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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_stormer2010" data-source="post: 980295" data-attributes="member: 39190"><p>Sharks have a settled squad though. Should be there or thereabouts but not pushing for silverware I'd imagine: losing QFists. They have a good pack and I am excited about them having an actual lock for once despite his youth. The backline is also very young and should be better off with a year's SR experience behind them. I see them as SA top dog for 2020 actually.</p><p></p><p>Bulls will get cash but are seeing heavy player rotation. I can't see the money talking so soon unless they somehow manage to batten down the hatches, maybe retain some of those players (buying out their contracts?) or get a few journeymen back though I suppose with the Euro season up and running there won't be anyone worth signing not signed already..</p><p></p><p>Stormers are cash strapped and have the most baggage of any SA franchise ITO hands dipping into pockets. We need to cut the clubs and unions' plundering of the Stormers. I can just imagine the law suits though. Have to make a clean break between WP and the Stormers. Hopefully selling off Newlands and getting into Cape Town stadium will bring in a cash injection and get more bums onto seats. ITO players I just hope our pack don't suffer RWC hangovers. Because we will need our pack as I don't see our backline carrying us any further than a QF spot. For us we need to look at SR as SR and not bow to SARU. PSDT is a great flanker in test rugby, too slow in SR. That and we have a shortage in the locks and overabundance of quality young loose forwards. Willemse is our best 10 but we play him at 15 because SARU want him at 15. We are short on the centres as well. Possibly Willemse at 12 and we have duel playmakers but I don't know if we can pull off that Aussie 10/12 playmaker type game. Actually hoping for a lineup of:</p><p></p><p>1 Kitshoff* / Vermaak</p><p>2 Mbonambi* / Ntubeni*</p><p>3 Malherbe* / Louw*</p><p>4 Wiese</p><p>5 PS Du Toit* / Shickerling</p><p>6 Redelinghuys</p><p>7 Kolisi* / J Du Toit</p><p>8 Coetzee</p><p>9 Jantjies* / Vermaak</p><p>10 Willemse* / Stander</p><p>11 Senatla</p><p>12 Pretorius</p><p>13 Jones ? / Nel</p><p>14 Leyds*</p><p>15 Marais</p><p></p><p>Actually not as bad as I was thinking. With * all Bokke and Coetzee and Wiese as good as any Bok forward. I'm desperately hoping the rumor of Jones joining is true though as we are VERY short at center. I do feel though we have to go Jantjies/Willemse at the halves. Maybe we can compete with the Sharks, Bulls and Jaguars.. </p><p></p><p>Lions are a year ahead of the Bulls in terms of dipping but without the hope the Bulls have ITO hopefully retaining their best looking forward. They have a few classy players but very thin..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_stormer2010, post: 980295, member: 39190"] Sharks have a settled squad though. Should be there or thereabouts but not pushing for silverware I'd imagine: losing QFists. They have a good pack and I am excited about them having an actual lock for once despite his youth. The backline is also very young and should be better off with a year's SR experience behind them. I see them as SA top dog for 2020 actually. Bulls will get cash but are seeing heavy player rotation. I can't see the money talking so soon unless they somehow manage to batten down the hatches, maybe retain some of those players (buying out their contracts?) or get a few journeymen back though I suppose with the Euro season up and running there won't be anyone worth signing not signed already.. Stormers are cash strapped and have the most baggage of any SA franchise ITO hands dipping into pockets. We need to cut the clubs and unions' plundering of the Stormers. I can just imagine the law suits though. Have to make a clean break between WP and the Stormers. Hopefully selling off Newlands and getting into Cape Town stadium will bring in a cash injection and get more bums onto seats. ITO players I just hope our pack don't suffer RWC hangovers. Because we will need our pack as I don't see our backline carrying us any further than a QF spot. For us we need to look at SR as SR and not bow to SARU. PSDT is a great flanker in test rugby, too slow in SR. That and we have a shortage in the locks and overabundance of quality young loose forwards. Willemse is our best 10 but we play him at 15 because SARU want him at 15. We are short on the centres as well. Possibly Willemse at 12 and we have duel playmakers but I don't know if we can pull off that Aussie 10/12 playmaker type game. Actually hoping for a lineup of: 1 Kitshoff* / Vermaak 2 Mbonambi* / Ntubeni* 3 Malherbe* / Louw* 4 Wiese 5 PS Du Toit* / Shickerling 6 Redelinghuys 7 Kolisi* / J Du Toit 8 Coetzee 9 Jantjies* / Vermaak 10 Willemse* / Stander 11 Senatla 12 Pretorius 13 Jones ? / Nel 14 Leyds* 15 Marais Actually not as bad as I was thinking. With * all Bokke and Coetzee and Wiese as good as any Bok forward. I'm desperately hoping the rumor of Jones joining is true though as we are VERY short at center. I do feel though we have to go Jantjies/Willemse at the halves. Maybe we can compete with the Sharks, Bulls and Jaguars.. Lions are a year ahead of the Bulls in terms of dipping but without the hope the Bulls have ITO hopefully retaining their best looking forward. They have a few classy players but very thin.. [/QUOTE]
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