Our first ever captain all the way back in the 1917/18 season was Pearce Massey. In his two seasons as skipper he guided the team to the ultimate success, taking out back to back Premierships.
Our most successful captain in the 1stXI is Wayne Walsh, who won 4 Premierships as skipper. All of which were in a row (95/96, 96/97, 97/98, 98/99)
1917/18 Pearce Massey (Premiers)
1918/19 Pearce Massey (Premiers)
1919/20 Charlie Thorpe
1920/21 Charlie Thorpe
1921/22 Charlie Thorpe (Premiers)
1922/23 Charlie Thorpe
1923/24 Charlie Thorpe
1924/25 Dene Moore (Premiers)
1925/26 Alfred Jorgensen
1926/27 Dene Moore
1927/28 Charlie Thorpe
1928/29 Dene Moore
1929/30 Stan Hammill
1930/31 Stan Hammill
1931/32 Stan Hammill
1932/33 Stan Hammill
1933/34 Stan Hammill
1934/35 Dene Moore
1935/36 Gordon Moore
1936/37 Jack Straughair
1937/38 Jack Straughair
1938/39 Jock Cumming (Premiers)
1939/40 Jock Cumming
1940/41 Frank Lowe (Premiers)
1941/42 Ken Knight
1942/43 Ken Knight
1943/44 Ken Knight (Premiers)
1944/45 William Day (Premiers)
1945/46 Ken Knight
1946/47 Ken Knight (Premiers)
1947/48 Ken Knight
1948/49 Les Harris
1949/50 Doug Wilson
1950/51 Doug Wilson (Premiers)
1951/52 Ken Knight
1952/53 John Hammill (Premiers)
1953/54 John Hammill
1954/55 Arch Scott
1955/56 William Redmond
1956/57 Arch Scott
1957/58 Ken Knight
1958/59 John Hammill
1959/60 John Hammill
1960/61 John Hammill (Premiers)
1961/62 John Hammill
1962/63 Kevin Shearn
1963/64 Neville Strauch
1964/65 Neville Strauch
1965/66 John Hammill
1966/67 William Bonney
1967/68 William Bonney (Premiers)
1968/69 Ian Phillips
1969/70 Ian Phillips
1970/71 Ian Phillips
1971/72 Peter Bennetts
1972/73 William Bonney
1973/74 Graeme Lowe (Premiers)
1974/75 Lindsay Rankin
1975/76 Jeff Harris
1976/77 Jeff Harris
1977/78 Keith Shelton
1978/79 Keith Shelton
1979/80 Graeme Lowe
1980/81 Graeme Lowe
1981/82 Rene Duckett
1982/83 Colin Baker
1983/84 Colin Baker
1984/85 Robert Smith
1985/86 Robert Smith
1986/87 Robert Smith
1987/88 Dennis Raftery
1988/89 Dennis Raftery
1989/90 John Wrigley
1990/91 Mark Blabey
1991/92 Mark Blabey
1992/93 Kieran Byrne
1993/94 Robert Bakes
1994/95 Robert Bakes
1995/96 Wayne Walsh (Premiers)
1996/97 Wayne Walsh (Premiers)
1997/98 Wayne Walsh (Premiers)
1998/99 Wayne Walsh (Premiers)
1999/00 Wayne Walsh
2000/01 Simon Pearce
2001/02 Simon Pearce
2002/03 Simon Pearce
2003/04 Simon Pearce
2004/05 Simon Pearce
2005/06 Scott Johnson
2006/07 Phil Hetherington
2007/08 Phil Hetherington
2008/09 Brad O'Shea (Premiers)
2009/10 Grant Connelly
2010/11 Grant Connelly
2011/12 Grant Connelly
2012/13 Grant Connelly
2013/14 Tim Wood
2014/15 Tim Wood
2015/16 Tim Wood
2016/17 Tim Wood
2017/18 Ben Gunn
2018/19 Ben Gunn
2019/20 Liam Smith
2020/21 Liam Smith
2021/22 Liam Smith
2022/23 Liam Smith
2023/24 Jake Higgins
Club legend John Bennetts' captained the 2ndXI for 12 consecutive years through the 60's & 70's. In this time he captained 3 Premiership winning teams and holds the record for most flags as captain in the 2ndXI
1925/26 W Atkinson
1926/27 Alfred Jorgensen
1927/28 Carl Webber
1928/29 Frank Bond
1929/30 Leonard Gill
1930/31 -
1931/32 Ernie Lethlean
1932/33 Ernie Lethlean
1933/34 Ernie Lethlean
1934/35 Victor Read
1935/36 Hedley Climas
1936/37 Alf Kirby
1937/38 Alf Kirby
1938/39 Herbert Hammill
1939/40 Herbert Hammill
1940/41 -
1941/42 -
1942/43 -
1943/44 -
1944/45 -
1945/46 Leigh Banfield
1946/47 Stan Bynon
1947/48 Stan Bynon
1948/49 Stan Bynon
1949/50 Douglas McHardy
1950/51 William Rodda
1951/52 Gordon Teasdale
1952/53 Leigh Albert
1953/54 Leigh Albert (Premiers)
1954/55 Jack Grieve (Premiers)
1955/56 Jack Grieve
1956/57 Leigh Albert
1957/58 Jack Grieve
1958/59 Garnet Boland
1959/60 Robert Rowe
1960/61 Laurie O'Brien
1961/62 Ronald McHardy
1962/63 John Chellew
1963/64 John Bennetts
1964/65 John Bennetts
1965/66 John Bennetts
1966/67 John Bennetts
1967/68 John Bennetts
1968/69 John Bennetts (Premiers)
1969/70 John Bennetts
1970/71 John Bennetts (Premiers)
1971/72 John Bennetts
1972/73 John Bennetts
1973/74 John Bennetts
1974/75 John Bennetts (Premiers)
1975/76 Rodney Woodman (Premiers)
1976/77 Rodney Woodman
1977/78 Ian Phillips
1978/79 Ian Phillips
1979/80 Carl Rowe
1980/81 Robert Gill
1981/82 Robert Gill
1982/83 Robert Gill (Premiers)
1983/84 Robert Gill
1984/85 Trevor Cox
1985/86 Robert Gill
1986/87 Robert Gill
1987/88 Robert Gill
1988/89 Ricky Jenkyn
1989/90 Ricky Jenkyn
1990/91 David Smith
1991/92 John Harvey
1992/93 Mick Smith
1993/94 Mick Smith
1994/95 John Harvey
1995/96 Robert Gill
1996/97 Mark Blabey
1997/98 Mark Blabey (Premiers)
1998/99 Mark Blabey (Premiers)
1999/00 Mark Billings (Premiers)
2000/01 Russell Brodie
2001/02 Russell Brodie
2002/03 Mark Fitzpatrick
2003/04 Russell Brodie
2004/05 Russell Brodie
2005/06 Russell Brodie
2006/07 Dean Langley
2007/08 Andrew Duguid (Premiers)
2008/09 Dean Langley
2009/10 Craig Blencowe
2010/11 Craig Blencowe
2011/12 Craig Blencowe
2012/13 Paul Scullie
2013/14 Paul Scullie
2014/15 Paul Scullie (Premiers)
2015/16 Paul Scullie (Premiers)
2016/17 Paul Scullie
2017/18 John Lalor
2018/19 John Lalor
2019/20 Mat Christie (Premiers)
2020/21 Mat Christie
2021/22 Mat Christie
2022/23 Mat Christie
2023/24 Mat Christie (Premiers)
Leigh Colbert was our first Premiership captain in the 3rdXI before taking up a career in the AFL. While Matthew Nihill is our longest serving captain in the 3rdXI taking on the role in 2012/13, 2013/14 & 2020/21
1988/89 David Rohde
1989/90 Des Gilmore
1990/91 Leigh Colbert (Premiership)
1991/92 -
1992/93 Daniel McCarroll
1993/94 Brendan Bollard
1994/95 Brendan Bollard
1995/96 Bruce Claridge (Premiership)
1996/97 Bruce Claridge
1997/98 Barry Green
1998/99 Ian Kellett (Premiership)
1999/00 Matthew Young
2000/01 -
2001/02 Robert Gill
2002/03 Robert Gill
2003/04 Chris Derby
2004/05 Luke Davey
2005/06 Luke Davey
2006/07 Mark Blabey
2007/08 Mark Blabey
2008/09 Mario Anastasi
2009/10 Mario Anastasi
2010/11 Ben Rodda
2011/12 Ben Rodda
2012/13 Matthew Nihill
2013/14 Matthew Nihill
2014/15 Joel McLean
2015/16 Joel McLean
2016/17 Aaron Sims
2017/18 Aaron Sims
2018/19 Brad Perrow
2019/20 Brad Perrow
2020/21 Matthew Nihill
2021/22 Joseph Doolan/Sarah Mannes
2022/23 Joseph Doolan/Sarah Mannes
2023/24 Scott Ross
Mark Burgess lead the first 2 season of the 4thXI when we introduced the team in the 2021/22 season.
2021/22 Mark Burgess
2022/23 Mark Burgess
2023/24 Callum Miller-Govett/Paul Govett
The inaugural T20 captain for the club in the 2008/09 season was Brad O'Shea. The club also won our first & only T20 flag so far that same year. Liam Smith hold the record for most T20 seasons captained with 5.
2008/09 Brad O'Shea (Premiers)
2009/10 Grant Connelly
2010/11 Grant Connelly
2011/12 Grant Connelly
2012/13 Mat Christie
2013/14 Mat Christie
2014/15 Mat Christie
2015/16 Liam Smith
2016/17 Liam Smith
2017/18 Liam Smith
2018/19 Liam Smith
2019/20 Liam Smith
2020/21 -
2021/22 Scott Trollope
2022/23 Scott Trollope
2023/24 Connor Miller
Megan Baird became the first Women's 1stXI Premiership captain for Golden Square when she lead the team in the 2022/23 season.
2019/20 Shared
2020/21 -
2021/22 Megan Baird
2022/23 Megan Baird (Premiers)
2023/24 Tammy Norquay (Premiers)
Linda Kristiansen lead our 2ndXI ladies for the first time in 2022/23.
2022/23 Linda Kristiansen
2023/24 Linda Kristiansen/Jemma Pearl
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GSCC Est. 1918
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