Carlton captain Patrick Cripps is standing by his good friend Harry McKay and believes the key forward is on the improve.
McKay is out of the side to deal with a personal matter which he has asked to remain private.
Patrick Cripps battled hard but his Blues played poorly.Credit: Getty Images
“He’s going OK, he’s obviously got a few challenges at the moment but, like anyone in that space, as a club and as a mate, more importantly, you just want to make sure he is OK,” Cripps told Fox Footy.
“He came in Wednesday and trained with us. It was great to see him and he trained really well so he is on the upward trajectory which is the main thing. He’s one of my good mates and I know he will be back pretty soon.
“I’m there to support him as always.”
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Cripps said he believed the side was on the up after a 0-2 start.
“The effort stuff and defensive contest stuff has been pretty sound,” Cripps told Fox Footy.
“If we can fix up the offensive stuff and punish them the other way a bit more – that is what we are looking forward to tonight.
“Two games don’t define a year.”
