Weiters didn't complete his fitness test so we're going with an unchanged lineup.
Weiters does seem to struggle with sofe tissue injuries - perhaps a consequence of having humungous muscles.
At least 1 Emergency won't play. Probably Hollands.I can't say I'm a big fan of Matthew Guy, the bloke lacks something, but if that circulated clip is the alleged "assault" on Moira Deeming, then her credibility is also shot! Opportunity knocks.
Also, the Victorian Liberal Party. It's either mind numbingly stupid or ridiculously toxic, maybe both. Because at a bare minimum this appears to be acting in bad faith on several fronts, about as bad as it gets!
Cripps' form is scary when compared to the teams performance
Have a look at the following breakdown of team with Cripps possessions in that game in brackets.
Our worst 2 games for the year IMO would be...
Sydney (19 touches)
St. Kilda. (14).
Our best games of the year would be IMO
GWS (33)
Port Adelaide (32)
Geelong (30)
Brisbane (32) WE LOST
Fremantle (32) WE LOST
Richmond (32)
Bulldogs (29)
Average/poor performances against....
Melbourne (21)
North Melbourne (21)
Adelaide (29) 29 touches and WE LOST
Collingwood (25)
Essendon (23)
Coincidence??
No Cripps. No Carlton
You wanted to trade him when the whole list was playing well below their standard earlier in the year then we get on a roll after a coach change (pure coincidence of course) and now we can't win without him. Clearly there is more to this then simply No Cripps no Carlton. And if you want to credit all the wins to Cripps playing well not sure what happened in the 4 games when he had over 25 touches and we still lost?
He is dual brownlow medalist and still a top 3 inside bull and along with all the top tier players who naturally have a big influence on the result when they fire - Heeney, Daicos, Bont, Jackson, Dawson, Gawn, Smith are all in that basket so do all those teams fall into the same line of thinking?
Rubbish.
While I wouldn't say that we had players standing back, I think that the improved form and effort of the support cast in Hewett, Acres, Cerra, Aisworth, Hayward, and now Cottrell, has taken pressure off Cripps and Walsh. If Cripps or Walsh is quiet, others are filling the void but that support is also enabling Cripps and Walsh, as well as Jagga Smith, to accumulate possessions and distribute the pill effectively.
Cripps' form is scary when compared to the teams performance
Have a look at the following breakdown of team with Cripps possessions in that game in brackets.
Our worst 2 games for the year IMO would be...
Sydney (19 touches)
St. Kilda. (14).
Our best games of the year would be IMO
GWS (33)
Port Adelaide (32)
Geelong (30)
Brisbane (32) WE LOST
Fremantle (32) WE LOST
Richmond (32)
Bulldogs (29)
Average/poor performances against....
Melbourne (21)
North Melbourne (21)
Adelaide (29) 29 touches and WE LOST
Collingwood (25)
Essendon (23)
Coincidence??
No Cripps. No Carlton