Senior 9. Patrick Cripps

[Aphrodite]

 

[DaVillaBlues]

Said it before, but I am getting more pleasure and satisfaction watching Cripps than Juddy because he is a player we drafted and developed.

Think there is a bit of hollowness in trying to constantly poach big names from other clubs now, lets now try and draft and develop our own young future champions like Paddy C.

I also firmly believe Blaine Boekhorst will be a jet, but patience is required, you have to understand some kids take longer to come good than others, gotta make allowances for that.

Back on Cripps, love the fact he is perhaps the toughest/grittiest player at our club after Simmo, and has such a baby face. I find it charming

 

[thylacine60]

Looked like he'd pinged a hammy.

Was it an actual injury or did he just cramp?

Turns out it was final stage Ebola, young man barely flinched. Entire medical team has since carked it however. Which is sad.

 

[Sublime]

I think the thing with Boekhorst, it that people expect him to start performing right away considering he's a first round pick that is 3-4 years older than other guys drafted around him. It's not completely unreasonable for people to have elevated expectations for him, though i do think he will be good for us.

 

[Sublime]

Turns out it was final stage Ebola, young man barely flinched. Entire medical team has since carked it however. Which is sad.

Poor medical team.

Couldn't we just have dragged him into the boardroom instead?

 

[Love the Drake]

Im watching the Adelaide game on Fox Footy right now and god Crippa does some beautiful things

That pass over his shoulder onto Carrots chest
Beating Murphy to the boundary and picking the ball up before it goes out - taking two bounces and loping a big handpass over the top
Tackling an Adelaide player out on the forward flank and just ripped the ball out of the crows hands.

The_Wookie are you making a Cripps montage - we'll definitely need one for the end of the year when he wins the rising star



If that tag didnt work can comeone tag the wookster for me

I watched the replay as well. Geez this boy is good. His decision making and cool head in traffic is so good for a ten gamer. Check out that handball to Everitt that ended up with Kruez kicking the goal on the run. He held back the handball for half a second whilst being tackled so that he could find the gap to give it to Dre..even directed the handball lower under the attempted smother. Anyone else (apart from Juddy) would have panicked and had the handball smothered. Brilliant..

 

[Sector 7G]

Very concerned that he may be transitioning from an undercut to a top knot. If that happens he is dead to me.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Don't be silly, he's far too sensible for that.

 

[Funk]

Imagine a Serena Williams/Patrick Cripps clone. Average contested possessions up from 14 to 45 a game

Would struggle to put up with the squealing/screeching every time junior kicked the ball!

 

[AB_Blue]

Dre and his top not would be mint

 

[DaVillaBlues]

That draft class (2013) Cripps was in is unreal, so much depth and quality, I honestly think it could be the best AFL draft in history.

 

[Sublime]

That draft class (2013) Cripps was in is unreal, so much depth and quality, I honestly think it could be the best AFL draft in history.

You reckon it could be better than the 2001 Draft? Possibly more depth but surely not quality?

 

[MC_Doggy_Frog18]

who was in front of Cripps in 2013 draft?, cant remember.

 

[FlowersByIrene]

who was in front of Cripps in 2013 draft?, cant remember.

Bont is the only one id take ahead of Cripps.

Boyd McCarthy, Kelly, Billings in it as well

 

[MC_Doggy_Frog18]

Bont is the only one id take ahead of Cripps.

Boyd McCarthy, Kelly, Billings in it as well

All of them in the same team would be awsome.

 

[ZabsBlues]

I think the thing with Boekhorst, it that people expect him to start performing right away considering he's a first round pick that is 3-4 years older than other guys drafted around him. It's not completely unreasonable for people to have elevated expectations for him, though i do think he will be good for us.

I get a Scott Camperealli ( forgive the spelling) feeling about Boekhorst. High hopes.

 

[AB_Blue]

I think it's spelt traitor.......



Too harsh?

 

[Navara79]

I get a Scott Camperealli ( forgive the spelling) feeling about Boekhorst. High hopes.

Camporeale made his debut at 19 and only missed a couple of games in that season. From memory wasn't a speculative pick.
If he can be half as good as campo, he will be a very good player

 

[Windhover]

Agreed but tell me, what is reverse irony? Surely something is ironic or it's not.

Had Judd passed to Cripps with his last act on a footy field I would have regarded it as ironic in the sense that it was an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result. That is, Judd literally passing the ball to Cripps with his last action while metaphorically also passing on the mantle of "great Carlton hope" is contrary to what one expects (at a stretch) and amusing.

"Reverse" irony is the literal event being the wrong way round, Cripps passing to Judd.

 

[Sublime]

Had Judd passed to Cripps with his last act on a footy field I would have regarded it as ironic in the sense that it was an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result. That is, Judd literally passing the ball to Cripps with his last action while metaphorically also passing on the mantle of "great Carlton hope" is contrary to what one expects (at a stretch) and amusing.

"Reverse" irony is the literal event being the wrong way round, Cripps passing to Judd.

Just imagine that as Cripps throwing Judd a hand grenade and saying move aside old man, i'm coming through.

 

[T2B_]

Bont is the only one id take ahead of Cripps.

Boyd McCarthy, Kelly, Billings in it as well

Agree, and even then, it would be a tough decision between Bont and Crippa for mine.

While many would no doubt argue the case that Bont is the more rounded player, I think with that Crippa excels at, he will really excel at. That height, power and genius hands will be hard to stop.

 

[Paulski19]

Remember when we got Cripps and people (other recruiters/media people etc) were like "oh no, he was a 2nd rounder at best"?

lol at them.

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Agree, and even then, it would be a tough decision between Bont and Crippa for mine.

While many would no doubt argue the case that Bont is the more rounded player, I think with that Crippa excels at, he will really excel at. That height, power and genius hands will be hard to stop.

Agrreed completely. Also Bont as an outside player can be more susceptible to a tag, i dont think anyone could stop Crippa at a clearance

 

[Paulski19]

Agree, and even then, it would be a tough decision between Bont and Crippa for mine.

While many would no doubt argue the case that Bont is the more rounded player, I think with that Crippa excels at, he will really excel at. That height, power and genius hands will be hard to stop.

Bont is just as big and powerful as Cripps and his hands are also brilliant. What Cripps seems to have over him is the spacial awareness and what Bont has over Cripps is pure athleticism. They are both guns, but I think Bont has more x-factor and will (and has already) win games off his own boot. Cripps' best attribute will be how much he brings other people into the game, rather than doing it all himself....

 

[Stig O'Hara]

........i dont think anyone could stop Crippa at a clearance

Reckon we'll find out July 18.

 

[T2B_]

Bont is just as big and powerful as Cripps and his hands are also brilliant. What Cripps seems to have over him is the spacial awareness and what Bont has over Cripps is pure athleticism. They are both guns, but I think Bont has more x-factor and will (and has already) win games off his own boot. Cripps' best attribute will be how much he brings other people into the game, rather than doing it all himself....

In that regard you might say they are fairly different players besides both being big powerful mids.

Imagine if you could have Cripps 2 Bont