Patrick Cripps

Patrick Cripps
Personal information
Date of birth18 March 1995
Original teamEast Fremantle
DraftNo. 13, 2013 National Draft, Carlton
Height/Weight190cm / 88 kg
Club information
Current clubCarlton
Number9
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2014–Carlton7 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of Round 5, 2014 season.
Career highlights

Patrick Cripps (born 18 March 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays with the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Background

Originally from the small farming town of Northampton in Western Australia's Mid West, Cripps played junior football in Northampton, and then moved to Perth and played juniors and colts for the East Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League. He represented Western Australia at the 2013 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, serving as vice-captain and winning a place in the All-Australian Team for the tournament.[1]

Cripps was recruited by the Carlton Football Club with its first round selection in the 2013 AFL National Draft (No. 13 overall), and his playing style as a slow but strong-bodied midfielder with a strong ability to win clearances drew comparisons with club great Greg Williams.[2] Cripps made his senior debut against Melbourne in Round 4, 2014.[3]

Cripps changed from his debut jumper number of 16 at the end of the 2014 season, to number 9 after it was vacated after the delisting of Kane Lucas.

Cripps was nominated for the 2015 AFL Rising Star for his round 4 performance against St Kilda in Wellington on ANZAC Day.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Four Sharks picked up in the 2013 AFL draft". 22 November 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Landsberger, Sam (22 November 2013), "Blues evoke Diesel in securing Cripps", Herald Sun
  3. ↑ Connolly, Rohan (12 April 2014), "Blue day as Dees dare to believe", The Age
  4. ↑ King, Travis (27 April 2015). "Judd the catalyst for rising star Cripps' big start to 2015".

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