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Building depth

Started by Saffolk 7 REPLIES2,534 VIEWS· 26 Sept 2024, 23:54
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Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
26 Sept 2024, 23:54
#1
26 Sept 2024, 23:54#1
Let’s ditch the old farts and build for the future Select an EOYT squad of the future from the following:) 15. Fassi / Jordan Hendrikse 14/11. Arendse / Kolbe/ Green / Tambwe / Edwil vd Merwe / Davids 13. Moodie / Jurenzo Julius / Henco v Wyk 12. Willemse / Ethan Hooker / David Kriel 10. Sacha / Libbok / Masuku 9. Williams / Hendrikse / Nohamba / Papier / vd Bergh 1. Ox / Steenkamp / Wessels / Mchunu 2. Marx / AH Venter / Dweba / Grobelaar 3. Wilco / Thomas / Hanro Jacobs / Sadie 4/5. Jenkins / RG / Ruan Vermaak / Ruben v Heerden / Moerat / Nortje / Cobus Wiese 6/7/8. Kwagga / Buthelezi / BJ Dixon / Vincent Tsituka / JL du Preez / Ruan Venter / Wiese / Roos / Hanekom / Dan du Preez / Emmanuel Tsituka / Elrigh Louw / Gumede Who the fuck needs Eben, PSDT and co
MO
MozartCaptain49,914 posts
27 Sept 2024, 00:28
#2
27 Sept 2024, 00:28#2

Dan du Preez….hahaha…..the 29 year old Deysel twin has a future?

SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
27 Sept 2024, 10:41
#3
27 Sept 2024, 10:41#3
Well we could get a good 4 years out of the twins if we wanted to Rassie’s biggest failing is selecting powder puff Mostert, his second biggest is not investing in the twins
BE
Beeno1Captain40,032 posts
27 Sept 2024, 12:56
#4
27 Sept 2024, 12:56#4

If Rassie doesn't flood the the Boks with new younger players he gets criticized. If this team with lots of changes loses by a point the oaks get hysterical

If he picks a new player who doesn't shape he gets critized by the armchair pundits. Wise heads know it can take a while for a player to really find his feet at test level. Others who look like they could make it dont. 

If he sticks with older players he get criticized. 

They only way to shut some of these halfwits up is to have a good win ratio. Sane people know losses are inevitable. 

While rebuilding it's an achievement to stay in the top 3.

The whole problem is some oaks lack rugby acumen and are emotionally immature. Hence we can expect more hysterics and high levels of drama in the future. Hilarious stuff from the oaks! 


BE
Beeno1Captain40,032 posts
27 Sept 2024, 12:58
#5
27 Sept 2024, 12:58#5

Pick your best players and ensure you are bringing the younger ones through. Incremental change. 


CL
clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
27 Sept 2024, 13:39
#6
27 Sept 2024, 13:39#6

Dave fhe dea o just leave in form players in the eam to provdeleadesip to the team as a whole is wrong.  

TYou build teams by keeping fighers like Marx, Etzebeth, Du Toit and De Allende in the team.   The other is that Erasmus wants  Wilie to get to a hundred caps as a SpringbokThere are othe players that should be i he team in a tembuildig process and tha means the new cpain is likely o eb Shaca - but I do think that most of the elderly will be out of the eam in anoher 18 months,  

In the emantime I really laugh about Mozart comments to promote Mostrt - at 33 not a key performer anyway and deitnitely not a laye that is perorming on international level anyway.   We ave a hst of much younge rlocks than Mostert.

For the rest I think that we must look at a better outside center combination ad gt Arendse and Kolbe to perorm or move on.         

SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
27 Sept 2024, 20:00
#7
27 Sept 2024, 20:00#7
Well Mike 18 new players in half a season post the WC is pretty impressive in my books If that’s not building depth then I don’t know what is. Rassie is pushing the building so much so that he is willing to risk losing games - like the 2nd Oz test and the 1st Argie one
SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
27 Sept 2024, 20:04
#8
27 Sept 2024, 20:04#8
Given the squad above I’d love to see this side take the field: 15. Fassi 14. Moodie 13. Jurenzo Julius 12. Willemse 11. Arendse 10. Sacha 9. Williams 1. Ox 2. Marx 3. Wilco 4. Jenkins 5. RG 6. Kwagga 7. BJ Dixon 8. Roos 16. AH Venter 17. Steenkamp 18. Thomas 19. Ruben v Heerden 20. Elrigh Louw 21. Jayden Hendrikse 22. Jordan Hendrikse 23. David Kriel 15. Jordan Hendrikse 14. Green 13. Hooker 12. David Kriel 11. Tambwe 10. Libbok 9. Papier 1. Steenkamp 2. Dweba 3. Thomas 4. Vermaak 5. Ruben v Heerden 6. Buthelezi 7. Elrigh Louw 8. Hanekom 16. Grobelaar 17. Wessels 18. Jacobs 19. JF v Heerden 20. Emmanuel Tsituka 21. Nohamba 22. Masuku 23. Henco v Wyk
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