Have been sold on Crippa's character from his first pre season not from my own experience but a friend of mine in Gippsland. My friend is heavily involved in one of the leagues down there and they had a season launch in which a few Blues boys were there. Crippa was just in was plonked on my friends table along with one Josh Bootsma. My friend could not have been more impressed by Crippa's respect in general, respect for the women on the table including his wife, his attitude, and the fact he made an effort to talk to each member of the table individually which was the complete opposite of Bootsma who offered nothing.