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Whitehead is impressing me

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Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
03 Apr 2012, 17:43
#1
03 Apr 2012, 17:43#1

He never got an opportunity at the Stormers given they had Jean, Fourie and de Jongh on board. He has made the clever move of moving on and has made a good impression thus far for the Sharks. He is one of those players that makes things happen when he has ball in hand.

All the hype has been Sadie, who has yet to set the world alight. He has only had 2 full games for the Bulls, but he needs to start producing the form he showed in the few opportunities he had for the Stormers last season.

Meyer said he would have selected Sadie for the WC as his wildcard selection - that is some endorsement - but we have seen very little thus far

BE
Beeno1Captain40,032 posts
03 Apr 2012, 18:15
#2
03 Apr 2012, 18:15#2

Sadie has been a non entity since leaving us. Wonder what has happend. Wearing a pink jersey could well have put him off his game!!!

Whitehead looks competent but not much more than that.

SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
03 Apr 2012, 18:17
#3
03 Apr 2012, 18:17#3

Sadie has only played 2 matches for the Bulls

Bullshit, Whitehead is more than competent - open your eyes

 

MO
MozartCaptain49,914 posts
03 Apr 2012, 18:23
#4
03 Apr 2012, 18:23#4

Dave please don't go off on this tangent.....Whitehead is bog ordinary.

US
UsernamePro1,098 posts
03 Apr 2012, 18:24
#5
03 Apr 2012, 18:24#5

Whitehead is nothing special, but is doing his job. He and Viljoen are the two best and only effective Shark's backs.

KI
kingcornPro3,695 posts
03 Apr 2012, 18:29
#6
03 Apr 2012, 18:29#6

 Well, the sharks are finally buying in some decent players. Pity that WP are losing so many quality players but great for SA rugby in general. 

I think Sadie made a bad move going to the bulls. He will struggle to make an impact with Steyn and Olivier on his inside. He should have gone to the sharks with Whitehead as they would have been a better option, but then he had to make a decision because WP were hoping that Jacque Fourie would continue to play for them, bad move as I really like the way De Jongh and Sadie combine in the centers. Very dangerous combination for me.

US
UsernamePro1,098 posts
03 Apr 2012, 18:32
#7
03 Apr 2012, 18:32#7

In Hougaard, Morne and Olivier he has the best inside backs available! I never rated Sadie before, certainly not now. The Bulls need to finally purchase a quality outside centre. How long has it been?

BE
Beeno1Captain40,032 posts
03 Apr 2012, 18:33
#8
03 Apr 2012, 18:33#8

Have to agree kingcorn  - was it against the Blues in Nz last year where these two cut the blues backline to shreds on more than one occassion?

BE
Beeno1Captain40,032 posts
03 Apr 2012, 18:37
#9
03 Apr 2012, 18:37#9

Dave Whitehead is a good size and has a nice rugby brain. May still develope well but I cant say he is setting the game on fire or anything rightt now. Are you talking about now or future potential?

SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
03 Apr 2012, 18:45
#10
03 Apr 2012, 18:45#10

Moz and you thought Adi and Bosman were wonderful - need I say anymore. Have you actually watched Whitehead this season?

SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
03 Apr 2012, 18:52
#11
03 Apr 2012, 18:52#11

Beeno, I am talking about now. I am not saying he should be the Bok 12 or anything, but he certainly has surprised me. He is certainly one of the best performing SA 12's at the moment. He has an eye for a gap and looks to attack space not traffic. I like what I have seen. Saying he is bog ordinary is a joke, much like Flip being bog ordinary.

Bog ordinary are players like Morne, Ndungane, v/Rensburg, Brok Harris, Liebenberg, Bosman, de Bryn, Daniller, Henricks, Pat Cilliers, de Kock Steenkamp, Carstens etc

SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
06 Apr 2012, 23:13
#12
06 Apr 2012, 23:13#12

 Moz, do you still think Whitehead is bog ordinary???????

CH
ChippoPro3,372 posts
07 Apr 2012, 02:26
#13
07 Apr 2012, 02:26#13

 @saffex...

Lol love your bog list.

Make a super xv bog list.

My 15 would be daniller

14 - van rensburg

13 - 

12 - bosman

11 - ndungane

10 - 

9 - 

... help me out. this could be fun

SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
07 Apr 2012, 02:59
#14
07 Apr 2012, 02:59#14

 13. Joubert 10. Morne 9. Bondesio 1. Cilliers 2. Bezuidenhout 3. Adriaanse 4. de Kock Steenkamp 5. Izak v/d Westhuizen 6. Botes 7. Baywatch Grobelaar 8. Johnson

AJ
Arthur JohnPro1,748 posts
07 Apr 2012, 19:49
#15
07 Apr 2012, 19:49#15

 WSell,well what rugby are you guys watching.

The names put forward so far all qualify to play for the EP Queens.

Thats about it.

SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
07 Apr 2012, 20:54
#16
07 Apr 2012, 20:54#16

 Arthur that is the point, they are the crap players in the S15

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