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<blockquote data-quote="ropati" data-source="post: 120782"><p>scrum half captain would be ok i guess, but i would have thought that fullback would be one of the worst positions to have your captain. in saying that you wouldn't change the position of a person best suited for captain based on that. sure they would see the formations in general play but they wouldn't be able to pick up on the indiscretions that take place around the ruck, which is where a lot of the penalties seem to come from. not having played the position i wouldn't really know though but just throwing it out there.</p><p></p><p>agree with you that the nature of the player is important but being in a better position, i.e. amongst the thick of things would certainly help a great deal. also, the idea of leading from the front as a fullback behind your men doesn't exactly rest well with me. i know latham captains the reds though (when he's not injured), can't think of many others.</p><p></p><p>i think making the right decisions at the right time is more important than the position, and perhaps just as important as being able to inspire the team. this is why i would never place sharpe as my captain. maybe it's because he's a lineout jumper, but every time it seems more sensible to kick at goal, he seems to go for touch as if to say "i'm going to be heroic and win us the lineout and then drive and score".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ropati, post: 120782"] scrum half captain would be ok i guess, but i would have thought that fullback would be one of the worst positions to have your captain. in saying that you wouldn't change the position of a person best suited for captain based on that. sure they would see the formations in general play but they wouldn't be able to pick up on the indiscretions that take place around the ruck, which is where a lot of the penalties seem to come from. not having played the position i wouldn't really know though but just throwing it out there. agree with you that the nature of the player is important but being in a better position, i.e. amongst the thick of things would certainly help a great deal. also, the idea of leading from the front as a fullback behind your men doesn't exactly rest well with me. i know latham captains the reds though (when he's not injured), can't think of many others. i think making the right decisions at the right time is more important than the position, and perhaps just as important as being able to inspire the team. this is why i would never place sharpe as my captain. maybe it's because he's a lineout jumper, but every time it seems more sensible to kick at goal, he seems to go for touch as if to say "i'm going to be heroic and win us the lineout and then drive and score". [/QUOTE]
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