Carlton dismisses ‘fractured back’ report on star mid Patrick Cripps – AFL

CARLTON coach David Teague has strongly refuted suggestions the club’s co-captain Patrick Cripps is dealing with a fractured back that is requiring weekly injections to get through games.
Reports surfaced on Thursday that Cripps has been playing through a fractured back to start the year, though Teague and the Blues have since downplayed those concerns and have said that a prior back injury has now fully healed.
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The club did concede that Cripps, who has battled…

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