Comments on: No rest for Smit http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/ An independent look at South African rugby Sun, 19 May 2013 02:50:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Zoast http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-86153 Zoast Tue, 23 May 2006 20:06:38 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-86153 Hosh! I do believe that WLS @ 18 failed to understand my post before sounding off! A closer read will reveal that I was in fact suggesting that White’s record indicates that he knows exactly what he is doing, and is doing it well! Perhaps WLS is more “typical of conributors to this forum” by launching into an attack without noticing that he is attacking someone who is in agreement with him! Kindly read properly next time….and then contribute to the forum!

]]> By: Myler http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85678 Myler Tue, 23 May 2006 10:47:06 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85678 I think JW likes to feel important and would say any sh*t to just to get published.

JS are currently the most improved hooker in SA but not yet the best hooker.

JW the best coach???? My my how ignorant we are!!!!

]]> By: St.Petersburgbok http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85525 St.Petersburgbok Tue, 23 May 2006 08:03:39 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85525 If J.Smit is such a great captain, why when leading the AB’s in NZ, with only a couple minutes to go and a defensive lineout on our try line…….does he decide to chuck the ball to the back of the frakin lineout and not the obvious and easy,Matfield at the front?

And he does this quite a lot actually…..

all in all……not a bad player, but let’s not compare him to Pienaar and Teichmann just yet hey?

]]> By: Paws http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85480 Paws Tue, 23 May 2006 06:37:36 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85480 horns .. as a matter of interest I would place SB & Botha from the bulls at 1 & 2 .. horses for courses, and depending on the conditions I would start with one and substitute later with the other. Just my opinion, and you are more than welcome to your own.

]]> By: Paws http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85477 Paws Tue, 23 May 2006 06:34:34 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85477 wls .. “JW the best bok coach we have had yet” .. his good, but I can think of two who will be considered better in my era ..

Christie – 100% record + world cup
Mallet – 17 straight wins (equal world record) + tri nations.

]]> By: Paws http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85473 Paws Tue, 23 May 2006 06:26:41 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85473 nicks .. nope .. I just want the best team on the field .. not one that just wins at home but that can go overseas and beat Eng, France, Aust, and NZ consistantly .. JW has bought back respectability to the boks, but I want the boks to become ‘feared’ again as they once were, where if you play against them you give yourself a 60-40 chance to win .. not half and half like it is now.
JW is a very good coach, unfortunatly though one of his strongest points might turn out to be his achillies heal .. his total lojalty to some players.
I’m sorry, in my oppinion JS does not deserve to be there allong with one or two others .. I stress again, MY opinion .. his work rate and tackling is shocking and I think there are much better. I do not put so my stock in captancy as JW does .. it’s important, but not the alpha & omega of it all.
When it comes to the boks I do not see provincialism .. the best deserve and need to be there.

]]> By: horns http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85468 horns Tue, 23 May 2006 06:20:40 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85468 Paws you are the biggest idiot I have ever heard JS is by far the most accomplished hooker in the country. You are a typical fool who watches SB dummy five guys and think he is awesome, hookers have to scrum and throw in the lineout And yes you want your captain to be “in with coach” by the way

]]> By: nicksteroonie http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85452 nicksteroonie Tue, 23 May 2006 05:57:07 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85452 Paw, let me guess, you want someone from the Bulls to be captain?

]]> By: wls http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85321 wls Mon, 22 May 2006 15:06:38 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85321 Zoest its typical of everyone on this forum, they simply refuse to give credit where credit is due. I notice that all these sceptics arnt exaclty out there making the difference.Its piss easy to sit and insult but go out and try make a contribution nah thats to hard.
John Smit is more than just a Hooker. he is in fact our best Hooker, so SB runs 20 metres once every 3 matches.. does not mean you are the best in the country.

]]> By: wls http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85311 wls Mon, 22 May 2006 15:02:45 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85311 And everyone comes on here and bemoans poor JW (the best Springbok coach we have yet had)
But when we are winning you all want him to go anyways lol. The worlds most Pessamistic lot – KEO.CO.ZA

]]> By: Viper6 http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85300 Viper6 Mon, 22 May 2006 14:57:15 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85300 Os Du Rant? Can he even play a full 80 minutes these days?

]]> By: Zoast http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85267 Zoast Mon, 22 May 2006 14:29:48 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85267 I grow weary of all the moaning bout Jake White & John Smit. Have the moaners been asleep for the last two years? Or maybe gave up watching rugby for these years following the diabiolical records of the coaches and captains we had preceeding this duo? Under Smit & White we have not lost a home test, we have won a tri-nations, and, marginally lost a second (despite winning more games that year….) Hello? Check their records please…..

]]> By: Paws http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85007 Paws Mon, 22 May 2006 11:00:34 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-85007 mmmmm .. have you ever considered that it is not ever wise to critisise the capt that you playing under, especially if he is so tight in with the coach, because pretty soon you’ll be out of favour and no longer playing ..

secondly .. I would have thought that the fact that you were wearing the springbok jearsy was more than enogh reason to be playing 20-30% better .. if this is not the case, and somebody needs to encourage you, you sould not be there.

Chose the best player in each possition and from there a captain will emerge .. Jaun Smit perhapse will put his hand up, or maybe somebody else.

hahaha .. perhapse JS sould chat more to himself and get another 50% improvement in his own game.

]]> By: Cape Shark http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-84993 Cape Shark Mon, 22 May 2006 10:49:10 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-84993 Paws, who would be your bok captain then?

Speak to any bok (or shark for that matter) who has played under Smit and they will tell you he gets 20-30% more out of his players than any other captain and yes I have spoken to some of them and heard them at talks. Never underestimate the value a captain has to a team’s performance.

]]> By: Brickwall http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-84949 Brickwall Mon, 22 May 2006 10:13:34 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-84949 We should have more options for Capt.

NZ’s got

Macaw
Thorne
Soialo

Aus’s got
Mortlock
Gregan
Sharp

]]> By: superBul http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-84884 superBul Mon, 22 May 2006 09:24:27 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-84884 Paws , JS leaves us with another not the the best in SA PLAYER

]]> By: ddrek http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-84832 ddrek Mon, 22 May 2006 08:49:13 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-84832 I’d love to see it that way Zama ,but I think Oz beat us by 6 points in the end ,not 3….there was another penalty.So its a bit far fetched. And Larkham and he refs didnt cheat. he got that drop over….finished and klaar. Its tough ,but they did win.
I do agree that had we won,the fRench were ripe for the picking in the final.

]]> By: Paws http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-84822 Paws Mon, 22 May 2006 08:43:54 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-84822 … and by the way … I’m not convinced about JS being such a good capt anyway …

]]> By: zama http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-84817 zama Mon, 22 May 2006 08:40:40 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-84817 We almost took the cup under joost… if it wasn’t for the drop from larkham we would have been world champs in 99

]]> By: Paws http://keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-84808 Paws Mon, 22 May 2006 08:35:52 +0000 http://www.keo.co.za/2006/05/22/no-rest-for-smit/#comment-84808 Yawn yawn . such a good captain … whatever … no matter how good a captain you are .. if you have the wrong team on the field with you, you stuffed.

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