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Posts: 12423 RE: Hallelujah Morne has gone
September 11, 2014, 00:34:46
Look I am a great Morne fan, but I agree with HM on this change. The team with Morne is a known. And frankly without a power lock like Flip and a power flank like Alberts, less well positioned to play our forward dominance game. So if we are going to be more expansive, Morne is less of a factor.
Also in Game Theory terms, if we are likely losers this time around, why not scramble the variables. We may in fact do worse, but the possibility of a win can't be ignored. I'm optimistic based on the team's apparent focus.
Finally I know HM understands if he selected Morne the vitriol against the player would have been at Adi Jacobs levels. With Morne possibly struggling after his gaff, that may not have been in Steyn's best interests.
Now it's crystal clear....the team played well but Morne made a fatal error. Morne gets punished and the team soldiers on unchanged. Accomplishments are rewarded, mistakes are punished.....leadership is clear.
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