Go Raph

[CURLY]

Great game all night was prepared to keep presenting and create an option. His spoiling is by far the best at the Saints. Yes he fumbled once or twice but his willingness to get involved and spoil is invaluable.

[mullet]

and he has a really angry face on

[wraiyth]

Raphs main problem is that he turns it over in the backline. Wouldn't be so much of a problem if it was more up the ground, turnovers happen in footy, but when it can (and I think it did tonight once or twice) cost you 6 points, it makes the player look alot worse. If Raph took 1 or 2 less steps with the ball and didnt get caught as much he'd be a much less maligned player.

[saintbob]

Great game all night was prepared to keep presenting and create an option. His spoiling is by far the best at the Saints. Yes he fumbled once or twice but his willingness to get involved and spoil is invaluable.

Agree totally

Made a few skill errors, but i think the majority of players for both teams had the same problem with the preessure that both teams were applying.

[Young Georgie]

Loved the way Raph attacked the game from the first bounce. You could see he was on early. He and the entire team fumbled and fell and stuffed up all match but he and the team perservered and his final quarter like many others was fantastic.

[CURLY]

Very hard to hit targets with preasure coming from both the front and back with a full ground zone confronting you. Players cut off kicks from all angles in these zones Raph at least runs and creates movment.

[Armoooo]

Good intensity gave 100% all night, did some good things, did some b ad things.

Probably just a pass.

Still very much under pressure...

[Solar]

should tonight why he is in the team

does his job.

Runs hard, keeps his feet mostly and creates. Best thing is that he will keep getting better

[saintspremiers]

I loved it when that Footscray arsehole kneed him in the head and he showed a bit of attitude - basically told the prick to F*&K off in no uncertain terms.

Keep up the hardness Raph.

[Milan Faletic]

Raph is getting better and better.

I think he could pop up in the forward line as well.

[Mooksy]

I am not one of the many Raph baggers but he gave me the s***s tonight.

[bigcarl]

Runs hard, keeps his feet mostly and creates. Best thing is that he will keep getting better

that's what i like about him. he creates. makes some blues of course, but without grammy we need all the risk-takers we can find.

[Banger724]

lets not get too excited. posters have admitted he has turnovers but its the areas he does it... he turns over because of a lack of a awareness ... others turn it over kicking 50 or 60 to a contest... he does it missing a target 25 meters away... has a lot of work to do.

great to get the win though.

[Solar]

lets not get too excited. posters have admitted he has turnovers but its the areas he does it... he turns over because of a lack of a awareness ... others turn it over kicking 50 or 60 to a contest... he does it missing a target 25 meters away... has a lot of work to do.

great to get the win though.

disagree, I actually think the reason he turns it over is because he actually tries to pin point too much. Thus he holds onto it more and gets under pressure. If he can hit those targets and get confidence then these mistakes will disapear.

He gives us just as much run as gilbert (who turns it over more).

[Zippy]

I like players who can create but are error-prone to be further away from our defensive line, so the errors aren't as costly. With Reiwoldt out,it'd be nice to try him on the half-forward line for a while.

[joffaboy]

lets not get too excited. posters have admitted he has turnovers but its the areas he does it... he turns over because of a lack of a awareness ... others turn it over kicking 50 or 60 to a contest... he does it missing a target 25 meters away... has a lot of work to do.

great to get the win though.

Oh yeah and what about the Gilbert turnover that DIRECTLY resulted in a Griffen goal.

But no - the lovechild Gilbert never gets critisised

You Facebook Raph haters have egg all over you stupid faces

[Banger724]

not a raph hater, or a gilbert lover... just want to see saints win. agree.. gilberts turnover was horrid.

[bigcarl]

I like players who can create but are error-prone to be further away from our defensive line, so the errors aren't as costly. With Reiwoldt out, it'd be nice to try him on the half-forward line for a while.

well we are crying out for some sort of stable forward structure.

[wraiyth]

Difference is that Gilbert is generally good and had a poor game. Raph seems to be the opposite.

[rexy]

Thought raph was great, probably had as good a set of hands as anyone in the side, really attacked the contest and got ahead of the play and received to run more regularly than Fisher Gilbert or any other defender tonight. One of our best IMO, alot seem to remember one turn over? The whle side kicked terribly tonight IMO, Only remember raph doing it once?

[joffaboy]

Difference is that Gilbert is generally good and had a poor game. Raph seems to be the opposite.

Crap - lovechild has been missing targets for weeks.

he heas been worked out by opposition teams trhat he cant kick on the right foot and force him on to his left.

You go over to Facebook with all the other Raph haters.

He has made the fickle haters have eggs ALL OVER THEIR FACES TONIGHT.

Suck it up you bunch of princesses

[BigMart]

He did a lot of good things....especially running from behind out of defence...

He did make critical errors, relating directly to two Bulldog goals....Gilbert made one....

I thought it was Blake who made the most errors down back tonight....

Our back are very good defensively....but are all low in skill level..

[wraiyth]

Difference is that Gilbert is generally good and had a poor game. Raph seems to be the opposite.

Crap - lovechild has been missing targets for weeks.

he heas been worked out by opposition teams trhat he cant kick on the right foot and force him on to his left.

You go over to Facebook with all the other Raph haters.

He has made the fickle haters have eggs ALL OVER THEIR FACES TONIGHT.

Suck it up you bunch of princesses

Ah god I love coming on here after a game, your retardedness makes me laugh.

[#1GILL]

The two so called 'supporters' behind me didn't give him a break all night. Before he even got the ball they would say things like:
" OH for God's sake don't give it to Clarke"
" Clarke has been one of the best on ground.....For the Bulldogs"

I was very close to turning around and having a go, but instead I just made sure I gave him a big cheer everytime he got the ball.

He was FAR from our worst tonight, but some 'supporters' still cannot give him a go.

I would like to see said 'supporters' out there having a go so everyone can rip on them all game.

[Solar]

The two so called 'supporters' behind me didn't give him a break all night. Before he even got the ball they would say things like:
" OH for God's sake don't give it to Clarke"
" Clarke has been one of the best on ground.....For the Bulldogs"

I was very close to turning around and having a go, but instead I just made sure I gave him a big cheer everytime he got the ball.

He was FAR from our worst tonight, but some 'supporters' still cannot give him a go.

I would like to see said 'supporters' out there having a go so everyone can rip on them all game.

join the STFU group..... when they yell something like that just yell that out and they will shut up.... perhaps mention that most like to come and support