Tim Watson believes Jack Graham could be a future captain of the Richmond Football Club.
Graham, 23, is already a two-time premiership player and has started the 2021 season in fine form as an inside midfielder that can be dangerous around goal.
The North Adelaide product was one of the Tigers’ best in their 86-point thrashing of St Kilda on Thursday night with three goals, 17 disposals and 12 tackles.
“He (Graham) is a very, very good player,” Watson said on SEN Breakfast.
“He’s an excellent leader as well, it’s a very strong possibility that one day he will be the captain there at Richmond, I think.”
Following Watson’s statement, Graham was asked by Garry Lyon if he saw himself as a future leader of the football club.
“I haven’t thought too much about it, I do like to think I’ve got some leadership qualities,” Graham responded.
“At the moment at Richmond there’s so much leadership floating around with Cotch (Trent Cotchin), Shane Edwards, (Jack) Riewoldt, Grimesy (Dylan Grimes), (Kane) Lambert … the list goes on.
“I’m just happy to sit back and just learn off these guys.”
Despite his strong start to the season, Graham said he was simply focusing on his own performance before he’d think about leading the group.
“You never really know (if your spot in the 22 is safe), we’ve still got Dion Prestia and Nick Vlaustin to come back in and they’re really important players for us," he said.
“As long as I can just keep working hard and trying to cement my spot.
“I’m not 100 per cent committed on it yet being cemented, but I’m almost there I reckon.”
Graham knocked back rival offers to sign a three-year contract extension with Richmond last September.