Nick Coughlan has received the tick of approval from his teammates and will continue in the role of captain for Werribee in the Victorian Football League.
This will be his second year as skipper after being announced as the club’s 34th captain before the 2023 season.
Coughlan’s strong leadership have been recognised at VFL as the 27-year-old was named as the league’s captain in the league 2023 team of the year as he guided his side to the grand final.
Playing across the half-back flank since joining the club in 2018 he ahs played a total of 73 games.
He said it was a huge honour to receive the trust of his teammates.
“Last year was the most enjoyable years of footy I’ve ever had and we are confident on rolling that momentum on to this year,” he said.
“All of the boys on the list are super excited about the year ahead under Jimmy [Allan] and we can’t wait to get into the real stuff.”
New head coach James Allan said the players made the right choice.
“He was a standout choice in the player vote and even though he’s had an interrupted pre-season his impact on the group has still been significant,” he said.
“He’s calm, level-headed, loves the footy club and has a great ability to educate and build relationships.
“Not a lot has changed [in the leadership group] from last year which is a sign that the guys in the group have the trust and respect of their teammates and coaches.”
Joining him in the leadership group will be Dom Brew as vice-captain.
The other leaders named are Jack Henderson, Nick Hayes, Louis Pinnuck, Kye Declase, Jesse Clark and Angus Hicks.
The Tigers will play Geelong in round one on Saturday.
