Jack Ziebell has stepped down as captain of North Melbourne, believing the time is true for a youthful participant to take cost.
Ziebell, 31, changed Andrew Swallow as skipper forward of the 2017 AFL season and led the Kangaroos in 111 video games, making him North Melbourne’s longest-serving captain since membership legend Wayne Carey.
North Melbourne have but to announce their new skipper however final yr’s vice-captains Jy Simpkin and Luke McDonald are potential candidates.
Kayne Turner, Ben Cunnington, Nick Larkey and Aidan Corr rounded out the membership’s management group in 2022.
“Now that I’ve reached the later stages of my career the time has come for me to hand over the reins,” Ziebell mentioned in an announcement.
“I’ll be there to support the next captain in any way I can and I have no doubt the incoming captain will lead our club with purpose and passion.
“The captaincy has been an unbelievably rewarding role, I feel lucky to have been given the opportunity and I’m a better person for the experience.”
Ziebell presided over North Melbourne by six tough seasons, together with consecutive finishes on the backside of the ladder in 2021 and 2022.
The aspect will hope the arrival of recent coach Alastair Clarkson, and the acquisition of top-10 draft picks Harry Sheezel and George Wardlaw can herald a change in fortune.
