Toast Congrats Patrick Cripps - Winner 2019 MVP

[Bearded Carpenter]

So the legend grows.

The day baby cripps came into this world carlton lost its final practice match.

The club knew of the birth, dirty that they lost, knowing of the young padawan future greatness, went on to produce one of the best, no the best season ever.

Dropping only 2 games, calculated in doing so by funding the end of season trip, they ended up showing the young padawan that this club, the mighty navy blues, were a force to be reckoned with.

His future was set.

He would grow to a master, a captain, a leader of men.

He would return this club to greatness.

Thank you 1995.

Crippa you’re a ******* legend.

 

[The Sultan]

i was genrally shocked, I was sure it would go do a more media darling type player, danger, dusty, fyfe.
There is a growing feeling down at princes park that hasnt been there far many years, a confidence.
Bring on 2020

 

[Aphrodite]

‘Fish’ on Cripps

Zac Fisher arrived at Carlton in 2016 from Western Australia, three years after 2019 Leigh Matthews Trophy winner Patrick Cripps. The pair formed a close friendship, with the duo now living together.

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[La Dispute]

Still remember him being mowed down streaming into 50 by Jay Kennedy-Harris in his first game, and some nuffie on CSC commenting he was ‘slower than the Queen Mary’ and we’d ‘wasted another first round draft pick’.

Knew he’d be a gun from his first highlights package, when he was winning clearances at will, shooting out 30 metre handballs and crashing his way through midfielders 10cm shorter than him. Was always an absolute ball magnet with huge upside given his height and preternatural ability at stoppages.

Paved the way for guys like Oliver, LDU and Setterfield to be taken at the top end of the draft.

Just reward for Cripps, who was a ray of light in a dismal era for the club. Hopefully his patience and commitment is validated in the coming seasons, as we hopefully make a finals push after a few years in the wilderness.

 

[Blue and Blue]

You little beauty
Won by the length of the Flemington straight

 

[thylacine60]

2nd last year, 1st this year.

Go Crippa!

-The Conductor

not sure the teague train needed a conductor but he's gone now............

 

[RPCB]

Club legend already! Absolute beast.

Congratulations, Crippa! I get a feeling I will be congratulating him a lot in the future.

 

[agro]

Picking Cripps almost makes up for Rogers and Hughes previous 10 years of total and abject incompetence.

 

[Jeremias]

This is an unbelievable achievement.

What a footballer and captain this guy has developed into. Will go down as an absolute great of this footy club.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

Better than the Brownlow. Well done Patty.

 

[norway blue]

Congratulations pat. Awesome achievement to be respected by his peers . He’s also got outside pace this year to ad to his arsenal.


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[mediumsizered]

Outstanding!

I love that fans of the clubs who didn’t pick Patrick Cripps in the draft (#13. Really?) will forever have that anguish in the same way that Mike Trout was allowed to slip to #25 overall in his draft. One-club legends!

It was only 3 or 4 years ago I was having a robust debate with some Saints fans on the Main Board who were adamant that both Acres & Dunstan would be better players than Cripps. The delusion has always been large among Saints fans.

 

[Jabba73]

Well deserved recognition from the people who have to try and stop him week in, week out.

 

[Sector 7G]

Remember seeing him play live for the first time at Princes Park in a reserves practice match where he dragged the side back from about 30 points down with 10 3rd quarter possessions and 2 goals. He kept willing himself to contests despite his lack of fitness and excess puppy fat. Thought we have got one here.

Pretty sure he played the demons the next week and struggled.

 

[SurreyBlue]

Honestly, I can see the headlines, multiple MVP captain, triple Brownlow medalist and triple premiership captain, Patrick Cripps has had twin boys.

 

[Arr0w]

I think as our core group improves, along with our wins, Cripps will kick more goals

If he can start nailing those set shots from 30 - 45 out, kicking 20-30 goals a season, he will elevate himself to a whole new level

 

[Sector 7G]

I think as our core group improves, along with our wins, Cripps will kick more goals

If he can start nailing those set shots from 30 - 45 out, kicking 20-30 goals a season, he will elevate himself to a whole new level

By the end of the season he seemed to be struggling to get off the ground to take contested marks. With a rest he should start taking more marks again (only took 1 contested mark in the last 8 rounds)

Would like to see him work on his kicking penetration. The ball seems to spin too much and goes too high. With his levers he should be able to kick it further.

 

[mediumsizered]

Remember seeing him play live for the first time at Princes Park in a reserves practice match where he dragged the side back from about 30 points down with 10 3rd quarter possessions and 2 goals. He kept willing himself to contests despite his lack of fitness and excess puppy fat. Thought we have got one here.

Pretty sure he played the demons the next week and struggled.

I remember that game. Crippa looked absolutely shot late in the 3rd quarter & I really didn't think we would see him after 3 quarter time, but Crippa being Crippa there was no way he was pulling the pin.

 

[Sector 7G]

I remember that game. Crippa looked absolutely shot late in the 3rd quarter & I really didn't think we would see him after 3 quarter time, but Crippa being Crippa there was no way he was pulling the pin.

His face was an interesting shade of purple at the 3qtr time huddle.

 

[Blubagger71]

Acknowledgement from peers is highly prized, Skippa. Congratulations. Probably fall a bit short but, bring on Charlie to bookend.

 

[thylacine60]

double suspension page - I demand to be suspended!

 

[BluStreak]

I hear You.


Thus you will be summarily hung, drawn and quartered.


By leading biologists

 

[Aphrodite]

Diesel on Cripps: 'It's not easy being a champion'

Greg Williams was full of praise for Patrick Cripps, who became the Club's fourth winner of the AFLPA MVP award.

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[thylacine60]

isn't tom mitchell just a natural in front of the camera? charisma personified.........

 

[Aphrodite]