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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_stormer2010" data-source="post: 1093222" data-attributes="member: 39190"><p>Glad to hear you're coming around!</p><p></p><p>I'm coming round slowly but surely on Kolbe. Still just miffed about Gelant. I see News24 says his contrct runs till 2024. Small chance of getting him back before then I suppose though we in SA frequently release players from contracts. One can only hope.</p><p></p><p>It would be interesting to see if we end up using Kolbe at 15 (assuming the rumors are not just that). Like you said he does bring utility and between him, Willemse and even a few others (Libbok and Petersen for example) we do have 15 covered. Blommetjies also in the mix. We also have a ton of high quality if only 1 world class centers. So actually 11 too 15 we would be deep and in a position to go the 6-2 split like you say.</p><p></p><p>In the halves we also have options. We know what we have in Libbok and Swiel and even if they aren't test 10's they'll do the job more often than not and then we have promising youngsters in Wolhuter and Mngomezulu. Jantjies at the end looked a lot better than at the start of the season and I rate De Wet highly. Even then Ungerer and Masimla have it in them to step up.</p><p></p><p>I'd like one more top dollar utility loosie to feel secure especially considering Deon Fourie's age though Xaba is class- I want back up for when Fourie retires.</p><p></p><p>The tight 5 is where we need to bolster. Dweba is nice but we already had 3 good if not great hookers. I like Fouche for the future but we'll need two quality props taking a long term view. Nyakane would be great but how long would he still operate and I expect he'll come with a price tag. I'm sure we'll dig up another quality tight head though- WP always does. Lock though... Moerat has started to somewhat grow on me but man, he gives away too many yellow cards. With Orie I've never gotten why he is so highly rated. TBF it was him that slapped that Ulstermans hand in those dying minutes. But that is not enough IMO. I'm not a huge Adre Smith fan either. Maybe I'm just used to better between Etzebeth, PSDT and Bekker we've had some great locks. Even guys like Elstadt had their days. I think Meihuizen has the size to become a 2nd Bekker or De Jager but I've not seen him in an age. Injured maybe? Getting in PSDT again would be great. I'm sure we *could* get him back from Japan? Unlike Kolisi and Etzebeth he is a great club man.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: so somehow I missed David Meihuizen having had to retire earlier in the year due to concussion. And at 24. Huge pity. Such a promising player and he only managed 9 games for us in 4 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_stormer2010, post: 1093222, member: 39190"] Glad to hear you're coming around! I'm coming round slowly but surely on Kolbe. Still just miffed about Gelant. I see News24 says his contrct runs till 2024. Small chance of getting him back before then I suppose though we in SA frequently release players from contracts. One can only hope. It would be interesting to see if we end up using Kolbe at 15 (assuming the rumors are not just that). Like you said he does bring utility and between him, Willemse and even a few others (Libbok and Petersen for example) we do have 15 covered. Blommetjies also in the mix. We also have a ton of high quality if only 1 world class centers. So actually 11 too 15 we would be deep and in a position to go the 6-2 split like you say. In the halves we also have options. We know what we have in Libbok and Swiel and even if they aren't test 10's they'll do the job more often than not and then we have promising youngsters in Wolhuter and Mngomezulu. Jantjies at the end looked a lot better than at the start of the season and I rate De Wet highly. Even then Ungerer and Masimla have it in them to step up. I'd like one more top dollar utility loosie to feel secure especially considering Deon Fourie's age though Xaba is class- I want back up for when Fourie retires. The tight 5 is where we need to bolster. Dweba is nice but we already had 3 good if not great hookers. I like Fouche for the future but we'll need two quality props taking a long term view. Nyakane would be great but how long would he still operate and I expect he'll come with a price tag. I'm sure we'll dig up another quality tight head though- WP always does. Lock though... Moerat has started to somewhat grow on me but man, he gives away too many yellow cards. With Orie I've never gotten why he is so highly rated. TBF it was him that slapped that Ulstermans hand in those dying minutes. But that is not enough IMO. I'm not a huge Adre Smith fan either. Maybe I'm just used to better between Etzebeth, PSDT and Bekker we've had some great locks. Even guys like Elstadt had their days. I think Meihuizen has the size to become a 2nd Bekker or De Jager but I've not seen him in an age. Injured maybe? Getting in PSDT again would be great. I'm sure we *could* get him back from Japan? Unlike Kolisi and Etzebeth he is a great club man. EDIT: so somehow I missed David Meihuizen having had to retire earlier in the year due to concussion. And at 24. Huge pity. Such a promising player and he only managed 9 games for us in 4 years. [/QUOTE]
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