With leadership change looming at some clubs and long-term planning underway at others, we forecast who's next in line to captain each club in 2026 or beyond.
Some clubs have laid a solid leadership foundation as they enter, or remain in, the premiership window, while others will look to re-shuffle their leadership as they prepare to build their next premiership team.
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Tom Green
Toby Greene has captained the Giants since 2022 and looks set to continue in the role in 2026. He has taken the Giants to September football in each of the last three years. Greene turns 33 next season, so the Giants will begin thinking about who his successor will be.
The most likely option is star midfielder Tom Green. After being drafted by the Giants in 2019 as an Academy prospect, Green has emerged as one of the competition's best inside midfielders.
Green is a widely respected figure internally at the Giants and was first introduced as a member of the Giants' leadership in 2023 as a 22-year-old. He was a highly touted leader as a junior, captaining the Allies at the U18s National Championships in his draft year. His desperation at the contest and his ability to stand up in big finals games early in his career are qualities that underline his leadership pedigree.
Given Greene's age and the likelihood that the Giants will soon be on the hunt for a new captain, Green shapes as the logical long-term successor.
