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Tri Nations 2009-2011
All Blacks vs Springboks, July 10th 2010
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<blockquote data-quote="rugbywriter" data-source="post: 327588" data-attributes="member: 42104"><p>I know Carter's running game is second to none, but I mean his goal-kicking has been poor for a while. Seriously, I'd love to see his kicking stats that aren't in front of the poles. I'm also not saying he's a bad goal-kicker, it's just that he's not kicking as well as he used to - he went through a stage where he couldn't miss.</p><p></p><p> I also rate all of those guys you mentioned except Brad Thorn. He's a strong scrummager but that's where it ends. And rating him higher then Bakkies Botha is very, very disturbing. I think Bakkies has done more then enough to earn his rep, yet this guy has sucked for a good while and has only just hit a bit of form and all of a sudden he's better then Bakkies Botha? You even said so yourself, you hated Brad Thorn. Has anyone ever hated Bakkies Botha? Sure, we might get mad at him when he gives away penalties too often, but his general talent makes him a far better lock then Thorn can ever hope to be.</p><p></p><p>Also, if BJ Botha starts and Gurthro keeps up his very uncharactersistic good form, our scrum will be much better then last year. Although if over-rated Tendai starts then I do expect the Boks to get destroyed at scrum time. </p><p></p><p>New Zealand also would have greatly bennifited from Hosea Gear. He's the type of player South Africans battle against. A guy like Rockococo, despite being a good player, is a bit er......been there done that. He's like Lomu, a great player, but Lomu didn't ever score a try against the Boks.This is because us Saffas don't fear physicality, we fear electric speed. This is very obvious as it is normally the players with more speed that do damage to the Boks then the big strong guys - not that Joe is slow though.</p><p></p><p>The AB's biggest strength is their backs, but the Springbok defence is looking resolute. All the backs barring Januarie and Kirchner are decent defenders - Morne Steyn has greatly improved his tackling. If Jean de Villiers and Jaques Fourie are the centre combo the ABs won't be given many line-breaks. The best shot would be for Cowan to take advantage of Januarie's slowness.</p><p></p><p>Mainly though, the kicking for goal will probably be the crucial factor, and this is why I think the Boks will win. Yes, I know what Carter has done before, but when he has a kick from the touchline, most people (and don't lie to yourself) are thinking "Nah I don't think he'll make it". If you don't believe me, you'll see what I mean. I paid huge attention to his kicking during the S14 and he almost missed everything that wasn't right infront. Like his conversion he missed in over-time which lost the Crusaders the game - I can't remember who it was against. And the kick was really not that hard.</p><p></p><p>Morne on the other hand has had his fair share of pressure-filled kicks. You normally expect him to make anything and he is much stronger mentally, as he can quickly put a bad kick behind him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rugbywriter, post: 327588, member: 42104"] I know Carter's running game is second to none, but I mean his goal-kicking has been poor for a while. Seriously, I'd love to see his kicking stats that aren't in front of the poles. I'm also not saying he's a bad goal-kicker, it's just that he's not kicking as well as he used to - he went through a stage where he couldn't miss. I also rate all of those guys you mentioned except Brad Thorn. He's a strong scrummager but that's where it ends. And rating him higher then Bakkies Botha is very, very disturbing. I think Bakkies has done more then enough to earn his rep, yet this guy has sucked for a good while and has only just hit a bit of form and all of a sudden he's better then Bakkies Botha? You even said so yourself, you hated Brad Thorn. Has anyone ever hated Bakkies Botha? Sure, we might get mad at him when he gives away penalties too often, but his general talent makes him a far better lock then Thorn can ever hope to be. Also, if BJ Botha starts and Gurthro keeps up his very uncharactersistic good form, our scrum will be much better then last year. Although if over-rated Tendai starts then I do expect the Boks to get destroyed at scrum time. New Zealand also would have greatly bennifited from Hosea Gear. He's the type of player South Africans battle against. A guy like Rockococo, despite being a good player, is a bit er......been there done that. He's like Lomu, a great player, but Lomu didn't ever score a try against the Boks.This is because us Saffas don't fear physicality, we fear electric speed. This is very obvious as it is normally the players with more speed that do damage to the Boks then the big strong guys - not that Joe is slow though. The AB's biggest strength is their backs, but the Springbok defence is looking resolute. All the backs barring Januarie and Kirchner are decent defenders - Morne Steyn has greatly improved his tackling. If Jean de Villiers and Jaques Fourie are the centre combo the ABs won't be given many line-breaks. The best shot would be for Cowan to take advantage of Januarie's slowness. Mainly though, the kicking for goal will probably be the crucial factor, and this is why I think the Boks will win. Yes, I know what Carter has done before, but when he has a kick from the touchline, most people (and don't lie to yourself) are thinking "Nah I don't think he'll make it". If you don't believe me, you'll see what I mean. I paid huge attention to his kicking during the S14 and he almost missed everything that wasn't right infront. Like his conversion he missed in over-time which lost the Crusaders the game - I can't remember who it was against. And the kick was really not that hard. Morne on the other hand has had his fair share of pressure-filled kicks. You normally expect him to make anything and he is much stronger mentally, as he can quickly put a bad kick behind him. [/QUOTE]
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