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bort said:
My preference is one captain.

But if the senior playing group and coach want both those guys and think they will do a good job on it together so be it.

How much do they even cross over both being on the field anyway? Not heaps
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Probably 5-10 per half. Maybe a little more in games where Cam plays 3 stints and they both end up on together for the final 10-15.
 
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uglydingo said:
Why does the team have co-captains? In the old days there was a team captain (and a vice-captain), There was clarity who was the leader on the field. How does co-captaincy work?
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Like captaincy, but there are two.

How does it not work?

If they can’t decide between them without issue who will speak to the ref or go to a presser they shouldn’t (and wouldn’t) have been made co-captains… and in general that’s probably a leadership group concern if they can’t make a pretty simple decision like that between them.

Dale is captain when he’s on, Cam is captain when he’s on. They pick someone between them when both are on.
Either or can do post game and other press stuff, they just decide as adult coworkers (and hopefully friends) something that works like “I’ll do this stupid post match, you do the next one” or “Hey Dale you’re on report for exploding an ear do you want me to do the post match to avoid questions?”, or “hey Cam you look like you made 1000 tackles and have even less teeth and face skin than usual, shall I be on camera today?”

If they are on the same page no reason it can’t work fine.

Why not just say well why doesn’t one just be VC like the old days? They could probably. Which one deserves to be VC?

doesn’t do any harm letting two guys split the off-field captaincy commitments either.

Any more than two I’m unconvinced is sensible though.
 
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BrickMan said:
We've had co-captains since 2018 get over it
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Yeah it’s that common now, not even sure it’s worth pondering why, but I will. I assume there is so much off field stuff be it media or sponsors two captains plus the hot AF number 7, are able to spread the commitments better.
 
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Can we have co-OWB's?

We'll need to vote on that shortly... sharpen your knives, Sharks fans!
 
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Can we have co-OWB's?

We'll need to vote on that shortly... sharpen your knives, Sharks fans!
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I guess in the case of a tie we can.

Thought Oregon was a shoe-in, but the forum have warmed to him after he played exactly the same but has a cool new haircut well in the trials.

I reckon it would only take a few tries down the left edge for the pitchfork yielders to turn on Tieg or Sifa.
 
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BurgoShark said:
I guess in the case of a tie we can.

Thought Oregon was a shoe-in, but the forum have warmed to him after he played exactly the same but has a cool new haircut well in the trials.

I reckon it would only take a few tries down the left edge for the pitchfork yielders to turn on Tieg or Sifa.
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I still think Brailey is short priced favourite. Especially if we keep getting middle injuries
 
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BurgoShark said:
I guess in the case of a tie we can.

Thought Oregon was a shoe-in, but the forum have warmed to him after he played exactly the same but has a cool new haircut well in the trials.

I reckon it would only take a few tries down the left edge for the pitchfork yielders to turn on Tieg or Sifa.
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I take offence to this

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He also has a new moustache/goatee combo
 
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BurgoShark said:
I guess in the case of a tie we can.

Thought Oregon was a shoe-in, but the forum have warmed to him after he played exactly the same but has a cool new haircut well in the trials.

I reckon it would only take a few tries down the left edge for the pitchfork yielders to turn on Tieg or Sifa.
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A few being none right
 
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Cameron McInnes in the mix for Origin debut, turns to Wade Graham for captaincy inspiration

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Cameron McInnes hasn’t represented the Blues before, but the Sharks star speaks like a man who could help his state end Queensland’s winning streak.

All it takes is five minutes with Cameron McInnes to know that he’d be the perfect fit for the Blues this year, with the newly appointed Cronulla co-captain keen to see the jersey “become sacred again” no matter who is chosen to represent NSW.
McInnes, 30, has been part of an extended squad in the past and was chosen for a 36-man camp earlier this year led by new coach Michael Maguire.

The workhorse lock forward has plenty of similarities to Queensland’s Reuben Cotter, who has shone in the State of Origin arena, with the pair playing together for the PM’s XIII last year when McInnes scored a try.

“It was a special camp,” McInnes said, with NSW desperate to win back the shield after back-to-back series defeats.

“There was a squad of 34 there and a few who couldn’t make it, but whoever gets the opportunity to make the team will be well supported.

“It’s not just about the 17, this is about everyone. It’s all about making sure that blue jersey becomes sacred again. This wouldn’t be my jersey, it would be NSW’s jersey.

“For me, that was a massive takeaway from that camp, and you could tell there was a huge buy-in to be a part of that.

“If that camp is where it ends for me then that’s fine because it was a cool experience.

“NSW is blessed with a lot of good back-rowers, so I’ll just put my hand up with how I play for the Sharks each week.

“I’m not trying to sound like a suck-up or anything like that, but it was such a good experience and you just want the best guys running around for NSW. That’s the way we’re all looking at it.”

McInnes will get the chance to impress, with the tackling machine set to start the new season at lock forward, with fellow co-captain Dale Finucane named on the bench for the trip to New Zealand.

The former South Sydney and St George Illawarra hooker is no stranger to the leadership group, having also been the second-youngest man to captain the joint-venture when he was at the Red V in 2020.

“It’s a huge honour for a number of reasons,” he said.

“If you look at some of the captains that have come before me, the club has had Gal (Paul Gallen), Wado (Wade Graham) and then of course Dale – they are all amazing leaders.

“This is a special place, and it’s a very unique place.

“I’ve been at a few other clubs, but this one is so hard-working and nothing is too big for anyone. You throw away job descriptions because everyone pitches in. That really resonates with my personality.

“I learnt a lot from my time at the Dragons. I was quite young when I was the captain and we had some good times and some adversity when I was there.

“This is nothing against any of the clubs I’ve been at, but the best captain I’ve been around is Wade Graham.

“The thing about Wado was that it was never about what he needed, it was always about what the team needed. That’s a pretty rare trait that not many people have, and he’s still around, so that’s something I can work on with him.”
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