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Brownlow 2024 Brownlow Medal Count - Congrats Patrick Cripps!
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Cdog71
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Good on him for winning it and would’nt be surprised if he wins another.
But..
Is he the best player or is he just the most difficult to deal with at stoppage?
Kicked 17 goals, ok. Daicos kicked 20 Warner kicked 34
Cripps 13 GA, Daicos 18* one less game Warner 22.
Cripps is 6”5 and because of his range his lane for corralling the ball or sharking it from a tap is probably 2mtr either side of his centre.
He was top 3 for hard ball gets and led C/P’s. I think it’s because his zone for controlling the ball is bigger than most and so few of the tackles laid on him pin his arms. Tackling him doesn’t often stop him passing the ball.
He’s a great player but his physique gives him a natural advantage that Daicos and Neale don’t have.
He also took more Ruck contests than ever before and got more “grab and go” from those than any other Back up Ruck.
He’s a champ and a great player but also a very unusual player that just doesn’t have any natural predators.
But..
Is he the best player or is he just the most difficult to deal with at stoppage?
Kicked 17 goals, ok. Daicos kicked 20 Warner kicked 34
Cripps 13 GA, Daicos 18* one less game Warner 22.
Cripps is 6”5 and because of his range his lane for corralling the ball or sharking it from a tap is probably 2mtr either side of his centre.
He was top 3 for hard ball gets and led C/P’s. I think it’s because his zone for controlling the ball is bigger than most and so few of the tackles laid on him pin his arms. Tackling him doesn’t often stop him passing the ball.
He’s a great player but his physique gives him a natural advantage that Daicos and Neale don’t have.
He also took more Ruck contests than ever before and got more “grab and go” from those than any other Back up Ruck.
He’s a champ and a great player but also a very unusual player that just doesn’t have any natural predators.
Well they did lose the Grand Final, in a game in which he was adjudged the second best player on the ground, against the second placed team who had won both their finals matches by 50 plus points, and went on to have a dynasty of their own...
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So what if Hawthorn did what Adelaide did in 2017, that doesn't mean they were expected to beat the strongest team of 2008. Geelong had 1 loss during the H&A season, they were the strongest team.
So what Gary jnr did while playing for the strongest team in the 2008 GF was gather 34 disposals and kick 2 goals, and that wasn't good enough to get the strongest team that season over the line. That's why that Hawthorn flag is the greatest premiership ever won.
To say Geelong wasn't the strongest team that season is ridiculous.
Hang on.
We've been told by all and sundry that home and away games are simply used to position for finals, and it's a brand new ball game in finals.
The point was that Geelong didn't have it go all their way on Grand Final Day in 2008, in the way Richmond did in 2017 and 2019, and despite that, GAJ was still unbelievably good that day.
I have told you why I included 2008 as an example of GAJ performing to an unbelievably elite level when things aren't going his team's way.
When a team loses, clearly things haven't gone your team's way, and it is much more difficult for a player to perform in those circumstances.
As we have seen with Dustin Martin's performances in losing finals.
T2B_
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Okay, but being 6"5 as a mid who isn't the most natural super athlete isn't exactly to his advantage either. There's many players his size that struggle to even bend over fast enough to pick up a ground ball.
Not sure having physical advantages usually counts against a player anyway
Cdog71
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I’m pretty sure he’s always played as a mid or Ruck
Yeah, he has said he’s worked on his speed and good on him, he’s always tried to get better.
I don’t think his size is a disadvantage, I think he’s developed the way he plays to make the most of it.
I can’t really think of another player his height that can play 1 mtr from the ball all game.
Nat Fyfe, was more explosive outve stoppage and has more of a marking game.
I’m can’t think of a RRover like him.
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Yeah he did for sure play as a mid as a youngster, but he was more average sized then, he had a real late ridiculous growth spurt. I remember his first couple of games at AFL level, he looked awkward AF, you could tell what he wanted to to do and his hand skills were always great, but he was practically tripping over his own large frame.
If he didn't have his mental strength and desire to keep improving on all aspects of his game and preparation, he could have perhaps not even made it IMO.
See this is the other option, you get the umpires to look at stats like the Norm Smith voters and they give it to a player who was invisible in general play but dominated the stats sheet over players who were more visible.
Like I said... Ouch
Yep, and Ah chee, Lohmann and Starchavich were the best 3 on the ground.
Brisbane had the best 10 players on the ground, and at half time I had Lohmann best followed by Starcevich.
But Ashcroft and Neale were set to poise in the second half through weight of numbers, and that they did.
I actually would have given my 3 votes to Dunkley - he was immense, with his job on Heeney defining.
There was a bee's dick between the top 6 or 7 on the ground.
