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Cripps to Freo? Manager laughs off trade speculation

"... Patrick Cripps isn't going anywhere.

In fact, he's laughing and so is his management after former Port Adelaide player Kane Cornes hit the airwaves with sensational speculation that Cripps could be traded to Fremantle in a swap for Nat Fyfe. ..."
 

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Cripps to Freo? Manager laughs off trade speculation

"... Patrick Cripps isn't going anywhere.

In fact, he's laughing and so is his management after former Port Adelaide player Kane Cornes hit the airwaves with sensational speculation that Cripps could be traded to Fremantle in a swap for Nat Fyfe. ..."
Well, that's what you would say as regards your client if your backchannel trade feelers went public.

Fyfe aside, Cripps had a ringside seat to the recent Gibbs shitshow and the thought of wasting his prime playing for a glorified minnow would be terrifying.
 

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Pretty sure it was Tregenza. He was being ribbed for it after the game. Maybe even the player presentation the next day in stage. It was 28 years ago, so memory could be wrong
Where was mighty Norwood while all this was going on? Fancy not being capable of making a Grand Final between 1985-1992, let alone winning a flag until 1997.

Like Centrals and Sturt, it only took for the league to be completely gutted of talent and relevance before the trophies came rolling in.

Sad!
 

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Well, that's what you would say as regards your client if your backchannel trade feelers went public.

Fyfe aside, Cripps had a ringside seat to the recent Gibbs shitshow and the thought of wasting his prime playing for a glorified minnow would be terrifying.
Agree, he would say that, but to say it is laughable is going to leave him with egg on his face if such a deal goes through.

Kornes would take this denial as unequivocal proof that he is correct.
 

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Its free and got pumped to the max it was always going to be a busy first game. The Sam Lanes of the world were always gonna go nuts and over play it all.
I wonder what the revenue-sharing agreements looked like for last night.

Nice little shot in the arm for Carlton that a stack of other clubs don't get access to.

Hell, we can't even get an official men's trial game at Alberton.
 

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Well as I said to my wife there was also an artificial crowd pump by moving it to Princes Park as you will get all the Carlton tragics who will go because it is being played there like when we had St Kilda at Alberton. If people wont pay for SANFL which is light years above what was on last night I find it hard to see momentum continue when they have to support themselves.
 
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