Give it to Gawn for one more year. Then let him enjoy his footy in the sunset of his career.

Lever reeks of a captain but his body can't be trusted.

Can't see Chandler getting it. All the 2025 AFL captains aside from Alex Pearce have an on field resume of achievements which Chandler does not at this point. If he could replicate his round 2 game V North, he'd be a seriously good footballer.

1 hour ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Can't see Chandler getting it. All the 2025 AFL captains aside from Alex Pearce have an on field resume of achievements which Chandler does not at this point. If he could replicate his round 2 game V North, he'd be a seriously good footballer.

Sometimes if the best you can do is a Jarryn Geary level captain then that’s all you can do. At least Mihocek and Steele should give us leadership all on 3 lines.

I’m interested to see if the addition of Pickett allows Chandler to play as more of an attacking half forward as well as wing and on ball. If he can do that he can get 15-20 touches and have more impact

2 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

Sometimes if the best you can do is a Jarryn Geary level captain then that’s all you can do. At least Mihocek and Steele should give us leadership all on 3 lines.

I’m interested to see if the addition of Pickett allows Chandler to play as more of an attacking half forward as well as wing and on ball. If he can do that he can get 15-20 touches and have more impact

ANB would have been a bloody brilliant captain if he stayed, what a loss.

I think Lindsay would go well, however my tip would be Rivers.

I'd be staggered if Maxy wasn't reappointed as captain for 2026. I think the point he's trying to make is that as a leader his job is to help setup the club for the next 10 years and thats ehat he is focussed on and not being captain.

Gus would have been an amazing captain. Cest la vie.

Max’s comments are what you would hope for, open to and welcoming of positive change. I’ll be keen to hear how open the club is about the selection process, and whether blokes like Steele in particular are rated within.

Let’s just give the captaincy to Bailey Humphrey. Make our intentions for next years trade period very clear.

9 hours ago, Dee in a Kilt said:

When Brad Green reported a key reason for Goodwin’s departure was that his voice no longer had the ears of the players

Woah.

Where did he say that?