Toast Clarke

[Gaffanator]

How good was he tonight? I was at the game and he was dominant against Big Boy (tap work was better and body work was fantastic). I hope for Freo's sake he doesn't go down as well.

 

[silverscope]

Gun!

Has been great recently and I dare say the selection panel are going to have a headache when we have a fit Sandi/Griffin/Clarke/Bradley/Johnson.

 

[Lord Nicholson]

Gets better every week, and he's putting his hand up for a Rising Star nom. Considering the workload he's got, he's doing a great job.

 

[Leslie_Chow]

Him and Sandi will make a great combination, about time we had a genuinely good second ruckman

 

[eastfreo75]

Very exciting. Big question how will he go as a second ruck.

 

[chinggis77]

Fantastic mark he took on the wing. Second efforts were fantastic also and often ran to the right spots when we had the ball.

Going to be huge in a few years time.

 

[dominguez]

Kepler didn't show a lot tonight so if Sandilands is ready next week Zach keeps his spot and Bradley misses out.

 

[dont bowl there]

Looks to be a serious player, we have three ruckman who should probably be getting games. At this stage my order would be Sandi/Clarke/Griff. Feel bad for big Griff but see more future in Clarke.

 

[dont bowl there]

Kepler didn't show a lot tonight so if Sandilands is ready next week Zach keeps his spot and Bradley misses out.

Agree with that, Keps looked horribly out of sorts.

 

[downthecorridor]

If he wears a headband he'll be the lebron of the afl. Can see how far he has come with his footy smarts and confidence. Well done big fella

 

[electricfeel]

Best game so far. And I keep saying that each time he plays!

 

[Sman-21]

See always knew he could become a very good ruckman for us.

Was never gonna be a wingman or a forward.

2nd ruck is perfect for him right now.

So the combos are Sandi/Clarke
Griff/Clarke etc
I still dont believe we should have 3 eg Sandi,Clarke,Keps just leaves us too tall an takes away run from bench.
An especially while MJ is still in the team there is no need for 3 tall ruck types.

 

[free at last]

Clarke is going to end up being the most influential draftee of 2008 ND.

 

[E Shed]

Superb, getting exponentially better with each outing.

 

[Scootyb]

That hang was just orgasmic, brilliant game

 

[IAMJUNGLEMUFFIN]

Yeah, he's starting to have an impact on games. I think he'll keep his spot once Sandi is back.

Perhaps the Harvey bashers might admit that the decision to play him as an on baller a while back, has done the trick?

 

[Nickos66]

Yeah, he's starting to have an impact on games. I think he'll keep his spot once Sandi is back.

Perhaps the Harvey bashers might admit that the decision to play him as an on baller a while back, has done the trick?

No chance of that happening around here you'd think.

 

[Notorious_29]

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[pinkus maximus]

liked Dennis' little 'wow' there. That was my exact response

this guy is going to be a beast

 

[kirbylovespurple]

Was so happy with Clarke's game tonight. I was honestly very worried going into the game with Zac as our only real ruckman, espcially since McEnvoy (sp) has been pretty solid lately. But Zac really stepped up, held onto alot more marks, was getting plenty of hitouts. Very impressed

 

[muzzington]

That mark in some ways could have been more spectacular, except he tried to land on one leg so he could give off quickly which is even better.

 

[rednblacks]

Was so happy with Clarke's game tonight. I was honestly very worried going into the game with Zac as our only real ruckman, espcially since McEnvoy (sp) has been pretty solid lately. But Zac really stepped up, held onto alot more marks, was getting plenty of hitouts. Very impressed

And add to that his composure in close situations and use of the ball by hand i thought was superb. With some clubs on the lookout for ruckmen such as Richmond i hope Fremantle can hold onto all 3. Only have to look at the situation at the moment with 2 of them down and then Clarke landing awkwardly last night. Having 3 ruckmen on your list and at least one of them that can play other roles is ideal. Griffin and Clarke have shown they have the skill to play other roles.

Fremantle don't have to use draft picks on a ruckman in the next 5 years if they can hang onto these two.

 

[Wizard]

Got some Jeff White about him in the way he moves and plays IMO.

 

[Moo]

Clarke is the biggest positive of this year.

In him we have an exceelent 2nd ruck option, however the biggest advantage I see is his ability to run and tackle.

We saw the making of him in tat Hawks game when he worked his arse off.

Very impressed with him at WAFL too, can be an effective marking target.

I love Griff, but if we are going to dabble in the trade market - Griffin wants to be a # 1 ruck, perhaps we can do a deal now that his personal circumstances have subsided.

Got some Jeff White about him in the way he moves and plays IMO.

Clarke has visited the Wizard though, Jeff never did.

 

[Ysaye]

I think when Sandi comes back he will probably hold onto a forward / ruck position, now that he is pulling in the marks.