2024 Brownlow Medal Thread

[tonyo]

Crippa doesn’t have the athleticism that enabled Kouta to excel wherever he was played.

An occasional spell as a forward keeps the opposition on their toes and often leads to a bonus goal or two.  That should be the extent of Crippa’s multi-tasking.

I'm going to open a can of worms here by suggesting that Kouta, as good as his was, is not in the same league as Cripps.  Kouta had the benefit of playing in a very strong team in his first 6-7 years as he learned the craft, while Cripps has had this team on his shoulders since 2016. 

If (and it's a very hopeful if) Cripps ever gets to hoist the premiership cup aloft, he may well assume the mantle of this club's greatest ever player and captain (and I've pretty much seen them all since the late '60s...).