Comments on: Kiwis call on Crockett

By: greatest13gerber

greatest13gerber — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:59:59 +0000

@bryce_in_oz-3: agree - we have little depth at TH and especially with dominating props who can scrummage and dominate.

By: cane

cane — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:50:56 +0000

What I like most about this Team.
They are going to win this weekend.

End of.

By: race of tan

race of tan — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:12:03 +0000

bryce_in_oz – All 3 big teams are suffering with injuries. I have a feeling it is hte rediculous exteneded S15 that is taking its toll on players!!

By: aliboy

aliboy — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:42:51 +0000

3 (Franks, Franks, Woodcock) with reasonable or good international experience? Crockett only 6 caps, and potentially an issue against the wrong opposition or wrong ref. Who else is proven at this level? Might be some reasonable looking candidates coming through, but you can’t really rate them until they prove themselves against the worlds big boys.

By: NZINCHINA

NZINCHINA — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:26:40 +0000

@aliboy-4: NZ has plenty of props

By: aliboy

aliboy — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:08:49 +0000

@bryce_in_oz-3: When you think about it, SA, Aus, and NZ are all a bit light in the propping department , in fact a bit light right through the tight 5.

By: bryce_in_oz

bryce_in_oz — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:55:18 +0000

Oh to be able to interchange props at will…

Boks are in some serious trouble if JDP (or Beast for that matter ) goes down… the mere fact that Cilliers is on the bench and there is nobody else like Gurthro and Coenie around) is testament to that…

Pieter De Villiers needs to get in amongst the u20′s nationally and starting drilling TH/LH hybrids…

By: corporal punishment

corporal punishment — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:44:34 +0000

This is going to be a tough day at the office for the Wallabies. The AB’s were pretty poor in Sydney, but it is rare that they play badly 2 weeks in a row. Add to that home advantage, the Wallaby’s injury problems, and the Eden Park factor, and it could end up a stuffing for theboys in yellow.

Where are the AB’s weak points? Probably in the second row, and in the poor combination formed by Nonu and SBW. However, the Wallabies aren’t particularly strong in those positions either, so I don’t know if they can make much of that.

Read was pretty rusty in the last game, and Messam erratic (just seemed to try too hard, which he has been guilty of in the past). But without Pocock, the Wallabies won’t get much out of that area.

So all in all, it will be quite an upset if the Aussies manage to pinch this one.

By: Staal

Staal — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:25:15 +0000

WChamp Dragons!