04-22-2017, 01:15 AM
(04-21-2017, 11:10 PM)shawny link Wrote:Cookie - why does Weitering and Cripps need a rest. Its only round 5!
Ive noticed ately as soon as one of our more senior players have a quiet game the word 'injured' or 'needs a rest' is instantly raised. Sometimes fit and healthy footballers don't play to their ability. Happens every week.
Weitering is a kid who had a poor game - Ball delivery to him was terrible so life was made very hard for a player with only one year under his belt.
As for Cripps I thought he was close to his best last night - especially when you consider we were without a decent ruckman and still managed over 35 mostly inside touches. He will never be that explosive type so regardless of his fitness level you wont see him tearing away from a contested situation - he is bloody good at his trade but he is a bit one dimensional so until we get mids in or kids developed to do the outside running I think his flaws will be highlighted more. He always looks stuffed - maybe cause he cops more inside contact then any other blues player.
I do agree that apart from Kreuzer any senior replacements in this week will not be in our long term plans but still I think Bolts will need to bring some more experience in this week -Swans are a very seasoned and tough outfit and Fisher/Polsen types just don't look to have the bodies at this early stage to go with them.
Shawny, Weitering was limping around and looked hardly ably to make ground at one stage last night - did not look anywhere near 100% to me.
Cripps only just scraped in for the first game and I don't think is anywhere near 100% yet either. He has to take a lot of heat on the front line of our engine room, especially without Kreuz there - we will break him if we are not careful.
We could rest others but these two are extremely valuable assets that we need to take care with and not let them get prematurely banged up - just my opinion.
Reality always wins in the end.