St Kilda

In an interview with AFL.com.au, Richardson said a key focus this summer has been bridging the gap between St Kilda's best and worst. 

The best was a rattling 8-4 finish to the season that included wins over eventual premiers the Western Bulldogs and third-placed Geelong.

But the Saints also endured some horrendous beatings on the road including 103 points to West Coast and 88 points to Adelaide. They also lost by 40 points to Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium.

Geary took over the role from Nick Riewoldt, who was skipper for 220 games. That tally ranks Riewoldt third on the all-time list for most VFL/AFL games captained, behind Carlton's Stephen Kernahan (226) and Essendon's Dick Reynolds (224). 

Riewoldt, Leigh Montagna, Sean Dempster and Sam Gilbert took themselves out of contention for the leadership group, and thus the captaincy. Those players, known as the 'four elders', make up the Saints' over-30 contingent.