(06-03-2023, 01:43 AM)madbluboy date Wrote:Cripps was a liability out there, couldn't run at all and should not have played.Why do fans think some of us have been calling for him to step back, do they think it's because we hate him?
We are breaking this bloke.
He's an A-Grade AFL Midfielder, still the best of our best, but we are running him into the dirt and he's willing to do himself harm for the benefit of the team and club, but it might not be to our benefit in the long term! He needs time off, for himself and for the club, he needs to understand the basic rules of Game Theory, that the best outcome is obtained by "Doing what is right for yourself and the group!"
The smart move last night was to rest Cripps and if we bring in SoJ then play SoJ as a tall Mid, make the stoppage clearances 100% harder for the Dees by having bodies that can dump Gawn and Grundy and not be shoved aside by Petracca. Instead we ran Cripps into the ground, and moved SoJ one step closer to the end of his career!
Positives, at least we are starting to see what Kemp is capable of, he needs to get out of D50 next and become part of the on ball or perhaps even a wing rotation.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"