x marks his spot...

stinger · Post: # 519317Post **stinger** » Sat 16 Feb 2008 1:40pm

X-man set to deliver

11:35 AM Sat 16 February, 2008 | Back

By Luke Holmesby

for saints.com.au
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FOR the last few years St Kilda has been seen as the promising young side that has not taken the next step.

And it is fair to say Xavier Clarke is the epitome of that â€“ he has shown all the potential in the world without establishing himself. But the midfielder/forward knows it's time to start posting results.

â€œIâ€™m 25 at the end of the year and you get to that stage where you think itâ€™s time to stop promising and start delivering,â€

esaint66 · Post: # 519674Post **esaint66** » Sat 16 Feb 2008 11:59pm

great to see both of them up and running last night

. almost as good as raphs first shot at goal in his first game

. to any that cant remebre it was a doozy.

LENNY LEADS THE WAY · Sun 17 Feb 2008 12:16am

X marks his spot

I'm sure there could be a pun about G finding his spot or something along those lines.

bigcarl · Post: # 519682Post **bigcarl** » Sun 17 Feb 2008 12:18am

saint edward wrote:great to see both of them up and running last night . almost as good as raphs first shot at goal in his first game . to any that cant remebre it was a doozy.

kicked into the man on the mark didn't he?

from what i saw last night he's improved a bit

saintsRrising · Sun 17 Feb 2008 10:26am

X becoming a true mid this year....and an effective one is something that could make a huge difference to the Saints in 2008.

The guy has talent, but has never really quite delivered to his potential.

His game against the Tigers certainly had me licking my lips.

It will be interesting to see how he backs this up against the Cats next week.

esaint66 · Post: # 519797Post **esaint66** » Sun 17 Feb 2008 11:52am

bigcarl wrote:
saint edward wrote:great to see both of them up and running last night . almost as good as raphs first shot at goal in his first game . to any that cant remebre it was a doozy.
kicked into the man on the mark didn't he?

from what i saw last night he's improved a bit

yeh there was that one and there was one that i remember where he took a mark and the kept flashing to his family in the stands and he went in for his shot at goal and it rolled along the ground out of bounds and his familys faces were priceless. but both clarkes played well on friday IMO.

Enrico_Misso · Sun 17 Feb 2008 12:06pm

"Luke" Holmesby ?

Is he any relation to Russell ?

esaint66 · Post: # 519803Post **esaint66** » Sun 17 Feb 2008 12:12pm

Enrico_Misso wrote:"Luke" Holmesby ?

Is he any relation to Russell ?

im pretty sure i've already answered this question and yes he is his son.

saintbrat · Post: # 519815Post **saintbrat** » Sun 17 Feb 2008 1:28pm

saint edward wrote:
Enrico_Misso wrote:"Luke" Holmesby ?

Is he any relation to Russell ?

im pretty sure i've already answered this question and yes he is his son.

hehehe and only last week too st edward.

lots of de je vue around here lately-

esaint66 · Post: # 519818Post **esaint66** » Sun 17 Feb 2008 1:36pm

saintbrat wrote:
saint edward wrote:
Enrico_Misso wrote:"Luke" Holmesby ?

Is he any relation to Russell ?

im pretty sure i've already answered this question and yes he is his son.

hehehe and only last week too st edward.

lots of de je vue around here lately-

indeed spooky

Eastern · Post: # 519853Post **Eastern** » Sun 17 Feb 2008 3:49pm

Having a couple of ruckmen who will protect him will be a real bonus for X. In the past he has been belted from pillar to post !!

nicko016 · Post: # 519855Post **nicko016** » Sun 17 Feb 2008 3:54pm

X was real good Friday night playing through the centre, but with Hayes and Ball still to come back, how much time will he spend in the centre and through the midfield?

Armoooo · Post: # 519859Post **Armoooo** » Sun 17 Feb 2008 4:03pm

I am never sitting behind the goals on the first level again, from what I saw C. Gardiner was quiet, X was ok and Raph severely struggled for pace...
I need to get back up to the top level so I can see who's doing what...
If X could establish his spot in the side and start delivering on some of those promises that would be a huge boost to the side, we all know he has the skill and potential, the question is whether he can deliver it week in week out, while I'm as excited as everyone else we need to remember that it has only been one practice match...

Mr X from the West · Mon 18 Feb 2008 10:26am

I watched the whole game and my view is that Xavier Clarke won us the game. I thought he was fantastic, and if he doesn't hold down a midfield spot this year I'll eat my hat.

His in and under work was great, he has great skills and it's pretty obvious that Lyon is grooming him for a mid-filed rle this year. He is wasted on a forward flank and we now have several other options in our forwards (espacially after Gardiner's great show on Friday night).

bigcarl · Post: # 520210Post **bigcarl** » Mon 18 Feb 2008 10:39am

Mr X from the West wrote:He is wasted on a forward flank and we now have several other options in our forwards (espacially after Gardiner's great show on Friday night).

and allen looked all right too. seems a good kick for goal