Does anyone think that DCE is too soft to be the captain. we have seen former captains in the past really rip into them for poor performances? I can even remember Ridge not being captain rip into iro for missing tackles. Just a thing I have noticed, do you agree, especially when confronting refs -
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Terry Zarsoff
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He is too busy thinking about his next session with his thesaurus for that kind of stuff.
But clearly, that doesn't seem to be his style of captaincy.
But clearly, that doesn't seem to be his style of captaincy.
HappilyManly
Journey Man
Confronting Ref's now gets you penalized.
Look at sCam and then look at James Graham - the Refs prefer sCam and Chez is the same calm type.
The days of players responding to threats are gone.
The new reality is that they are professionals with KPIs to meet.
We Fans have to adjust to this civility on field
mozgrame
Engorged member
It's a funny thing, the way players respond to their captain putting a rocket up them. You get a captain like Thurston who is not afraid to yell and scream at his players and they seem to respond. He is also not afraid to "confront" the refs as well, and by "confront" I mean yell, piss and moan like a petulant child, still not get the result he was after and stomp off in a huff.
Then you get a captain like Cam Smith. He confronts the ref in the same manner as DCE. He doesn't need to yell and scream at his players and make a spectacle of himself. The storm players seem to respond to Smith's disappointment in them, more so than his anger at their mistakes. They know they have stuffed up. They know their captain is quietly dirty at them for it and they usually lift their game to make up for their stuff up.
I guess a truly professional team would be one that has a captain that is almost like a father figure and gets the full and unquestioned respect from his side. A captain the players want to impress and a leader that seems cool, calm, and collected under pressure.
I think DCE is on the right track. The last thing I'd want to see when things aren't going our way is a captain that starts screaming and carrying on like an idiot. The only players that respond whole heartedly to that sort of crap are idiots themselves. Look at blokes like Klemmer and how he puffs himself up when Graham starts having a little whinge. It usually results in penalties, send offs or worse...suspension. Plus, you've just pissed the ref off and made a target of yourself for future games.
I like DCE the way he is.
Then you get a captain like Cam Smith. He confronts the ref in the same manner as DCE. He doesn't need to yell and scream at his players and make a spectacle of himself. The storm players seem to respond to Smith's disappointment in them, more so than his anger at their mistakes. They know they have stuffed up. They know their captain is quietly dirty at them for it and they usually lift their game to make up for their stuff up.
I guess a truly professional team would be one that has a captain that is almost like a father figure and gets the full and unquestioned respect from his side. A captain the players want to impress and a leader that seems cool, calm, and collected under pressure.
I think DCE is on the right track. The last thing I'd want to see when things aren't going our way is a captain that starts screaming and carrying on like an idiot. The only players that respond whole heartedly to that sort of crap are idiots themselves. Look at blokes like Klemmer and how he puffs himself up when Graham starts having a little whinge. It usually results in penalties, send offs or worse...suspension. Plus, you've just pissed the ref off and made a target of yourself for future games.
I like DCE the way he is.
Maybe if we pay DCE two contracts he'll get twice the respect just like Scam Smith.
Ned
Bencher
HappilyManly
Journey Man
According to Silvertails, the requirements for Manly Captaincy is to ditch family time and ride the Team 24 x 7 😎
Loobs
Living in the demountable.
Perhaps our barrister of choice for the judiciary could teach him some advocacy skills
mozgrame
Engorged member
Maybe we already are. How could DCE possibly be sure? I mean, Scam had no idea he was getting a second pay packet.
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