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You'd be putting Stocker to the sword under the current playing conditions, if these rules were about 2 seasons back he may never have been drafted.
Hopefully his fitness gets to the point later into the season that we can make use of him, aerobically he's not elite, despite having all the skills.
The one who should get a gig is Cottrell, not fast but highly aerobic, he'll still be running at the final siren,
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Time has come to rest Cripps, playing with painkillers each week isn't on imo.. They don't have Fyfe so good time to do it and its time to test kids and work out who is doing what for the future.
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(03-29-2021, 10:20 PM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Time has come to rest Cripps, playing with painkillers each week isn't on imo.. They don't have Fyfe so good time to do it and its time to test kids and work out who is doing what for the future.
The next two weeks, the prime opposition midfield movers, Fyfe and Rowell are both out, give Cripps a rest and see if others can stand up.
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(03-29-2021, 10:31 PM)townsendcalling date Wrote:The next two weeks, the prime opposition midfield movers, Fyfe and Rowell are both out, give Cripps a rest and see if others can stand up. Yep, and that might be the right circumstance under which to test Stocker, because at least he can have a run down chase type player working besides him. Have all of Cripps, Walsh, Stocker, Setterfield, Ed and things are looking a bit slow.
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Maybe time for Dow and Setterfield to step up and show they can do Cripps job. Reality is Cripps is now at the managed state of his career IMHO and we need to be smarter and share the workload. Sometimes in adversity strange things happen and players go to the next level with responsibility, Kennedy is another who deserves a chance and maybe can re ignite his career.
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(03-29-2021, 11:21 PM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Maybe time for Dow and Setterfield to step up and show they can do Cripps job. Reality is Cripps is now at the managed state of his career IMHO and we need to be smarter and share the workload. Sometimes in adversity strange things happen and players go to the next level with responsibility, Kennedy is another who deserves a chance and maybe can re ignite his career.
Agree, others need to urgently step up in the engine room. Looking at "Cripps in the managed state of his career" already!! Doesn't take us long to chew up genuine talent and spit it out mangled does it?? :o
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(03-29-2021, 11:42 PM)cookie2 link Wrote:Agree, others need to urgently step up in the engine room. Looking at "Cripps in the managed state of his career" already!! Doesn't take us long to chew up genuine talent and spit it out mangled does it?? :o Stating the obvious but its Chris Judd all over again, we are slow learners.......?
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Where is the "what do we get for Cripps?" thread? If he is playing sore, then yes rest him and play the others. We do supposedly have depth now.
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(03-30-2021, 12:33 AM)spf link Wrote:Where is the "what do we get for Cripps?" thread? If he is playing sore, then yes rest him and play the others. We do supposedly have depth now. Cornes and Lloyd reckon Cripps is only worth $750k a year given what he is producing, not sure we are going to get the value most here suggest he is worth if he was traded. Its become a real problem given his contract status...
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(03-29-2021, 11:42 PM)cookie2 link Wrote:Agree, others need to urgently step up in the engine room. Looking at "Cripps in the managed state of his career" already!! Doesn't take us long to chew up genuine talent and spit it out mangled does it?? :o
Bit hard for a guy like kennedy to step up when he's clearly on the outer with the coach.....
Played some terrific games last year, then injured, then overlooked....
And has the ability to double as a legitimate lead up, 3rd tall type forward.
Terrific overhead and a reliable set shot.
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