MOMozart
Captain49,914 posts
MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
24 Sept 2018, 22:58#43
De Jong vs ABs in Wellington
de Jongh 0/0 0 0/3/13 53 0 1 1 1 7/1 0
Thirteen runs....53 metres....an offload.....7 tackles, 1 missed.
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Allende vs ABs in Wellington
D AllendeC 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
D AllendeC 0 8 2 0
Two runs for 1 metre, 8 tackles 2 missed.
.......Duh Tractor vs Oz
D AllendeC 0 2 10 14 0 1 0
D AllendeC 1 11 2
Ten runs for 14 metres, 11 tackles 2 missed, 1turnover
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Not even close Duh is the lowest producing centre with 50 plus tests in Bok history.
AUAugenöffner
Pro6,974 posts
AUAugenöffnerPro6,974 posts
24 Sept 2018, 23:04#44
I'm by no means an advocate of Juan at 12, that wasn't a bad game. Especially considering he had Lambie inside him, Jacobs outside of him, Pienaar at 9, Morné at fullback, and a Bok pack that was obliterated. Juan doesn't need to be shielded with support tackles. He does it all on his own.
AUAugenöffner
Pro6,974 posts
AUAugenöffnerPro6,974 posts
25 Sept 2018, 08:35#46
It's really simple, why call a fullback or a wing to do the job of a 13 when you have a better specialist available? Kriel is a fullback and Mapoe is just a wing. De Jongh defends better than both, and better than Damian - who happens to be a 13-wing hybrid.
I never saw the test you reference, so I cannot comment on it. It's very possible that Juan had a bad game, just as much as it's possible for there to have been structural problems - a commonly only issue plaguing Coetzee's teams. Only a proper investigation into the test can confirm what truly happened, probably a bit of both. That said, I doubt very much Mozart lied. It's inconsistent with what I have already seen from him. ESPN do update their stats at unspecified times. That Mozart didn't fight the issue further would also indicate this to be true. So it actually works against your narrative.
Also, you don't put up with me. I tolerate you. Discussion is always reasonable. I give everyone an opportunity to express their views without having mud slung in their face. Try it.