Raph

[saintdooley]

my god JB. To think you tell me i am childish and talk crap.

you do.

shut up pav. same goes for you as above.

didn't see you yesterday? still sitting in the cheer squad each week.

your all talk

[borderbarry]

I can recall the ratbags on this forum attacking other players in the past, but never with the furocity and consistency that poor old Raph gets. For a young man that puts everything on the line for the Saints, even though he is an epileptic, it makes you wonder about the mentality of the Raph Haters. Could it be that there is a touch of racism on this forum?

[SaintPav]

my god JB. To think you tell me i am childish and talk crap.

you do.

shut up pav. same goes for you as above.

didn't see you yesterday? still sitting in the cheer squad each week.

your all talk

what about it?

[SaintPav]

my god JB. To think you tell me i am childish and talk crap.

I asked RL if he thought this thread was childish and stupid.

He remarked that he thought it was a great source of encouragement to the team.

Apparently with other teams RL has been involved with, like Sydney, the team derived encouragement from the Cheer Squad, but RL said at St.Kilda the cheer squad actively discourages the team by booing, attacking individual players, and leaving early.

RL said that he thought it was the cheer squad booing Raph Clarke last night.

Apparently members of the cheer squad have a debilitating condition known as irony defeciency as well. The condition is not fatal, but once contracted symptoms include:

1) All other posters on an internet forum seeing that people with irony deficiency lack intelligence and any nous whatsoever

2) A complete lack of respect from anyone with an IQ of more than 40.

you are such a f****** coward.

act all tough and funny behind your computer but you would never meet in person.

members of the cheer squad will be at the game this week to support the boys, i highly doubt the moorabbin wing or yourself will be. until then, stfu and keep hiding away.

you pick and choose who you want to support. you should not be on the cheer squad. you are a disgrace and If i could be bothered i would complain to the club and have you removed.

[joffaboy]

members of the cheer squad will be at the game this week to support the boys, i highly doubt the moorabbin wing or yourself will be. until then, stfu and keep hiding away.

will you boo the team as usual or walk out at 3/4 time?

[Old Mate]

He looked good coming in as the sub. Gave us a bit of drive that went missing as the game wore on.

[joffaboy]

He looked good coming in as the sub. Gave us a bit of drive that went missing as the game wore on.

No sensible posts old mate, this is not the thread for objectivity or common sense.

[Dr Spaceman]

Raph bashing is just so 2005 :roll:








and 2006
and 2007
and 2008
and 2009
and 2010
and 2011

[BringBackMadDog]

He looked good coming in as the sub. Gave us a bit of drive that went missing as the game wore on.

Went missing as the game wore on??? He came on at the 15 min mark of the last qtr, the game ended at the 27 min mark, how the hell did he have time to go missing??? He got4 possessions in 10 mins of football, more importantly he provided heaps of run. I wear his number with pride on my jumper. He has faced adversity that would make most of us crawl into the fetal position, yet he fronts up week in, week out. BTW if any weak bastard boos him near me take heed, there will be trouble

[meher baba]

He looked good coming in as the sub. Gave us a bit of drive that went missing as the game wore on.

Went missing as the game wore on??? He came on at the 15 min mark of the last qtr, the game ended at the 27 min mark, how the hell did he have time to go missing??? He got4 possessions in 10 mins of football, more importantly he provided heaps of run. I wear his number with pride on my jumper. He has faced adversity that would make most of us crawl into the fetal position, yet he fronts up week in, week out. BTW if any weak bastard boos him near me take heed, there will be trouble

Just a suggestion, but it helps if you read the posts you quote before you comment on them.

[Old Mate]

He looked good coming in as the sub. Gave us a bit of drive that went missing as the game wore on.

Went missing as the game wore on??? He came on at the 15 min mark of the last qtr, the game ended at the 27 min mark, how the hell did he have time to go missing??? He got4 possessions in 10 mins of football, more importantly he provided heaps of run. I wear his number with pride on my jumper. He has faced adversity that would make most of us crawl into the fetal position, yet he fronts up week in, week out. BTW if any weak bastard boos him near me take heed, there will be trouble

Easy tiger!

The Saints lost drive as the game wore on, not Clarke. He provided the drive that we needed.

[Winmar]

There's been way too much sniping after misreading comments in this thread! And too many who don't realise JB is being ironic, like rain on your wedding day or something.

[Bernard Shakey]

There's been way too much sniping after misreading comments in this thread! And too many who don't realise JB is being ironic, like rain on your wedding day or something.

JB is like Alanis Morrisette and has no idea of what ironic means.

[bobmurray]

I can recall the ratbags on this forum attacking other players in the past, but never with the furocity and consistency that poor old Raph gets. For a young man that puts everything on the line for the Saints, even though he is an epileptic, it makes you wonder about the mentality of the Raph Haters. Could it be that there is a touch of racism on this forum?

Out comes the old chestnut........again

[Thinline]

He looked good coming in as the sub. Gave us a bit of drive that went missing as the game wore on.

Went missing as the game wore on??? He came on at the 15 min mark of the last qtr, the game ended at the 27 min mark, how the hell did he have time to go missing??? He got4 possessions in 10 mins of football, more importantly he provided heaps of run. I wear his number with pride on my jumper. He has faced adversity that would make most of us crawl into the fetal position, yet he fronts up week in, week out. BTW if any weak bastard boos him near me take heed, there will be trouble

Easy tiger!

The Saints lost drive as the game wore on, not Clarke. He provided the drive that we needed.

And the prize for greatest "I DIDN'T ACTUALLY READ THE POST KNEE JERK RANT" goes to....

BringBackMadDog

Congrats!

[Moods]

I can recall the ratbags on this forum attacking other players in the past, but never with the furocity and consistency that poor old Raph gets. For a young man that puts everything on the line for the Saints, even though he is an epileptic, it makes you wonder about the mentality of the Raph Haters. Could it be that there is a touch of racism on this forum?

I've said it before and I'll say it again - who cares whether he has epilepsy? How is that relevant to anything? I reckon Raph himself would be embarrassed that this is brought up as some sort of excuse for himself. Raph is and always has been, a player on the fringe of AFL footy. He did well when he came on this week as the sub, he did poorly when he came on last game as the sub. As a rule he has been poor this year. He has played some very good games for the club, but way too many poor games in his time at the saints. Whether he has a medical condition, different pigmentation to us pale skins or likes hanging out at gay bars with transvestite midgets is completely irrelevant to me. He should be judged as to how he performs. He deserves no more or no less sympathy than the next player. Are the supposed 'Zac haters' prejudiced against 6'3 pasty skinned red heads?

[markp]

Are the supposed 'Zac haters' prejudiced against 6'3 pasty skinned red heads?

Nope, just twats.

You can actually hear the cries of derision around the ground when Raph goes for the ball... no doubt so can he. Do people think this is any way to 'support' or help their team?

I'd say it's the exact opposite of supporting... reminds me of the tools who ran onto the ground during that final in SA. They are a liability.

I don't like the term 'loser', but we have a few angry ones out there, and they should have a good look at themselves.

[stinger]

He looked good coming in as the sub. Gave us a bit of drive that went missing as the game wore on.

Went missing as the game wore on??? He came on at the 15 min mark of the last qtr, the game ended at the 27 min mark, how the hell did he have time to go missing??? He got4 possessions in 10 mins of football, more importantly he provided heaps of run. I wear his number with pride on my jumper. He has faced adversity that would make most of us crawl into the fetal position, yet he fronts up week in, week out. BTW if any weak bastard boos him near me take heed, there will be trouble

well said mate and +1....any saints fans(and i use that term lightly) near me booing him will have their seat numbers highlighted by me here.....

[dcstkfc]

Are the supposed 'Zac haters' prejudiced against 6'3 pasty skinned red heads?

Nope, just twats.

You can actually hear the cries of derision around the ground when Raph goes for the ball... no doubt so can he. Do people think this is any way to 'support' or help their team?

I'd say it's the exact opposite of supporting... reminds me of the tools who ran onto the ground during that final in SA. They are a liability.

I don't like the term 'loser', but we have a few angry ones out there, and they should have a good look at themselves.

+1.

[stinger]

Are the supposed 'Zac haters' prejudiced against 6'3 pasty skinned red heads?

Nope, just twats.

You can actually hear the cries of derision around the ground when Raph goes for the ball... no doubt so can he. Do people think this is any way to 'support' or help their team?

I'd say it's the exact opposite of supporting... reminds me of the tools who ran onto the ground during that final in SA. They are a liability.

I don't like the term 'loser', but we have a few angry ones out there, and they should have a good look at themselves.

flower me.....a post from this poster that i can relate to....

...taken years....

[joffaboy]

There's been way too much sniping after misreading comments in this thread! And too many who don't realise JB is being ironic, like rain on your wedding day or something.

JB is like Alanis Morrisette and has no idea of what ironic means.

Isn't it like rain on your wedding day?

You see Alanis was being ironic when she wrote all of those line that weren't ironic. But i am sure you knoew that already BS

[Moods]

Are the supposed 'Zac haters' prejudiced against 6'3 pasty skinned red heads?

Nope, just twats.

You can actually hear the cries of derision around the ground when Raph goes for the ball... no doubt so can he. Do people think this is any way to 'support' or help their team?

I'd say it's the exact opposite of supporting... reminds me of the tools who ran onto the ground during that final in SA. They are a liability.

I don't like the term 'loser', but we have a few angry ones out there, and they should have a good look at themselves.

I agree 100% markp. However we are not the only supporter base that behaves like this. Bomber supporters were even derided by their own coach for cheering when Stanton got injured a couple of months ago.

My point is, Raph doesn't deserve any more or less support from us BECAUSE he has epilepsy or because he is indigenous. He deserves our support because he plays for the saints. If ppl don't want him in the team, a reason to keep him in the team or give him extra consideration should not be b/c of a medical condition he suffers from. Just like Cripps, they'll both have to learn to manage it. To remind ppl that Raph has epilepsy and he's doing his best, I find patronising and insulting to Raph as a person. He's picked on his merits and dropped on his merits.

There will always be tools in the crowd who will whine and bag our players. Raph cops it more than most, but Zac cops it as well. Sadly some ppl view it as part of going to the footy. Giving it to their own players.