Teddy Hopkins wrote:
azzablue wrote:
17th Premiership wrote:
Nope - we have a history of stuffing up games against opposition missing key players. Takes me right back to 1994 (I think?) finals when Geelong were missing Bairstow, Couch & Hocking!
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We still owe them for that 94 final !! That game still hurts ...
Ablett snr destroyed Mil Hanna.
But we don't owe them anything. You may not remember the 1995 grand final.
Walsh wrote:
bondiblue wrote:
Walsh wrote:
Cripps is the highest contested possession winner in the team and will be the highest contested possession winner on the ground based on this season average.
Geelong are better at meters gained, disposal efficiency and a far better tackling side. Thats top end team cohesion they know where their team mates are going to run based on line up stability. They connect far better between the lines.
We have close to no chance despite having the best ball winner and uncontested ball winner on the ground. We have a long way to go to reach their level of team cohesion.
They spread far better but we have more potent weapons. Players like SPS, Dow, Martin and Kennedy need to double their tackling pressure for us to have a sneaky chance.
Why are we losing clearances?
Out of interest, where does he sit against the rest of the comp?
I'm sure Cripps not playing at his best. What do you think?
Ranked 18th in Contested Possessions per game
Ranked 12th in Centre Clearances per game
He was ranked 1st in 2019 so not at his best but by far our best midfielder. He needs a ruck and playing through injury probably not helping him either.
Thanks. That doesn't tell me he's the best contested player on the ground when he has an opponent. Plus I think walshy is our best midfielder this year, and the BnF will prove that too.
Look Walshy, for the last 2 years Cripps has been down. Most of his disposals struggle to find a team mate. His handballs, rarely make the distance when he shoots out an easy handball. He's lacking class with his disposals, but the biggest issue is his inability to win the centre clearances: he's ball watching, not ball getting.
Sure there's a huge problem for our ruck, hence why I want this to be our No.1 priority in the trade period if we are looking at Finals next year, but I think Cripps is more focussed on receiving, thinking he is carrying the team and trying to kick the winning goal rather than rolling up his sleeves and getting the hard ball like he use to. Maybe he's carrying an injury and doesn't want opponents jumping on him.
Kreuzer wasn't the reason for Cripps' success imo. Yes Kreuze was a better ruck then Pitto and Tom, but geez we are scaping the bottom of the barrel with that comparison. I, like many others, didn't think Kreuzer was a great ruckman TBH.
Suggesting other mids take up the slack is admitting Cripps has been a bit slack, and you seem to ignore Sam Walsh is the player carrying our midfield group this year, not Cripps.
Cripps is the one who needs to lift and win a few centre clearances, or get out of the middle, and leave it to those who seem to do better, as Dow has proven over last 2 weeks with opportunity.