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Cripps probably has a better idea than any of us as to the state of the club.
His decision will go along way to determining opinions of where we're really at.

It would be a blow to confidence should he choose to go and a big boost should he decide to stay and be a part of any success.

A bellweather.

It's a Bellwether Cookie, a leading sheep, it's not raining bells!

We need two things to further our progress.

In the short term we need a fair dinkum structural KPF, McKay is some years away, our current KPFs play more like a Darling role next to Kennedy, we need a Kennedy. Long term McKay looks capable, Kerr looks capable too, but long term.

Darling was able to step up and change roles to fill Kennedy's shoes for a game or two, but nobody will claim Darling can do that for a season, in finals or in the additional absence of other talls like Naitanui or Lycett! Kennedy in that way is structural, that is what we need!

Secondly, we need at least one other A-Grade midfielder to allow Cripps a breather, the other mids we have now are just support acts and if this keeps up we'll run Cripps into the ground! Making him captain too soon could be a millstone for him, he looks like he is willing to harm himself for a short term benefit! If he gets something like OP we are stuffed! Ideally, someone with a bit more pace that doesn't break our bank!

When you saw Dow, O'Brien and Fisher next to Yolmen or Greenwood, it was clear our guys are the future outside. None of them have the size to be serious inside chop-outs for the Cripps types.

It's a Bellwether Cookie, a leading sheep, it's not raining bells!

We need two things to further our progress.

In the short term we need a fair dinkum structural KPF, McKay is some years away, our current KPFs play more like a Darling role next to Kennedy, we need a Kennedy. Long term McKay looks capable, Kerr looks capable too, but long term.

Darling was able to step up and change roles to fill Kennedy's shoes for a game or two, but nobody will claim Darling can do that for a season, in finals or in the additional absence of other talls like Naitanui or Lycett! Kennedy in that way is structural, that is what we need!

Secondly, we need at least one other A-Grade midfielder to allow Cripps a breather, the other mids we have now are just support acts and if this keeps up we'll run Cripps into the ground! Making him captain too soon could be a millstone for him, he looks like he is willing to harm himself for a short term benefit! If he gets something like OP we are stuffed! Ideally, someone with a bit more pace that doesn't break our bank!

When you saw Dow, O'Brien and Fisher next to Yolmen or Greenwood, it was clear our guys are the future outside. None of them have the size to be serious inside chop-outs for the Cripps types.

Kennedy will be one of those 2 big mids we need. He had no preseason and has been playing with a bad ankle. I thought he showed some better signs last night and gave us a glimpse of what he will bring when he's right

Apart from his fitness he also lacks a bit of class with his disposal, he isnt bad just not at that elite level, apart from Fisher and OBrien its a very unreliable group of mids headed by Cripps with regard kicking skills..

Cripps field kicking has been very good lately. Its his kicking for goal that's been letting us down.

Cripps field kicking has been very good lately. Its his kicking for goal that's been letting us down.

I just got through detailing this exact point in another thread.

Over his career Cripps has had 73 shots on goal and has kicked just 22 of them. 37 behinds and 14 complete misses. That equates to a pathetic GA of 30.1%