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CibbuanoNewman and Foley to captain Tigers
June 3rd 2008 03:53
CHRIS Newman and Nathan Foley will co-captain Richmond against Adelaide at the MCG on Saturday after skipper Kane Johnson was ruled out.
Johnson is expected to be sidelined for three to four weeks with a strained medial ligament sustained during Sunday’s 82-point loss to the Sydney Swans.
Richmond coach Terry Wallace said Johnson's absence gave Newman and Foley a golden opportunity to step up and show their leadership abilities.
“We won’t differentiate between either Newy or Nathan,” Wallace said.
“It is a great opportunity for those guys. Others aspiring to leadership roles [will have] to take up a bit of slack. Kane’s been good in that area of driving the boys forward.”
But Wallace said the fact that Newman and Foley are sharing the captaincy duties this weekend doesn't necessarily mean one of them will take over from Johnson when he retires.
“Who knows where your next captain comes from? We’ve got a leadership group in place and they’re running it well.
“We’ve picked two vice-captains for a reason so those two blokes will lead the side on the weekend.”
Wallace said the club will know more on when Johnson may return within the next week or so.
“We’ll see how he goes. At the moment it’s pretty loose. I think he’ll know more in 10 days just how he’s travelling and whether it’s settled quickly or not. (With) those types of injuries, it is just how they settle,” he said.
Johnson is expected to be sidelined for three to four weeks with a strained medial ligament sustained during Sunday’s 82-point loss to the Sydney Swans.
Richmond coach Terry Wallace said Johnson's absence gave Newman and Foley a golden opportunity to step up and show their leadership abilities.
“We won’t differentiate between either Newy or Nathan,” Wallace said.
“It is a great opportunity for those guys. Others aspiring to leadership roles [will have] to take up a bit of slack. Kane’s been good in that area of driving the boys forward.”
But Wallace said the fact that Newman and Foley are sharing the captaincy duties this weekend doesn't necessarily mean one of them will take over from Johnson when he retires.
“Who knows where your next captain comes from? We’ve got a leadership group in place and they’re running it well.
“We’ve picked two vice-captains for a reason so those two blokes will lead the side on the weekend.”
Wallace said the club will know more on when Johnson may return within the next week or so.
“We’ll see how he goes. At the moment it’s pretty loose. I think he’ll know more in 10 days just how he’s travelling and whether it’s settled quickly or not. (With) those types of injuries, it is just how they settle,” he said.
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