Brownlow Medal winner Patrick Cripps turns up to interview looking 'very dusty', and Karl Stefanovic has the perfect response
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In the Australian Football League (AFL), the 'best and fairest' player is recognised with the Charles Brownlow Trophy, also known as the Brownlow Medal, at the end of the home-and-away season.
After his thrilling win on Sunday night, Carlton captain Patrick Cripps admitted that he went out quite a bit late to celebrate with his family, friends, and teammates.
That is probably why, during an early morning live TV interview, he looked a little bit under the weather, prompting Today host Karl Stefanovic to offer some tongue-in-cheek wisdom.
'I just wanted to say Crippsy, well done, my friend. We've been following you really well this year. You had a terrific year,' Stefanovic said.
'One thing I will give advice if you are staying at Crown, and you're going to an awards ceremony that night, just make sure you don't leave your eyes in the villa when you come down to do the cross.'
Patrick Cripps, the favourite to win the Brownlow in 2022, received some words of wisdom from Karl Stefanovic. Credit: Twitter/The Today Show.
It was obvious that Cripps had not gotten much sleep the night before, as he blinked quite frequently while trying to describe the enormous honour of being a Brownlow recipient on the breakfast show first thing on Monday morning.
After hearing the bit of advice, Cripps flashed a friendly smile as Stefanovic and his co-host Langdon burst out laughing.
When asked how hungover he was on a scale of one to ten, Cripps replied, 'I'd say close to ten.'
The AFL player went on to describe the whole experience, which he admitted was still pretty unbelievable for him.
'It's been a long night. It's all worth it. Been great fun. I've had a few mates here and family to celebrate. Yeah, it's a weird feeling being outside so early. But it's all worth it,' he said.
'I'm crying out for a bit of sleep right now. No, you have to do it. All worth it when you win the Brownlow. Got to keep punching out the next few hours, then I'll be hitting the pillow pretty quick.'
Patrick Cripps claimed three votes in the final game of the year to win the Brownlow. Credit: AAP Image.
Patrick Cripps, captain of the Carlton AFL team, won the Brownlow Medal for the first time in a nail-biting final round count, narrowly edging out the odds-on crowd-favourite Lachie Neale.
Cripps took the lead by three votes during Carlton's heartbreaking loss to Collingwood in round 23. He went on to win the AFL's top individual award with 29 votes, ahead of Brisbane's Neale (with 28 votes) and Gold Coast's Touk Miller (with 27 votes).
In his acceptance speech, Cripps reflected on the honour of receiving the award, saying, 'Mate, I don't know whether to laugh or cry. I loved footy growing up as a kid.'
'I still remember being at boarding school back in WA, and I used to always ask my mum, "Make sure you sign me out, give me leave on Brownlow night", because I used to love watching it,' he continued.
'My older brother Daniel used to sign me out, and we always used to watch it together. It's unbelievable. I can't put it into words at the moment, but it's a massive honour, and I'm absolutely pumped.'
Since former captain Chris Judd in 2010, he has been the only Blue to win the Brownlow. See his best moments this season in this video below:
Credit: Carlton Blues Fans.
After his thrilling win on Sunday night, Carlton captain Patrick Cripps admitted that he went out quite a bit late to celebrate with his family, friends, and teammates.
That is probably why, during an early morning live TV interview, he looked a little bit under the weather, prompting Today host Karl Stefanovic to offer some tongue-in-cheek wisdom.
'I just wanted to say Crippsy, well done, my friend. We've been following you really well this year. You had a terrific year,' Stefanovic said.
'One thing I will give advice if you are staying at Crown, and you're going to an awards ceremony that night, just make sure you don't leave your eyes in the villa when you come down to do the cross.'
Patrick Cripps, the favourite to win the Brownlow in 2022, received some words of wisdom from Karl Stefanovic. Credit: Twitter/The Today Show.
It was obvious that Cripps had not gotten much sleep the night before, as he blinked quite frequently while trying to describe the enormous honour of being a Brownlow recipient on the breakfast show first thing on Monday morning.
After hearing the bit of advice, Cripps flashed a friendly smile as Stefanovic and his co-host Langdon burst out laughing.
When asked how hungover he was on a scale of one to ten, Cripps replied, 'I'd say close to ten.'
The AFL player went on to describe the whole experience, which he admitted was still pretty unbelievable for him.
'It's been a long night. It's all worth it. Been great fun. I've had a few mates here and family to celebrate. Yeah, it's a weird feeling being outside so early. But it's all worth it,' he said.
'I'm crying out for a bit of sleep right now. No, you have to do it. All worth it when you win the Brownlow. Got to keep punching out the next few hours, then I'll be hitting the pillow pretty quick.'
Patrick Cripps claimed three votes in the final game of the year to win the Brownlow. Credit: AAP Image.
Patrick Cripps, captain of the Carlton AFL team, won the Brownlow Medal for the first time in a nail-biting final round count, narrowly edging out the odds-on crowd-favourite Lachie Neale.
Cripps took the lead by three votes during Carlton's heartbreaking loss to Collingwood in round 23. He went on to win the AFL's top individual award with 29 votes, ahead of Brisbane's Neale (with 28 votes) and Gold Coast's Touk Miller (with 27 votes).
In his acceptance speech, Cripps reflected on the honour of receiving the award, saying, 'Mate, I don't know whether to laugh or cry. I loved footy growing up as a kid.'
'I still remember being at boarding school back in WA, and I used to always ask my mum, "Make sure you sign me out, give me leave on Brownlow night", because I used to love watching it,' he continued.
'My older brother Daniel used to sign me out, and we always used to watch it together. It's unbelievable. I can't put it into words at the moment, but it's a massive honour, and I'm absolutely pumped.'
Since former captain Chris Judd in 2010, he has been the only Blue to win the Brownlow. See his best moments this season in this video below:
Credit: Carlton Blues Fans.
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