Play Nice Patrick Cripps v Marcus Bontempelli

[Skipper_]

Cripps vs Merrett would be a closer contest IMO.

 

[Clout Bombers]

Cripps. Bont is the most overrated player in the comp and fumbles with the ball a lot and is extremely slow.

I had a good laugh in the 1st quarter with Fremantle vs Bulldogs watching Bont spud it up. Had a few good kicks in the game = best on ground. Typical media dribble.

 

[The_Flying_Egg]

Cripps. Bont is the most overrated player in the comp and fumbles with the ball a lot and is extremely slow.

I had a good laugh in the 1st quarter with Fremantle vs Bulldogs watching Bont spud it up. Had a few good kicks in the game = best on ground. Typical media dribble.

Wait, you've seen Bont fumble the ball???

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Bont has been a bit fumbly to start the year but that assessment doesn't stack up historically.

 

[conrad_437]

Cripps. Bont is the most overrated player in the comp and fumbles with the ball a lot and is extremely slow.

I had a good laugh in the 1st quarter with Fremantle vs Bulldogs watching Bont spud it up. Had a few good kicks in the game = best on ground. Typical media dribble.

Right.

 

[Show_Me_The_Money]

Hmm, not even for Fyfe and Our first round pick

Not even. It's hard to find blokes that are passionate about playing for Carlton.

 

[jakefooty23]

Not even. It's hard to find blokes that are passionate about playing for Carlton.

Lol true :')

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Bont kicked a couple of rippers tonight.

I'm very excited fro Crippa's 50th game tomorrow though.

 

[Substance]

Bont kicked a couple of rippers tonight.

I'm very excited fro Crippa's 50th game tomorrow though.

I'm actually keen to see how he goes today as well. How close to full fitness is he?

 

[FlowersByIrene]

I'm actually keen to see how he goes today as well. How close to full fitness is he?

Still not 100% i'd say but he just wills himself into the game.

This first half of the year is going to be more grininding, rough performances getting his hands dirty. After the bye i expect him to free up and see a bit more run, bit more razzle dazzle.

 

[ManOfClay]

That goal to win the game is what sets Bont and Cripps apart. Cripps has been worn down this year and clearly isn’t fit but that doesn’t change his inability to kick the clutch goals Bont has over his career. Especially from that distance, Cripps would be trying to take the man on the mark on like he did against Hawthorn

 

[Dazb86]

That goal to win the game is what sets Bont and Cripps apart. Cripps has been worn down this year and clearly isn’t fit but that doesn’t change his inability to kick the clutch goals Bont has over his career. Especially from that distance, Cripps would be trying to take the man on the mark on like he did against Hawthorn

Bonts missed plenty with the game on the line.

 

[ManOfClay]

Bonts missed plenty with the game on the line.

he’s also kicked the crucial ones in big moments.

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

They both play footy well.

 

[Flags_In_The_Bag]

They both play footy well.

True and i know he has copped it this week about being to nice after a win but he has a demeanor that makes people like him. when Bailey Smith was having a go at him the look from him made nme think what a gun bloke

They both play footy well.

That they do, but i love the look of the way Pat carries himself on the field despite some calling him wrong for being happy with oppo players after a loss.

 

[My Tilly]

That goal to win the game is what sets Bont and Cripps apart. Cripps has been worn down this year and clearly isn’t fit but that doesn’t change his inability to kick the clutch goals Bont has over his career. Especially from that distance, Cripps would be trying to take the man on the mark on like he did against Hawthorn

Cripps is below average when it comes to goal kicking. Some will argue he doesn't need to as he sets them up but it's a skill within itself and one which separates the great midfielders from all the rest.
Lachie Neale a good example, terrific player, arguably one of the best midfielders in the game but no one would pick him over a handful of other midfielders who also kick a goal every game.

 

[Boristown]

That goal last night was as clutch as they come.

 

[Boristown]

Time to put a fork in this poll, it's over.

Bont has gone from strength to strength as skipper this year and is finishing the season like a beast.

Cripps is a warrior but he's just not on the same level.

 

[Bald]

Time to put a fork in this poll, it's over.

Bont has gone from strength to strength as skipper this year and is finishing the season like a beast.

Cripps is a warrior but he's just not on the same level.

This one was over when Bont won a BnF and was AA in a premiership season lol.

 

[Sonny Hayes]

This one was over when Bont won a BnF and was AA in a premiership season lol.

No it wasn’t, it still isn’t.

 

[Boristown]

No it wasn’t, it still isn’t.

Some Hawks fans think Tom Mitchell is better than Bont, hope you're not one of them.

 

[Sonny Hayes]

Some Hawks fans think Tom Mitchell is better than Bont, hope you're not one of them.

‘Some’ is one person as far as I know mate. It is also totally irrelevant.

 

[Bald]

No it wasn’t, it still isn’t.

It most definitely is over mate.

 

[Bulldog Joe]

It most definitely is over mate.

These sort of discussions never really end.

In 2017, when Bont was labouring a bit with his hip, there were strong views that Cripps had gone past him.

The 2020 version of Bont is absolutely head of the 2020 version of Cripps, but the future will unfold.

The only certainty is hindsight is more accurate than prediction, you just can't change anything with hindsight.

 

[ManOfClay]

It’s going to be interesting. Cripps is going to at least be 26 by the time he plays his first final. That’s when the true greats step up. We know Bont can, and has done so.

Pressure will be on cripps in the prime of his career should Carlton play finals in the next 3 or so years. He hasn’t really handled pressure well this year, which is a mark against him