Port Adelaide midfielder Connor Rozee has been named the club's eighth captain replacing the recently retired Tom Jonas.
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00:00 A new era begins for Port Adelaide.
00:04 Connor Rosey taking over the club's coveted number one Guernsey, the youngest captain
00:09 in the AFL.
00:10 I feel like I'm ready now.
00:12 I'm still only 23 but I feel like I'm a mature 23 year old and ready to take this club forward
00:17 and hopefully lead it to some success.
00:19 He'll have plenty of time to do so after signing a monster eight year contract extension, becoming
00:25 one of the longest contracted players in the league.
00:28 When it got to that stage of talking about contracts, for me it was the longer the better.
00:33 I want to be here for my entire career.
00:35 It marks a changing of the guard for the power with Zach Butters named vice captain, another
00:40 key pillar of the power's emerging midfield.
00:42 I'm very grateful and honoured and looking forward to being his right hand man.
00:46 He's the boss so I'll just do what he says.
00:49 What they both bring is competitive spirit on the training track, the way they go about
00:53 it, the way they play and their performance is ultimately the thing that sets you apart
00:57 sometimes and these two play at really high levels.
00:59 Sam Palpepper, Dan Houston and Willem Drew make up a new look leadership group but former
01:05 vice captain Olly Wines has been left out.
01:08 I think this is a great moment for him to step into the supporting role and help these
01:12 two boys lead in their own way and also allow him to get back to playing his absolute best
01:16 football.
01:17 Todd Marshall is expected to be the next key player signing ahead of next season.
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