Daniel Merrett has said that he feels ‘honoured’ to captain the Lions when they run out for the opening round of the NAB Cup on Friday night.
Even more special to Queensland-raised Merrett is the fact that he will be leading his team out onto the field wearing the ‘Queensland Spirit’ guernsey.
“It is special to lead the side out wearing our new Queensland Spirit guernsey, and I think at the front of all our minds is that we are wearing it in honour of those people who have suffered,” Merrett said.
“This guernsey represents the people who have been through the hard times and it will be great for Queenslanders to see us wear those jumpers and show our Queensland Spirit.”
Merrett is the only member of the Lions leadership group to be playing against St Kilda and Essendon at Etihad Stadium, with a relatively young side to be on display.
“I’m about the only one old enough to grow a beard in the team so I think that’s why I got the captaincy,” Merrett said.
“But in all honesty, it’s a great honour and I’m really looking forward to it. Without the older guys there it is a very young team but we’ve trained on the track all summer together and it will be a great time to see some of the young guys for the first time.”
“I think they’ll go out there and make us proud and show everyone what the Lions are all about this year.”
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