How does Crippa rank among the panoply of Carlton greats?

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Re: How does Crippa rank among the panoply of Carlton greats?

Reply #15 – July 28, 2026, 10:19:01 pm

Quote from: madbluboy – on July 28, 2026, 07:56:30 pm

I have Judd as the best Carlton player I have seen.

Kouta says hi

Re: How does Crippa rank among the panoply of Carlton greats?

Reply #16 – July 28, 2026, 10:21:06 pm

Pound for pound, Kenny Hunter and Kade Simpson are hard to split, Kenny due to premierships.

Re: How does Crippa rank among the panoply of Carlton greats?

Reply #17 – Today at 09:18:33 am

To answer the thread question: Extremely highly. Especially if your criterion is to control/turn a game. Which does limit it somewhat to on-ballers.

On that measure:
Crippa.
Juddy.
Dominator.
Jezza.
Big Nick.
Just out of the top 5: Braddles. Diesel. Fitzy. Harmesy. Gordon C.

Forwards:
Sticks.
Jezza again.
Buzz.
Wallsy.
Syd J
Just out of the top 5: Alex Marcou.

Defenders:
Doull.
Southby.
SOS.
Kenny H.
Ragsy.
Just out of the top 5: Swan. Weiters.

Utilities:
Kouta.
Tiger.
Rhys.

And 'what could have been' - Peter Motley.

Re: How does Crippa rank among the panoply of Carlton greats?

Reply #18 – Today at 09:35:33 am

This was the club's top 12 in 2014

1. John Nicholls 328 games 307 goals 1957-74
2. Stephen Kernahan 251 games 738 goals 1986-97
3. Bruce Doull 356 games 22 goals 1969-86
4. Stephen Silvagni 312 games 202 goals 1985-01
5.Alex Jesaulenko 256 games 424 goals 1967-79
6. Craig Bradley 375 games 247 goals 1986-2002
7. Robert Walls 218 games 367 goals 1967-78
8. Wayne Johnston 209 games 283 goals 1979-90
9. Geoff Southby 268 games 31 goals 1971-84
10. Greg Williams 109 games 89 goals 1992-97
11. Ken Hands 211 games 188 goals 1945-57
12. Chris Judd 125 games 79 goals 2008-

Re: How does Crippa rank among the panoply of Carlton greats?

Reply #19 – Today at 10:23:12 am

Quote from: madbluboy – on Today at 09:35:33 am

This was the club's top 12 in 2014

1. John Nicholls 328 games 307 goals 1957-74
2. Stephen Kernahan 251 games 738 goals 1986-97
3. Bruce Doull 356 games 22 goals 1969-86
4. Stephen Silvagni 312 games 202 goals 1985-01
5.Alex Jesaulenko 256 games 424 goals 1967-79
6. Craig Bradley 375 games 247 goals 1986-2002
7. Robert Walls 218 games 367 goals 1967-78
8. Wayne Johnston 209 games 283 goals 1979-90
9. Geoff Southby 268 games 31 goals 1971-84
10. Greg Williams 109 games 89 goals 1992-97
11. Ken Hands 211 games 188 goals 1945-57
12. Chris Judd 125 games 79 goals 2008-

No Kouta

If we’re going by ones during our supporting time, and taking into account the bias of time.

Jesaulenko
Nicholls
Doull
Koutoufides
Kernahan
Silvagni
Williams
Cripps
Judd
Johnston

Re: How does Crippa rank among the panoply of Carlton greats?

Reply #20 – Today at 10:41:04 am

Wayne Harmes was a star - massive finals performer and heard him in interviews how there was a group of key star players in the late 70s and 80s who made a pact to refuse to lose to the Filth in big finals and said the amount of hatred for them was not like any other team

A tad different these days sadly.

Re: How does Crippa rank among the panoply of Carlton greats?

Reply #21 – Today at 11:08:11 am

Kouta was amazing in top flight, but some of his ordinary games detract from his legacy.

Cripps... I have to say, he has been bloody good and of his 250 games, I reckon less than 5% are bad ones.

2 x brownlow medallist puts him in Greg Williams territory, and the knock on his kicking doesnt really detract from his legacy. He is in rare air, and dont ask me who Cripps goes past in the pantheon of Carlton greats, but he is easily in the top percentile. If he jagged a flag as captain, then he would instantly become a top 5.