bleed blue blood

You have the Dees in 4th meaning they would play Geelong! Carlton in the 8? ...............................................

Jeez, without Thompson and Harding for the year I fail to see how the Kangaroos can kick a winning score yet many of you have them winning 5 or 6 games. They will have to rely on Grant and Jones for the majority of the scoring, both of whom are midfielders or HFF at best and also two young rookies that like to crumb the packs but without Thompson there will be no packs to scavenge. Their defence is already being built around Hansen who, is a massive talent but, is in his first year and cannot be expected to take the #1 forward week in week out. With their best ruckman having to play CHF and a ruck combo with a combined 23 senior games to their credit, I think they are a shoe in for the spoon and first crack at Judd in the PSD. Interesting the differing opinions on the Lions. Very hard to predict where they will end up.

Personally I think Netiz should have given up the captaincy this year to allow a different player to take the reins of the football club. I think the biggest problem with the MFC is lack of leadership. Bruce is the obvious choice as captain. He performs week in, week out, is willing to sacrifice his own game for the better of the team (see him playing on Tarrant last year) and is very good in the media. I think the players respect his football ability but whether they respect him as a person and a leader I have yet to be convinced. If Miller is lazing around at CHB (as we all know he has done), I really can't see Bruce running down there and telling him to pull his head in let alone Miller actually listening to him. If Barry Hall or Michael Voss were to do the same thing, I guarantee that player would end up BOG for fear of his life! Brock is still too young and is injury prone. As someone has already said, he needs to learn how to manage his body and put a few seasons together before he will be considered a captain. I feel he is very much in the same boat as Mark Coughlan from Richmond. He was touted as the saviour of the club and definately the next captain but a bout of osteitus pubis and two knee reco's later sees him in doubt for his career let alone being captain. If Brock can learn to listen to his body, he will be future captain material. There have been a few names brought up that are definately not captain material; Green, Yze, White, Miller. Yze and Green play for themselves, White is getting old now and Miller is, well, Miller. Selecting a captain and a leadership group should not be taken lightly. It does not solely affect the players chosen but also those ones that aren't chosen. Take Carlton for example, they put Gibbs into the leadership group before he has even played a game. Murphy's name was thrown around this preseason as a possible captain! Now if I were a player like Fisher, Thornton, Carrazzo etc. who have been there a few years and have all played well, I'd be a bit dissappointed if I had to 'look up' to a first year player. Almost as if an electrician has to take orders from his apprentice. It's a bit of a long first post but I hope I got my point accross.