Jamie Cripps is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 (AFL).

Junior career

Originally from Northampton, Western Australia

Northampton, Western Australia

Northampton is a town north of Geraldton, in the Mid West region of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, the town had a population of 813. It is historic, with an outstanding National Trust building. The town lies on the North West Coastal Highway. Formerly named Gwalla after the location's...

, Cripps was recruited to with the 24th selection in the 2010 AFL Draft

2010 AFL Draft

The 2010 AFL Draft consists of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2010/11 Australian Football League off-season. These are the Trade Week; held between , the National Draft; held on the , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft .This is the first national draft to feature the...

 from East Fremantle

East Fremantle Football Club

The East Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The team's home ground is East Fremantle Oval...

 in the West Australian Football League

West Australian Football League

The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...

 (WAFL). He made his WAFL senior debut for East Fremantle with a single game in 2009, before playing another six games in 2010. He represented Western Australia at the 2010 AFL National Under 18 Championships.

Shortly after being drafted, Cripps was admitted to hospital suffering from a diabetes related illness. It was reported that St Kilda was unaware that Cripps was diabetic before they drafted him.

AFL career

Cripps made his AFL debut as the substitute player in St Kilda's Round 6 match against at AAMI Stadium. He performed well, scoring two goals with his first two kicks of the game.

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