Is Kouta a great Captain? isnt a talker on the field but in past his actions have lead the way. He is not capable of being the guy who marked the ball 12 times a quarter or a matchwinner any longer.

There isnt any one player in the 26 age group that immediately stands out and the guys between 23-26 are still finding their feet. There is no logical choice amongst the playin group

MOre the question should be what are we lookin for as a capt of this team?

a leader in his actions
a traffic cop on the field
a guy he would put another bloke in the locker if he disrespects a great past player
a media personae ability to communicate and think when journas are flinging questions out
???

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Well summed up Sandra.
I want a disciplined leader who can set the exapmple ON and OFF the field.
Have we ever seen Kouta overwieght? He has had knee reco's and missed several pre seasons but he has never been fat? Never, just ripped.
Nick Stevens on the other hand had sore groins after seasons end which legistimised in his eyes him starting the pre season overwieght.
Kouta will pass the baton on in 2007 but it is a sad day when our future leader has his own personal demons to deal with particularly off the field.

In my experience the best leaders are the ones who lead by example, who show the way. On that score Kouta 'walks the walk'.

Actions not words define a person.

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L.M 35-06

The only thing I hate about Kouta is that we were robbed of seeing his very best IMO.

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Yeah......... it's bloody devastating

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If we could take back that night against Essendon* in 2000 we might be dreaming of flag 19 at the moment

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Ok, so you dont know much about leadership.. as well as footy.

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He is the only man for the job we have at the moment so we can't complain.
It's not like we have a man with a character of Ted Whitten, Michael Jordan or William Wallace waiting in the wings.

Anyone know how the players rate Kouta as a captain?

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What would that group of kids know about what a captain should be like?
They dont know any better.

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Of course I don't Synbad, thats why I was a section commander at age 21, the youngest in the Army at the time. BTW How many games of footy did you play again?

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L.M 35-06

I played enough games of footy and our standard was probably the same. i cant say i led a football team..ever...

But i think ive led a heap of things...

But the youngest 'section commander' in the army???
Is that what you call yourselves when a section of you went to the pub on your days off???Or was that the section that were the main players in bastardisation?
I know!!!! the section commander held the compass during the orienteering exercises.

Good job soldier.. carry on...

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Showing good leadership there Synbad. Personally attack the person you disagree with.

BTW There is a big difference between U16 local footy and senior representative footy.

Oh and it is a "boozer' not a pub.

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L.M 35-06

Ok so you held the compass.

Stop complaining Mark...!!

Again you brought me up on a post when i havent mentioned you in weeks.

Then you do the "WAAAAAAAAA WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA he said stuff about me.."

Just stick to holding the compass /.

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Oh dear Synners, you poor boy rewriting history again. Who qouted who? I just gave an opinion on leadership thats all.

One thing I do know is that leadership is not about ranting and raving.

Leadership is about setting the example, having a clear set of prinicples that you abide by. It is about providing guidence and advice to those less experienced than you. It is about providing encouragement and when needed a quiet word to those you are responsible for. It is about standing up for people when they are being derided. It is about doing the hard yards when everyone else is dropping off. It is about being humble and crediting others for success.

I have seen Kouta do all of these things time and again.

Is he the leader for the future, will he be around for our next Premiership? Even Kouta acknowledges he won't be. But he is the right leader for our club right now? Yes he is. Success is often built on the example set by those who went before.

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L.M 35-06

Ok thaNK you for your opinion BM...

But how do you know he is the right leader??

who else has been tried???

See leadership goes all the way up.

And with leadership sometimes there is taking a risk.

Because when youre last you dont cling to everything you have been doing like clingging onto life itself.

You take a chance because with a chance comes reward...

Doing the same .. only achieves you stay static.

Kouta captain for another year means we have a guy who wont be there the year after that captain because were too frightened from doing something different.. and in stead holding onto a nothing captain for more of the same.

There has never been succesful leadership that was too shit scared to try anything different in the history of the world..!!!!

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Risk taking is not something we should be doing right now.

Slowly rebuilding our strenght is what we should be doing. To identify the next leader we should be setting tasks for the younger group to prove thier abilities. Allow them to develop and show what they can do. Then select the best candiate to succeed Kouta

Leadership is about timing not risk taking.

At the moment the club is rebuilding its foundations and this always takes time. And if we do not pay attention to this, we will continue to struggle.

In sport as in war. Victory is always built on the back of a lot of careful planning and meticulous preparation.

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L.M 35-06

( BM. quote ) Leadership is about setting the example, having a clear set of prinicples that you abide by. It is about providing guidence and advice to those less experienced than you. It is about providing encouragement and when needed a quiet word to those you are responsible for. It is about standing up for people when they are being derided. It is about doing the hard yards when everyone else is dropping off. It is about being humble and crediting others for success.

Great post there BM.

It's not possible to be on top of the heap always. I've been at clubs when we've finished on the top and when we've finished down the bottom and the people that are consistent with their efforts no matter what your ladder position are the ones that are most admired and respected.

Kouta surely falls into this catagory.

Lets not bicker over who killed who.

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Synbad,

You have given us your proposed leader (Nick Stevens). Like I said he had sore groins which gave him the right to turn up overwieght for pre season. Kouta has had knee reco's, not even participate in pre seasons and would not carry an ounce of fat.
You can criticise Kouta but like in politics you need to be a viable alternative before you come into power. I want our next leader to be faultless on and off the field. Nick has a long way to go before he qualifies.
Until then Kouta keeps the job and Nick sorts out his head.