JDB New Skipper ??

[JamesRustle]

Bud. Captain and half back. Hunt to hooker as he awaits an offer that is great for the club and good enough for him.

 

[JubileeJeffro]

My pick is Su’a. Consistently one of our best players and he would have the respect of the team. No to JDB. I can’t fault his commitment but it would just stir up more headlines and that’s the last thing we need right now

Can you imagine if we made JDB captain… the media would go bananas and so would a lot of the supporters and most importantly potential sponsors

 

[TruSaint]

For what it's worth I like Blake Lawrie for the gig. He's 26 now, played 100+ games, he seems to have the respect and admiration of the playing group and his contribution to the team is vastly underrated. Good little mention of his work on the RL Writers page last week, worth checking out:

Take the Two NRL Round 15: Melbourne playing to a plan, Garrick at centre & SJ’s World - Rugby League Writers

Few teams in the NRL play to a plan as well as the Melbourne Storm can.

rugbyleaguewriters.com

Also worth hearing him in this video the club posted about the junior academy. He's obviously passionate about the joint and takes the job of being a leader seriously

Inside the Dragons academy

The Dragons recently held a special training session for over 60 athletes from both the Illawarra Steelers and St George Dragons junior reps systems.

www.dragons.com.au

Workhorse, good player, but not Captain material in my eyes.

 

[Walpole]

your suggestion ?
not a lot to choose from

Absolutely anyone else.

 

[blacksafake]

As long as they have the gift of the Gab
everyone thought Frizz was going to be a good skipper , but he couldnt converse with the Ref

The only ones I’ve seen talking to refs are Bird, Lomax, Liddle, Mbye & Amone which leaves us very light on.

 

[blacksafake]

Can you imagine if we made JDB captain… the media would go bananas and so would a lot of the supporters and most importantly potential sponsors

Can’t happen.
Would be a total disaster & the icing on the cake for our year.

 

[TruSaint]

The only ones I’ve seen talking to refs are Bird, Lomax, Liddle, Mbye & Amone which leaves us very light on.

We are very light on bro.

If Liddle had a few years under his belt with us, and had been given more game time by Hook, he would be my choice.

Can play long mins, spine player and as you noted , confronts the refs when need be.

 

[blacksafake]

We are very light on bro.

If Liddle had a few years under his belt with us, and had been given more game time by Hook, he would be my choice.

Can play long mins, spine player and as you noted , confronts the refs when need be.

Agreed

 

[Blood Shot Eyes]

I'm sure Flanno will sort something out in 2024....who knows if Hunt goes it may be the cherry on top to entice a new body from outside the club the role

 

[TruSaint]

I'm sure Flanno will sort something out in 2024....who knows if Hunt goes it may be the cherry on top to entice a new body from outside the club the role

Didn't Reynolds go from Souths junior and 10 year servant to Captain the Broncos ? He's a leader..

 

[possm]

Watch for a more mature Lomax after he is handed the captaincy.

 

[dannyt]

Didn't Reynolds go from Souths junior and 10 year servant to Captain the Broncos ? He's a leader..

Brilliant! Swap Hunt for Reynolds!

 

[denis preston]

Lomax or Sua for me.
CC

Could keep Sua at the club whilst waiting for Flanagan to take over.

 

[denis preston]

For what it's worth I like Blake Lawrie for the gig. He's 26 now, played 100+ games, he seems to have the respect and admiration of the playing group and his contribution to the team is vastly underrated. Good little mention of his work on the RL Writers page last week, worth checking out:

Take the Two NRL Round 15: Melbourne playing to a plan, Garrick at centre & SJ’s World - Rugby League Writers

Few teams in the NRL play to a plan as well as the Melbourne Storm can.

rugbyleaguewriters.com

Also worth hearing him in this video the club posted about the junior academy. He's obviously passionate about the joint and takes the job of being a leader seriously

Inside the Dragons academy

The Dragons recently held a special training session for over 60 athletes from both the Illawarra Steelers and St George Dragons junior reps systems.

www.dragons.com.au

Mate , won’t be on the field for 40% of the game and he struggles to put 4 or 5 words together so motivating the team will be a struggle.

 

[denis preston]

Can’t happen.
Would be a total disaster & the icing on the cake for our year.

Would also show ( yet again ! ) how out of touch the football management & board is in its bubble.

 

[Gomarchin]

As long as they have the gift of the Gab
everyone thought Frizz was going to be a good skipper , but he couldnt converse with the Ref

Frizz was too busy touching the refs

The only players to be suspended for 'touching' a ref. Could only happen to us.

 

[steerlerbab]

I would go for Lomax. Although his game had deteriorated at the beginning of the year, he is improving since Hook is gone and as a person he is really matured.

 

[Blood Shot Eyes]

Didn't Reynolds go from Souths junior and 10 year servant to Captain the Broncos ? He's a leader..

Very true my friend

 

[Dragonslayer]

For mine, a captain has to be:

1. On the field for the majority of the game
2. Can read the play
3. Isn't influenced by other players
4. Can motivate as well as delegate
5. Isn't scared to approach the ref for 'clarity'
6. Can speak intelligently at the presser
7. Is the forefront of the Club.
8. Has the respect of the playing group

Probably more to this list also, however, this really narrows the field as it currently stands.

I think this list excludes the likes of Lawrie and even Lomax. Sua would seem a good choice. But how many of the criteria does he fill, and his suspension record isn't great. Bud would make a great captain, but not yet. In reality JDB doesn't fill the criteria also. Although he did a good job against the Fins.

So where does that leave us?
Unpopular as it seems, Mbye is the logical choice. However:
He is off contract
Would have to play every game
More twilight of career than daylight

Perplexing, really perplexing. Unless we 'buy' a captain aka like the Broncos, there isn't a good choice at all.

 

[SBD82]

It's the problem with handing the captaincy to mercenaries, instead of clubmen. People have the audacity to claim Ben Creagh was a bad captain - I say he was twice the skipper of Widdop and Hunt combined

Ben Creagh was atrocious. Sides often reflect the character of the captain, and Creagh’s sides ran away when they were getting bashed (I’ll never get over the embarrassment of Willie Mason sledging the entire pack). Under Creagh’s reign our side lost their toughness, and they’ve never really found it again.

Hornby was our last true captain. What I wouldn’t give to have a clubman of his calibre again.