Carlton skipper hospitalised with ear infection before 100th game
Patrick Cripps wasn’t at his dominant best this afternoon for the Blues, and it’s been revealed he spent the morning in hospital with an ear infection. The Blues skipper played his 100th game in the win over St Kilda and finished with 22 disposals, six tackles and five clearances. Coach David Teague confirmed he didn’t know whether Cripps would play when he arrived at the ground. “He did have an illness. I don’t know all the details. I think you’re on the money (saying it was an ear infection),”...