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What is urgently needed by the Springboks is a kicking out of hand coach

Started by clevermike9 REPLIES599 VIEWS· 02 Dec 2017, 18:48
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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
02 Dec 2017, 18:48
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02 Dec 2017, 18:48#1

If there is one thing that the Welsh showed us today is the value of strategic kicking which happened was how top kick accurately and purposefully to be the source of two of their tries.    They never made a kick where the recipient was not under pressure and directed their kicks to where recipient had to make a lot of ground to recover the ball or where the recipient was under extreme pressure.


The main culprits kicking possession hand-over kicks were Cronje and Coetzee - but Pollard was also guilty of poor out of hand kicking - that penalty kick where he failed top fin touch is really unforgiveable.  


There is still a lot of refining to be done as far as Pollard is concerned and one can only hope that Mitchell will take him in hand after years of Meyer and Ludeke misguidance.  


There were two other issues here that needs clarification.   Schreduer was a vast improvement on Cronje - he did mot make a single silly kick and his passing was crisp and accurate,   Jantjies should NEVER EVER be in any Springbok squad again.   He was seriously pathetic in his short time on the field of play.            

 

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DbDraadCaptain26,388 posts
02 Dec 2017, 18:54
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02 Dec 2017, 18:54#2
Mike. I'm no Shreuder fan, but he actually looked solid opposed to Ross. I still think Jano should be in our match day 23.
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sharkbokCaptain23,257 posts
02 Dec 2017, 18:57
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02 Dec 2017, 18:57#3
The kicking was diabolical- and the chase was not great. Although it might have been the game plan to kick longer to gain a little more territory- only to concede possession. Or the kicking is so predictable it has to be spot on.
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DbDraadCaptain26,388 posts
02 Dec 2017, 19:43
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02 Dec 2017, 19:43#4
Our kicking game has been p!ss poor for some time now.
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Jdalais11Newbie7 posts
02 Dec 2017, 20:25
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02 Dec 2017, 20:25#5
Why wasn’t lambic playing he gone overseas aswell ?
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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
02 Dec 2017, 23:44
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02 Dec 2017, 23:44#6
Lambie is playing for Racing (France) and is doing very well.
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MozartCaptain49,914 posts
03 Dec 2017, 00:09
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03 Dec 2017, 00:09#7
You miss the point. It wasn’t great Welsh kicking.....it was horrible defensive organization by Coetzee, Kriel and particularly Gelant. Lleyds was the only sold citizen at the back.
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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
03 Dec 2017, 00:59
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03 Dec 2017, 00:59#8
I did not miss the point - but you did. Kicking is an attacking weapon - but aimless kicking is an abomination. Am aimless kick is where there is n effective follow-up, straight at the recipient and the kicks are just the most silly way of handing possession over to the opposition. The difference was that the Welsh kicking game was strategic and put massive pressure on the defenders and recipients, wile the kicking game of the Springboks was anything but. Must agree with you about Kriel. What he was waving his arms about and not trying to cover the ball leading to the try of Parker beats me hollow.
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MozartCaptain49,914 posts
03 Dec 2017, 03:07
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03 Dec 2017, 03:07#9
So how many coaches do you want? An exit coach, bringing up the defensive line coach, offloading coach, lineout throwing coach, turnover coach, maul coach, ball placing in the tackle coach, dummy runner coach, pick and go coach, handoff coach, sidestep coach, turning the tackle into a maul coach, set play coach, double wing coach, dropkick coach.......to name a few additional possibilities. Or perhaps you might have noticed we most missed having a catch the high ball coach.
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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
03 Dec 2017, 05:32
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03 Dec 2017, 05:32#10
No Mozart. You need to get the BS kixking out of players, Morne was the worst out of hand kicker ever and both Cronje, Pollard and Coetzee yesterday tried desperately to get close to him.
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