STSun-Tzu
Club Pro713 posts
24 Feb 2014, 13:58#5
Michael, those penalties are the result of pressure exerted at the breakdown. Jake's philosophy is that those penalties are inevitable, and should occur at the other end of the field - just as with the Brumbies. He has been playing very good rugby, one of the most important members of the team right now easily. His defence has been very good. And as per passing? Pass just for the sake of passing, like the days of Plumtree where the shuffled happily into a cul-de-sac all day long? No. Added to that the Hurricane defence was up very quickly and with intent to cut out the wide channels. Had you watched more carefully you would have noted that there weren't many passing opportunities that Frans or Coetzee missed. Kankowski himself said at half time the Sharks were trying t force too many dangerous passes and that they needed to keep it simple. Low and behold that is what they did in the second half! You are quite out of touch with Jake, so should refrain from speaking on his behalf.
MDMonkey D Luffy
Pro6,277 posts
MDMonkey D LuffyPro6,277 posts
24 Feb 2014, 16:22#6
@mikey,
are u a little peed off at coetzee for only getting u 7 pts in foxsport???
tehehehehe,
@suntzu,
that would be my Bok oustside trio too,,, 11 habana, 15 sp marais, 14 w le roux.
really really imprssed with sp marais in his first two outings, but will be interesting to see how he fares against tougher competition.
no offense to the bulls and my canes, but both have been down right horrible in thier performances so far.
25 Feb 2014, 01:31#7
I know I am not happy with him bro ,out the door he goes [ would have done better with the mime Marcel Marcaeu ! ] as for Willie le Rat grrrrrrr useless low scoring git .
25 Feb 2014, 05:57#8
I think Willie is better attacking from fullback. Gives him the freedom to pop up at first receiver or anywhere in the line. Confining him to the wing would restrict his options. His play in the Bok jersey seems more thoughtful and precise than with the Cheetahs where I think he makes poor decisions sometimes - always trying to force things.
STSun-Tzu
Club Pro713 posts
25 Feb 2014, 12:05#9
Willie resorts to kicking when at 15. It certainly is an option, but not the best overall. When put under pressure though he makes a lot of very costly mistakes. He has to date made done more on attack for the Boks on the wing.
