Raph Clarke !!
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... ..not having a good night, am i......The_Dud wrote:yeah, but i wonder what he thought of Raphstinger wrote: .....i'm happy to go with the coach's assessment of ralph...rather than some of the self appointed experts on here......
he's cons far out weigh his pros, he shouldn't get a game next week
.everybody still loves lenny....and we always will
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i hope he does too, but after 3 years of watching him, he ain't getting any betterjill wrote:No avatar - a computer novice - but at least I've got the guts to use my own name - & would supply pic if I only knew how! Hope Raph leaves egg over your face at season's end!!!
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i was refering to Raph living up to your nickname ~ a girls name ~ Raph plays like a girl ~ doesn't like the hard stuff (such as the Clint Jones situation)
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Honestly I thaught at the time he was poor with 1 effort standing out like a sore thumb, but upon watching the replay I was harsh on him. Raph gave an effort and was accountable at the least. Gets a lot if grief but does his job pretty well for mine.
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Thought I might find a Raph thread on here after that game:)
The play he's rundown in the centre is classic Raph... awareness and vision let him down at the last moment, and it's that split seconds decision making that puts Raph on the borderline of the 22 instead of in the top 10.
If we take the moments leading up to it, Raph won the ball, handballed it to a teammate, ran to provide an option and got the ball back, and had broken the line to run to the centre circle... where it fell apart.
He'd done all the good things to get there, but all are outweighed by then turning over the ball... and guess what the majority of people notice as well. Like Goddard a few years back, it's not just that he commits clangers, it's the clangers he commits - i haven't been around, but I bet we haven't seen a lot of discussion of Lenny Hayes kick out on the full - because it doesn't hurt as much.
The positive for me is that it was a mistake you'd expect of a kid in their first 50 games, and that was game 31 for Raph... but goodness is it frustrating.
The play he's rundown in the centre is classic Raph... awareness and vision let him down at the last moment, and it's that split seconds decision making that puts Raph on the borderline of the 22 instead of in the top 10.
If we take the moments leading up to it, Raph won the ball, handballed it to a teammate, ran to provide an option and got the ball back, and had broken the line to run to the centre circle... where it fell apart.
He'd done all the good things to get there, but all are outweighed by then turning over the ball... and guess what the majority of people notice as well. Like Goddard a few years back, it's not just that he commits clangers, it's the clangers he commits - i haven't been around, but I bet we haven't seen a lot of discussion of Lenny Hayes kick out on the full - because it doesn't hurt as much.
The positive for me is that it was a mistake you'd expect of a kid in their first 50 games, and that was game 31 for Raph... but goodness is it frustrating.
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Stinger backs Lyon - wisely.
Hi Stinger it's Mega from that 'Saint' Kilda mob just agreeing with your faith in Rossi and his faith in Raph. Raph is still a young player and Rossi sees him that way . Iget the feeling that Rossi reckons he is worth putting time into. It's easy to get frustrated with a young player and blast him as not good enough for what we want to do @ St. K. but coaches often see what they can become and i haven't given up on Rossi yet either in this regard. Like Roos Rossi was apparently a fierce defender and if he sees something in Raph that is good enough for me. Raph was hardly alone in producing clangers on Saturday but he also produced a fair number of good quality plays. In the past i have worried more about L.Fischer but he did well on Goodes.stinger wrote:"Lyon said Jones was among several young Saints who impressed on Saturday night, with the coach also praising first-gamer Jarryn Geary, Sam Gilbert, Leigh Fisher and Raphael Clarke"
.....i'm happy to go with the coach's assessment of raph...rather than some of the self appointed experts on here......
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Yeah champ it is.3:16 wrote:Coach's word not good enough for ya champ? Coach's don't praise players for nothing, certainly not in the media!!!!!
Wasn't exactly harsh criticism I heaped on the bloke.
Would love to see him succeed.
Personally, IMO, my belief is he has little awareness and will need a stellar 2008 to stay on our list.
Hi eastern, been doin the "peep-show" thing, watching closely!!!!! Been very busy, now footy's all go, I have more time to talk, as it's up to players and coaches now!!!!!Eastern wrote:When did you get out ?3:16 wrote:Coach's word not good enough for ya champ? Coach's don't praise players for nothing, certainly not in the media!!!!!
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I thought Raph was amongst our best on the weekend.
He is one of the few who created space in close clinches.
Each to their own opinion but Raph played a good game on the weekend IMO. X was good also. Our back line needed them with Grammy effectively absent.
The game was dominated by the backs and Raph was one of our best.
He is one of the few who created space in close clinches.
Each to their own opinion but Raph played a good game on the weekend IMO. X was good also. Our back line needed them with Grammy effectively absent.
The game was dominated by the backs and Raph was one of our best.
One of those players who's errors stand out like dog's balls.
I thought over the course of the night he played quite well.
took a very telling mark in the dying minutes.
It's no secret he has poor awareness, he often seems to think he has way more time then he does.
There should have been way more voice around him when he was run down so fault falls on some teammates too.
I thought over the course of the night he played quite well.
took a very telling mark in the dying minutes.
It's no secret he has poor awareness, he often seems to think he has way more time then he does.
There should have been way more voice around him when he was run down so fault falls on some teammates too.
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Raph has his faults, we can all see that.
What I really, really like is the fact that both X and Raph were in the same team, and both were match fit!
We hardly ever see this.
Don't discount the added value we get from both of them when they're playing together.....afterall, they've got over 20 years experience doing that!
Now if only it turns out like the Krakouer brothers, Jimmy and Phil, I'll be happy (provided they don't go down Jimmy's post-footy path of course!).
Raph IMO is deceptively quick on his feet (not mind!) - he has a gangly gait about his run, similar to Gilbert.
What I really, really like is the fact that both X and Raph were in the same team, and both were match fit!
We hardly ever see this.
Don't discount the added value we get from both of them when they're playing together.....afterall, they've got over 20 years experience doing that!
Now if only it turns out like the Krakouer brothers, Jimmy and Phil, I'll be happy (provided they don't go down Jimmy's post-footy path of course!).
Raph IMO is deceptively quick on his feet (not mind!) - he has a gangly gait about his run, similar to Gilbert.
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Raph Clarke!!!
Like a lot of posters here I think there's a lot of work to do yet to see Raph achieve his potential, but if we persevere he could just become a fine player for us.
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I thought Raph went OK, his form and efforts were better than Gilberts and at least he tried to create, which was necessary as Gram was held or just quiet. Can't be too critical of a bloke trying to create and run when 80% of that match was stop start chip n dip football.
He'll be alright and was not the first to ever be run down and I can guarantee will not be the last. Perhaps his run wasn't helped by a lack of movement or options ahead.
I noticed a few times in the second half last week that players were only making half hearted leads and movements when our players were trying to find options.
He'll be alright and was not the first to ever be run down and I can guarantee will not be the last. Perhaps his run wasn't helped by a lack of movement or options ahead.
I noticed a few times in the second half last week that players were only making half hearted leads and movements when our players were trying to find options.
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raph just worries me still. same for 3 years now. he appears to think he is on the way to his mums houe for dinner the way he strolls around the park. needs the urgency of his brother. get caught all the time and seems to think he has more time than he really has. if we were 3 points up in a grand final with 5 minutes to play and the ball went to raph in the back line i think id die of stress.