Agro jr wrote:
having nightmares about what Fyfe and Mundy are going to do to our midfield without Cripps in it.
amazing how much we rely on one player, it's almost like not replacing Bryce Gibbs was a pretty big mistake.
After the Bulldogs played keepings off with us last week, I'm having visions of a 150-200 differential in disposals.
This is the problem.
If you have this mindset, how will the players feel?
He is one player. If three others rotate through his position, it will throw the Freo defensive midfield setup out of kilter. They have been training all week to counter Cripps and now they have no idea who will take up the cudgel and how they are going to rotate their defensive positioning. Ed will still be there to counter Fyfe.
It's a bummer of a position to be in BUT this is when players make their names.
What happens if SPS gets 35 again?
We recruited Setterfield to be a inside mid but so far he hasn't had much of it because Cripps is always in there.
Kennedy can do it but hasn't had a run at it because f injury.
Nobody has to be Cripps. If Kennedy comes in and gets 20 possessions and Setterfield, SPS and Murphy get a few extra each, there's your 30 possessions covered.
I haven't even mentioned Walsh.
It's Cripps's inspirational leadership that is difficult to replace. I'm guessing Simmo will be Captain. Now there's a man we can look up to.
SPS’s 36 possessions came off the back of about 20 handball receives from Cripps.
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