Support for Raph Clarke !!

Eastern · Post: # 594603Post **Eastern** » Thu 26 Jun 2008 5:55pm

After today's revelations I reckon it would be a nice touch for those who feel inclined to email Raph with your own messages of support. You can send your emails to archief@saints.com.au or reception@saints.com.au and they will get to him !!

milney044 · Post: # 594604Post **milney044** » Thu 26 Jun 2008 5:55pm

Pardon the ignorance, but what was the latest news today??

saintsRrising · Thu 26 Jun 2008 5:59pm

milney044 wrote:Pardon the ignorance, but what was the latest news today??

See..

http://saintsational.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=44225

Eastern · Post: # 594608Post **Eastern** » Thu 26 Jun 2008 5:59pm

Raph was diagnosed with epilepsy back in March. Club and players were able to keep it quiet. Raph revealed it himself in an interview for todays paper !!

milney044 · Post: # 594610Post **milney044** » Thu 26 Jun 2008 6:02pm

Thanks for that.
I thought it was going to be about the Clarke's father. I will continue to wish him well, all the best for Raph also.

saintsRrising · Thu 26 Jun 2008 6:07pm

milney044 wrote:Thanks for that.
I thought it was going to be about the Clarke's father. I will continue to wish him well, all the best for Raph also.

The article was about both issues as both are affecting Raph at present.

Solar · Post: # 594612Post **Solar** » Thu 26 Jun 2008 6:09pm

I sent one

Seriously the sooner people relise theese guys are humans not robots the better

fonz_#15 · Post: # 594613Post **fonz_#15** » Thu 26 Jun 2008 6:12pm

a very tough time, the club should give both boys a leave of absence during this bvery tough time..we all know performance is effected by the mindset of the player and we should not expect them to play.

let them be with their father, even if they train away from the team, its sad that they are on call and their father could pass without them by his side.

come on saints do the right thing.

plugger66 · Post: # 594614Post **plugger66** » Thu 26 Jun 2008 6:14pm

fonz_#15 wrote:a very tough time, the club should give both boys a leave of absence during this bvery tough time..we all know performance is effected by the mindset of the player and we should not expect them to play.

let them be with their father, even if they train away from the team, its sad that they are on call and their father could pass without them by his side.

come on saints do the right thing.

I think you will find the club would have spoken to them and let them decide how they handle it.

Solar · Post: # 594618Post **Solar** » Thu 26 Jun 2008 6:16pm

fonz_#15 wrote:a very tough time, the club should give both boys a leave of absence during this bvery tough time..we all know performance is effected by the mindset of the player and we should not expect them to play.

let them be with their father, even if they train away from the team, its sad that they are on call and their father could pass without them by his side.

come on saints do the right thing.

from my reading of the situation is that the club has supported the bys to fly back a few times but their father wants them to come back and play senior football.

Thoughts are with the clarkes

fonz_#15 · Post: # 594627Post **fonz_#15** » Thu 26 Jun 2008 6:29pm

Solar wrote:
fonz_#15 wrote:a very tough time, the club should give both boys a leave of absence during this bvery tough time..we all know performance is effected by the mindset of the player and we should not expect them to play.

let them be with their father, even if they train away from the team, its sad that they are on call and their father could pass without them by his side.

come on saints do the right thing.
from my reading of the situation is that the club has supported the bys to fly back a few times but their father wants them to come back and play senior football.

Thoughts are with the clarkes

what a great man their father must be then...
my heart goes out to them

Armoooo · Post: # 594629Post **Armoooo** » Thu 26 Jun 2008 6:29pm

Shame, he's a top bloke and I'm sure his father must be aswell to have raised such great guys...

All the best to the Clarkes...

Eastern · Post: # 594630Post **Eastern** » Thu 26 Jun 2008 6:30pm

fonz_#15 wrote:a very tough time, the club should give both boys a leave of absence during this bvery tough time..we all know performance is effected by the mindset of the player and we should not expect them to play.

let them be with their father, even if they train away from the team, its sad that they are on call and their father could pass without them by his side.

come on saints do the right thing.

In a lot of ways being in a club environment would be the best thing for both X and Raph at present. Be assured the club would be monitoring the situation closely and doing everything possible for the boys and the family !!

jackal · Post: # 594653Post **jackal** » Thu 26 Jun 2008 6:47pm

And this support is the bricks and mortar that a club must be built on, not knives in the back and petty squabling.

Good to see the club showing some character and toughing it out. It's these battles that need to be won first before the on field stuff sorts itself out.

saintbrat · Post: # 594676Post **saintbrat** » Thu 26 Jun 2008 7:31pm

all the best Raph- use the support you have from family and friend to direct you now.

Courage under fire
Jake Niall | June 25, 2008

Raph Clarke is not looking for excuses despite his off-field battles.

ON THE day after a half-strength St Kilda defeated Richmond in its first NAB Cup game of 2008, creating great and unwelcome expectations for the Saints, Raphael Clarke discovered that he would carry his own burden: Epilepsy.
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http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/c ... 41975.html

the original post
http://www.saintsational.com/forum/view ... 25&start=0

page 1 is opening but someone has posted a bug in page 2 and it's not opening

saintspremiers · Thu 26 Jun 2008 8:54pm

If Demetriou and our club, with the agreeance of North, Port and Footscray, were all fair dinkum, the North Saints game would've been switched to Darwin so the Clarke boys could play a final match in front of their father.

How good would that be eh?

I'm sure Port and Footscray could play at Carrara for a straight swap??

Too late now though.

All the best Raph & X.

Eastern · Post: # 594735Post **Eastern** » Thu 26 Jun 2008 9:31pm

I'm super impressed with the club. I sent an email at 5.26pm today and got a response from Archie at 5.28pm stating that he will pass my message on to Raph !!

jill · Post: # 594794Post **jill** » Thu 26 Jun 2008 11:07pm

Am also Very Impressed with "Rossy's" response!
All good men. - Go X, go Raph, go saints!

joffaboy · Post: # 594834Post **joffaboy** » Fri 27 Jun 2008 12:55am

Just like to say good luck Raph, and to all you Raph haters and scapegoaters, go and F*** off.

Total ignoramous cabbages the lot of you.

markinUSA · Post: # 594839Post **markinUSA** » Fri 27 Jun 2008 5:37am

Edit:

I also got a very nice reply from Archie.

Well done Saints!

rodgerfox · Post: # 594850Post **rodgerfox** » Fri 27 Jun 2008 9:25am

Gilbert McAdam said last night on the Ch31 footy show that the reason both the Clarke's haven't been playing is because of their Dad.

Not due to injury.

saint66au · Post: # 594860Post **saint66au** » Fri 27 Jun 2008 10:18am

rodgerfox wrote:Gilbert McAdam said last night on the Ch31 footy show that the reason both the Clarke's haven't been playing is because of their Dad.

Not due to injury.

Not a bad hour of telly that show is it?

Bit of a breath of fresh air among all the contrived arguinig and posturing of other shows

saintbrat · Post: # 594861Post **saintbrat** » Fri 27 Jun 2008 10:19am

rodgerfox wrote:Gilbert McAdam said last night on the Ch31 footy show that the reason both the Clarke's haven't been playing is because of their Dad.

Not due to injury.

X's is due to injury as well- Bit of both-

Saints in 20?? · Fri 27 Jun 2008 5:26pm

My sympathy to the Clarke brothers for their current travails. I think if in the scheme of life that playing football seems so unimportant, perhaps being paid well to play football is also unimportant and the money can be returned to the salary cap to in some way compensate the club for wasting draft picks on frequently injured and unproductive players.

Solar · Post: # 595010Post **Solar** » Fri 27 Jun 2008 5:34pm

Saints in 20?? wrote:My sympathy to the Clarke brothers for their current travails. I think if in the scheme of life that playing football seems so unimportant, perhaps being paid well to play football is also unimportant and the money can be returned to the salary cap to in some way compensate the club for wasting draft picks on frequently injured and unproductive players.

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