Comments on: Steyn backs a marked man

By: wpw

wpw — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:31:26 +0000

Is Ashley around??

Did KEO make an apology yet??

Or are we still waiting??

By: ddrek

ddrek — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:04:41 +0000

WO at 12 ,JF at 13….Adi on the bench to cover both…would have seemed the best option.
However both Steyn and Jacobs while unlikely to knock a player back are good at the low tackle…something our butcher brutes like Burger,Roussouw,Spies etc often come short on.

By: SodaJoe

SodaJoe — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:48:38 +0000

#51 WakaNathan: I agree.

By: Die_Valk

Die_Valk — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:23:50 +0000

#97,

Tool.

By: Hondo

Hondo — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:37:55 +0000

#49 Richie_7: Being tackled also takes its toll, ask Lomu

By: wp_boytjie

wp_boytjie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:38:18 +0000

#95 sglazer: agreed #97 von Giba: immaturity is more like giving the bok coach credit for the TEAM's achievements. Its like praising Frans Ludeke for something he did not build. Bandise Maku , Earl Rose , Davon Raubenheimer. You can back those IMMATURE selections i will not ever

By: von Giba

von Giba — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:16:36 +0000

SGLAZER

Coaching Maturity – Lions Victory, Trinations Title, Beating All Black 3 games in a row Home/Away, No.1 Team in the World.

Thats immaturity from you boet.

By: bokfan1

bokfan1 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:14:52 +0000

#44 Hondo: Ja Hondo you have to bear in mind that that pearl of wisdom from richie_7 is from a Kiwi. That “strategy” doesnt take into consideration the big, strong Bok boys who love tackling, and how well the Boks have done by not having the ball in hand over the last few years.

#92 moedeloos: Nice stats – thanks Moedie. Stats can however prove anything you want them to – Adi has heart and passion and has proven his brilliance on attack (granted it was from #13) – stuff that cant be put into stats

So they can run at him all night, he WILL stop them, and when he runs around them, they will know

BOKKE!

By: sglazer

sglazer — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:11:48 +0000

Adi at 12 to me is an absurd selection and underlines PDV’s selection and coaching immaturity.

By: stew

stew — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:08:27 +0000

#92 moedeloos: These Stats are still misleading - were crucial tackles made ? that is the question.

By: moedeloos

moedeloos — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:31:15 +0000

#90 gunther: missed this post before i posted my last comment. I just wish that people would stop targetting players they dont like with baseless opinionated ****. Stick to the facts.

By: moedeloos

moedeloos — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:29:12 +0000

#86 gunther: I just went to sa rugby and found the Verusco stats for the entire series

Jacobs – made 18 missed 4 tackles (misses 18% of tackles attempted)
Fourie – made 16 missed 3 tackles (misses 18% of tackles attempted)

Olivier -made 13 missed 3 tackles (misses 23% of tackles attempted)

So the stats does not show that AD is as weak as you and Keo would like.

By: Nguni Stud

Nguni Stud — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:23:00 +0000

Stormer in a teacup

Surely your response was a stormer in a teacup.

The message is clear enough

Take it easy though

Boks to lose by 5

By: gunther

gunther — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:19:25 +0000

#88 moedeloos:

go to the home page click on the lions tab ad then players stats… its quite interesting there is not much to choose between the different centres…I think one problem adi has that the stats do not show is that even when he does tackle a player, they mange to pass/offload… that said I am fine with him at 12 i think he brings a lot on attack also with schalk there I think the french will find that channelas busy as the Champs Elysee during rush hour…

By: BuckT

BuckT — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:13:59 +0000

are any of Matfield’s ex team members playing for the French side?

By: moedeloos

moedeloos — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:05:42 +0000

#86 gunther: please send me the link. i went there and could not find it.

By: von Giba

von Giba — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:57:04 +0000

The people that have a misconception about AD tackling is KEO.co.za and many that eat off the palm of KEO.co.za.

The French I would like to think have targeted the smallest back in the backline which does not necessarily mean he cant tackle.

Sure, people have gripes about AD starting over Wynand, I am one of those people, but what i will not do is to create an imagined weakness to please my own weakness of assessing character.

AD could not be where he is if he didnt know how to tackle. At center whether inside or outside, there is no hiding place, if you cant tackle ala Jorrie Muller then you will be exposed then banished from Rugby.

By: gunther

gunther — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:51:47 +0000

#74 moedeloos:

go to sa rugby

jacobs missed 4 tackles in the first two matches…

lies and damned statistics…

By: BuckT

BuckT — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:49:11 +0000

#84 Fidget: it's all about cool heads, avoiding panic and keeping to the game plan...something this team has managed to do against far better sides than France boks by 15

By: Fidget

Fidget — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:37:58 +0000

#81 Cheetha Champs: Thats my point, at Loftus, it's not so far fetched to say that the boks could put 50 past this frog side on a good day. Just because we playing on their turf, some of us panic. Yes, its not our conditions and the frogs recon they are cabable of beating us. As Naas say, "we must remember that it still grass, played at loftus or in Russia"