Senior 9. Patrick Cripps

[Aphrodite]

 

[sparkyblue]

Cautiously optimistic about this one. 6 years demonstrates the commitment he has to the joint and like it or not, he's our talisman for the next phase of the footy club. Any potential coaches we're pursuing have one less variable to consider now. He and Harry and locked in, along with a huge part of the rest of the list/cap. This is the cattle we have.

My concern is that he's not playing like a bloke in a contract year and the obvious physical ailments or limitations he has had for a while. If he can regain his ability to bend over and pick up the footy, I trust he'll get back to his best. I don't want to think about scenarios where he can't at the moment.

 

[BigFrizz36]

I do hope that body of his has 6 years of football left in it.

If not I'm sure that there are plenty on here who will be prepared to criticise for at least that period of time.

 

[slashin_velvet]

Glutton For Punishment

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Amazing that people can pick holes and find negatives in our captain signing on for six years
never change bf

 

[athensblue]

Now make him The captain and not co-captain
Very good news and he will get back to being great

 

[WFGodot]

Nice... now for return to the damaging best we know he is capable of.

 

[Doro]

Heart and soul of the club, great news.

 

[thylacine60]

Good.

Salary Cap will be up another 10% by 2027, so everyone wins.

6 years.....long time but.

We spent that long in kindy, Numbers.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Amazing that people can pick holes and find negatives in our captain signing on for six years
never change bf

Last week was the first time in forever he didn’t have his knees, shoulders strapped, so he’s moving ok again.

Expecting a big 2 months of good footy from him.

 

[thylacine60]

Amazing that people can pick holes and find negatives in our captain signing on for six years
never change bf

This may be our last significant win of any sort for some time, yet still they bleat.....

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

This may be our last significant win of any sort for some time, yet still they bleat.....

 

[thylacine60]

Doutta Galla Alumni.

St Ignatius Free Class of 64.

 

[Michael Jezz]

I hope whoever coaches next year, uses Cripps differently to realise the 6 years

 

[Zuribagger]

On ya Crippa mate!

 

[Blue_Fusion]

Six years is surprising but well done to Crippa and the club.

That's exactly what you'd want from your captain - commitment.

Club and captain have put full faith in each other, if this doesn't galvanise the group nothing will.

 

[thylacine60]

130 pages of posts says a lot about what this contract means to the true believers...........

 

[gab213]

130 pages of posts says a lot about what this contract means to the true believers...........

This is a huge re-signing in context to where our club is at right now. It was never a 'done deal' from 2 years ago as some want to believe. He would never have re-signed if he didn't believe that any future success was attainable, this was always his position.

What this does show is that he has confidence in the future of the club and his teammates, this can only have a positive effect on the rest of the players.

 

[Blue and Blue]

6 years is a sign to me that they're confident his body isn't shot.

Must be carrying something that they believe will get better.

The team?......

 

[bigm386]

This is an odd one, obviously good news.

But 6 years could be a noose around our neck for the last 2-3 years. Maybe it has triggers? Could also be on discounted $ due to term?

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

 

[SirSanchez]

Genuinely chuffed he has re-signed.
Obviously there was a trade off of dollars per year on his contract versus longer contract (6 years) and I'm more than happy about that! He's getting job security for 6 years and we don't have to pay as much per year.
Win Win in my book!
Well done Crippa and Carlton.
Hopefully this can act as a turning point for our great club!
Happy Friday Blue Baggers!

 

[gab213]

kill me.......

Do your own dirty work...

 

[Blue Warrior]

Excellent news!

Blue through and through.
Champion.

 

[Coops93]

Seen it suggested he's making about $750k a year over the 6 years with the last 2 years structured a way that is very team friendly in terms of massaging out the cap hits each year, as well as not being guaranteed on injury. He's taking a $150k pay cut on his current deal which is around $900k.

I think people worrying about it being 6 years are initially correct but the detail of the deal means the last 2 years actually make the deal extremely team first.

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]