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[bratblue]

Apart from his fitness he also lacks a bit of class with his disposal, he isnt bad just not at that elite level, apart from Fisher and OBrien its a very unreliable group of mids headed by Cripps with regard kicking skills..

Cripps field kicking has been very good lately. Its his kicking for goal that's been letting us down.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Cripps field kicking has been very good lately. Its his kicking for goal that's been letting us down.

Its funny how you see games and what the disposal stats say, Ed Curnow is a very ordinary disposer IMo but went at 80% last night, Lochie OBrien was at 60% but is a good kick IMO
Kerridge was another who went at 80% but the real surprise was OShea who went at 81%...cannot believe that as he has been atrocious with his disposal IMO...
Cripps was at 68%.....average but not great, SPS was at 50%, Dow at 60%..

Laird for the Crows was close to BOG with 32 possies at 81%...thats going to hurt with him setting up out of the backline and why Bolton's coaching at times frustrates me......its no secret Laird is their Docherty and a big factor in the cohesive way they play but was just allowed to run free and do his thing....

[kruddler]

Cripps field kicking has been very good lately. Its his kicking for goal that's been letting us down.

I just got through detailing this exact point in another thread.

Over his career Cripps has had 73 shots on goal and has kicked just 22 of them. 37 behinds and 14 complete misses. That equates to a pathetic GA of 30.1%
:-[

[bratblue]

I just got through detailing this exact point in another thread.

Over his career Cripps has had 73 shots on goal and has kicked just 22 of them. 37 behinds and 14 complete misses. That equates to a pathetic GA of 30.1%
:-[

That's bad, he needs to spend some time with Rocca.  It seems to be a mental thing as his kicks are going straight but his aiming is off.
I thought his field kicking was a big improvement last week Elwood and equally his decision making.

[Blue Moon]

I have put together a together an under 25 team from our current list:
B:  Byrne Macreadie Marchbank
HB: Plowman Weitering Docherty
C:  Lang Cripps Dow
HF: Petrovski-Seton Curnow Garlett
F:  Picket McKay Kerr
R:  De Konning Kennedy Fisher
I/C: Silvagni O'Brien Cunningham Williamson
Emg: Polson Schumacher LeBois
Back-up: Glass-McCasker McCaid
The question we need to ask is how good will this side be in three to four years time when they would be entering their prime, both individually and as a team, particularly as there is likely to be a further fifteen to twenty additional new players brought into the squad over that time

[Professer E]

LeBois won't make it.  Poor first year,  now a busted collarbone.  He's coming from a loooooong way back.

[ElwoodBlues1]

LeBois won't make it.  Poor first year,  now a busted collarbone.  He's coming from a loooooong way back.

Tend to agree, probably be a good rookie for the Crows, needs a good team with some bigger bodies, very light and injury prone IMO.
Has good skills and can cherry pick a goal but probably doesnt suit our list IMO.....at the Crows he could play the Charlie " the apprentice" Cameron role
to Eddie...

[Professer E]

He needs to be stockpiled by a club,  left in the minor leagues to develop his body etc for a couple of years.  A luxury this club can't afford.  Maybe we just drafted him too early in his development ?

[ElwoodBlues1]

He needs to be stockpiled by a club,  left in the minor leagues to develop his body etc for a couple of years.  A luxury this club can't afford.  Maybe we just drafted him too early in his development ?

Agree...probably needed another season or two with North Adelaide.....you look at Parfitt from Geelong, similar type but has blossomed playing with the Cats star studded midfield, no freebies or gimme kicks/goals with us, its everyman for himself but down at the Cattery players like Parfitt and Kelly can just come straight in  get some easy kicks and blend into the successful system.

[hanwell]

I have put together a together an under 25 team from our current list:
B:  Byrne Macreadie Marchbank
HB: Plowman Weitering Docherty
C:  Lang Cripps Dow
HF: Petrovski-Seton Curnow Garlett
F:  Picket McKay Kerr
R:  De Konning Kennedy Fisher
I/C: Silvagni O'Brien Cunningham Williamson
Emg: Polson Schumacher LeBois
Back-up: Glass-McCasker McCaid
The question we need to ask is how good will this side be in three to four years time when they would be entering their prime, both individually and as a team, particularly as there is likely to be a further fifteen to twenty additional new players brought into the squad over that time

I think you have nailed the future Bluey, we are literally biding our time until this team matures in at least three more years. If this is the case then why not take a leaf out of Sheedy's '93 book and play this team with the likes of Murph, Kreuser, Daisey and Jones until one by one they are replaced by the next gen. That is how you build synergy, play them together regardless of results in the short term because that team has premiership written all over it (who knows how good some of the "next 20" could be either!?!)