RORooinek
Captain18,117 posts
RORooinekCaptain18,117 posts
22 Feb 2014, 21:17#1
I'm addressing this to you not only because the Sharks pack made your Hurricanes mincers their squealing prison bitches tonight as I predicted they would, but also because I wanted to remind you of a conversation we had a few weeks ago when I said I rated the Lions chances of a reasonable finishing place in this years S15 and you were so skeptical.
You asked me why I gave the Lions any kind of chance this season - because you rightly pointed out that they don't have a great squad on paper - but they play with a lot of what the Welsh call, "hwyl", what you guys call "mana" and what we call "gees" (pronounced with a guttural "g" and rhymes with "fierce").
I know it was only the Hapless Stompies that the Lions man-shamed tonight, but they are playing with a lot of pride and passion, they have an excellent coach in Johan Ackerman and they have a potential match-winner in flyhalf Marnitz Boshoff who never seems to even notice pressure.
As for the Sharks, not much of a test against such a weak and flimsy pack but hopefully they'll sharpen up their finishing and start putting crap sides like the Hurricanes away by 40 or 50 points.
A good rugby weekend for me . . . well done Sharks, well done Lions and well done Wales!
22 Feb 2014, 21:43#2
Speaking about Marnitz Boshoff....... Silky Hands must be crapping himself....
22 Feb 2014, 22:43#3
so the Sharks are carrying the SA Conference flag at present are they? Looking forward to Sharks vs Lions. These Lions look like they have a point to prove being out for a year, it must hurt. Go Lions.
MDMonkey D Luffy
Pro6,277 posts
MDMonkey D LuffyPro6,277 posts
23 Feb 2014, 07:04#4
@rooy,
while watching the lions stormers game, it was that comment of urs which kept popping up in the back of my head, maybe nostradamus would be more fitting a sarugby id than rooinek???
nice call bro, i thought the win over the cheetahs was one of those upset moments and i gave them zero chance against the stormers, but OMG what an ass whipping.
lions task will be harder now, for they will be on everyones radar, but their two wins so far just might enough to see them avoid getting the wooden spoon i once thought was a certainty.
and what about that boshoff flyhalf, dammmmmmmmn, he makes good goal kickers look ordinary.
regarding the sharks hurricanes, sorry waratahs game is about to start, so i have no more time to comment, :oP
RORooinek
Captain18,117 posts
RORooinekCaptain18,117 posts
23 Feb 2014, 08:59#5
Remember my other call . . . Waratahs = One man team!
That could still be enough for them to win it though! Like you, I'm very glad I made Folau my FR captain!
JWJust_win
Captain18,570 posts
JWJust_winCaptain18,570 posts
23 Feb 2014, 09:03#6
Good call on Folau as captain could get you more than 20% of your points.
MDMonkey D Luffy
Pro6,277 posts
MDMonkey D LuffyPro6,277 posts
23 Feb 2014, 16:40#7
@rooy,
"Remember my other call . . . Waratahs = One man team!"
dont remember that, but i disagree. waratahs are IMO the danger team of 2014.
folau, beale, poltu nau, foley, betham, AAC are all stars.
alofa alofa has a potential to join that pantheon of x factor players.
but folau or foul owl as he is hilariously starting to be known is clearly the main attraction.
look out, the waratahs are a coming.
"That could still be enough for them to win it though! Like you, I'm very glad I made Folau my FR captain!"
great minds think alike, :o)
folaus heroics have taken me from 17th to 7th, so im very stoked with my breaking into the top 8.
ur holding ur own very well too throughout the various fantasy comps, so congrats in that department too.
but a friendly fantasy warning, stay out of the uchiha clans path, cos were not taking any prisoners,
JWJust_win
Captain18,570 posts
JWJust_winCaptain18,570 posts
23 Feb 2014, 17:22#8
Picking the right captain is a very big factor in getting a good result in fantasy rugby, in the past I have gone for a front row forward but this week that was not the right approach . At least I had folau on my team
MDMonkey D Luffy
Pro6,277 posts
MDMonkey D LuffyPro6,277 posts
23 Feb 2014, 18:06#9
i normally never get my captain right, instead i always playit safe and make my hooker captain.
had to take a few risks though after the round 1 malfunction, but i doubt that folau will be my captain with the waratahs playing the reds this week but he is a certainty for the team.