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Re: Football Department Review - jeza - 08-27-2021
(08-26-2021, 12:38 PM)kruddler link Wrote:I'm not interested in changing your opinion.
I'm interested in hearing why people like you who share that opinion do. What are the reasons.
So far all i've gathered is.....I like Cripps because Cripps is good.
Is that all there is?
To me Cripps seems a little like Ollie Wines when he couldn't get his body right for a few years there. Once he got off the waterskis he's gotten his body right and will be an excellent player for Port for many years yet. AA this year.
We want more players capable of AA / Brownlow level of performance - not less. You think he's over the hill or whatever - who cares? He's just signed a contract and is here for 5 years so I'm confused what the point of this is.
Re: Football Department Review - kruddler - 08-27-2021
(08-27-2021, 06:10 AM)LP link Wrote:His lack of pace is a massive problem, because if you stand him in F50 or D50 his opponents of similar size nearly all run off him. Perhaps the only thing we could do is after the stoppage have Cripps follow the opposition ruck around and let De Koning run around freely. But I'm not sure Cripps can even keep pace with rucks like Grundy or Nic Nat.
On the plus side, his agility has improved massively, he is clearly capable and powerful enough to run those arcs that make him hard to stop, but then comes the kick or handball.
Sometimes when kicking he is lucky to hit his foot, perhaps he should take up boot slamming style like the olden days, just stick your foot out and throw the footy at it! Buy him a pair of steel cap boots! :o
I hate talking about this stuff, because I'm a Carlton fan and Cripps is a Carlton man, it hurts to discuss because I want him to succeed so badly.
I want the "fat kid", as he was labelled by Dodoro and his CheatingFC mates, to stick it right up em! >
I actually suggested a couple times that it would be advantageous for Cripps to be playing ruck (especially this year!) due to giving us an advantage as a 4th mid and maybe being able to keep up with his direct opponent (ruck).
Maybe we asked him to play ruck and he didn't wanna play ball?
BUT, i think it could be beneficial to us, and him, to think about playing that role in the future. It negates most of his negatives.
Re: Football Department Review - kruddler - 08-27-2021
(08-27-2021, 06:20 AM)jeza link Wrote:To me Cripps seems a little like Ollie Wines when he couldn't get his body right for a few years there. Once he got off the waterskis he's gotten his body right and will be an excellent player for Port for many years yet. AA this year.Point is to discuss. We are discussing.
We want more players capable of AA / Brownlow level of performance - not less. You think he's over the hill or whatever - who cares? He's just signed a contract and is here for 5 years so I'm confused what the point of this is.
I understand your position with AA level performance, i just feel the game is moving away from him and so is his body.
But...on that same line of thinking...if we can get 2x first round picks in for him, perhaps we get 2xAA's for the price of 1?
FWIW, JK signed a 2 year extension and was traded out the same year. It happens. Depends whats on offer.