If you’ve ever thought that the All-Australian selectors may have a short memory, you’re not alone.
At the start of the season, that panel comprised of Andrew Dillon (Chair), Eddie Betts, Jude Bolton, Nathan Buckley, Kane Cornes, Abbey Holmes, Glen Jakovich, Laura Kane and Matthew Pavlich.
Quite the array of luminaries, huh?
Mmm hmm. Not sure if any have changed as their duties have been… modified.
Anyway, these people will be in charge of not only the players in the team, but also the coveted leadership positions.
Remember when the panel chose Buddy Franklin to be captain of the All-Australian team, back in 2018? Seriously, we all love Buddy, but he couldn’t lead a horny Frenchman to a brothel, even if he had discount vouchers.
Franklin was named captain despite a legitimate AFL leader in the team; a bloke named Shannon Hurn. That was so wrong.
Hurn would go on to claim a larger accolade befitting his leadership a few weeks later, becoming West Coast’s premiership captain. Lucky the panel don’t get to vote on that award, too…
Anyway, I am not a fan of rewarding a player with the leadership of this pretend team when they don’t actually lead a real one. So, it is with that in mind that I sit here and make the case for the following players to be named All-Australian captain in 2025.
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