Lions excite Xavier Clarke - Herald Sun
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Lions excite Xavier Clarke - Herald Sun
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The pain of knee surgery was eventually replaced by the greater agony of sitting on the sidelines while his teammates - including brother Raphael - lost the Grand Final to Geelong.
"I was devastated to have a knee operation," Clarke said.
"I came off a pretty full pre-season. I was really happy to see the boys do well and win 19 games in a row, though not being part of it was hard.
"Coming to Brisbane is a big opportunity for me. I have spent eight years at the Saints but the last two years have been difficult with injury.
"I moved up here the week after trade week because I wanted to get into it.
"It was interesting because they have a few different things I have not done before - things like improving my core strength.
"I am hoping those things will enable me to play consistent footy and stay on the park a bit more. I need to start afresh and I will try to gain respect by training well."
Clarke leaves St Kilda at a sensitive time. The football world is divided on whether the pain of the defeat will drive the Saints to glory next winter or whether their form will wilt.
"The boys were absolutely devastated. It was hard to see your teammates go through that," he said.
The pain of knee surgery was eventually replaced by the greater agony of sitting on the sidelines while his teammates - including brother Raphael - lost the Grand Final to Geelong.
"I was devastated to have a knee operation," Clarke said.
"I came off a pretty full pre-season. I was really happy to see the boys do well and win 19 games in a row, though not being part of it was hard.
"Coming to Brisbane is a big opportunity for me. I have spent eight years at the Saints but the last two years have been difficult with injury.
"I moved up here the week after trade week because I wanted to get into it.
"It was interesting because they have a few different things I have not done before - things like improving my core strength.
"I am hoping those things will enable me to play consistent footy and stay on the park a bit more. I need to start afresh and I will try to gain respect by training well."
Clarke leaves St Kilda at a sensitive time. The football world is divided on whether the pain of the defeat will drive the Saints to glory next winter or whether their form will wilt.
"The boys were absolutely devastated. It was hard to see your teammates go through that," he said.
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wait wtf, he never worked on his core strength at st kilda? surely that can't be right, the guys always been too light for the way he plays surely core strength is one of the first things he'd work on?
still can't believe he wanted to leave btw... doesn't make any sense, saints supporter growing up, plays with his brother, better chance of a flag than most clubs... :S
still can't believe he wanted to leave btw... doesn't make any sense, saints supporter growing up, plays with his brother, better chance of a flag than most clubs... :S
I think his confidence is shot and and the perception at St.Kilda may be that his body is gone also. In a side where there is hot competition for places it was always going to be difficult to break into the line up with this baggage. It would have been a tough choice to make.TassieJones wrote:wait wtf, he never worked on his core strength at st kilda? surely that can't be right, the guys always been too light for the way he plays surely core strength is one of the first things he'd work on?
still can't believe he wanted to leave btw... doesn't make any sense, saints supporter growing up, plays with his brother, better chance of a flag than most clubs... :S
X and Max came to our school and spent the day with our students working through leadership as part of the community camp/NAB Cup build up at the beginning of 09. They were both brilliant but I think, given the way their season panned out, that we may have cursed them.
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Yeah, that would be amazing. I know that geelong are huge on the core strength thing, why wouldn't we be?TassieJones wrote:wait wtf, he never worked on his core strength at st kilda? surely that can't be right, the guys always been too light for the way he plays surely core strength is one of the first things he'd work on?
still can't believe he wanted to leave btw... doesn't make any sense, saints supporter growing up, plays with his brother, better chance of a flag than most clubs... :S
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exactly my thoughts! in fact i have been critical of x on this forum for many years and i alwyas made the same observation - that his core strength was terrible. he was pushed off the ball too easily and spent too much time on the ground.TassieJones wrote:wait wtf, he never worked on his core strength at st kilda? surely that can't be right, the guys always been too light for the way he plays surely core strength is one of the first things he'd work on?
if the saints never picked up on this and he never was working on it i will be fuming. if he goes and plays well at the lions because of this i will be appalled at the saints for not working him in that area better. im no fitness expert - and i picked utp on it from the stands FFS.
IF, and yep, you're no fitness expertCon Gorozidis wrote:exactly my thoughts! in fact i have been critical of x on this forum for many years and i alwyas made the same observation - that his core strength was terrible. he was pushed off the ball too easily and spent too much time on the ground.TassieJones wrote:wait wtf, he never worked on his core strength at st kilda? surely that can't be right, the guys always been too light for the way he plays surely core strength is one of the first things he'd work on?
if the saints never picked up on this and he never was working on it i will be fuming. if he goes and plays well at the lions because of this i will be appalled at the saints for not working him in that area better. im no fitness expert - and i picked utp on it from the stands FFS.
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Can't fathom this comment....thought it would be the first thing our fitness department would be onto these days...having individualised programs in this area for all players, especially players that have continual injury histories.SainterK wrote:
"It was interesting because they have a few different things I have not done before - things like improving my core strength.
I know it was a very big component with Misson when he was with the Australian Cricket team (before his Swans days). Misson was in the forefront of such training, before most had heard of the words core & strength in relation to fitness. Can recall Shane Warne mouthing off once at a function I was at, saying he was a cricketer not a ballet dancer in reference to a core strength program Misson wanted him to follow.
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loris wrote:Can't fathom this comment....thought it would be the first thing our fitness department would be onto these days...having individualised programs in this area for all players, especially players that have continual injury histories.SainterK wrote:
"It was interesting because they have a few different things I have not done before - things like improving my core strength.
I know it was a very big component with Misson when he was with the Australian Cricket team (before his Swans days). Misson was in the forefront of such training, before most had heard of the words core & strength in relation to fitness. Can recall Shane Warne mouthing off once at a function I was at, saying he was a cricketer not a ballet dancer in reference to a core strength program Misson wanted him to follow.
I too found this comment by X very strange. We can only hope it was an off the cuff comment. I would be amazed if Misson was not working on this with X over the past year. Maybe he was trying to make a good impression by making a positive comment about his movement to the Lions....just it has come across as having a go at the Saints fitness dept
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Me thinks he was told, we will keep you, but to be honest you will get better opportunities elsewhere.TassieJones wrote:wait wtf, he never worked on his core strength at st kilda? surely that can't be right, the guys always been too light for the way he plays surely core strength is one of the first things he'd work on?
still can't believe he wanted to leave btw... doesn't make any sense, saints supporter growing up, plays with his brother, better chance of a flag than most clubs... :S
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Maybe he meant...loris wrote:Can't fathom this comment....thought it would be the first thing our fitness department would be onto these days...having individualised programs in this area for all players, especially players that have continual injury histories.SainterK wrote:
"It was interesting because they have a few different things I have not done before - things like improving my core strength.
I know it was a very big component with Misson when he was with the Australian Cricket team (before his Swans days). Misson was in the forefront of such training, before most had heard of the words core & strength in relation to fitness. Can recall Shane Warne mouthing off once at a function I was at, saying he was a cricketer not a ballet dancer in reference to a core strength program Misson wanted him to follow.
It was interesting because they have a few different things I have not done before - things like improving my core strength....with a different method than what I have done in the past
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Maybe he meant...
It was interesting because they have a few different things I have not done before - things like improving my core strength....with a different method than what I have done in the past
yeah i reckon u r right. hope he does ok (just not when he plays us).
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