Pre game Promise AFL Rd 18 Carlton vs Collingwood at the MCG

[cookie2]

I was thinking that we may not miss him as much as we may anticipate.

[ElwoodBlues1]

I was thinking that we may not miss him as much as we may anticipate.

I agree, his output has been down and you always have the worry what his opponent is doing and clubs have learned to man him up at the clearances then tell their player to get on their bike and run off him.
He isnt the main man anymore with Walsh taking that mantle and its time to find a new Cripps and give others more responsibility and we might be better off and the scary thought of him missing and being so reliant on him may not be so scary after all.

[Thryleon]

Let's see how walsh feels about cripps absence if he ends up.with company

[DJC]

Same old, same old..... Cottrell, Fisher, Williamson, Newman on the bench. 

Williamson and Newman did OK last game and Cottrell always gives 100%.  I'm not sure how Fisher is a walk up start, particularly as Honey has been in good form for most of the VFL season.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Let's see how walsh feels about cripps absence if he ends up.with company

Been tagged the last few games, I think Adams who plays it hard will pick him up at the stoppages then might swap with
another player

[DJC]

Not until they deserve to be selected, I hope

Yes, RR, that's very true.  But then you could ask how is it the Fisher is a walk up start?

I think that Honey has performed consistently in the VFL and probably deserves a game.  Kemp is another one who must be close, although I'm happy to play a long game with a bloke of his potential.  However, his form has arguably been better than that of Parks and Williamson, although the latter has justified his selection with two solid performances.

[DJC]

Let's see how walsh feels about cripps absence if he ends up.with company

I think that Walsh has been our first choice for tagging this season.  Cripps gets some attention around stoppages but it's young Sam who gets the full treatment.  However, I reckon he'll miss Crippa's big body in there giving him some protection and feeding him the ball.

It will be a big test for Sam, and the team as a whole.

[bmaurizio]

Agree Cripps absence will be noticeable indeed, Patrick absorbs plenty of contact and works hard inside.
Crucial linchpin, I don’t think we’ll get close to the Pies midfield output, without him.

[Gointocarlton]

Agree Cripps absence will be noticeable indeed, Patrick absorbs plenty of contact and works hard inside.
Crucial linchpin, I don’t think we’ll get close to the Pies midfield output, without him.

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[Gointocarlton]

I think that Walsh has been our first choice for tagging this season.  Cripps gets some attention around stoppages but it's young Sam who gets the full treatment.  However, I reckon he'll miss Crippa's big body in there giving him some protection and feeding him the ball.

It will be a big test for Sam, and the team as a whole.

Barker was on SEN yesterday and they asked him if he was surprised Cripps would miss, he said he is the definition of a battering ram. He has always played that way and always will.
I think Crippa thrives on physical contact, it's like he dares the oppo to keep coming at him and see if they can out last him in a game.