The Magpies know they made a big recruiting mistake in overlooking Carlton superstar Patrick Cripps. It has caused them to completely rethink their approach
Collingwood's just-departed veteran recruiter Matthew Rendell has explained the mistake that led the Magpies to err by overlooking Carlton superstar Patrick Cripps, and how the club's review of that decision led to a shift in their thinking.
Rendell said, under recruiting boss Derek Hine, Collingwood routinely reviews every player drafted in the AFL over five years. He said by Cripps' second year, they recognised "we've stuffed that up" by not picking the champion.Getty Images Privately, Collingwood insiders say that the mistake was to misjudge Cripps' capacity to redress his running weakness through his strength of character.
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