CLclevermike
Coach57,555 posts
CLclevermikeCoach57,555 posts
26 Oct 2015, 14:51#2
Dave
It was not only that one - he was also out-jumped by Whitelock in a line-out and lost the ball in the last carry of the game.
I always said that players like Matfield - who outstayed their welcome in the team - are always destroying their image in the last test they play in. They are not competitive anymore so they have to use illegalities to achieve some sort of credit for performance.
To a large extent after Saturday the same applies to Schalk Burger who spilled the ball leading to the AB's match-winning try.
I think that it will be too late in the day - but expect a list if retirees after the game on Friday. Problem is if Meyer stays on as coach - he will probably lick their backsides white to get them to change their minds about retirement.
MOMozart
Captain49,914 posts
MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
26 Oct 2015, 14:53#3
Nice diversion.....but let's focus on Lomp's pansy tackle that got NZ ahead for good. What a piss poor effort from this overrated player....who then proceeded to call the worst lineout in recent Bok memory.
MOMozart
Captain49,914 posts
MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
26 Oct 2015, 16:09#5
He missed the tackle because of Habana......hahaha....no he missed the tackle because he went high and Keino stiff armed him in the snout leaving him lying on the deck while Keino pranced over. Not the first time his piss poor defence has gotten us into trouble....G iteau fooled him for a try in our late Oz loss. In the meantime Matfield was taking down SBW in space, no problem.
MOMozart
Captain49,914 posts
MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
26 Oct 2015, 16:51#7
You are so anxious to ding Matfield you can't even be honest about the Aboob call. Something that happens all the time in cleaning out, maybe a technical penalty but never called.... until Aboob wanted to balance the books.
MOMozart
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MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
26 Oct 2015, 16:55#8
As for no other 5 coming close Whitelock totally outplayed Lomp. All our lineout losses bar one to Retallik came at the back of the lineout....Lomp simply refused to use Etzebeth who was a banker up front. Very poor lineout calling....very mediocre play....disastrous tackling.
CLclevermike
Coach57,555 posts
CLclevermikeCoach57,555 posts
26 Oct 2015, 17:00#10
Dave
Don't you know - Mozart has in his own mind rationalized the penalty turnaround caused by Matfield out of existence and also the fact that Whitelock out-jumped Matfield in a line-out and the ball he spilled a ball did not happen either.
Matfied made a tackle on Williams when the latter was tractoring - that is all that counts.
What a serious case of delusion we have here.
AJArthur John
Pro1,748 posts
AJArthur JohnPro1,748 posts
26 Oct 2015, 17:43#11
Greybeard's penalty , lost line out and spilling the ball in the final minutes of the test COST US THE TEST.
MATFIELD COST US THE WC.
No excuses are valid.
AJArthur John
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AJArthur JohnPro1,748 posts
26 Oct 2015, 17:43#12
Greybeard's penalty , lost line out and spilling the ball in the final minutes of the test COST US THE TEST.
MATFIELD COST US THE WC.
No excuses are valid.
CAcarpetmuncher
Pro1,667 posts
CAcarpetmuncherPro1,667 posts
26 Oct 2015, 18:28#13
for the few mins matfield was on the pitch we gained nothing that being said lood lost so much line out ball matfield was forced onto the pitch
26 Oct 2015, 19:02#14
Either way ... both Lood and Matfield should not have been in England to begin with.
They are both just not up to the required standard to play test match rugby.
DBDbDraad
Captain26,388 posts
DBDbDraadCaptain26,388 posts
26 Oct 2015, 19:11#15
Lood will still play many tests for SA...lots to learn still, but he will get better with experience. Totally underutilized leading up to this RWC.
26 Oct 2015, 19:19#16
That's a scary thought.
Lood in the Bok team as a 5 lock for another 10 years.
BEBeeno1
Captain40,032 posts
BEBeeno1Captain40,032 posts
26 Oct 2015, 19:54#17
So much nonsense from the Egg magnets still daft enough yi support the oatheric matfiled
I read somewhere Lood had the highest tackle count going into the semis of any player.
What is certain is he is far fat better than the useless show pony whose main talent is to con the gullible.
Meyer made a disasterous call getting matfiled back.
God riddance to bad rubbish whose presence over the kast decade has ruuned our tight 5 and led to an.unbalanced loose trio etc etc.