Jamie Owen Cripps (born 23 April 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Cripps is a cousin of two other AFL players, Patrick Cripps (Carlton) and Chris Mainwaring (West Coast).[1]
| Jamie Cripps | |||
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 Cripps playing for West Coast in April 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jamie Owen Cripps | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | East Fremantle | ||
| Draft | 24th overall, 2010 AFL Draft | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | West Coast | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011–2012 | St Kilda | 16 (16) | |
| 2013– | West Coast | 235 (295) | |
| Total | 251 (311) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Junior career
editOriginally from Northampton, Western Australia, Cripps participated in the Auskick program at Northampton[2] and played his junior football for Western Australian Football League team East Fremantle Football Club, making his senior debut in 2009, before playing another six games in 2010[3] and representing Western Australia at the 2010 AFL Under 18 Championships.[4]
Cripps was recruited to AFL club St Kilda with the 24th selection in the 2010 AFL Draft. Shortly after being drafted, Cripps was admitted to hospital suffering from a diabetes-related illness. It was reported that St Kilda were unaware that Cripps was diabetic before they drafted him.[5]
AFL career
editCripps made his AFL debut as the substitute player in St Kilda's Round 6 match against Adelaide at AAMI Stadium. He performed well, scoring two goals with his first two kicks of the game.[6]
At the end of the 2012 season, he was traded to the West Coast Eagles along with draft pick 46 in exchange for draft picks 41 and 44.
Personal life
editCripps married his long term partner in October 2021 at a ceremony at a brewery in Western Australia's Margaret River wine region.[7]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of round 20, 2019[8]
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2011 | St Kilda | 35 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 2012 | St Kilda | 35 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 69 | 48 | 117 | 35 | 32 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 9.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 2013 | West Coast | 15 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 91 | 66 | 157 | 42 | 61 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 4.1 |
| 2014 | West Coast | 15 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 136 | 80 | 216 | 57 | 72 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 11.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
| 2015 | West Coast | 15 | 25 | 34 | 30 | 218 | 127 | 345 | 103 | 139 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 8.7 | 5.1 | 13.8 | 4.1 | 5.6 |
| 2016 | West Coast | 15 | 23 | 28 | 18 | 193 | 99 | 292 | 92 | 94 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 4.3 | 12.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| 2017 | West Coast | 15 | 21 | 26 | 18 | 183 | 102 | 285 | 90 | 79 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 8.7 | 4.9 | 13.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| 2018† | West Coast | 15 | 25 | 38 | 18 | 249 | 149 | 398 | 122 | 97 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 15.9 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | West Coast | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 20 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 13.4 | 4.0 | 2.6 |
| Career | 149 | 186 | 114 | 1189 | 714 | 1903 | 564 | 593 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 12.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | ||
References
edit- ^ Chadwick, Justin. "West Coast's Jamie Cripps proud to be following in Chris Mainwaring's footsteps". The Advertiser. News International. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ AFL Record. Round 12, 2022. pg 48
- ^ WAFL playing statistics
- ^ Jamie Cripps draft profile
- ^ Saints shock over draft pick's illness Saints shock over draft pick's illness
- ^ Porter, Ashley (1 May 2011). "Saints fail in fightback". The Age. Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ "West Coast Eagles forward Jamie Cripps marries long-term partner Liv Stanley at South West ceremony". Perth Now. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "AFL Tables - Jamie Cripps - Stats - Statistics". afltables.com. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
External links
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- Jamie Cripps's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
- Jamie Cripps's playing statistics from AFL Tables