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Bok standard player that will never be

Started by Saffolk 8 REPLIES1,000 VIEWS· 30 Jan 2023, 12:12
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Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
30 Jan 2023, 12:12
#1
30 Jan 2023, 12:12#1
That is Gerbrandt Grobelaar of the Sharks This guy is test standard through and through but turns 31 soon and has never even had a mention Great athlete who has a huge engine and work rate Great player Compare him to Orie who has a few test caps to his name - Grobelaar is twice the player
MP
MpowerPro5,061 posts
30 Jan 2023, 18:19
#2
30 Jan 2023, 18:19#2

Agreed....Gerbrandt is a really good player....better than orie, Moerat and Lood....why this guy has been overlooked, no one knows.....except maybe R&N.

SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
30 Jan 2023, 19:11
#3
30 Jan 2023, 19:11#3
He is not better than Lood no way in hell Lood is a class act
MP
MpowerPro5,061 posts
30 Jan 2023, 20:36
#4
30 Jan 2023, 20:36#4

Well he is atleast a close second.

SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
30 Jan 2023, 21:25
#5
30 Jan 2023, 21:25#5
Very good player that has sadly missed out on test rugby There are a few like him Jacques du Plessis Ruan Botha JD Schickerling Jannes Kirsten Harold Vorster
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DbDraadCaptain26,388 posts
31 Jan 2023, 21:24
#6
31 Jan 2023, 21:24#6

Probably Dan Dup too...

SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
31 Jan 2023, 21:46
#7
31 Jan 2023, 21:46#7
Agreed Draad but at 27 it might not be too late for him but I suspect it is
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MpowerPro5,061 posts
31 Jan 2023, 21:53
#8
31 Jan 2023, 21:53#8

The Question is why are these guys being overlooked? Or are they just not good enough? Not that I am any kind of expert, but what i do know is that they are a lot better than actual guys in our Bok Squad....Not to bang to much on Tassie, but it looks alot like he can only coach a certain kind of style, and only a small percentage of Players fit into his Sphere of Coaching.....or maybe he relies to much on if he likes the Player or not....one thing is for certain though, player Depth is not what it should be....especially going into WC.

SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
31 Jan 2023, 23:33
#9
31 Jan 2023, 23:33#9
They are being overlooked either because there are a line of incumbents and back up players in their way and without doubt politics plays it’s part Take inside centre for instance de Allende is the incumbent with the likes of Esterhuizen and Willemse as back ups with JVR probably next in line, so the likes of Dan, Vorster etc find themselves down the pecking order Politics plays its part with the likes of Moerat and Orie ahead of the likes of Jenkins, Schickerling, Nortje etc I like Moerat but never ahead of Jason Jenkins
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