07-28-2020, 10:57 AM
Cripps ironing out his tagger is the last thing we need.
Cripps is trying to get the better of taggers by using his size and strength and that's simply playing into their hands. What he should be doing is keeping moving so that his tagger has to focus on a moving target and is less aware of blocks set by our other mids. Perhaps even Pittonet could exercise the physicality he reputably has to give Cripps a clear passage.
Dealing with a tagger is not rocket science and I'm disappointed that Cripps (and Docherty) isn't being schooled in anti-tagging tactics. I'd like to see the club set up a session for Cripps with Cameron Ling; even a phone conversation would help.
I'd also like the club to bombard the AFL with footage of the infringements against Cripps that the umpires miss/ignore. Other clubs manage to turn around the umpires' treatment of star players but we seem far too willing to bend over >
Cripps is trying to get the better of taggers by using his size and strength and that's simply playing into their hands. What he should be doing is keeping moving so that his tagger has to focus on a moving target and is less aware of blocks set by our other mids. Perhaps even Pittonet could exercise the physicality he reputably has to give Cripps a clear passage.
Dealing with a tagger is not rocket science and I'm disappointed that Cripps (and Docherty) isn't being schooled in anti-tagging tactics. I'd like to see the club set up a session for Cripps with Cameron Ling; even a phone conversation would help.
I'd also like the club to bombard the AFL with footage of the infringements against Cripps that the umpires miss/ignore. Other clubs manage to turn around the umpires' treatment of star players but we seem far too willing to bend over >
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