BLIXEMPIE
Honorary Master
Ok then. Use Morné for his kicking abilities, and Bakkies for the tackles.
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Official Tri-Nations 2009 Thread
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BLIXEMPIE
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And John Smit to motivate them on.
May I add that I'm quite disappointed with Habana's game today. He lost almost every ball forward. Is he past his prime?
May I add that I'm quite disappointed with Habana's game today. He lost almost every ball forward. Is he past his prime?
The_Techie
Resident Techie
He won't be happy until Morne Steyn isn't part of the Springbok squad (to be replaced by *gasp* a Sharks player no doubt
), in spite of him having the best performance by a Springbok flyhalf in the Tri-Nations since 1997. Pity...Guess there's no helping some people
Mephisto_Helix
Resident Postwhore
Backline from now on should be -
10 Pienaar
12 M Steyn
13 J Fourie
We won't go wrong with that combo
10 Pienaar
12 M Steyn
13 J Fourie
We won't go wrong with that combo
LancelotSA
Banned
Milo, stop worrying about me. You worry about your own posts. If I feel passionate about something then it is up to me whether to post about it or not.
I was actually hoping for an intelligent conversation with BLIXEMPIE but it seems that will be unlikely. Obviously too many brandy and cokes during the game.
The_Techie
Resident Techie
Backline from now on should be -
10 Pienaar
12 M Steyn
13 J Fourie
We won't go wrong with that combo
Why oh why have a specialist flyhalf playing at inside centre?
Come on Lance, more logical fallacies? Moving from Straw Man to Ad Hominem are we?
Mephisto_Helix
Resident Postwhore
Because he is more suited to inside centre with his play ...... he's not a specialist flyhalf anyway, didn't he play IC this year even.
rwenzori
Honorary Master
Well, I support the Sharks, and I am bloody glad Steyn played instead of old.. er... whatsisname on the bench LOL!
The_Techie
Resident Techie
He used to play the occasional game at inside centre at the Bulls when no suitable player was available on the bench. Not sure I'd want him defending the centre channel with his dodgy tackling...
Well, I support the Sharks, and I am bloody glad Steyn played instead of old.. er... whatsisname on the bench LOL!
*tips hat*
LancelotSA
Banned
He won't be happy until Morne Steyn isn't part of the Springbok squad (to be replaced by *gasp* a Sharks player no doubt
Guess there's no helping some people
Techie you guys are delusional! He scored the most points by a Springbok in a tri-nations match. Does this automatically equate to best performance ever? No!
If you bothered keeping track of this discussion from it's beginning you would notice that nothing much has changed from my side after today's game. I have happily conceded that Steyn is brilliant at goal kicking. And that is what he showed today. But I have questioned his other skills. The rain meant the ball hardly ever got to the wings today so no distribution skills were on show. Further to this the All Blacks were appalling on attack so his defensive vulnerabilities were not shown up.
Yes, he kicks well. I want to see him tested on the backfoot....
EDIT : Oh and I do not doubt that you'll come up with some psychological mumble jumble for these comments I have made to you....
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Mephisto_Helix
Resident Postwhore
So what we do then: Ruan is a playmaker of note but a dodgy kicker and Steyn is a kicker of note but a dodgy playmaker.
The_Techie
Resident Techie
Actually he scored the most points by any player in a Tri-Nations game if I remember correctly. Pretty difficult to do that without a good performance, no?
You seem to forget that he scored a try as well (converted as well).
8 converted penalties and a converted try, breaking 3 records. Sheesh, what a poor performance
I am Penguin
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Who scored the try? maybe some did not notice. Morne' played a Brilliant game, was everywhere. Defended well together with many of his team mates, therefore the All Bolocks game was reduced to be akin to a schoolboy rugby match.
Vrotappel
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PdV (retard) was forced by injury to use Steyn in the starting line-up. Maybe he has seen the light today.
I can only hope for the sharkie supporters maybe their moment of enlightenment is upon them.
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win and praise the team, lose and blame the coach.
The_Techie
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Now this is a Sharks supporter who's open to the notion that maybe non-Sharks players can have good games as well it seems.
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Not at all, but flawed arguments and fallacies don't fly with me unfortunately.
Not sure, fortunately that's why I can leave that decision to people being paid to make it
Vrotappel
Bulls fan
Another thing about Steyn's game today was his up and unders. Absolutely immaculate. The AB back 3 never looked so vulnerable.
The_Techie
Resident Techie
Just note that I don't propose that performance=points, but the World Cup/Tri-Nations/Super 14/Currie Cup is rarely won by a team without more points than their opponents, regardless of which parameters you use to judge their performance
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Backline from now on should be -
10 Pienaar
12 M Steyn
13 J Fourie
We won't go wrong with that combo
M. Steyn would make a horrible centre he is a bit invisible in defence and his running game is a bit average. (Although his kicking skills make him a very good player in wet conditions.)