Comments on: Spies: No Bok selection favours

By: Tbozknows(Tbozknows)

Tbozknows(Tbozknows) — Sun, 27 May 2012 05:41:23 +0000

I just hope we dont end up playing Bulls Rugby.

By: Tbozknows(Tbozknows)

Tbozknows(Tbozknows) — Sun, 27 May 2012 05:38:56 +0000

@NicG(NicG)-14: You speak th truth. Can't be a International class 8thman and not dominate opposition in defence. He's a luxury player to have. He's missing at Maul time, might as well have him on the wing.

By: Superbru(Superbru)

Superbru(Superbru) — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:03:49 +0000

Spies is a very poor 1st choice for bok no 8,and this hint,hint Heyneke will bring out the best in me is pure suck up bullsh*t!

By: Great White Shark(Predawn)

Great White Shark(Predawn) — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:38:57 +0000

Spies is a one trick pony like Donkey de Villiers. He just runs straight. Perhaps you are right.

BTW de Villiers should be playing this weekend. Any bloggers want to take bets on how long before he is injured again..

I say three weeks.

By: theonlylionsfanincapetown(Lions)

theonlylionsfanincapetown(Lions) — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:35:31 +0000

@Great White Shark(Predawn)-73: Wing maybe, but not a centre. Not sure he has the skills for centre.

By: Great White Shark(Predawn)

Great White Shark(Predawn) — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:29:31 +0000

Spies should essentially be a wing or centre. He does not have the natural strength of the other 8′s. Even Daniels is a better option than him.

Spies needs to drop down to about 95 kaygees and the Boks would have another option at centre.

By: theonlylionsfanincapetown(Lions)

theonlylionsfanincapetown(Lions) — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:23:55 +0000

Spies will be selected, if for no other reason than the fact that there isn’t really anyone to push him at the moment! The reason he doesn’t dominate the collision is because he is the rugby equivalent of a “pumped up cruiserweight”. It’s the same reason that Evander Holifield always struggled to knock out other decent heavy weights. Spies is a wing turned loose forward. Jonah Lomu was a natural loose forward turned wing. A very big difference when it comes to the collision. Spies can therefore excell in the faster and more frantic Super Rugby environment, but never dominates in the tighter test environment, where physicality rules.

By: Slartibartfast(Slartibartfast)

Slartibartfast(Slartibartfast) — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:20:05 +0000

@HongKongSlong(HongKongSlong)-70:

Hehehe I am no fan but Meisiekind has had good moments in Super rugby over the years, he is just not made out for test rugby where he falls flat. Spies currently seems tio struggle in Super rugby and it seems he will wear the #8 jumper in a few weeks

By: HongKongSlong(HongKongSlong)

HongKongSlong(HongKongSlong) — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:05:36 +0000

@Slartibartfast(Slartibartfast)-69: Spies's highlight reel will make for much better viewing then Meiskind's, unless you happen to be viewing from a head and shoulders perspective!

By: Slartibartfast(Slartibartfast)

Slartibartfast(Slartibartfast) — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:33:21 +0000

@HongKongSlong(HongKongSlong)-68: When exactly did he have it? I would like to say like Meisiekind he is just not up to test rugby but that will be unfair towards Meisiekind, he has actually done well at Super level where Spies is failing even at that level as well.

By: HongKongSlong(HongKongSlong)

HongKongSlong(HongKongSlong) — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:16:10 +0000

Spies definitely had it, but he also definitely lost it…. years ago. He has got to the point of actually being insignificant on attack and pathetic on defence. When was the last time he made a big tackle and imposed his physicality on someone?

By: whatever(whatever)

whatever(whatever) — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:08:08 +0000

aaaah kuk Spies, your form is nowhere………….you get knocked back in the collisions and have no mongrel. If there is any biff you turn your back and walk off like a baby………… feel free to blow smoke up your own a rse though.

Is Alberts injured, he has just gone off the scene and I have not seen anything re him being injured?

By: roobarb2(roobarb2)

roobarb2(roobarb2) — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:25:21 +0000

hehehe Skoppie, “maak die Stormers almal Bokke”

By: lepel(lepel)

lepel(lepel) — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:54:49 +0000

I really like the idea of Coetzee as a possible 8. He’s a fantastic player, but at the moment we have quite a few guys coming through in the 7 position, so the move could be good for him. Kolisi should really consider the move to 8 as well as he seems to have a very complete skill set and he has a little more pace to run the ball back at the opposition.

Carr makes more sense at 6 than Kolisi if one considers their respective builds. Carr has the right build to become a ground scavenger once he has developed those skills.

8. Kolisi 7. Elstadt 6. Carr – brilliant combo going forward for Stormers (and perhaps even Boks). And Duane will be around for a while as a 8/7 before this combo becomes a permanent fixture (which I venture it will)

By: Horings(Horings)

Horings(Horings) — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:39:37 +0000

@Flat distributor(Flat distributor)-51: Then Peter Grant must be hond k a k because he is playing behind the "best" pack in the competition and the Stormers cannot score any tries.

By: kaksioek(kaksioek)

kaksioek(kaksioek) — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:01:40 +0000

I won’t really be able to stomach Matfield and FdP – that’s for sure.

By: skopskiet(skopskiet)

skopskiet(skopskiet) — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:59:14 +0000

I tell you this much

let Matfield, Spies, FdP and M. Steyn with Kirchner at FB run on vs England and I doubt I will be able to muster any desire to root for Boks.. because then I don’t propose we deserve to win with that kind of retrograde mentality running our rugby.

By: kaksioek(kaksioek)

kaksioek(kaksioek) — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:49:58 +0000

@skopskiet(skopskiet)-60: 25% better maybe, but it isn't going to happen.

By: skopskiet(skopskiet)

skopskiet(skopskiet) — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:44:51 +0000

@kaksioek(kaksioek)-56:
Either of those Stander or Kolisi or Coetsee would play 100% better than Spies at 8 at International level.. Guaranteed

My Bok loosies would look like this

Coetsee
Elstadt
Kolisi / Brussow

bench Stander, or Vd Walt – ahead of Spies

By: blueboy(blueboy)

blueboy(blueboy) — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:43:30 +0000

#56 Kaksioek i agree with you i aint gonna happen and who knows maybe spies will come good if he is picked against the poms.