I think Crippa is certainly in the discussion for greatest Blue of all time - especially the way he continues to reinvent his game (in July 2021, Leigh Matthews said of Cripps that the game may have 'passed him by' - and he's won 2 Brownlows since then......). Umpires certainly love him, he got votes in some games where he was just part of the peloton......(Ess and Freo games spring to mind).
But, and here is the big but. Cripps performance in the Brownlow since 2022, as remarkable as it is, underlines the deficiencies in our team.
We need more blokes getting 4-10 votes if we are to be a top-flight contender. Serious opponents know that shutting down Crippa and to a lesser extent Walsh is all they really need to concentrate on. We have to spread the load more or Crippa will never get to hold the cup.
Having got that off my chest, well done Crippa, a truly remarkable footballer, and by all accounts, a top-shelf human!
But, and here is the big but. Cripps performance in the Brownlow since 2022, as remarkable as it is, underlines the deficiencies in our team.
We need more blokes getting 4-10 votes if we are to be a top-flight contender. Serious opponents know that shutting down Crippa and to a lesser extent Walsh is all they really need to concentrate on. We have to spread the load more or Crippa will never get to hold the cup.
Having got that off my chest, well done Crippa, a truly remarkable footballer, and by all accounts, a top-shelf human!
This is now the longest premiership drought in the history of the Carlton Football Club - more evidence of climate change?