Patrick Cripps is leading the charge for Western Australia in this rarity, a genuine top-level state game of Australian rules football. Normally at this time of year he would be tapering his preparation for another campaign, his thirteenth at senior level, but he will lift for this occasion even though it is technically part of his preseason for the real club stuff. He has struggled in recent years with shoulder problems, evidenced by the amount of strapping that is applied. The less padding he carries, the better he moves between contests, and the more hard footy he can win.
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