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(03-16-2018, 01:30 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Got a nice long stride has Cripps and a good look away move, bit like Pendlebury who is slow but has the long stride and basketball hesitation/ head fake moves and being a leftie has most players going the wrong way..
Yes, I agree with all that, but it highlights the fact that he relies on tricks rather than pace to get free. IMO, this will hold him in good stead for the future, because what he relies on doesn't diminish with age or injury, unlike the fast players, where usually their speed is the first thing that goes.
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i reckon he's quite slippery for a guy hiz size.
After all taller than any of Fev, Dunstall, Riewoldt (x2), Rance etc etc.
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(03-16-2018, 01:30 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Got a nice long stride has Cripps and a good look away move, bit like Pendlebury who is slow but has the long stride and basketball hesitation/ head fake moves and being a leftie has most players going the wrong way..
I remember Rhys-Jones had that loping kind of running style and was called the "Slo-Mo Man" because it looked like he was running in slow motion. He was very slippery though and manged to break away plenty!
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(03-15-2018, 11:00 AM)PaulP link Wrote:That's fair enough, but don't forget, he's only a few cms taller and a few kgs heavier than Cripps, so he wouldn't be holding proceedings up too much in comparison.
Cripps is an outlier. Nobody his size has ever been able to do what he has done. Even then, Cripps is rather average by foot and rarely attempts a kick from a stoppage. His vision is what sets him apart. His size facilitates that.
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(03-16-2018, 08:53 AM)kruddler link Wrote:Cripps is an outlier. Nobody his size has ever been able to do what he has done. Even then, Cripps is rather average by foot and rarely attempts a kick from a stoppage. His vision is what sets him apart. His size facilitates that.
he is not average by foot, that is BS.
Compare to Gibbs' kicks from stoppages - awesome kicks over 5m to 25m around corners, onto the chest of the opposition...
It's about playing the percentages.... :  :
Who would have thought? Not you, clearly.....
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(03-16-2018, 08:53 AM)kruddler link Wrote:Cripps is an outlier. Nobody his size has ever been able to do what he has done. Even then, Cripps is rather average by foot and rarely attempts a kick from a stoppage. His vision is what sets him apart. His size facilitates that.
Adam Goodes gave it a fair go
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(03-16-2018, 09:14 AM)JonHenry link Wrote:Adam Goodes gave it a fair go
You mean the 2-time brownlow medalist and 372 game premiership Yeah, he'd be another outlier. How many of them have their been in the history of the game you reckon?
FYI, he's only 191cm.
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(03-16-2018, 09:14 AM)JonHenry link Wrote:Adam Goodes gave it a fair go
Kouta as well ?
https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/kouta-a...-ya-112709
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(03-16-2018, 09:22 AM)PaulP link Wrote:Kouta as well ?
https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/kouta-a...-ya-112709
Kouta was the first of his kind and is almost the sole reason the AFL recruit so many athletes nowadays.
Played 278 games, despite doing his knee.
Yes, he's an outlier as well.
...and still only 191.
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(03-16-2018, 09:13 AM)flyboy77 link Wrote:he is not average by foot, that is BS.
Compare to Gibbs' kicks from stoppages - awesome kicks over 5m to 25m around corners, onto the chest of the opposition...
It's about playing the percentages.... : :
Who would have thought? Not you, clearly.....
Why is it when someone says the word 'average' people lose their shit.
The simple definition of the word means that on any given list, half of the blokes are below average in terms of kicking ability.
Yes, GIbbs kicking from stoppages was pretty bad....as is most people. Gibbs kicking around the ground is elite.
So by extension, If Gibbs is an elite kick, but struggles around stoppages, what do you think an average kick like Cripps would be like from stoppages?
There is a reason he doesn't kick much, especially from stoppages....he's playing the %'s.
If you've got some time, compare the kick to handball ratio of the 2 players and see why one prefers to kick and the other prefers to handball.
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