who can actually lead!

We have so many youngsters...

That's quite a turnover in the leadership group from 2010 to 11.

Grimes is a definite. Jamar is a good choice, great leadership he displays with his willingness to drag himself to the end of each game.

Is it too early for Scully or Trengove? Most likely. A bit harder for me to tell from the outside, but one of James Frawley or Colin Garland.

Not sure of Col Garland's standing amongst team mates but I like the way he goes about his footy and would be happy to see him included. A no nonsense approach to every contest and playing the one percenters which is a great quality in a leader.

Chip Frawley can continue to become just the best defender in the game.

I don't know the character of players to suggest who might be a good leader.I can only judge by how the perform in the position. But it has happened throughout history in all endeavours that many of the best leaders are thrust into leadership from the position of obscurity.

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For me it is very clearly: For 4 remaining leaders stay +

Jamar- has indicated he now considers himself and leader and wants to become a mentor to younger players. Now a fine player, he's a monty

Frawley- our best young player, he's our next generation of leaders. Our defence is going to revolve around him for the next 10 years

Grimes- With Frawley and Grimes being added is an indication that our young leaders are finally ready to take the next step. Grimes will be our next captain (once Green retires), he has leadership written all over him

Sylvia, Pettard and Dunn need to work on their own personal development first before taking on the responsibility of being leaders.

Sylvia would be the closest outside the 3 I mentioned, however it was only 12 months ago that he openly admitted he's on his way to becoming a better more responsible player, but that he's still got a long way to go. I'm glad he's working on his issues, but I doubt he's got everything covered in a short year. Keep up the good work Colin, and if u keep playing the way u do, you'll be in the leadership group in no time

Hard to disagree with any of that - Jamar and Grimes especially. Unsure how Frawley is viewed as so far as leadership goes.

Any love for Scully or Trengove? Too soon?

Too soon... but only just.

As sylvinator said, keep the current four, and add Frawley, Grimes and Jamar.

Why replace them ?

l really think it should be one leader and 2 vice.

dont think we need half the team in their just 3 and let them run it

Grimes is obvious. He very nearly made it in this year.

Given how scarce our experience is, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see most of the 24+ players in there.

Grimes and Jamar for me. No problems with a smaller leadership group, and with the addition of these two we would have all lines covered.

Why replace them ?

l really think it should be one leader and 2 vice.

dont think we need half the team in their just 3 and let them run it

agree, by definition the more blokes in the group the less significant it is to be a member of it. It should be a highly priveleged position that really has to be earned

for me a smokey could be clint bartram, seems like a well rounded bloke with some leadership qualities

Agree. Nathan Jones too.

I prefer the smaller leadership group next year. I think players have to show leadership qualities before you elevate them.

Green

Davey Moloney

Jamar Rivers

If they are desperate to put the future in there then Frawley or Grimes will do.

Wait.

If the do a Leading Teams style group then we might find out who of our younger players is looked up to by the group but the FD might say let's leave it at 5 or something.

Agree. Nathan Jones too.

Let's not go nuts.

The playing group vote for who they want, I don't think we'll see any surprises like Bartram or Jones included.