{"id":394192,"date":"2024-05-15T21:22:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T21:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=394192"},"modified":"2024-05-16T00:07:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T00:07:06","slug":"i-couldnt-name-a-player-tigers-grim-captaincy-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=394192","title":{"rendered":"'I couldn't name a player': Tigers' grim captaincy issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

M\ufeffatthew Lloyd<\/a> says it's time for Richmond<\/a> to move on from captain Toby Nankervis and find a new leader for the young side as they venture through a rebuild under coach Adem Yze.<\/p>\n

It comes as the Tigers struggle with one of their worst starts to a season in recent memory, with a 1-8 record after nine rounds.<\/p>\n

Now, Lloyd is urging the unmotivated Tigers to find a fresh, young leader to guide the group back into finals contention.\ufeff<\/p>\n

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The 29-year-old Nankervis took over as sole captain at the start of 2024, after sharing the position with Dylan Grimes between 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n

But after their horror start under new coach Yze, Lloyd wants to see an on-field change.<\/p>\n

\"Will<\/p>\n

"I think that the time has come for a new captain, with the way Toby's going with his football. He often gives away a lot of free kicks and things like that," Lloyd said on Nine's Footy Classified<\/em> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

"I feel like Liam Baker is the obvious (replacement as captain)."<\/p>\n

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But there could be one issue.<\/p>\n

Baker may not be in the yellow and black come 2025, as rumours grow surrounding his eagerness to explore a trade back home to Western Australia, whether it be to the Eagles or the Dockers.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

"You don't give the obvious to a player who is thinking of leaving. But after that, I couldn't name a player (who would be their next captain)," Lloyd said.<\/p>\n

If he commits to the Tigers, Lloyd says there's simply no one else for the job.<\/p>\n

"I think he's the next best fit," he said.<\/p>\n

\ufeffBut if Baker does make the move home Jimmy Bartel has suggested a few others who could take over from Nankervis.<\/p>\n

\"Would<\/p>\n

"Is it (Daniel) Rioli? Is it (Jack) Graham?" Bartel asked.<\/p>\n

\ufeffDaniel Rioli has also been loosely linked to a trade to the Gold Coast, after he was spotted there in April.<\/p>\n

He has a close relationship with former Richmond coach Damien Hardwick, who now leads the Suns, having lived with him at the start of his career.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Rioli is contracted to the Tigers until 2027.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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