The Gold Coast Suns' captaincy is being reviewed by the club's hierarchy with Gary Ablett likely to share the top job next season.

The leadership vacuum exposed at the Suns during their disastrous 2015 has seen the five-year-old club look to fast-track a succession plan with 23-year-old Tom Lynch the front runner,along with Dion Prestia, to enter into a co-captaincy with founding leader Ablett.

Gary Ablett's captaincy became the subject of intensive scrutiny during 2015. Credit:Getty Images

The Suns have turned to the peer group feedback-driven Leading Teams program as part of its regenerated leadership program but have not yet addressed the potentially sensitive co-captaincy issue with Ablett, 31, whose season was derailed by injury and who is still on leave.

Ablett's captaincy became the subject of intensive scrutiny during 2015 after the dual Brownlow medallist struggled to return from his shoulder reconstruction, and speculation surrounded his refusal to assist his recovery by taking anti-inflammatory medication. The club and Ablett were also at odds over his stalled contract negotiations and the length of Ablett's recovery time as the Gold Coast season was further derailed by mounting losses and a series of off-field player indiscretions involving drugs and alcohol.