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Can we bottle what Daniel Cross has

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Some players will run past him as his leg speed is not as it once was and he will shank the odd kick but every week I go to the football and know exactly what Daniel Cross will bring to the table. I

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It's a big call but he's as important a signing as we've made imo. I don't think the senior leadership void should be understated. It was a black hole. Crossy has been fundamental to the resurgence,

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Not sure if anyone mentioned him in the post match thread or in the player of the year votes but his job on sidebottom was sensational... Think sidebottom had, had about 20 touches when cross went to

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Crossy has been very consistent all year and whilst he continues to move the football backwards it is usually to a safer option and a better user of the football. His marking is elite and whilst he may be a tad slow his effort makes up for it.

If his kicking was at a good enough standard he would have been one of the best players the game had seen.

I did find it interesting that in the two games before Geelong he made a couple vital mistakes that seemed out of character, in terms of manning up the loose man Oxley, but he also came on the ground with 40 seconds to go against St Kilda, but himself on the back flank and moved Michie to the wing without saying anything about flooding back.

That said, I would say he has done enough to earn a contract extension and then the year after a possible coaching role in some form.

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Cross is the only player I've ever seen who uses the ball better when he is horizontal than when vertical. His ability to rocket out a handball while either prone on the ground, or diving through mid-air is expectional. His marking overhead is also extremely reliable.

Has been in our top 10 this year IMO and is a dead certainty to go around again for at least another one. As he's never been a player who has relied on pace and has a history of first rate fitness, I see no reason he shouldn't be able to play well in to his 30s.

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The other thing I've heard and i reckon saty could confirm this is crossy absolutely loves teaching our young blokes. Brayshaw and co are in good hands

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I want 100+ MFC games from Cross. Does he have any children? F&S ?

I've considered the possibility of him playing 100 MFC games too, but the West Coast game will only be #30. It's a long way off. Should easily manage 50 though.

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Crossy has been outstanding for us, and a 'feather in the caps' of Roosy and our Recruiting Team. Moreover, I reckon he would still be adding significant value at Footscray, both on and off the field. Complete professionals like him add value wherever they go.

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98% time on ground this week - more than anyone else on either team. Normally it's the domain of KPP players to spend that amount of time on the ground, not mids or flankers. Starting to think the guy might actually be superhuman. He's being asked to shoulder a very heavy workload and is doing a damn fine job of it.

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98% time on ground this week - more than anyone else on either team. Normally it's the domain of KPP players to spend that amount of time on the ground, not mids or flankers. Starting to think the guy might actually be superhuman. He's being asked to shoulder a very heavy workload and is doing a damn fine job of it.

Not to mention he's 32, that's extraordinary!

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I feel like Daniel Cross is giving us those 2/3 years we never got when we delisted our last great captain James McDonald? Thoughts?

I think the Daniel Cross signing was very important to help fill the cultural void left by the James McDonald debacle.

As good or better work ethic and commitment ( and that is saying a lot), and maybe better user of the ball.

An outstanding recruitment

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10 Games of the year left

I believe he is on 239 games - Sneaky final to make 250 :)?

Wouldn't be against giving him another season tbh. He's almost playing the best footy of his last 4 years and there's still plenty of room on this list for leadership. If the younger guys surpass him next year, great- play them; but in the interim he is appearing a crucial part of this team and would be proud to get him to 250.

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I want 100+ MFC games from Cross. Does he have any children? F&S ?

I want to see the father son eligibility brought down to 75 games, Or 5 consecutive seasons on an AFL senior list. this allows for players struck down by injury, or the ones who may switch clubs.

Not to mention he's 32, that's extraordinary!

some players have gone on to 38 yrs of age

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98% time on ground this week - more than anyone else on either team. Normally it's the domain of KPP players to spend that amount of time on the ground, not mids or flankers. Starting to think the guy might actually be superhuman. He's being asked to shoulder a very heavy workload and is doing a damn fine job of it.

He's a coaches dream, as you know exactly what you're going to get. Even if he starts to tail off in the next couple of years, he's precisely the kind of player you want setting standards for the young'uns, AFL or VFL, and worth the place on the list. Exactly what we should've done with Junior McDonald, but stuffed up royally. My guess is though that he'll still be getting a senior gig in 2016, and 2017.

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