AFL veteran to captain Essendon in 2016 in Jobe Watson’s absenceStand-in wishes his elevation hadn’t been caused by Wada suspensionsA reluctant Brendon Goddard has agreed to select on the Essendon captaincy in 2016 but wishes his promotion had come in different circumstances. Goddard was frank at Fridays announcement about filling Jobe Watson’s role after Watson and a group of other senior Bombers were suspended due to the club’s supplements saga.“I won’t lie to you ... standing in front of you today is probably the final site I wanted to be,” he told reporters. “Although were very honoured and grateful to captain this footy club and this group, we obviously wish it was under different circumstances.” Related: James Hird defends 34 banned players and says they are harmless of doping Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com