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Iaj, I just read your link and read on the Cripps injury. Not being a medical professional leaves me with little to add from an expert opinion. However, does it need appear strange to play a player with a fracture? Is there a risk due to a knock or impact that could make an injury worse? Would it not be wise to take a player out of the game for 4 or 5 weeks to help remedy the injury? Cripps is clearly not playing with the form he has shown in he past. IMO only, I would take him from the field to rest. Players lacking form do not impact a game and help the side win matches. Something suspicious in that read from the Age. I don’t get it.
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Teague says Cripps back is fine... see AFL.Com.
Im confused....
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If Cripps does have a back issue, and is receiving injections to play, then that explains his lack of flexibility and not being able to bend down to pick the ball up and double grabbing etc. The club needs to have a hard look at itself as he is not playing well at all and we need to give game time to the younger mids. I'm sure Setterfield would relish some Cripps free midfield time.
If he does not have a back issue, then my original post remains unaltered, he must be moved on, as the game appears to have passed him by.
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Setterfield would have to be the very last option on the list ... and won't be come the much awaited cull of useless duds.
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Kennedy probably has the build and attitude to do the blue collar work, Setterfield hasnt proven to be that robust or keen
on heavy contact.
Dow was recruited to be Cripps running mate in the middle and do the burst work away from packs but hasnt looked like
it in terms of confidence or skills....its bad enough with Cripps skills being average without throwing a nervous Dow in the middle on a full time basis. Williams is the other who should be there but he is also doubtful with injury and cant play long periods as a mid due to his lack of endurance.
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Re Williams being a burst player.
He was supposed to be playing mid and switching forward with Martin. That all went out the window when Martin got injured
