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Raph Clarke supporters thread

Post: # 771140Post meher baba »

Raph Clarke is

1. A highly talented - if sometimes erratic - player who played brilliantly at the business end of the 2008 season and would have ended up with a flag if all of the other 21 players who turned out with him in the finals had played as well as he did.
2. A very good-looking guy (as far as I can tell, being neither a woman nor that way inclined) who stands tall and proud in his Sainters playing gear and is an excellent ambassador for our club
3. A young man who has had to overcome the double disadvantages of being an Aborigine in post-1788 Australia and of having a serious chronic medical condition in the form of epilepsy
4. A footballer who turned out for the club in a huge game on Sunday and maybe made a few mistakes, but also gave 100%.

As a white Australian, a lifelong Sainters supporter and enthusiastic contributor to Saintsational, I feel totally ashamed that - if what Stinger said is true - you feel you can't read what is posted on here because it makes you feel distressed.

It is my wish that someone who is close to you reads my post (and, I hope, hundreds more to follow on this thread) and draws it to your attention.

I look forward to the day that you run out on the field as a universally loved 300 gamer for our club, with several premiership wins under your belt.
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Post: # 771142Post Mr Magic »

+1


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Post: # 771146Post matrix »

agreed

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Post: # 771147Post stinger »

watch the replay...raph is hard at it from the first bounce......great tackle.....some good runs.....and other 1%ers......including spoils.......good effort first up from a spell at sandy...can only get better.......go raph...go sainters....
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Post: # 771148Post AlpineStars »

+3

Is also a very nice guy.


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Post: # 771158Post 3rd generation saint »

Watched the replay and saw him perform really well in close in tight situations.
Slipped over once, but so did many others.
Feel we haven't seen the best of him yet.
Has earned his spot and should not be dropped for the West Coast game.


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Post: # 771160Post Devilhead »

Seems to me though that he is better suited to the open spaces of the MCG and Subiaco (test the theory this weekend)

Horses for courses as they say

Oh yeah ...... +4


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Post: # 771161Post Eastern »

+ 5

GO THE RAPH !!
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Post: # 771178Post Russman »

+8
Looked better as the game went on.
Playing under this type of pressure against quality opposition will only benefit him for the rest of the season.
He will give us plenty of options come finals time if he is fit and firing.
e.g another runner out of defence if Sam Fisher is being tagged.


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Post: # 771182Post fugazi »

OK I'm not a big fan of Raph's....but i will say this....he played his best footy in the finals...not many can say that, and it is a point that won't have been lost on selctors. It is a particular trait that seems to be present in some and not others....I look fwd to his best in September if he can earn the right to be there in the next few weeks.


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Post: # 771191Post iremember66 »

+9

And I would have been + 2 if I'd seen this earlier...

You go Raph!!!


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Post: # 771217Post SainterX1 »

Good post Meher. Some of the absolute garbage that is said about Raph at games is disgraceful. To see him bagged before he has touched the ball, or even when he does things well, is something we all need to stand up to. Fair enough when he makes mistakes, but give him the same amount of respect other players receive.

Have sat near someone who had a go at Raph everytime he zoned off a player, while the whole team was doing it and he was congratulating them! Also, people continually blame Raph when he handballs or kicks to someone who drops it.

In the relative anonymity of Facebook, what is said on the official club threads is disgusting. As Raph is a Facebook user, I pray he has never had the misfortune to actually read what has been written there.

I think that as loyal Saints supporters, we need to ensure all our players are given a fair go (isn't that what being Australian is all about?) and stand up for all our players, whether it be at a game, at work, at school or on another forum such as Facebook. If Raph for any reason reads this, I say play your game as instructed, and forget the vocal moronity!


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Post: # 771219Post Thinline »

Yep. Agreed 100%.


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Post: # 771226Post GrumpyOne »

Shouldn't need this thread.

Raph plays for St Kilda.

Our coach (of 14 consecutive wins) has selected him.

That should be enough.


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Post: # 771240Post joffaboy »

GrumpyOne wrote:Shouldn't need this thread.

Raph plays for St Kilda.

Our coach (of 14 consecutive wins) has selected him.

That should be enough.
Agreed but unfortunately we do.

Like every Saints player - I support Raph - no more no less.

Good to see the haters not infecting this thread with their s.hit.


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Post: # 771241Post degruch »

Well done Grumps...now we only have one nice thread on Raph. I feel all warm and fuzzy...if not slightly paranoid of impending suspension.


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Post: # 771246Post ratismeat »

+11

Well done Raph, good enough.


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Post: # 771257Post Sainter_Dad »

Have always been a staunch supporter of Raph - If everyone put in what this kid does both on and off the field we would have already been the all conquering Sainters. He is the absolute embodiment of what The Saints stand for,

Go you good thing Raph!


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Post: # 771270Post fingers »

+11ty billion


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