All players take different times/stages to develop.... I have been disgusted over the years to read comments that Jason Blake is a 'space cadet' and only runs around getting on his own picking up cheap kicks.
And from other posters in Raph's first season that he was lazy. Never taking into account the adjustment he had to make in his lifestyle changes from NT to Vic and the injury problems he had to contend with for so long ( and now we know of his eplipsy difficulties).
Poor James Gwilt he burst onto the scene so amazingly in his first two games. Poor bugger...you expected that to continue effortlessly. Come on now he wasn't a first or second round draft pick, so why weren't you magnaminous enough to let the lad have time to develop without carping on every mistake he made when he did get a game?
Well done Jason Blake there have been many of us over the last 4-5 years that have appreciated your endeavours and watched your development and saw in you what 2 COACHES have no doubt seen in iyou and we have sung your praises for years. I chuckled tonight when I heard a post TV commentary about how the two that the Saints were concerned about before the game were Nick Reiwoldt and Jason Blake as they were SO vital to the team. YEAH Jason Blake is at long last being recognised for the value that he is to this side and mentioned in the same breath as Roo!!!!!! Good He has played a part - what ever role he has been asked to over the years & never allowed to settle in one role - HOW HARD IS THAT????) Now even the media is begining to talk of the value he is to this side. Well Done Jason Blake some of us never doubted you
So give the Jason Blakes, the Jimmy Gwilts, and the Raph Clarke's etc of our team time to develop..............don't write them off too early.....I just love it when the the "whipping boys" come back to bite the negative, losers of this site on their collective bums
