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Cripps Bontempelli Kelly - The soon-to-be big 3?
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*trying desperately not to bite*
Cripps and Bont are also able to be the link up or get out man, long kicks to comtested marks or to create a loose ball。
Thats probs what sets them apart from Kelly moving forward。
Thats probs what sets them apart from Kelly moving forward。
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Bont must have the reverse on at full power, it is amazing how fast he has gone backwards. Barely a relevant footballer now.
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Lolwut?
His team's results are middling, but he's clearly elevated himself so far this year, and is actually living up to the hype now, as a consistent lead midfielder.
2014-2018 - 104 games, 22.05 disposals, 3.52 marks, 4.11 clearances, 4.85 tackles, 0.96 goals, 0.67 goal assists per game, Champion Data Player Ranking Score average of 101.43
2019 - 5 games, 29.80 disposals, 4.40 marks, 6.40 clearances, 6.60 tackles, 0.20 goals (1 goal, 9 behinds), 0.60 goal assists per game, Champion Data Player Ranking Score average of 122.00
Other than his goalkicking, Bont is in career best form.
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Quite obviously.
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24 disposals a game is pretty average really. 11 at half time. SPS has a better game in year 3. Should go past him next year or two.
He's going at 29.8 a game though. And once you get it 20+ times it starts mattering more how you use it. He ain't in career best form in that regard. In 2015 he'd cut teams apart with 12 kicks. He doesn't really do that anymore.
Look at who hes kicking it too. To me Bont is up there as one of the best kicks to a leading forward.
But your forwards were honestly s**t today. Gave no options other than Gowers bobbing up here or there. What happened? Cant hit targets if there are none.
Even Plowman made your forwards his bitch today.
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Cripps rates the Bont the best kick in the league, the both have a enormous amount of respect for each other, love that niether of them have any figjam about them, so humble and respectful
A lot of us on BF should take a lesson from them.
We both hit the draft jackpot and are lucky these guys are playing for our football teams.
A lot of us on BF should take a lesson from them.
We both hit the draft jackpot and are lucky these guys are playing for our football teams.
I was happy with Cripps today. Can Bulldogs supporters say that they were happy with Bont today?
Exactly. Tell that to TooBlue who reckons this is a dick measuring contest.
Down on his usual output. Did some good things today and could have had a huge impact with the help of some forward movement, unfortunately he had none. They're allowed to have less than average games, I wouldn't say Cripps was hugely influential.
You are a great poster. Sensible, knowledgable and fair.
Can't disagree with anything you've posted in this thread thus far.
This is actually becoming bizarre...
Cripps had 26 touches in the first half. SPS had 25, largely fed by Cripps.
McKay or SPS were probably BOG but Cripps was clearly hugely influential in the win.
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Just let him believe our outside mids in SPS and Fisher just spawned the ball from nowhere, it won't change the reality that they were largely influenced by Cripps feeding them and everybody knows it.
That being said, the SPS and Cripps combo that was on display was phenominal.
The Cripps v Bont comparison is only close because Bont was fortunate to luck out a flag after the AFL decided to add a bye prior to finals. They weren't even close to the best team that year. Free kick bulldog helped them out on GF day as well.
First half Cripps was huge, and was obviously playing to a role that is better suited to having his team win. Maybe wrong to specify his performance as 'not-hugely influential', however it was much less of a one man show and more of a midfield team working together, which we will come to see in later years. What I was trying to point out is that Cripps, when he has helpers, is able to play a more team-centric role that won't have him be best on ground every week. Similar to Bontempelli in that when his team is performing he is not required to be a dominant force in his role, and therefore will not standout as much.
They had very unique performances today. Cripps in a position that allowed him to free up runners that could take the ball inside 50, Bont playing a metres-gained role which saw him average around 25 metres gained per disposal.
Really, I hope this thread gets locked. It has turned into the biggest dick-measuring contest imaginable and instead of talking about the next generation of great midfielders, we are busy debating who has the bigger utensil.
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