Comments on: Barritt’s smelling like roses

By: Kiwisamoan(Kiwisamoan)

Kiwisamoan(Kiwisamoan) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:43:06 +0000

And the English give NZ flack for pouching players.

By: Treehugger(Treehugger)

Treehugger(Treehugger) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:21:03 +0000

Huge lose to the Sharks, i hope he does well playing 4 England, well done Sunshine.

By: daydreamer(daydreamer)

daydreamer(daydreamer) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:32:15 +0000

Barritt should have been picked by the Boks a while back cause he is that good, but Jake White was in charge and Barritt didn’t play for him in SA u/21, so no chance to be selected. No rather a brilliant (not) player like Meyer Bosman, fullback/flyhalf Francois Steyn, Wynand (only good for the Bulls) Olivier were better choices at 12 apparently.

Can’t blame him for going overseas and getting a chance to be picked on merit for England, earn big bucks and play against the best at test level.

What’s happened to all the best young Sharks of a few years ago, all gone. Barritt, Francois Steyn, Ruan Pienaar, Waylon Murray all gone away…

By: mshiniwami(mshiniwami)

mshiniwami(mshiniwami) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:38:51 +0000

@39 Papoose

The person i had directed the post to(Big Hit) seemed to understand exactly what I was saying & replied to the post.

So dont worry,wasnt for you anyway.Cheers

By: Papoose(papaown)

Papoose(papaown) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:45:27 +0000

@33. MSHINIWAMI(MSHINIWAMI):
do you check what you write before clicking submit
WTFreek are you trying to say?

By: last movement(GrubdogSA)

last movement(GrubdogSA) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:42:54 +0000

Sorry okes do not miss him. He would’ve joined the long list of undeserving springbok caps if he ever got one here. You can get emotional as you like, if we had a couple injuries he would be far down the list for a call up.

Good for you Bradley hopefully you will make it out there.

By: seamus(seamus)

seamus(seamus) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:25:20 +0000

I wish him luck. He was poorly handled by the Boks.

It’s pointless comparing JDJ, JF and AJ with Barritt as he is a 12, not a 13. And as a 12, only JDV is better in SA – then and now.

By: NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)

NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:53:19 +0000

and you know it

By: Big Hit(Big Hit)

Big Hit(Big Hit) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:51:58 +0000

33. Tindall plays like a crash-ball 12 but he’s actually always played 13 save for a couple of tests. Greenwood wore the 13 shirt while playing inside centre due to superstition after nearly dying on the pitch during the ’97 Lions tour to SA while playing in the No.12 shirt.

Barritt still has work to do for a start but he’ll get one eventually as it’s a real problem position which has almost become a game of musical chairs as about 10 players have appeared there since Catt at the ’07 World Cup incl. Flood, Barkley, Noon, Flutey, Turner-Hall, May, Geraghty, Erinle, Hape with none of them being able to nail it down.

By: NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)

NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:40:45 +0000

Flutey the kiwi is injured so you have another Kiwi in reserve makes you look like a fool doesn’t it?

By: mshiniwami(mshiniwami)

mshiniwami(mshiniwami) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:21:33 +0000

Ok.But why has England played Tindall at 13 for last 3-4yrs? He is clearly not a 13,not enough speed,skillset is suited for hit-it-up-channel 1/2 type 12 where he played in 2003.IMO he is past it anyway but if he should be played play him at 12.Hape the NZ rugby league import is below par and even be is above Barritt in pecking order.

By: Transformation(Transformation)

Transformation(Transformation) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 08:19:45 +0000

30. mshiniwami(mshiniwami): you would think people who frequent a rugby blog would know that already

By: Big Hit(Big Hit)

Big Hit(Big Hit) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:57:16 +0000

15. it’s natural that if you have hundreds of pro players plying their trade overseas a few are going to rise to the top. Fourie is fourth choice openside, but like the first 3 has managed to injure himself so probably won’t get a game.

30. Geraghty’s out of the picture now, Tindall is 13. With Flutey injured Barritt is behind Hape and Waldouck.

By: mshiniwami(mshiniwami)

mshiniwami(mshiniwami) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:54:09 +0000

Barritt is a 12 Adi is a 13.2 different positions.

Barritt doesn’t even start for England.he Is behind Flutey/Gerathy/Tindall for 12 jersey.Flutley couldn’t even smell a 12 jersey at Hurricanes.

Barritt is solid on defence & communicates well.and did well in tandem with Murray.both have gone AWOL since.fact of the matter is Frans Steyn is/was a better 12 than Barritt & Jacobs a better 13 than Waylon.

By: Transformation(Transformation)

Transformation(Transformation) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:50:35 +0000

25. motomouse(motomouse): so jake didn’t rate barritt?

By: Drlector(Drlector)

Drlector(Drlector) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:49:39 +0000

Not the first person to do so, wont be last either, I wish him
all the best.

England have it tough though… SA Samoa NZ and the Wallabies.
They should beat Samoa but they are going to get some heavy hits
from those lads…. Cant wait for these games to start!!!!

By: Die_Valk(Die_Valk)

Die_Valk(Die_Valk) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:42:14 +0000

@7,

Their football isn’t great, but it’s not that ****.

Good to see success stories, good luck to you. Just steer clear of Andre Venter boys…

By: GoBokkeAndIreland(GoBokkeAndIreland)

GoBokkeAndIreland(GoBokkeAndIreland) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:29:58 +0000

@25 – Agree with your semtiments. As much credit as JW gets, I also think there were some “bad” non-selections during his term of office i.e – WO ahead of Barritt, and some others.

By: motomouse(motomouse)

motomouse(motomouse) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:18:17 +0000

In fact if you go back and look at the game stats and performances during the 2006 and 2007 seasons you will see that Barritt was clearly the second best No 12 in South Africa (Frans Steyn had not yet played at 12) second only to Jean De Villiers.

Barritt was unfortunate to not be picked for the Boks during Jake White’s tender, for some reason “Wynand, I am a tiger until I play a test match Olivier” was selected ahead of him, how the hell that happened is beyond me but hey I am just a spectator.

Barritt is no traitor, he was let down by the Bok selectors, it was them who didn’t recognise his ability so he left to go somewhere he could be appreciated.

By: wernergreeff fanclub membership 3(wernergreeff fanclub membership 1)

wernergreeff fanclub membership 3(wernergreeff fanclub membership 1) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:11:11 +0000

Transformation @16: And you value the Sharks’ view on centres?

BTW, I do agree with you on Doppies.

But my point is that Andries is finishing really strongly