30 May 2014, 12:42#2
We already match and better SA forwards Hasbeeno so no need for SA drugs down here to enhance performance. Look what it's done for Goosen!..............
BEBeeno1
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BEBeeno1Captain40,032 posts
30 May 2014, 12:58#3
Mooooo la you and Dr Moz dont seem to understand that Goosen was under 20 last year. Now very obvioulsy he is still growing!!!!!
Your forwards are pap mooo la. Even England gave your pack a severe snotklap.
Bully boy backs like Ndolo will be severely dealt with by us. Witness what happened to poor Jonou Lomou who was regularly flattened by our guys and never scored a test try against us.
Beeno, pointing ou mooooo la in the right direction.
Moz also take note re Goosen. He is working on his conditioning and its showing. Does not appear to have affected pace at all.
SASaffolk
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SASaffolk Captain30,741 posts
30 May 2014, 13:20#4
He is pretty average and hardly a new boy on the block - he seems to lack the hard edge
BEBeeno1
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BEBeeno1Captain40,032 posts
30 May 2014, 13:26#5
Dangerous near the line as he can break a tackle. Backs looking more and more like loose forwards these days.To think some want to play wee matfiled 106 kg at lock. Hahahahahahhaha
SASaffolk
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SASaffolk Captain30,741 posts
30 May 2014, 13:30#6
As much as I rated Matfield in his day, his current selection pisses me off in a big way. The bloke is a physical liability and to think, Meyer will select him as a Bok starter, taking Bok rugby further back.
We are going to lose to Oz and NZ this year
CLclevermike
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CLclevermikeCoach57,555 posts
30 May 2014, 13:43#7
Nadolo was great against the Highlanders - but poor against the Sharks and average against the Western Force. He has ball handling problems and as said by Beeno he is dangerous near the line - that is about it. Looks to em like he is too slow to be n the wing and he lacks ball sense as well. Not a top wing and likely to fade out as time goes on.
Moolaa - the AB forwards have gone back big time this year and this is typified by the poor showing of the Crusaders when they could not get the upper hand when they were 8 forwards against 6 in the Sharks game. Always poor in line outs Retallick is getting worse and worse as each match foes by. And Read has lost a lot of pace while McCaw is not a shadow of the player he was two years ago. Bad signs all round for the All Blacks and that is a fact.
BEBeeno1
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BEBeeno1Captain40,032 posts
30 May 2014, 13:47#8
Dave lets just wait for teh 4 nations squad. Personally i think we should be looking at afew players like Allnende, Faf and Jordaan. We also need to experiment at loose forward. Tighthead need a replacement for Jannie. Lock try out Willemse or Loodt if he is fit etc. Du plessis at 7 instead of Alberts
Give the older players a bit of rest etc. Player managment. Meyer needs to be smart. He is scared of losing becau se of how fans here over react at times.
31 May 2014, 05:18#9
Jeez you talk some crap at times Mike ,since when does a perfect season indicate bad times for anyone ? NZ ONE loss since the RWC and that is an ACTUAL undeniable fact .Straws ,clutching ?So tell me how did the " declining " ABs do against the Boks in the Bok "fortress " with everything in your favour ? Keiran Read was the IRB player of the year ,not bad for a has been eh ? Super 15s is never a reliable indicator of future ABs performance .
CLclevermike
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CLclevermikeCoach57,555 posts
31 May 2014, 06:23#10
Wardad
For the sake of the AB's I hope you are correct. In any event was not talking about the AB's - I was writing about the franchise forwards. I have not seen anything that disproves what I said. The forwards have weakened since last year and that is a fact. Looking at players like Whitelock, Retallick, McCaw and Read - they look much worse than they did last year
They may be better when putting on an AB jersey - but that is n ot always the case. I am not worried about not losing tests in the past - I look at the future and wonders about that.