Comments on: Pressure no problem for Goosen

By: stormer in a teacup

stormer in a teacup — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 10:43:30 +0000

Boks by five.

By: Brads

Brads — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 08:42:40 +0000

@munkiboi-34: Which is why the Bookies are not hammering at your door begging you to be their odds setter.

By: munkiboi

munkiboi — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:42:22 +0000

the boks have a 10-15 point head start for being at home, at altitude and with ABs having to fly 9 hours east from buenos aires.

so the ABs will need to be 10 points better than the boks. so probably 20 points better than they were in Dunedin where they had a 10 point start.

The boks are paying 2.70 to the ABs 1.42 at the TAB. that is crazy odds on NZ. whilst slight favorites I think the bookies have got it plenty wrong! i’d have ABs similar odds to Argies over Aussie. Argies 1.80 favs to aussie paying 1.95.

By: kaksioek

kaksioek — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:21:15 +0000

@mshiniwami-32: Goosen is better than Elton - deal with it.

By: mshiniwami

mshiniwami — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 22:15:10 +0000

‘funny how 20 yr old Goosen has what it takes to handle it and 21/22 year old Jantjies has to be has to be “managed”blah blah blah to handle rigours of the big time.what hoghwash

Goosen is a class act but Jantjies is no different.But some players seem to be elected/annointed as chosen ones with propaganda spewed to support these notions with little tono support for statements

I guess Kolisi also has to be managed as well while Coetzee is ready and Eben too.

Double standards

All Blacks will show up-pack will stand up.If they achieve parity expect them to win by 10-15 points.If Boks dominate upront itll be close,but ultimately lose to better efficient team at closing out games and makeing good of scorinhg opportunities.,

SA will continually waste chances with likes of Pienaar,De Villiers,Taute,Kirrchner.

Aussies werre hopeless last week with an average recod on highveld anyway add the fact that oz camp innturrmoil and more than a doen top tier players out in an already shallow player base

this is totally different.lWe had our shot in nz and blew it

By: JohnX

JohnX — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:16:23 +0000

Meyer is just another coach who’ll be replaced like every other He is still in the honeymoon period, sooner or latr its all gonna go pear shaped

By: Brads

Brads — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:24:57 +0000

@race of tan-29: The target here is to break the record, and while losing will not be the end of the world, SA beating NZ in a dead rubber match might be inconsequential in the short term it will be magic personified for SA . History tells me losing on Saturday has no upside for NZ.

By: race of tan

race of tan — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:01:16 +0000

I would love the Boks to win, especialy to halt the ABs winning record, but as long as the Boks play well and push the ABs all the way to the end, i will be happy.

By: katman

katman — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:57:14 +0000

Boks by more than 7. Sorry.

By: Brads

Brads — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:52:40 +0000

@sharks_lover-24: Absolutely, I expect a close game. But being a shallow A-hole, I also hope the AB's prove me wrong and win with a comfortable margin.

By: The Donkeys Egg

The Donkeys Egg — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:47:02 +0000

@Te Rangatira-15: as is B.Barrett

By: Brads

Brads — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:44:03 +0000

@Horings-20: I can understand where Meyer is coming from, the Bokke have been close but have messed up one way or the other through player skills. But that has happened withe the AB's as well. Missed kicks at goal in a static environment stand out like a pedigree bulls testicles, but sloppy play in the back line that has the potential to demolish all and sundry should not be ignored ever. Saturday is unlikely see a repeat of the rampant play NZ imposed on Argentina last week, but they are certainly capable of it, if the SA drop their game.

By: sharks_lover

sharks_lover — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:33:43 +0000

@Brads-23: Here is a fact, who ever wins it will be a close affair, forget about this big win for either team.

By: Brads

Brads — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:31:26 +0000

@Horings-20: Well I agree with you in one respect. The match on Saturday will be a watershed event. If the Bokke win we can expect a continuation of what we have seen so far. If the Bokke lose, big, big questions will be asked.

By: sharks_lover

sharks_lover — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:30:45 +0000

@Horings-20: lets look at Lambie?? he missed his first kick in Ireland as a sub also bad conditions and he got slaughtered in here by the hairy fairy Bok supporters, Goosen misses his first 2 and is hailed a hero as a starter.

Keo tells us Goosen feels no pressure??

Pienaar missed a kick against the Lions and was dropped , and so called supporters in here again slaughtered the oke in here.

Surely thsat will tell you a little about the so called supporters in here

By: The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food

The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:28:57 +0000

@MADaboutrugby-7: "This current second string Bok side (even though in my mind under Heyneke not second string as he has a unrivalled skill in bringing out the best in everyone)" Really?

By: Horings

Horings — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:23:28 +0000

@Brads-13: Some are still calling for his head. I have tried to defend him, even calling for him to stand down and return to the Bulls as it is not worth it, but if we win the Saturday the Meyer supporters will have a chance to see how the others will try to do a 180 degree U turn. Skopskiet will say it hapenned by design. Some other will give Meyer the credit he deserves and others will just stay silent until we have some sort of losing streak again.

By: Te Rangatira

Te Rangatira — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:16:03 +0000

@13 Brad,normality will resume after test.

By: stormersboy

stormersboy — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:13:21 +0000

@MADaboutrugby-7: It amazes me how little you know about some of the bloggers on this site.

Take a ticket and stand in line. Your predictions are nothing new, many of the posters here have been posting stuff like this for months.

Maybe you are used to blogging on the Bulls forum??

Sharksworld maybe??

By: The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food

The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:11:45 +0000

@Brads-13: No No. There are quite a few amongst us who remain firmly grounded with regard to the Messiah Meyer and his tendencies.