Crows make shock captaincy announcement for 2023

Sloane led from the entrance for 4 seasons, however opted to step apart forward of the 2023 season getting underway.

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Taking Sloane’s place, in considerably of a shock, is Jordan Dawson who will likely be enjoying solely his second season on the Crows.

Dawson, 25, joined the group forward of the 2022 season after requesting a commerce residence from the Sydney Swans on the finish of 2021.

He was added to the Crows management group in the midst of final season, however has now been handed the highest job.

After enjoying solely 22 video games, Dawson’s management shone by means of as he made a significant impression on coach Matthew Nicks.

“I could not be more excited to captain the club I barracked for growing up as a kid,” Dawson stated in a membership assertion.

“It was surreal to pull on the guernsey last year, and now this is a huge honour.

“Everyone at this club wants to win and have success and do it as quickly as we can, so I’m honoured to have the responsibility of driving that.

“It’s an incredible privilege and even better having the likes of Rory Sloane and Taylor Walker – both highly respected captains of the club – and our leadership group here to help me on this journey.”

Sloane stated the time was proper to surrender the reigns and hand them over to a youthful star of the membership.

“The time is right because we have somebody who has stepped up and is ready to lead,” Sloane stated.

“We have been talking about this for five to six months, and I could 100 per cent keep going as captain, but there is someone else who is ready to take the club forward.

“It has been an honour to lead this club for the past four seasons, but once a captain always a captain, and there are blokes like ‘Tex’ and myself and the rest of the leadership group there to help ‘Daws’ going forward.”

The Crows have did not play finals footy since making all of it the way in which to the Grand Final again in 2017.

They had been embroiled in controversy within the years to observe because of a pre-season camp, however will look to climb the ladder beneath their new skipper.

Nicks was fast to reward Sloane for every little thing he’d given the membership throughout his time because the captain.

“Rory has been a ‘follow me’ captain who puts his head in the hole on game day and has never asked anyone to do anything he wouldn’t do himself,” Nicks stated.

“He has led our club brilliantly through some very challenging times and never let us down.

“But now is the right time to pass the baton to our next captain … Jordan is ready because in key moments he steps up and delivers, particularly on-field.

“We identified him as having leadership qualities when we recruited him from Sydney and they have shone through in the past 18 months with us.”