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Ive always thought he has been overrated. He was shit for the first 6 years, and then was a handyish player who didn't really rebound all that much or lockdown all that well either.Brad Sheppard for me. Criminal that he only made an AA side once
Ive always thought he has been overrated. He was s**t for the first 6 years, and then was a handyish player who didn't really rebound all that much or lockdown all that well either.
I think that's the thing- even on our bad days where JK has 1 goal, Darling 1 mark, Petrucelle 2 disposals etc , Cripps would still have his 10 and a few tackles and do somethingI don’t think any Eagle of the current group is under rated, I think many are very much over rated. Cripps has been a good contributor, but he has way too many bad days to be considered under rated.
He plays a position where a bad day for the team inevitably leads to a howler for the player. It's not like he's a full time midfielder who can get 25-35 touches in a thrashing.I don’t think any Eagle of the current group is under rated, I think many are very much over rated. Cripps has been a good contributor, but he has way too many bad days to be considered under rated.
We haven't seen him for 2 months now - so we can judge what impact his absence has. I feel we've got other guys in there that are putting on OK pressure (eg West) but Cripps is a level above with goal scoring conversion. He's probably better with his inside 50s too.He plays a position where a bad day for the team inevitably leads to a howler for the player. It's not like he's a full time midfielder who can get 25-35 touches in a thrashing.
Smaller forward/HFF rotation is a fickle spot to be. Especially the WCE HFF of death.
yeah well when you got players like Gaff not making the distance from 35 metres, we all want him back in!We haven't seen him for 2 months now - so we can judge what impact his absence has. I feel we've got other guys in there that are putting on OK pressure (eg West) but Cripps is a level above with goal scoring conversion. He's probably better with his inside 50s too.
Cripps is a strong tackler as well, renowned for 2nd and 3rd efforts. His efforts are always of high exertion as well, always leads us for sprints and repeat sprints when he's playing. I think he does a lot of work to cover for others.We haven't seen him for 2 months now - so we can judge what impact his absence has. I feel we've got other guys in there that are putting on OK pressure (eg West) but Cripps is a level above with goal scoring conversion. He's probably better with his inside 50s too.
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Cripps ain’t a player like that. He’s a role player thats been ultra consistent throughout the years. While not one of the greatest forwards in the game he’s been able to play that HFF role (which many argue is the hardest position to play) and be impactful to the side. While he won’t get superstar status, I do agree he’s get a lot more fanfare had he played in MelbourneIf you're a small forward you have to have a decent highlight package to be noticed/remembered. Flukey snaps from the boundary, shake and bake dribblers etc. The likes of Daicos, Betts, Papley deliver in that department. I do think Cripps has some of that but just not as much. As others have said lacks consistency. I think in general Eagles players are just less under the microscope in Melbourne anyway.
That's true, he is pretty overlooked in general. Ryan and Rioli did more of the fancy stuff that got noticed.Cripps ain’t a player like that. He’s a role player thats been ultra consistent throughout the years. While not one of the greatest forwards in the game he’s been able to play that HFF role (which many argue is the hardest position to play) and be impactful to the side. While he won’t get superstar status, I do agree he’s get a lot more fanfare had he played in Melbourne
i heard on the weekend during the game that he was by far #1 for goal assists at the Eagles