Just womdering on others thoughts on Essendons totally over the top Presidential Innaguration[spelling?] of Jobe Watson's captaincy yesterday. Just needed CNN or Fox News in attendance to cap it off:rolleyes:
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Just womdering on others thoughts on Essendons totally over the top Presidential Innaguration[spelling?] of Jobe Watson's captaincy yesterday. Just needed CNN or Fox News in attendance to cap it off:rolleyes:
Good marketing by the bombers during a slow news period.
It is good marketing but how they have put Jobe on a pedestal is funny. I heard them say he has great disposal??? To be B&F I would have thought they had a crap year yet they made finals. I see them sliding.
A big day for the Dons. It's not often clubs get the son of a star player also leading the club.
Has Ablett junior been given the top job at the Cats yet?
I bet Eddie looked at it & wondered why Collingwood didn't do it.
Personally I'm with RM, I felt it was over the top, but if you criticise Jobe near Bombers fans its like shooting Bambi, so they'll lap it up.
I payed out on all the Essendon supporters when they were carrying on about the captaincy selection. No one buys into the hype more than idiot Essendon supporters.
I can't see them making the 8 personally.
Didn't see a great deal, just Jobe walking out onto the oval...Without seeing it, I reckon a "son of" captain being appointed is fairly special. I wish him luck - seems like an OK fella.
Just imagine the hype when Jack Johnson takes over as Bulldogs skipper...
I'm actually surprised there has not been more of a carry on about the Carlton pair who were banned from the Crown for their behaviour over ther weekend? ;)
Well done to Jobe, sure he'll do the Bombers proud.
I think there has been a front page story in the tabloid daily[Let's face it any remote AFL drama makes it] Just good to see A couple of the cheats players filling in for the dimwit full forward:D:D
IIRC Harvey and Alan Stevens are still the only F/S combo to captain a league club. Harvey was Footscray captain in the late '50s and Alan was our skipper in the late '20s.
Harvey is Daniel Talia's grandfather.
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Charlie Pannam captained Collingwood in 1905, his son Alby captained Collingwood in 1945.[/QUOTE]
and his grandson captained them in 1958 (Lou Richards)