Brisbane captain Jonathan Brown will share leadership duties this season after threatening to step down during the pre-season. Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun
JONATHAN Brown contemplated stepping down as Brisbane Lions captain during the off-season but will now share leadership duties at the Gabba.
Brown approached coach Michael Voss at the end of last season and told him he was prepared to walk away from the captaincy.
A series of discussions with Voss produced a leadership model that will keep Brown partially at the helm.
Brown, who was a co-captain in 2007 and 2008 before assuming sole captaincy in 2009, said "the time was right" to step down.
"It's good for the club, good for the players to share the responsibility and good for myself," Brown said.
"We had a few discussions at the end of the year about stepping aside and looking to the future.
"Vossy said he would like me to continue as a captain, but we will bring in a co-captain to bring that next generation through."
Brisbane is yet to appoint the co-captain but vice-captains Daniel Merrett, Jed Adcock and Tom Rockliff are in the mix with midfielder Daniel Rich.
"It's not just restricted to the guys in the leadership group," Brown said.
"There's a few guys that are more than capable of doing it now. They are really ready for it."
Brown, 31, has been captain or co-captain of Brisbane for 112 of his 230 games.
Brown said he contemplated the move well before Carlton's Chris Judd stepped down as Blues skipper late last year.
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