MOMozart
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MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
11 May 2019, 01:06#1
This was another very poor defensive performance....so my number one lesson is you can't win big games if you miss 29% of your tackles....and if your defensive alignment has as many holes as a Swiss cheese. Our defence has gone backwards alarmingly in the last few years.
Secondly the Bools kick and chase game is woeful...because there is no chase. Speckman is too small and Hendricks has no stomach for the high ball.
Thirdly the vaunted Bools scrum was bested....after they were out thought by the use of quick first channel ball. A standard AB tactic against the Boks, but something that apparently never occurred to the coach.
Fourthly another NZ team has ripped us apart by using quick lineouts. I see our players loping up to the lineout which is then taken quickly by the Saders, picking up easy chunks of field. Obviously the coach never warned them about the tactic.
So lets go to the players. This was a useful lesson. Forget Van Staden, Gqoboka, Brits.....the narrative around them imploded today.
Also forget Papier......horrible decision making and absolutely monstered for a Saders try. His few snipes never offset all that.
And frankly while Pollard's goal kicking remains metronomic....his general play is going backwards, especially his defence. He tends to be too aggressive in his defensive lines and has now been stepped by Beale and Mo'unga in successive weeks.
RG Snyman had a less satisfactory outing against the Saders....he was dummied in Stephanie/Youngs fashion by Mo'unga and missed 4 other tackles. Still he made the most Bools tackles and the tackle Dumb Joel went on about...from behind on Reece, wasn't a tackle locks make. Besides which the Ref was in his natural tackling line. He was money in the lineouts and offloaded well again.
And Vermeulen was massive again for 80 minutes.....clearly the dominant player on the deck with at least 5 turnovers and he also ruled the back of the lineout.
These are things I have spoken about before, but it's rare to see such a clear example of poor tactics , skills and player shortfalls in one match. Embarrassing.
MOMozart
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MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
11 May 2019, 15:00#4
Jantjies.....you can't be serious. Well I suppose if one has supported Boshoff....Jantjies is a snap.
As for the full stats Tokkie ....I offer you one. Five turnovers. Assuming our flyhalf can kick the ball out 30 metres upfield.....5 turnovers are worth 150 metres.
But at least 2 of those turnovers forced penalties, so with the retained possession the flyhalf could have kicked twice in succession for a total of 60 metres.
So Vermeulen's efforts on the deck were worth 210 metres....almost 4 times as much as any Bool, ball in hand.
See how I help you? Now you know how to put in a minimum value on a turnover. Do you feel educated?
11 May 2019, 20:52#6
Only managed to catch the last 20 min but glad I actually missed the first 60 min. I have to agree on Papier. Way too much fanfare. The kid still need to find his feet. Needs at least a couple more years before he can be considered as super rugby player, less to say bok material.
The Crusaders is a well oiled machine that has a great shape in attack, not to mention there defence. They never stop putting pressure on the opposition.
MOMozart
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MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
11 May 2019, 21:10#8
The only areas the Bools were competitive was at the lineout because of Snyman and on the deck, because of Vermeulen.
What we see so often is a South African player breaking....but when he looks to offload, there is nobody there. The same was true today of the Tahs.....not the Saders, there is always support.
Our guys are perfectly capable of offloading...it's the backing up of the ball carrier that's letting us down. If there is one thing a good coach could give us it's becoming good pass receivers. Even if a receiver is in the vicinity, too often he isn't looking for the pass, or he is ahead of the passer.
It's always been that way....how many JdV breaks weren't supported.
MOMozart
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MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
12 May 2019, 15:01#11
Lineouts.....thanks for introducing the topic Tokkie.
Bools 16 of 17.....Saders 11 of 14. As I said the Bools won the lineout battle. Because Snyman was such a threat up front that the Saders had to throw deep where Vermeulen turned over a couple of lineouts.
Facts are my friend Tokkie..
Lineout 1....Saders lineout, no jump from the Bools
Lineout 2....Saders lineout.....not actually shown, but they appear to win it routinely.
Lineout 3....Saders lineout.....Snyman leaps beautifully and wins it against the throw.
Lineout 4.....Saders throw....spooked by losing the last one they throw long for the centres to take.....Vermeulen forces the turnover and a Penalty for the Bools.
Lineout 5....Bools throw ....short initially, rethrow because of Pyper intervention.....they go to the money man Snyman, who takes beautifully.
But your comment is Snyman lost the first Bools lineout....whereas over the first five lineouts he won two, one against the throw and lost none.
Stop your disgusting lying.
MOMozart
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MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
12 May 2019, 15:17#13
Why is that Hasbeen.....well obviously because our main ball carriers simply have no feel for the offload. And who was our main ball carrier last year......the 1.5 metres and hit the deck guy.....it's an intelligence test, have a go.
MOMozart
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MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
12 May 2019, 15:55#15
So describe to us the first lineout for the Bools that he missed.....go ahead, it shouldn't be hard.
MOMozart
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MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
13 May 2019, 20:10#16
Still waiting for your description of Snyman losing his first ball on Bools' throw. Are you going to apologize or just try to slime out of your disgusting, stinking lie.
