He tweeted back to Quade Cooper 5 days ago after the question of his return was asked, he responded with "@QuadeCooper thanx brother!!! 3 weeks time if everything is 100%!!! Enjoy the weekend!!!"
nice, maybe Cooper can give Goosen a few tips!
Maaikie, Maaikie, Maaikie. Have you decided to ignore the posibility that Etzebeth took 8 line-out balls, against the one each of the rest, mainly because the ball was thrown at himn in the line-outs. You say that it cost us rolling maul opportunity.
Have you considered the posibilty that the Boks decided to limit the rolling mauls for a reason? I am not going to spread this as gospel truth, but I noticed that we did not use the rolling maul, from the line-outs, a lot. Could it be that the Boks noticed that the Aussies were making a lot of noise as to how the "predictable" Boks would be doing their "predictable" rolling mauls again the entire game, and then decided to surprise them? Just asking. I could be wrong.
And I thought Carter was injury prone ... he has nothing on Goosen.
You just look at him sternly and he goes off limping.
Just too damn fragile.
I thought Kruger made an impressive difference when he came on.
Really enjoyed the "slower than a prop" Alberts this weekend. What a powerful man.
The way Elgar Watts has been fitting in at the Cheetahs, Goosen will be having a battle on his hands in any case.
Goosen could tie his hands behind his back and he would still get in ahead of the average Watts......he scored a nice little try but for most of the time he looks awkward and out of his depth
Shoulderless, still a better choice than average Watts
Eight to one lineouts against the throw....man the Boks are really struggling.
@cleancut,
"And I thought Carter was injury prone ... he has nothing on Goosen.
You just look at him sternly and he goes off limping."
LMFAO, :oD
clevermike
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September 10, 2013, 01:55:19
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The Springboks had no option - but to throw the ball to Etzebeth - the other three mentioned are just not reliable line out jumpers. Even on Super 15 level they could not compete for line out balls and in the Mendoza test Kruger was putrid. To assume that they had other options is ridiculous in the extreme.
Do you ever watch CC rugby? Watts is the best of a bad lot of flyhalfs the Cheetahs got - their backline has gone dead in CC because of poor link play - so what are you talking about?
I am not even going to argue about your take on the flyhalves. You have already proven that you are dof when it comes to that. However, since this you brought in the line-out issues, I would like to help you out on this one as well. Just like I helped you with the Stade Francais game. Of course I suspect that you will have your own version of the truth on tjis as well. This is where the South Africans endede up on the list of line-out winners listat the end of the S15:
Most Lineouts Won 1. Ben Mowen (Brumbies) 91 2. Franco van der Merwe (Sharks) 71 3. Juandre Kruger (Bulls) 68 4. Jeremy Thrush (Hurricanes) 61 4. Rob Simmons (Reds) 61 6. Sam Whitelock (Crusaders) 60 7. Andries Bekker (Stormers) 59 8. David Dennis (Waratahs) 56 8. Eben Etzebeth (Stormers) 56 10. Flip van der Merwe (Bulls) 54 11. De Kock Steenkamp (Stormers) 53 12. Brodie Retallick (Chiefs) 52 13. Scott Higginbotham (Rebels) 48 14. Pieter Labuschagne (Cheetahs) 47 15. Ali Williams (Blues) 44 15. David Bulbring (Kings) 44 15. Victor Vito (Hurricanes) 44 18. Lodewyk de Jager (Cheetahs) 43 19. Sam Wykes (Force) 42 19. Toby Lynn (Force) 42As you can see, Juandre Kruger ended up in third spot on 68 and Etzebeth only came in at no 8. Even ou "useless " flip vd Merwe won more line-outs than Etzebeth. In Mendoza, bith Kruger and Etzebeth won 3/3 and Flip won 2/2.
Sorry. I forgot to post the link. Simple error. You know that I do not usely leave out the source. Got it here:
Franco Van Der Merve is proving his crtitics wrong ranked anumber2, and it is obvious why Meyer selected him as a back up lock in the past.
Twatbok we know you are thick but just in case you missed the obvious........line-out jumping is not the mark of a test lock..............catch a bloody wake up........the word obvious springs to mind.
One would hardly associate Flip as a line out jumper and he is sitting at 10 on the list........what does that tell you about line-out stats and the picture they paint dumbass
Wrong again Fat Dave.
Lineout jumping is actually a core function of a lock, along with tacking kick offs and locking the scrum.
For the record who is "we?"
Is that you and your fat arse you speak about in the 3rd in person?
So Twatbok in your opinion because useless Fanco happened to take loads of line-out ball, that merited Meyer picking him as a back-up did it?
Fuck me you are one stupid prick. We all know Franco can take the odd line-out ball, no one has disputed his work in the line-outs. Its the rest of his game that is crap you ignorant twat. The man is hardly physical so adds little grunt to the engine room. One never sees him with ball in hand, or clearing out rucks or making tackles. The bloke is a bog ordinary lock who should never have smelt a Bok squad.
What's with the fat arse Twatbok, have you met me you lying twat?
