Rather than talk up his own chances, Brisbane's Auckland Nines skipper Sam Thaiday is backing Darius Boyd or Andrew McCullough to be named Broncos captain for the NRL season proper.
Thaiday agrees he'd be a better leader under Wayne Bennett after relinquishing the reins in 2014 with Anthony...
BRONCOS CAPTAINCY CANDIDATE'S OFF-SEASON ODYSSEY
Broncos hooker Andrew McCullough has spent the pre-season investing in personal development on and off the field, further strengthening his claims to the club's vacant captaincy position.
The youngest forward in Broncos history to reach 100...
I still think Macca will get it.
Wayne had enough faith/confidence in him to make him captain for the times when Hodgo and Cozza were unavailable. He's the obvious choice for mine tbh.
So true. But don't you think Macca already has so much security? Like, he's an automatic selection every single week, held off competition from Jake Granville and Matt Parcell, he's in the leadership group, seems like that number 9 jersey is his until he retires, and one of the first players WB...
Alex Glenn was up there when Hook was coach but has dropped down the captaincy ladder with Wayne, and Darius said he wasn't ready, so that just really leaves it between Macca and Benny Hunt.
And yeah Macca definitely leads by example, and Wayne said he's one of our best players every week...
Corey Parker? Andrew McCullough? Ben Hunt?
It seems to me the hierarchy with Wayne is Hodgo, Parker, Macca.
Now that Hodgo is retired, Parker would be the obvious selection you'd think, and Macca will keep playing deputy until Parker retires.
That's only if Wayne doesn't go the long term...