Comments on: Sharks call on Hargreaves

By: ShaunMichaels

ShaunMichaels — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:25:38 +0000

@SimiJan: Mate, anyone who puts Ruan Pienaar at 10 should be shot. Pienaar clears the base quicker than most 9's. When Kockott is at 9 everything become stagnant as a result!

By: sharkfanatic

sharkfanatic — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:25:47 +0000

Traveling shark u makin an intresting point puting ludik at 13 havnt thought about it could livin up our play. But wud maybe start bizzi as I’m not sieeng smit leadership comin through and that is 90 persent why smit is chosen , but overall look like An exitin backline

By: Travelling Shark

Travelling Shark — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:08:15 +0000

Yes, you need to know who the first team is, more importantly the younger players need to know they have a chance of making the team. 1 beast 2 smit 3 carstens 4 sykes 5 steenkamp 6 alberts 7 deysel 8 kanko 9 pienaar 10 goode 11 mvovo 12 swan 13 ludik 14 pietersen 15 terblanche 16 anyone but jannie 17 bismark 18 hargreaves 19 botes/burden 20 mcleod 21 goode 22 vilundlu/jacobs/jordaan

By: sharkfanatic

sharkfanatic — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:03:50 +0000

Crickey u have got the same team I wud pick nly ill be playin mvovo on wing and ludick fulback, but further u got a good side mate, and xhosa kid and simijan, I watched pools game last nyt I mean kuyt is a workhorse but doesn’t have the skill and pace 4 premierleague, and yes insua were manhandled but he’s the only left back, with aurelio out. Anyway they played shiaaaat last nyt. Back to rugby pleaAaaaaaaaaase plum choose deysel and alberts and kanko togeta.

By: SimiJan

SimiJan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:38:04 +0000

@ShaunMichaels: Each to their own. I think that backline, given time, could be the Sharks’ best bet. But, yeah, I’m not the coach, just a guy with an opinion…

By: crikey mate did you see that shark

crikey mate did you see that shark — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:54:21 +0000

i actually though goode was just that quite good..
personally i would like to see this team start and only make changes if really needed in last 20 min.

1.Beast
2.Bismarck
3.Carstens
4.W.Steenkamp
5.Muller
6.Deysel
7.Alberts
8.Kankowski

9.Pienaar
10.Goode
11.Jpp
12.Swanepoel
13.Jacobs
14.Ludik
15.Stefan

16.Pat Cilliers
17.Smit
18.Sykes
19.Botes
20.Kockott
21.Murray
22.Mvovo

By: BlueBlood

BlueBlood — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:34:22 +0000

As long as the Guppies don’t corrupt our Wilhelm.

By: Slumtown

Slumtown — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:33:20 +0000

@mshiniwami: Got to agree with your assesment there. I differ on a few points but what youve said of the kicking is definitely an issue. Stefan Terblanche I wouldnt replace but as coach Id instruct him to kick only if absolutely necessary and if he has no support. Dont know why the hell he is doing it as he´s one of our best attacking fullbacks. He runs great lines.

3.Carstens Got issues with him – id bring someone else in
4.W.Steenkamp dont get whats wrong with Sykes – one of the better player in my opinion

like the combo of Alberts and Deysel – ouch!!

10.Pienaar Sad but true – better here than at scrumhalf – he looked like a headless chicken here last game. Absolutely useless at scrumhalf
11.Mvovo I like i like
12.Jacobs would prefer Swanepoel when he´s on form
14.Vulindlu yep agreed another one to watch
15.JPP maybe that could work but still think Stefan is a great fullback

no probs with the subs

By: Slumtown

Slumtown — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:27:21 +0000

@pokkel: spot on

By: ShaunMichaels

ShaunMichaels — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:14:16 +0000

@mshiniwami: Thank god you arent the coach either!

By: ShaunMichaels

ShaunMichaels — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:11:39 +0000

@KZN King Shark: Cant do much with a team that has different goals and agaenda's!

By: mshiniwami

mshiniwami — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:09:01 +0000

Would like to see this team play.

1.Beast
2.Bismarck
3.Carstens
4.W.Steenkamp
5.Muller
6.Alberts
7.Deysel
8.Kankowski

9.McCleod
10.Pienaar
11.Mvovo
12.Jacobs
13.Murray
14.Vulindlu
15.JPP

16.Smit
17.Hargreaves
18.Daniel
19.Botes
20.Kockott
21.Ndungane/Swanepoel
22.Terblanche

***Put some attacking edge,speed and power into current XV

Tired of the following:

Terblanche-kicking everything away
Kockott-kicking everything away
Ndungane-kicking EVERYTHING away-half hearted chasing
Goode-KICKING EVERYTHING AWAY and getting YELLOWS
Smit-indiscipline/yellows
Du Plessis-indiscipline,yellows and just being a first class idiot in general.

By: KZN King Shark

KZN King Shark — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:58:15 +0000

@ShaunMichaels: you can't do any worse than Plum right now.

By: Oubaas2009

Oubaas2009 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:45:13 +0000

‘Odd one’ Ndungane will not be missed. Bring in Mvovo.

Hargreaves is a talent. Lets get him on the field soon.

Will be nice to see Brussouw in black and white in his comeback match.

By: RedLion

RedLion — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:40:14 +0000

it makes no sense pulling this guy out of the CC now, he needs more game time and I sure everyone will agree that he is better off with Strooli than carrying tackle bags.

By: scar

scar — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:31:37 +0000

@John Galt: All i can say is that it must be really tough to be in the Sharks side right now

By: XhosaKid

XhosaKid — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:01:31 +0000

@SimiJan: Please dont mention Liverpool, Rafa is driving me insane with his insistance on picking Insua and a clearly tired Kuyt

By: Original Pierre

Original Pierre — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:53:29 +0000

Well I think it`s a good thing they`re calling back Hargreaves. Sharks are out of the super 14 anyway, might as well develop the younger players for the CC.
Giving Steenkamp gametime would only help the bulls in the end not the sharks.

Now if only Plum saw it this way. Maybe then Lambie can play off the bench for them when the game isn`t in the balance and lets be honest, he can only do better than Terblanche who seems intent on kicking everything away.

By: ShaunMichaels

ShaunMichaels — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:45:17 +0000

@SimiJan: Thank god you are not the coach!

By: SimiJan

SimiJan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:41:05 +0000

A backline of:

9.Kockott
10.Pienaar
11.Mvovo
12.Swannepoel
13.Murray
14.Pietersen
15. Terblance

With Goode, Jacobs and Vulindlu on the bench; would solve the Sharks’ attacking problems. They should settle with that backline for a few matches, quit chopping and changing, and a little bit of chemistry will eventually emerge from the maelstrom. I’m all for rotation, but like with Liverpool FC, you’ve gotta know who your first team is. It’s important to have a pecking order…