Comments on: Taking charge

By: Big Hit(Big Hit)

Big Hit(Big Hit) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:39:36 +0000

JDV has been a pretty one-dimensional centre through the years, his line-breaks have disguised his clear inability to make the most of them, his average to poor defence, poor distribution and almost complete absence of a kicking game. It’s almost like looking at Spies’s long-distance tries and overlooking his poor work-rate, average hands and defence. However, since returning from Munster I must say JDV has been linking with those outside him much better and is a somewhat more rounded player for it.

By: Suidkapenaar(Suidkapenaar)

Suidkapenaar(Suidkapenaar) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:29:12 +0000

Most people on the site that doesn’t rate JdV will probably think Jauzion’s also rubbish and so was Michael du Plessis. It’s got to do about what you think 12 play is all about.

By: Suidkapenaar(Suidkapenaar)

Suidkapenaar(Suidkapenaar) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:27:14 +0000

There are substantial genetic differences between races resulting in physical differences. I import stuff from China and they generally view us as giants. It is also generally true of South African races and tribes. Xhosas seem to be smaller than Zulus. Within the Zulu nations the men up north in Maputaland tend to be bigger than the men in the Southern regions around Ixopo. IT’s not exact science, but that’s my observation. The Zulu men that know from the Northern Berg area (descendants of the Mtetwa of Dingizwayo) seems to be a little on the short side as well. The San or Boesmans also tend to be shorter and smaller. What’s all the fuss about?

By: KevinRack(KevinRack)

KevinRack(KevinRack) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:42:11 +0000

I will footy and not genes as Tranny might cut me down again.
There are fools on this site, no names mentioned, that believe JDV is kak and overrated. He is one of our best 3 centres in South Africa. JF, JDJ and JDV.
He might not tackle like JDJ or fecth like JDJ but he passes which can be said is better than the other two, especially JF. How many times do scream pass the ******* ball. JDV has great periferal vision and knows where is players are.

By: Transformation(Transformation)

Transformation(Transformation) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:46:20 +0000

64. Pypkan(Pypkan): i know, i played basketball with a lot of them, even them cats from cameroon tower of us but i’m damn sure ain’t no mofocken somalian, eritrian, burundian n*ggas running around that are WAAYYY bigger than me!

By: WP Till I Die(WP-Forever)

WP Till I Die(WP-Forever) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:34:41 +0000

Pypkan

Now THAT is MacDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken’s fault.

By: charo - the wp giant(charo)

charo - the wp giant(charo) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:33:37 +0000

yet you see very few tall guys in west africa. most are small to medium in height.

By: Pypkan(Pypkan)

Pypkan(Pypkan) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:28:11 +0000

Transformation

Hehe, I know I am generalising a bit.

I’ve been to New York a few years ago and am relatively tall 191cm. I felt like a midget amongst the African Americans. They are not only tall but have huge frames too.

By: gunther(gunther)

gunther(gunther) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:24:05 +0000

transie

that’s because many of those are taliban n*ggas and have spent many years hiding under rocks from US spy satellites and bombers.

thus they are shorter.

and quite thin.

By: Heavens Game(Heavens Game)

Heavens Game(Heavens Game) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:22:23 +0000

61. TRANSFORMATION(TRANSFORMATION): of course they shouldn’t be bigger – shortage of protein food for generations… has led to a more successful phenotype where a more smaller, efficient body has a greater chance of survival to continue their progeny…

By: Transformation(Transformation)

Transformation(Transformation) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:18:32 +0000

53. Pypkan(Pypkan): man, i’ve seen malawians, rwandans, somalians & ethiopians, them n*ggas aint bigger than me!

By: Heavens Game(Heavens Game)

Heavens Game(Heavens Game) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:16:52 +0000

58. TRANSFORMATION(TRANSFORMATION)

Ja, the skilful De Jongs have to be included… They are the physical manifestations of heterosis… (look it up)

By: gunther(gunther)

gunther(gunther) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:15:37 +0000

WPTID

Because of Macdonalds?

By: Transformation(Transformation)

Transformation(Transformation) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:14:43 +0000

54. Heavens Game(Heavens Game): and where do you fit the cullerts like de jongh?

By: Pypkan(Pypkan)

Pypkan(Pypkan) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:14:22 +0000

WP Till I DIE

Thanks, makes a lot of sense.

By: Heavens Game(Heavens Game)

Heavens Game(Heavens Game) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:12:45 +0000

52. TRANSFORMATION(TRANSFORMATION):

Those poorbastards don’t have no progeny… Their survival strategy was obviously deficient… The faster runners survived that environment…

By: WP Till I Die(WP-Forever)

WP Till I Die(WP-Forever) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:11:36 +0000

Pypkan.

Something like only 10% of the slaves transported from West Africa to the colonies in the New World survived the trip. Necessarily the strongest physically were the majority who managed to survive.

When freed slaves were repatriated to West Africa, they tended to be larger physically than the population that had remained.

By: Heavens Game(Heavens Game)

Heavens Game(Heavens Game) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:10:19 +0000

49. TRANSFORMATION(TRANSFORMATION): Stood up to. lol. WTF is “stood up to”…

…and then you have the Moles of iSandhlewana and tacit acknowledgement from the British Empire that the Zulu’s were one of their most fearsome adversaries in history by virtue of them awarding without precedent more Victoria Crosses in one engagement than in any other battle/war in history…

And them Brits have been in quite a few wars…

Put some Zulus in the Green and Gold, send them to Twickenham and then you will see sparks fly…

Zulus + Afrikaners + coupla Souties (for the brains) + coupla fast Xhosas = World Champs…

What more do you want?

By: Pypkan(Pypkan)

Pypkan(Pypkan) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:05:17 +0000

@Kobus Kitty(Kobus Kitty)-29: @Transformation(Transformation)-31: I does make a lot of sense though. I don't want to generalize but it looks like the guys from West Africa are significantly bigger than their Southern African counterparts. Look at all the African American basketball and gridiron players. These guys are huge, some of them over 2,20 m tall! A lot of them are descendants of slaves from North-West Africa. If you compare the Bafana Bafana players to those of the Ivory Coast and Ghana there is quite a significant difference in size. Last year Bafana played agains Angola (a South West African country!), and it looked like boys agains men.

By: Transformation(Transformation)

Transformation(Transformation) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:04:13 +0000

hey what happened to the ‘reply arrows’?

so the Xhosas that stood up to Shaka aren’t toughbastards?