Nevertheless they made him captain. The first question that should be asked of them is Why would you do that if you knew he wasn't going to lead the team all the way? Maybe a player but captain?
That was my initial thought too - why is Wood captain if you know he is guaranteed to miss the final?
But then I thought about my own sporting background - and I've had captains in the past who would be unavailable for one reason or another (playing Northern Districts, or going on holiday), but when they came back they were captain again, because they are the best choice for the role - what they bring to the skippers role is more than anyone else can bring. Maybe that's why Wood is captain - he can just simply do it better than anyone else