Jason Cripps in Hospital

[8856brother]

Ex Saint, and Port Power list manager collapsed on morning run today and is in hospital. Not sure how serious. Hope he is ok.

[GrumpyOne]

Ex Saint and Port Power list manager collapsed on morning run today and is in hospital. Not sure how serious. Hope he is ok.

[Goose is king]

Fingers crossed for a good result

[Toy Saint]

They suggested a possible heart attack on Foxtel

[gringo]

Sheesh, that guy was so unlucky when he played ALF with his back. He could have been something special if his body had been good to him. It sounds like it's still not looking after him. Hope he gets over it quickly, he's a pretty tough unit to go through what he did.

[perfectionist]

I thought it was his hammy.

I note that Jamie Cripps (no relation) was BOG for the Weagles today.

[8856brother]

I thought it was his hammy.

I note that Jamie Cripps (no relation) was BOG for the Weagles today.

Marto will be inconsolable.

[gringo]

I thought it was his hammy.

I note that Jamie Cripps (no relation) was BOG for the Weagles today.

He is also high up in tackles, like 6th in the league and also gets a heap of goals. I think Marto's Joe the goose stuff might have been a bit wrong.

[SENsei]

Said heart related on SEN. Anyone with an update??

[magnifisaint]

Said heart related on SEN. Anyone with an update??

Said the same on 3LO

[plugger66]

Really nice guy. Hope he is ok.

[saintspremiers]

Just a little heads up re the heart. I've recently been diagnosed with a condition called AF - basically an irregular heartbeat. It can be fixed by shocking the heart back into normal rhythm (which I'm getting done this Friday under a light general) and is quite common as people age (still only a few percentage chance of getting it). Left untreated, it can cause blood clots and strokes in rare circumstances. It can also cause rapid heartbeat of over 250 beats a minute during exercise and then heart attack risk is big time. If monitored, you can live fairly normally.

Quick easy thing to do is check your pulse on your wrist. If it's a nice regular beat all is good, if not, visit a GP and get yourself checked out.

[Goose is king]

Good luck for Friday saintspremiers

[Old Mate]

Good luck for Friday saintspremiers

+1

[saintspremiers]

Good luck for Friday saintspremiers

+1

Cheers. It's a simple procedure takes only about half an hour with about 80% success rate. I'm one of the lucky ones. Too many don't get a second chance and sadly Cripps may be one of them. Tragic.

[plugger66]

Good luck for Friday saintspremiers

+1

Cheers. It's a simple procedure takes only about half an hour with about 80% success rate. I'm one of the lucky ones. Too many don't get a second chance and sadly Cripps may be one of them. Tragic.

He also maybe 100% ok.

[citywest]

Good luck for Friday saintspremiers

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Cheers. It's a simple procedure takes only about half an hour with about 80% success rate. I'm one of the lucky ones. Too many don't get a second chance and sadly Cripps may be one of them. Tragic.

He also maybe 100% ok.

I hope he recovers. Wasn't he the one that tore his hamstring off the bone and then decided to pedal through Europe as rehab? Or was that Leigh Fisher? I can't remember.

[saintspremiers]

Yep Cripps had massive hammy issues and missed about 3 years of footy. Such a shame, he was an enormous talent.

[remboy]

He missed three years with hamstring problems. His first game back was Roo's first game and Blight's last. He kicked the first goal of the game from memory.

[Sainternist]

A great guy. Can only wish him a very speedy recovery.

[SENsei]

Would hold some sort of record as playing three consecutive AFL games under three different coaches?

Alves, Blight & Thomas. Missed Watson entirely.

[asiu]

There was yack about this on the telly this arvo
... seems like the vibe is a tad serious.

Good healing Cripper

[asaint]

Hate to say this but it sounds like his condition is very serious.

[SENsei]

When Mike Sheahan says he holds "grave fears" then it is very very serious. I am shocked and saddened. I only saw him last Friday week and commented on how fit he looked.

[saintbrat]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-15/p ... tion=sport


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ort Adelaide's list manager Jason Cripps has been successfully taken out of an induced coma after suffering a heart attack in Perth.

Cripps collapsed on Saturday during a social run and was placed in an induced coma at the Royal Perth Hospital.

The AFL club said in a statement that, after 48 hours in a serious but stable condition, Cripps is now responsive to family and friends.

"He remains in hospital in a stable condition," the statement read.

"The club sincerely thanks media for the sensitive and respectful handling of this story and asks media to continue to respect the privacy of Jason and his family during this time."

The 38-year-old Cripps played 60 senior matches for St Kilda between 1996 and 2002, including the 1997 grand final against Adelaide.