SBW won’t let emotion rule

SBW won’t let emotion rule

24 Jul 2012

Sonny Bill Williams isn’t allowing the prospect of Friday’s semi-final being his last in New Zealand, or his connection to the Crusaders flood his thoughts.

Williams has signed a lucrative deal with Japanese club Wild Knights, and will return to rugby league after a season with them. Williams also excelled for the Crusaders last season, before making the shift to the Chiefs, further fueling the emotional elements of the semi-final in Hamilton.

However, the midfielder said none of those factors were burdening him.

‘I don’t want to get too emotionally attached to it, because it could be my last week here, but I’m just trying to turn all those emotions into motivation,” Williams said.

‘I want to come in, do all my work and try and build like I haven’t done it before – try and tick all those boxes. And then hopefully run out there on Friday night fizzing and just do my role really well.’

Williams warned of the Crusaders’ impressive play-off record as well as their experience. ‘The Crusaders have got internationals all over the field and are in really good form so we’re going to have to play better than we ever have,’ he said.

He added that one of the keys to success would be creating and taking chances. ‘That’s something we haven’t done in the last couple of weeks and that started against the Crusaders [in their last league-phase meeting] in that last five minutes when I didn’t pass the ball when we had a two-man overlap.

‘Just little things like that have crept into our game I guess and that’s why it’s been good to have these two weeks to assess ourselves and now know what we have to do.’


28 Comments

  • 1.Te Rangatira: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 08:58 am

    Sbw is the Ryuu

  • 2.Te Rangatira: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 09:00 am

    @Te Rangatira-1:
    Thought I would get in something semi positive before the haters start a hating.

  • 3.William Webb Ellis is now at home: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 09:04 am

    @Te Rangatira-2: kia ora… youd need to go to a different blog to get away from the hating..

    Disappointed he is going to japan and then back to league, was just starting to get a natural feel for the game and understand the nuances… could have become one of the very best if he’d stuck with it… and with Conrad smith in doubt for the RC, we may be looking at a nonu/Ellison midfield?

  • 4.Atreides: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 09:09 am

    @William Webb Ellis is now at home-3: Aaaw shame noonoo….are the big bad dutchies being ugly to you? If so, why don’t you just f uck off then, you whining pansy?

  • 5.Atreides: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 09:10 am

    @Te Rangatira-1: I’ looking forwrad to this match almost as much as the other one dude….should be superb

    It’s a shame SBW’s heading off, think he’s one of the most talented players in the world right now

  • 6.>^..^< katman: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 09:13 am

    How very touching. Maybe they’ll have a minute’s silence for the show-shetland.

  • 7.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 09:17 am

    how many players actually talk about their stuff ups openly?

    yeah pump yourself up sbw and “fizz” before you get on that field…

    i hate the fact that this game is on friday morning!

  • 8.Te Rangatira: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 09:22 am

    @William Webb Ellis is now at home-3:
    Yeah, Why the Roosters ?
    @Atreides-5:
    Yeah he was just coming good. Looking forward to this game too. Sbw needs to snap Carter in half.

  • 9.William Webb Ellis is now at home: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 09:26 am

    Atreides

    bwahahaha. look at the tough dutchboy telling someone to fck off from a blog

    gees, I’m shaking in my boots here at the meathead tough guy

    run along boy

  • 10.Atreides: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 09:29 am

    @Te Rangatira-8: Yep you guys need to tenderise each other nicely for us ;)

  • 11.Atreides: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 09:30 am

    @William Webb Ellis is now at home-9: blow me, anorak

  • 12.William Webb Ellis is now at home: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 09:33 am

    @Atreides-11: hahaha good comeback meathead….why dont you run back to the playground where you probably are the biggest, toughest lump and you can display your manliness to all involved..

    shame the other kids are a good four years younger then you, but dont let that stop you tough guy..

  • 13.Atreides: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 09:41 am

    @William Webb Ellis is now at home-12: Jeepers you’re like a freaking rash. When are you gonna get it through your rock head that nobody here likes you? You’re not wanted, everyone thinks you’re a complete tonsil, so why don’t you just take the hint, do u s all a favour and feck off?

    Fuckmesideways it’s annoying when you get these 3rd wheel norman-nofriends hangers-on who just won’t get the hint and b ugger off

    Ans if you don;t believe me, ask anyone. Seriously, ask.

  • 14.>^..^< katman: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 09:42 am

    @William Webb Ellis is now at home-12: You sound flustered, Poeps. Is your inhaler nearby?

  • 15.the artist formerly known as gunther: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 09:44 am

    @Atreides-11:

    never say that to poops.

    even if there is an ocean between you.

    :lol:

  • 16.William Webb Ellis is now at home: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 09:44 am

    @Atreides-13: why bugger off when i can get retards like you responding to my posts and even retarsd liek katman come in swinging straight off the bat?

    its soooooooo easy to get you guys to lash out, its farken hilarious and fills me to no end with the smug sense of satisfaction thjat Ive not only wasted your time but destroyed a thread..

    beautiful!!

  • 17.>^..^< katman: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 09:50 am

    @William Webb Ellis is now at home-16: Mine is a purely medical concern for you, Poeps. I care very deeply about your wellbeing, and you seem to be wobbling again. But typically the Angels go unrecognised.

  • 18.William Webb Ellis is now at home: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 09:53 am

    @>^..^< katman-17: no wobble here mate, all is good thanks, appreciate it but you need not bother, your false concern would best be served as real concern for your leeus-ers…though Atreides was telling me Im not liked here, which really really really really really really is worrying..

    not being liked by meatheads imo is a good thing..

  • 19.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged by Mad Eye Productions.: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 10:00 am

    I did read the funniest little random thought on a Kiwi site last night. Posted by a Kiwi: “Aucklanders are proof that Australians can swim”.
    I happen to dig Aucklanders, and I find them NOTHING like Australians, so I guess there is some ‘provincialism’ in the land of the long white cloud as well.

  • 20.Atreides: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 10:11 am

    @16 I’d probably just call it quits and walk into the sea if I ever typed a paragraph like your last one. Do you realize just how sad you are?

  • 21.the artist formerly known as gunther: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 10:26 am

    @The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged by Mad Eye Productions.-19:

    Poops is an Aucklander.

    But he has webbed feet.

  • 22.willievz: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 14:19 pm

    I am not a fan but I’ll be cheering him on Friday.

  • 23.TooMuchRugby: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 15:19 pm

    @Atreides-20: Paul, son of Leto? The Spice is calling….

  • 24.AssassinWP: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 15:45 pm

    SBW=Ibrahimovic=Chris Gayle guns for hire to the highest bidder aka Mercenaries.All 3 very good players though

  • 25.AssassinWP: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 15:46 pm

    SBW, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Chris Gayle guns for hire to the highest bidder aka Mercenaries.All 3 very good players though

  • 26.shooter: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 16:04 pm

    @AssassinWP-25: If you Zlatan there will be a scrum

  • 27.TooMuchRugby: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 16:21 pm

    @shooter-26: Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

  • 28.theOracle: Reply to this comment
    24 Jul 2012, 18:01 pm

    @AssassinWP-25: To be fair to Zlatan, we wanted to prolong his stay at Camp Nou but the coach had other ideas…

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