Team selection disection

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Ive watched Cripps.

Its like time moves slowly around him.

I don't think he moves slowly.  It just looks like he has plenty of time most of the time.

Ive only witnessed a few players who just seemed to be "motionless" and all of them have been able to manufacture both time and space somehow around themselves and most of them are absolute guns at the sports they play.

Its a universal quality.  Ive noticed it on the greats.  Diesel Williams had that ability.  Maradonna had that ability.  Cripps has that ability.

He's a gem.  I didn't put him in the first group of my tiers, not because he isn't worthy (there were a few that should be walk up starts) but more to do with the fact that the bloke has ten years of footy ahead of him, and is part of a younger group that isnt expected to perform week in and week out for 4 quarters even though he probably will.

They make time because opponents are wary of going too early, Cripps is too good at getting a handball away while under pressure which leaves his opponent holding him as the ball leaves the are, the opponents are left looking like a goose.

All the good players have that knack, Judd was the same, Kreuzer can also do it. That ability to squeeze the footy out of the traffic to a team-mate without telegraphing that intent to an opponent. SPS and Curnow also have it, Kennedy shows signs as well.