Captain Nathan van Berlo leads out Sam Kerridge as the Adelaide Crows step up pre-season training at Max Basheer reserve. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: The Advertiser
NATHAN van Berlo will be reappointed as Adelaide skipper within days.
The Crows are understood to have made the call on their leadership group for 2013, with van Berlo poised to be given the No.1 job for the third consecutive year.
This would see him equal the reign of previous captain Simon Goodwin.
Club legend Mark Ricciuto holds the record as the Crows' longest-serving captain, leading the club for seven years from 2001-07.
Two years after being ranked last among the AFL captains by GWS coach Kevin Sheedy, van Berlo's star continues to rise.
The 26-year-old is highly respected for his on and off-field leadership. He will eventually hand the captaincy baton to superstar teammate Patrick Dangerfield but the Crows see no reason to make a change yet.
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"Nathan's done an excellent job as captain so I would expect that to continue,'' Adelaide list manager David Noble said.
Coach Brenton Sanderson is a fan of van Berlo's leadership, last year describing him as "the perfect skipper''.
"He is an animal in the gym, he wins all the runs, he trains his heart out and he is hard on his team-mates as well. He is an outstanding young captain,'' Sanderson said.
Dangerfield, promoted to the leadership group last year, could be elevated to a vice or deputy vice-captain's role as the club looks to him to be its next long-term captain.
Scott Thompson, Rory Sloane and Ben Rutten are expected to retain leadership positions.
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