Re: 2020 Captain | Stevie Ward : Sun Dec 22, 2019 8:36 pm  

Logical choice but assumes a certain level of fitness which ultimately isn't guaranteed for any player.

Assume gale will be vice captain.

I stand by my original comments though that the team needs a number of players with captain attributes making who has the actual armband more of a symbolic thing.

Re: 2020 Captain | Stevie Ward : Sun Dec 22, 2019 8:46 pm  

I think so too ,he seems a very level headed sensible young man .

Re: 2020 Captain | Stevie Ward : Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:04 pm  

It’s time for him to build a new golden generation legacy.

Re: 2020 Captain | Stevie Ward : Sun Dec 22, 2019 11:03 pm  

Pleased with this.

Re: 2020 Captain | Stevie Ward : Mon Dec 23, 2019 11:17 am  

The right man for the job in my view. He'll command the respect of the dressing room, he's got the intelligence for the role and he knows the club.

Yes, his injury history is always going to come up, but how many full seasons have Wigan had out of O'Loughlin in recent years?

Re: 2020 Captain | Stevie Ward : Mon Dec 23, 2019 11:34 am  

Should have been Stevie instead of Watkins imo. Good choice

Re: 2020 Captain | Stevie Ward : Mon Dec 23, 2019 12:14 pm  

Echo responses of others. Only choice for me. Hoping he can stay fit and get a good season behind him now. Really, he could have another 10 years in a Leeds shirt, so let's hope he puts these injury issues behind him as JJB largely did from earlier in his career.

Re: 2020 Captain | Stevie Ward : Mon Dec 23, 2019 8:25 pm  

I really hope he gets a run of much deserved luck thats well over due regarding injuries. If he does he can fulfill the obvious potential shown since his days at Churwell, Hunslet and Leeds SA and itll be absolutely the right fit.

Re: 2020 Captain | Stevie Ward : Mon Dec 23, 2019 9:13 pm  

He's probably the right personality for the job, but with his injury record he needs to be concentrating on his own rugby. If he gets another serious injury next season and misses half a season again it does re-raised questions on whether he's the man to build a team around

Re: 2020 Captain | Stevie Ward : Mon Dec 23, 2019 10:47 pm  

Stevie Ward - Leeds Rhinos very own Darren Anderton