Duane Vermeulen
Daniel du Preez
Kwagga Smith
Vermeulen does the minimum of tackles because he is pace-deficient. It is time that you two "experts" ask SARU for an explanation of what you two call "process tackles" are. It is the most stupid statement ever on site and what you came up is even more stupid.,
Then maybe it will hit home that all tackles are important and that while some players making more tackles than others it does not mean that their tackles are less important based purely on the fact that they make more tackles.
Agreed Moz, Thor is a big performer. Another thing to note is quantity of possession. I don't dislike Dan, but he has an awful lot of ball. In some games he had up to 15% of team possession. This is an unbelievable stat! Thor didn't have anywhere near as much possession per game.
Kwagga couldn't hold his own in good conditions against Wales last year. He was the worst Bok on the field, comprehensively dominated from start to finish. I think he is well suited to Super rugby. I don't believe for one second he is a viable test option.
If we look at performance curve, Thor has bettered Dan for some time now. It's close, but Thor is still number 1.
Steph makes them, sometimes .
It happened once in his career - now suddenly it is gospel. The NZ franchises pick wings of the basis of strength and they have very few really speedy wings.
What the hell is "process tackles" and why is it worthless in rugby? Your terminilogy on rigby is what one c an really call total BS.
Not as funny as "being sensitive to one's balls".
I'll take 'process tackles' thanks.
FO idiot.
FO idiot.
Gosh, I struggle with most of those terminologies/abbreviations:
RPI? ..... The nearest I can get is RIP, and I hope it is not that.
Influence? ... losing ball, stealing ball, talking to the ref, captain, ?????
Scrum score?
World Rank? ... based on what?
The graph suggest Dan du Preez is the better player. His graph is the only one that shows an upwards trend..... but I guess one could draw other graphs as well.
Dan has explosive power off the mark and strength. He can pass, though he isn't immune to some handling errors or forcing passes. He'll get you over the gain line though and that is an important ingredient for Bok rugby. Thor is the better all-round player. So much play runs through Dan that it's easy to compare the two and undervalue Thor. Creating a lopsided impression - hence me mentioning the sheer volume of possession Dan can have per game, filling out the stats sheet.
AO
Who made those RATINGS you published on site?
So ... Vermeulen's attacking is a mere 65, huh? ... in comparison to Dan Du Preez's 90 ... and Kwagga's 80.
Oopsie!! I wonder ... do you think it's his age showing? LOL!!!
His influence on the game seems a little on the low side too ... a dismal 58 ... in comparison to Du Preez 78 ... and Kwagga's 73.
Is 58 even a pass mark? If it is, then it sounds as if he's barely scraping through.
I take it this is an average for the season just played?
So based on that ... the less you play the higher your stats will be ... right? It's an average of all the matches played this season.
I wonder what he would have scored had he played as many matches as the other two?
Probably have scored in the low 30's and even that's pushing it.
I think he would have top scores for rest and relaxing at home. Yup no doubt.
Well there you have it. Moffie's stats confirms it all ... Vermeulen is a loser and Dan Du Preez should by rights be the starting 8 with Kwagga a good bench option as his cover ... which means that Vermeulen will be lucky to make the squad at all.
Kwagga on the other hand should take the 6 jersey from the useless Quota Kolisi.
I see Elton Jantjies is ranked at 5 as an inside centre for the RC ... and comes in at 7 for his Super Rugby season this year.
Good to know that he's an option at 12 for the coming WC, right Moffie? I mean just in case Fats Franse picks up a niggle.
Impressive ... he has a 71 for attacking and a 72 for his influence on the game.
That's better than what Vermeulen managed in the few games he played this year ... right Moffie?
LMAO!!!!
Mike, I answered that question yesterday. I believe Moz answered it as well. How many more times? Rugby Pass. We've discussed this ad nasseum nearly a dozen times already.
Who operates Rugby Pass? Is it reputable or a case of rugby writers with whose comments nutcases like you and Mozart sometimes agree , .
but, but, but ... you're the knowitall, Mozart.
You said so yourself. Remember?
Now ... explain to me why Vermeulen should be considered over the younger, stronger, hungrier Du Preez.
The stats are all against him.
In fact ... the stats suggest that he shouldn't be an option at all for the coming WC.
I know you love using the stats as a reference ... or is that only when it suits your argument?
Oh boy. Pip 'N Squeal, the gift that keeps on giving!
