Patrick Dangerfield

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Dangerfield top Cat as Geelong names new leadership duo (AFL)

Patrick Dangerfield has becomes the Cats' first new captain in 12 seasons, succeeding Joel Selwood.

We know what we want to achieve. Together as one in hoops we’re excited to see where the next chapter in our journey takes us." "As hard as Tom is on field, is as hard as he works off it. Playing for the Cats has been everything I dreamed it would be since I was a little kid. Pat and Tom and the entire playing group know they have their support, and we all know how fortunate we are to have them at our Club," Scott said. "When Pat arrived, he influenced our club for the better, on the field but most significantly off it.

Patrick Dangerfield appointed Captain of the Cats, Tom Stewart ... (Geelong Cats)

Patrick Dangerfield and Tom Stewart will lead the Geelong Football Club in 2023 as captain and vice captain respectively.

To continue to represent Geelong, and the players, the Club, and the community who make it great – many of whom I’ve aspired to be like my whole life – is an honour,” Dangerfield said. Pat and Tom and the entire playing group know they have their support, and we all know how fortunate we are to have them at our Club,” Scott said. Together as one in hoops we’re excited to see where the next chapter in our journey takes us.” The likes of Tom Hawkins, Cam Guthrie, Mitch Duncan, Mark Blicavs – these people are just the latest generation of players who model what we aspire to be as a Club. Stewart’s leadership was recognised similarly quickly following his addition to the Cats’ AFL list. Club captaincy is the latest addition to Dangerfield’s list of achievements.

Geelong appoint superstar Patrick Dangerfield as captain for 2023 ... (7NEWS.com.au)

The 32-year-old becomes the 54th captain in club history and replaces the AFL's longest-ever serving captain, Joel Selwood. Star defender Tom Stewart has been ...

To make himself, his team, and his club better. “As hard as Tom is on field, is as hard as he works off it. “The likes of Tom Hawkins, Cam Guthrie, Mitch Duncan, Mark Blicavs – these people are just the latest generation of players who model what we aspire to be as a club. “When Pat arrived, he influenced our club for the better, on the field but most significantly off it. Together as one in hoops we’re excited to see where the next chapter in our journey takes us.” Playing for the Cats has been everything I dreamed it would be since I was a little kid,” Dangerfield said.

Patrick Dangerfield named Geelong AFL skipper for 2023 (South Coast Register)

Patrick Dangerfield will lead Geelong in a defence of their AFL premiership after his appointment as captain for...

"Together as one in hoops we're excited to see where the next chapter in our journey takes us." "I'm incredibly lucky to be part of a group of players who push each other to great heights and support each other in all things," the 32-year-old said. "Pat and Tom are wonderful representatives of a group of players who know what it takes to unlock excellence at the highest level of our sport," Geelong coach Chris Scott said in a club statement.

Geelong appoint Patrick Dangerfield as captain (Zero Hanger)

Geelong have appointed Patrick Dangerfield as their new captain for the 2023 season, with defender Tom Stewart taking on the vice-captain role in what will ...

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AFL Patrick Dangerfield looks to the future as Geelong captain (ESPN)

Rather than trying to emulate his celebrated predecessor Joel Selwood, new Geelong AFL captain Patrick Dangerfield has been encouraged to embrace change.

"It's a big mistake to look back and say 'hey, Michael Voss was a great leader. I'm going to try and copy that and see if I can be, at best, a B-grade copy'. "The opportunity we've got is to look at where we are at the time and act in a way that represents who we are in this moment."

Why Cats opted for weighted player vote in appointing Dangerfield (SEN)

Chris Scott has shed light on Geelong's process that saw the club appoint Patrick Dangerfield captain, revealing not all players were given an equal vote.

He didn’t take that approach, his approach was ‘I’m here to support Joel’, and he’s done that as well as anyone could have hoped for. In the end, we got to a unanimous spot, but it probably wasn’t the structured process leadership consultants would have you go through”. I think there is a bit of a school of thought out there that a lot of these decisions are contingent on a player vote.