Raphs best game this year

JABBER · Post: # 770649Post **JABBER** » Tue 07 Jul 2009 11:36am

I thought Raph played his best game this year by a long way.he's only mistake was dropped the ball in the centre square in the last quarter.But he gave us alot of run

Moods · Post: # 770654Post **Moods** » Tue 07 Jul 2009 11:42am

To be fair, he hasn't set a high standard this year though, so it wasn't hard to play his best game. I am in the minority with other supporters who believe that Raph is important to our team going fwd. Needs to eradicate silly errors (like that careless tackle in the dying minutes) and maintain his intensity, and he could easily have a premiership medallion at the end of the year - which he will be an important contributor twds.

bigcarl · Post: # 770667Post **bigcarl** » Tue 07 Jul 2009 12:13pm

it must have been hard for raph on sunday knowing that any mistake could be his last as a senior player. to his credit he stood up okay.

i'd like to see him given a shot in the role that gwilt had for most of the season. i think he could be quite effective there and a difficult match up for oppositions.

if he can get back to the point that he feels he is secure in the team, he's a potential star for us,

spert · Post: # 770675Post **spert** » Tue 07 Jul 2009 12:20pm

Still has a problem in keeping the ball in possession -he let it out too easy the other day on a few occasions, to Geelong's advantage.

Thinline · Post: # 770677Post **Thinline** » Tue 07 Jul 2009 12:28pm

He ain't gonna get a better chance to consolidate a reasonable effort than this week. His athleticism and run suits the wide open Subi spaces...

Could be THE game for him.

Beno88 · Post: # 770681Post **Beno88** » Tue 07 Jul 2009 12:36pm

If Max is fit Raph shouldn't play this week.

Post: # 770689Post **n1ck** » Tue 07 Jul 2009 12:43pm

Beno88 wrote:If Max is fit Raph shouldn't play this week.

Max will not be playing.
Sat about 20m from him on Sunday, and he told my brother he was still 2 or 3 weeks away.
Noticed he still has a big limp when he got up at Half Time.

GrumpyOne · Post: # 770694Post **GrumpyOne** » Tue 07 Jul 2009 12:51pm

n1ck wrote:
Beno88 wrote:If Max is fit Raph shouldn't play this week.
Max will not be playing.
Sat about 20m from him on Sunday, and he told my brother he was still 2 or 3 weeks away.
Noticed he still has a big limp when he got up at Half Time.

That would be the best news Raph has heard this year..... gives him another week.

But the question must be asked....... Why no Goose?

Thinline · Post: # 770700Post **Thinline** » Tue 07 Jul 2009 1:02pm

GrumpyOne wrote:
n1ck wrote:
Beno88 wrote:If Max is fit Raph shouldn't play this week.
Max will not be playing.
Sat about 20m from him on Sunday, and he told my brother he was still 2 or 3 weeks away.
Noticed he still has a big limp when he got up at Half Time.
That would be the best news Raph has heard this year..... gives him another week.

But the question must be asked....... Why no Goose?

Because he's big and slow with a turning circle like a VF Valiant, he;s woefully underequipped to match up on anyone in the West Coast forward half, he's not needed forward because there's no room for him and even if he was needed at either end of the ground, he'd probably have to leapfrog Gwilt, Eddy, Armitage, and Dempster such is our depth and fexibility.

AnythingsPossibleSaints · Wed 08 Jul 2009 6:13am

If Raph gets his confidence back he could be great, like he was in the final against Collingwood last year, or hopefully even better. He just needs to take the game on and actually mark some balls, instead of double-fisting them.

matrix · Post: # 771486Post **matrix** » Wed 08 Jul 2009 8:17am

hmm i reckon 2nd best
but pretty close to the game he played against Brisbane in round 9.

go rapha

Schillaci · Post: # 771491Post **Schillaci** » Wed 08 Jul 2009 9:07am

GrumpyOne wrote:
n1ck wrote:
Beno88 wrote:If Max is fit Raph shouldn't play this week.
Max will not be playing.
Sat about 20m from him on Sunday, and he told my brother he was still 2 or 3 weeks away.
Noticed he still has a big limp when he got up at Half Time.
That would be the best news Raph has heard this year..... gives him another week.

But the question must be asked....... Why no Goose?

Because Goose hasn't played decent football for the Saints in such a long time that he has been overlooked and overtaken by just about every defender on our list.
Raph Clarke > Goose