He loves it,which is weird. It’s one of the key secrets behind his remarkable playing streak.
Every game for the past nine years that Collingwood has played,Crisp has played too. Preliminary final night will be his 207th consecutive game for Collingwood,the longest current streak in the AFL.
He’s been close to missing over the past nine years,but feels the extras he does outside the club have contributed to him playing through.
“I’ve been sore a few times over the years,I’ve had sore hips,sore backs,a couple of sore calves and feet been sore but I feel like I’ve been managed really well with the medical team,just that back and forth conversation. And then I do what I can in my own time to get my body right,” Crisp said.
“The streak doesn’t come into my head at all when you are playing,but people ask me about it obviously. I reckon subconsciously that is a factor[keeping the streak going] as to why I do so much myself outside of the football time:cryotherapy,extra ice baths,myotherapy (massage).
“The cryotherapy is a liquid nitrogen tank. It is full freeze for three minutes – minus 140 degrees. I do that once a week. We have one here at the club which a few of the boys get into. I prefer to do it on my days off and so I go to one just down the road from home rather than come into the club.