The new leadership structure announced by Head Coach Cameron Ciraldo, sees six players taking up leadership responsibilities for the club.
Ray Faitala-Mariner has been honoured as the Club Captain and will take the lead in cultivating the club’s culture alongside fellow Leadership Group members, Josh Addo-Carr, Viliame Kikau and Max King.
“When Jacko [Josh Jackson] retired and obviously being one of the older ones at the club, I felt like a few boys needed to step up – there are big shoes to fill for Josh Jackson – so I thought I will be one of those boys to step up,” Faitala-Mariner said.
“I knew we had a young crew coming through and because I really love the club and what they’ve done for me, I thought the best way to give back is to be a leader in my own way and be true to myself.”
Burton added that although the announcement came as a surprise, he was looking forward to getting the team raring to go for the season ahead alongside Mahoney.
“I never thought I would have got the opportunity to Captain the side and it’s obviously a really big honour,” he said.
