Comments on: Never satisfied

By: The Shark Supporter(The Shark Supporter)

The Shark Supporter(The Shark Supporter) — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:19:27 +0000

It will be interesting to see what the next issue says of Bakkies Botha’s headbutt, Jean De Villiers tackle as well as Jaque Fourie’s tackle.

By: The Shark Supporter(The Shark Supporter)

The Shark Supporter(The Shark Supporter) — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:14:43 +0000

Wondering when Morne Steyn’s form would land him on the front cover though it seems a bit late now after the away games of the 3nations and those results. Can we please see someone like Fourie Du Preez (I know he’s injured now) or Guthro Steenkamp.

By: Kobus Kitty(Kobus Kitty)

Kobus Kitty(Kobus Kitty) — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:28:19 +0000

@Mighty Horua(Mighty Horua)-49: Wow, what a dumb comment.

By: Mighty Horua(Mighty Horua)

Mighty Horua(Mighty Horua) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:13:17 +0000

Overated, useless, lack of creativity…all these terms describe Morne “Needs someone fimiliar on my side” Steyn.
Fly in Jaque Louis Potgieter!

By: Diliza(Diliza)

Diliza(Diliza) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:17:03 +0000

@Brigadier Van Zyl(Brigadier Van Zyl)-47: He was initially a running flyhalf at Currie Cup Level. He's running game would have never cut it at international level, thats why he's only made it at test level due to his kicking.Even with FDP as his scrumhalf and JDV on his outside,he's running game was mediocre

By: Brigadier Van Zyl(Brigadier Van Zyl)

Brigadier Van Zyl(Brigadier Van Zyl) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:29:45 +0000

steyn needs to get some decent ball to attack the line with like he does for the bulls. he also needs some options running off his shoulder when he does move forward.

people tend to forget that he is indeed initially a running flyhalf kicking has always been considered (ironically)his weak spot.

the bulls backline has not had any problem scoring tries in the past 2 seasons.

Carter shining in all circumstances is just horseshit.

He’s always looked ordinary when the kiwi pack have been bettered.

By: Kobus Kitty(Kobus Kitty)

Kobus Kitty(Kobus Kitty) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:39:00 +0000

Everything started to fire as soon as they took that warthog off the field and put Pienaar on. Januarie is a disease that infects the whole team, it’s absolutely disgusting that he is in the team. Like the first game, he gave away two more tries, and cost us many opportunities with his piss poor decision making, lack of ability to be at the break down and his awful service. Morne Steyn has opposition players all over him… and no, he doesn’t even have the option of standing deeper because Januarie has a limitation on how far he can pass.

By: Diliza(Diliza)

Diliza(Diliza) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:57:44 +0000

@WOLFMAN21(WOLFMAN21)-12: Piennar actually looked more like the flyhalf than the due wearing the Number 10 jersey when he came on on Januarie

By: Diliza(Diliza)

Diliza(Diliza) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:54:28 +0000

@WOLFMAN21(WOLFMAN21)-7: "Steyn is a limited player, but when you play a game plan focused on his strengths, he is very impressive". You meant to say Strength,beyond his boot all other facets of his game are not up to international standard.He cant step,very slow off the mark,not the greatest passer,no pace,no vision,average tackler...one trick ponies can only get you so far.By moving him to centre,you retain his boot while giving the the NO 10 to a real playmaker

By: Diliza(Diliza)

Diliza(Diliza) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:42:49 +0000

@DROOOL(DROOOL)-3: We let him get to us,our Rugby I.Q is not the best

By: Diliza(Diliza)

Diliza(Diliza) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:37:08 +0000

@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-2: His limitations seriously affect the rest of the backline.If you examine the influence of a Quade Cooper or Daniel Carter on a rugby match with ball in hand you’ll realise how much of a liability he is. Ruan Piennar should grow some balls, work on his kicking and finally deliver on the talent we all know he has instead of whinging about playing at flyhalf.The only way l see Morne Steyn starting at Test level is at Inside Centre.He has the distribution skills and would need to work on his physicality.Olivier’s ceiling is the Super 15,age is catching up with JDV(look at his Munster form and has anyone wondered why they didn’t fight to keep him for one more season),Juan Dejongh is a 13 for the future,Butch is not a center.I blame the Sharks for not supporting PDV by playing Ruan at scrumhalf,he was correct to move Ruan to Flyhalf its just unfortunate that he did not receive the support from the Sharks.

Spies is a disaster at 8th man,he’s a flat track bully and fails to perform behind a struggling pack.Kankowski has the same limitations,that’s why l feel Vermuelen or Watson are more suited to international rugby because we already have enough size in the team and what we lack is tactical nous at 8th man.

Ricky needs to work on his fitness because that’s the one part of his game that’s exposing him, they were periods in the game were he was playing unbelievably well but ran out of gas due to his conditioning.Its time the bulls invested in Houghaard at scrum half in the currie cup instead of having him in the springbok camp at wing without playing a game.

l’m a PDV sympathiser but feel he’s completely losing the plot,the resources at full back are bare and Francois Steyn has to be recalled,Morne Steyn’s only contribution is off the boot otherwise he’s killing the backline.The best hooker is bismark…liebenberg and botha should be figthing for a place on the bench.Smit and Chilliboy should be nowhere near the squad.Beast needs to leave the Sharks because they’ve seriously mismanaged him.He’s a pale shadow of the player he once was

By: Hurricane(Hurricane)

Hurricane(Hurricane) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:31:09 +0000

@Big Hit(Big Hit)-37: Dont be silly. Ok lets have a look at this. Steyn is getting the ball and the player at the same time,wouldnt you think he would actually stand a bit further back,or maybe change the angle. Something at least. Just cos your #10 does not mean you have to stand 12 feet from the halfback. If he has time to put up those high kicks he had time to run or pass it.

By: coma(coma)

coma(coma) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:28:08 +0000

@Kietzphat(Kietzphat)-35: Wynand Olivier was probably the centerfold in all three those issues mentioned?

By: Airwell(Airwell)

Airwell(Airwell) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:44:39 +0000

@Kietzphat(Kietzphat)-35: The pattern I see is world class players move to WP and they slowly become ex world class players

By: Airwell(Airwell)

Airwell(Airwell) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:43:02 +0000

@Big Hit(Big Hit)-37: Agreed as well as the rest of the backline.

By: Big Hit(Big Hit)

Big Hit(Big Hit) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:25:23 +0000

Start Pienaar at 9 then judge Steyn, no flyhalf is going to shine getting man and ball at the same time.

By: Tisme(Tisme)

Tisme(Tisme) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:24:48 +0000

@grant10(grant10)-4: @WOLFMAN21(WOLFMAN21)-7: FFS.... give Carter a scrummie like Ricky and see if he performs? Rugby is a team sport, won through a collective effort, we dont have that collective anymore.... or rather, we have the collective but dont use them.... our selection process is flawed

By: Kietzphat(Kietzphat)

Kietzphat(Kietzphat) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:20:12 +0000

I’m starting to see a pattern here…

Spies, Victor and Smit have all recently been on the SARugby magazine cover. All 3 are playing rubbish rugby by their standards…

Please, for the love of all things green and gold, DO NOT put Fourie du Preez on the cover!

By: Airwell(Airwell)

Airwell(Airwell) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:00:01 +0000

@coma(coma)-32: Give WO some quick ball and see how he does this WP obsession with bad mouthing WO is pathetic. The stats all show he does nothing wrong against quality opposition. This reminds me alot of what was said about Pakslae a couple of years back. Calling for JDV is a mistake he got run over by Nonu FFS, he needs time in the Currie cup to adjust to our rugby again. With JDV playing inside centre the would have scored 50 against us. WO is our best inside centre at the mo with JDJ hes backup imo. My only change to the Bok team would be to start with Pienaar instead of RJ.

By: oodles(oodles)

oodles(oodles) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:50:41 +0000

@coma(coma)-32: Attacking backs to score more tries than the opposition. Couldnt do any worse than the last two tests.