(06-02-2023, 03:29 AM)ElwoodBlues1 date Wrote:A Grasshopper with arthritis would have more presence than he has shown recently...Yep, I wonder if he is carrying an injury.
I don't recall his early games at Carlton lacking physical presence, but lately he's looked outright timid.
How much might be psychology versus health and fitness?
fwiw, I've thought as much about Cripps, he has not looked 100% all season, which is my main reason to ask him to consider the captaincy, so he can manage his body better under the huge physical load he puts it through. As a leader, the best thing he might do for the team is have a week or so off! But he won't do it while he is captain, it's not in his DNA to leave his comrades stranded on the front line!
But back to the topic on hand, it's almost a career defining moment for Young and SoJ, they can look at it as a 2nd chance, if they let it slip they may never get a 3rd!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"