West Coast Eagles veteran Jamie Cripps has been slammed for costing his crew dearly within the dying phases on a nailbiting contest.
The Eagles had the momentum all through the fourth quarter however in the end fell six factors quick as Essendon secured the 11.11 (77) to 11.5 (71) win.
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Nevertheless it may have been a unique consequence if not for Cripps’ inexcusable mistake halfway via the ultimate time period.
With below 10 minutes left to play and the Eagles behind by 10 factors, the ball sailed inside their ahead 50 the place Jake Waterman hauled in a contested mark.
After serving to Waterman get again to his ft, Cripps is seen participating with a number of Bombers gamers earlier than he shoves Nic Martin to the turf.
The second of insanity from the 32-year-old sees the umpire pay a free kick to the Bombers, robbing Waterman a shot on purpose.
“That’s simply dumb,” Will Schofield mentioned on Fox Footy’s protection.
“That’s utterly dumb by Jamie Cripps. He’s been on this league a very long time.
“Nic Martin sucked him in there. You’ve obtained a ahead having a shot at purpose … what are you doing?”
Former Port Adelaide premiership star Kane Cornes took goal at Cripps on Sunday morning as he hauled the Eagles veteran over the coals.
“This can be a pivotal second. What’s Cripps doing off the ball? Even Waterman says ‘don’t give it away’ after which he’s shattered,” Cornes mentioned on the Sunday Footy Present.
“What an enormous second that’s. You possibly can see the devastation there.
“Whenever you lose it by such a detailed margin, you return to an skilled participant amongst a younger group, unforgivable.”
Nathan Brown asks what the response from Eagles coach Adam Simpson must be in relation to Cripps’ expensive mistake.
“You’d be filthy. I might hope they’ve (the enjoying group) obtained to the purpose the place they are saying we can not settle for that from a senior participant in that second to do this.”
Followers watching on have been equally as incensed with the error from Cripps that would have seen the Eagles near inside 4 factors.
One consumer wrote: “Jamie Cripps with an absolute corridor of fame stage mind fade. That’s as silly as you’ll ever see.”
A second added: “Must be a one kick sport. Inexcusable to present away that reversal.”
A 3rd wrote: “What Jamie Cripps did there was inexcusable – that’s dumb for such a extremely skilled participant.”
A fourth wrote: “Jamie Cripps. Could have value the Eagles any probability of an upset win. Past silly.”
The loss drops the Eagles to 2-6 on the season with the membership sitting fifteenth on the ladder, forward of Richmond, Hawthorn and North Melbourne.
