2018 Rd 1 Post Game Party: Carlton vs Richmond

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Stick Dusty in our side and he'd be back with the pack very smartly 

Comparing Dusty and Cripps is the quintessential apples and oranges comparison.  Dusty is a forward/midfielder as his running patterns show; half of his time on the ground is spent in the forward 50.  Cripps, for all the talk about him going forward, is a midfielder who excels in extracting the ball at stoppages and outmarking virtually anyone who goes against him.

Dusty has great strength that he uses to advantage and will continue to do so until opposition players learn how to counter his stiff arm.  Cripps is also a very strong player but he is more subtle with his use of strength and prefers to put a step on opponents.

I don't believe the hype about players not wanting to tackle Dusty; Samo would smash him into the ground if he got the opportunity.  It's more about learning how to deal with an unorthodox playing style.  If I was coaching, I'd have a couple of League players as tackling dummies in the week leading up to our next Tigers game.

As I said Dusty has an animal presence that I don't currently see in any of our guys, Cripps included, and it's very powerful, almost intimidating. And btw, I actually saw Dusty sweep past Samo with majestic ease without using the fend off. I was quite taken aback. I agree, we do need to work on our tackling, Dusty or no Dusty.