Damien Barrett believes Leon Cameron's move to drop under-performing skipper Stephen Coniglio has spectacularly backfired. 9News
Veteran AFL journalist Damien Barrett believes Leon Cameron's move to drop under-performing skipper Stephen Coniglio has spectacularly backfiredahead of their must-win match against Melbourne.
Coniglio, who last year signed a seven-year deal worth close to $7 million, has struggled to find form in a year where last year's runners-up face an uphill battle to remain play finals footy this season. Cameron explained that "if people don't perform at all levels, you need to have hard conversations". But after the move failed to reap the rewards in Saturday's five-point loss to the Demons, GWS now faces an even bigger headache.With their finals hopes on life support, Barrett said the decision to drop Coniglio at the pressure-point of the season will have disastrous consequences for the club moving forward."I'm really strong on you don't drop your captain.
"They're coming off a grand final year, they've got Stephen Coniglio in as captain this year out-right for the first time in the club's history. You get to the second last game of that season, the finals now seem like a remote possibility only. You've dropped your captain, you haven't got the result – I don't know what message it sends.
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