Height 1.90 m Positions Midfielder Name Patrick Cripps Parents Brad Cripps | Current club Carlton Weight 88 kg Career start 2014 Nominations AFL Rising Star | |
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Date of birth (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 20) Draft No. 13, 2013 National Draft, Carlton Height/Weight 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)/ 90 kg Role Australian Rules Footballer Profiles | ||
Place of birth Canberra, Australia | ||
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Patrick Cripps (born 18 March 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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- Nab afl draft countdown meet patrick cripps
- Patrick cripps clearance man
- Early life
- AFL career
- Statistics
- References
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Early life
Cripps was born in Canberra, but at a young age moved to the small farming town of Northampton in Western Australia's Mid West. Two other members of his family have played AFL football – Jamie Cripps (third cousin) and Chris Mainwaring (first cousin once removed). 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 AFL Under 18 Championships, serving as vice-captain and winning a place in the All-Australian Team for the tournament.
AFL career
Cripps was recruited by the Carlton Football Club with its first round selection in the 2013 AFL National Draft (No. 13 overall). Even as a junior, his playing style as a strong-bodied midfielder with a strong ability to win clearances by handpass drew comparisons with club great Greg Williams. Cripps made his senior debut against Melbourne in Round 4, 2014, but played only three matches during the season due to injuries. 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.
In just his third season, Cripps a now 196 cm/6 ft 5 in has established himself as a top inside midfielder, finishing 8th in the league for contested possessions and 11th for clearances, and earning strong acclaim for his attacking use of handball. He finished second in the 2015 AFL Rising Star award after holding favouritism with bookmakers for much of the year, and he won the John Nicholls Medal as Carlton's best and fairest to become the second-youngest winner in the award's history.
In 2016, Cripps further solidified his place as one the best inside midfielders in the AFL amassing 185 clearances at an average of 8.8 per game, ranked #1 in the AFL as well as 354 contested possessions at an average of 16.9, ranked #2 in the AFL for the season.