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Message: [QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3111071, member: 9853"] [I]News of [/I][B]Pat Carrigan [/B][I]becoming the [B]most inexperienced captain[/B] in NRL history, makes[/I][B] Travis Meyn [/B][I]gasp at how far the Broncos have fallen: He points out that Carrigan has only played 19 games, and only two starting. That's 640 minutes of NRL football, and writes that[B] Pat[/B] is: "[/I]well-spoken and educated, securing an OP score of 2 after graduating from a Brisbane private school and flourishing in a physiotherapy degree at university. He plays a tough position in the middle forwards with heart and effort. But he simply should not be captaining a club like the six-time premiership-winning Broncos at this stage of his career, no matter his future leadership qualities." [I]And then slams[B] Wayne Bennett[/B] for "[/I]short-sightedness in pursuit of the club’s seventh title[I]" and the club for a "l[/I]ack of planning and nurturing[I]" leading to a dearth of leaders. He cites [B]Andrew McCullough [/B](258 games),[B] Anthony Milford [/B](167 games), [B]Corey Oates[/B] (142 games) and [B]Joe Ofahengau[/B] (90 games) as being deemed unfit to lead. And mentions that [B]Brodie Croft[/B] was put straight into the leadership group having never pulled on a Broncos jersey. And goes on to name [/I][B]Matt Lodge [/B][I]as being the most likely candidate if not for being injured, but that he is a "[/I]polarising figure and there would not have been a rosy reaction if he led the Broncos out on Friday night[I]." Not to forget the outgoing and incumbent captains[/I]: "[B]Boyd[/B], who yesterday announced he would retire at season’s end, was replaced by[B] Glenn,[/B] who only a couple of months before his elevation to the job was resigned to joining Penrith because he felt unwanted by the Broncos and did not have a contract. " [I]He ends with: "[/I]It will be a proud moment for [B]Carrigan[/B] and those close to him, but one that should not happen at this stage of his career. He is not ready to sit alongside some of the greats of the game that have captained the Broncos, and the club shouldn’t be in this position." [I][B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Nonetheless, go Patty![/COLOR][/B][/I] McHunt [/QUOTE]

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