Maybe it is simply MM knowing what everyone else knows

Judd is not a natural leader and like a lot of clubs do simply choose the teams best player

Collingwood made what most of us thought was a strange choice in Nick Maxwell but we know why now

Being a great player has very little to do with team leadership qualities

When i look at Carlton i think names like Nicholls and Kernerhan as standouts

Even Mike Fitzpatrick was a good captain without being outstanding and miles in front of Judd

Whitten is the best captain i have seen and no surprise why he was selected as the TOC captain

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Edited December 10, 201212 yr by monoccular

Maybe it is simply MM knowing what everyone else knows

Judd is not a natural leader and like a lot of clubs do simply choose the teams best player

Collingwood made what most of us thought was a strange choice in Nick Maxwell but we know why now

Being a great player has very little to do with team leadership qualities

When i look at Carlton i think names like Nicholls and Kernerhan as standouts

Even Mike Fitzpatrick was a good captain without being outstanding and miles in front of Judd

Whitten is the best captain i have seen and no surprise why he was selected as the TOC captain

Judd mightnt have been as great a leader as he was a player but he has done a fair job over the past 5 years and for alot of that time carried a young Carlton on his back. He is a proven match winner and has often stepped up to change a game when required. Its a pity that others did not follow his lead.

He has had 5 years in the job and while not at his stellar best, can still be a damaging player. Not unusual for a new coach to change captains.

Be interesting to see who the natural replacement. IMHO I dont think there is a ready replacement.....oh yeah beside Brock.

I guess being an environmental ambassador takes alot of time these days.

Brock is probs waiting eagerly next to the phone... With a slab, a carton and his mum again

If you look at the number of incidents that have dogged him; in particular those that resulted in him being suspended (or in the Pavlich case where he should have been suspended) he exhibited some traits which are anything but indicative of the quality of a leader. The eye gouging, the chicken winging and the sniping might suggest frustration but his reactions were costly to both him and the club. He can now concentrate on his own game as his otherwise illustrious career runs down.

Carlton would do well to consider a Carazzo but who am I to judge the ultimate decision on that club's skipper? Best to leave that task to young Brock.