Watkins seems a bit shy and nervous when he's being interviewed ,but I know that counts for nothing and this recent WC in OZ will have done him the world of good .I think its between him and Ward .The players and coaches will know who the leaders are .

As an outsider looking in it should be Stevie Ward with Kallum Watkins as vice captain as they offer long term values to the role
Parcell and Cuthbertson are also in with a shout but how long will they stay at the club?

Would be happy with either Ward or Watkins both have leadership qualities in abundance.

Just seen it’s Watkins testimonial year, guess awaiting him to be back for this to be announced. Won’t be surprised if it’s announced with captaincy.

I think he would make a great captain: thoughtful, intelligent person who can put his mark on the game.

Cuthbertson for me, one of the most experienced players in the squad. Wards time will come, probably after cuthbertson moves on or retires.

Kallum for me, with Stevie Ward next in line after some injury free seasons.

Personally I'd be happy with JJB for the short term. Let Watkins,ward, cuthbo and others concentrate on playing. For next year we have 2 raw fullbacks, a new half back combo, a new bench hooker. So middle of park is as inexperienced as you can get for a group in key positions. Having said that I'm sure club will make the right choice.

All fair points mate.

One key point worth considering imo is who is likely to make the matchday 13 on a regular basis.
For me the pecking order there would be Watkins, Ward then Jonesy.
This might not be a popular choice but Myler could do the job despite him not being here two minutes.

I agree, seems a natural leader and is one off our main play dictators.
Also think Sutcliffe could be a potential captain in a few years.

I think this might have some influence on the choice. Through Sinfield's captaincy there was a point Peacock would be captain on the odd occasion when Sinfield was missing. However I think it was around 2013/14 it switched to McGuire instead of Peacock. Guessing that's because Peacock would sometimes be off the pitch as a forward, although granted he hardly spent prolonged spells interchanged. Likewise Ward or JJB or Cuthbertson whilst spending big minutes on the pitch do get interchanged now and again and it might just be the preference to have an 80 min player as your named captain.

Like some have mentioned before, whoever is captain the key thing is having a leadership GROUP.

Any thoughts on Ryan Hall as captain?
He will certainly be on the pitch longer than most barring injury of course.

he is now a very experienced senior player also one of the new leaders

one aspect might be how watkins and ward handle the stress of being captain, it might be better letting them both have another year recovering from off field issues before taking over
on the other hand the captaincy might be the making of either of them