Toying around with the probable teams for the Currie Cup Final, we compare the head-on collisions between the 2 Teams’s respective opposing players.
In the analysis we will pit left wing against opposing right wing, loosehead prop against opposing tight head prop…
I’m putting my personal opinion forward here, as to who is better than his opponent… and my analysis is based on current form and what has been shown in the last few weeks in the Currie Cup.
People will differ with me on a few of my choices as best player in his position… and of course you are welcome to do so.
The Players who are highlighted in BOLD TYPE are the players that I feel is currently better than their direct opponent.
Teams:
Blue Bulls: |
– |
Free State Cheetahs: |
| 15. Zane Kirchner | – | 15. Hennie Danniler |
| 14. Francois Hougaard | – | 11. Jongi Nokwe |
| 13. Jaco Pretorius | – | 13. Corné Uys |
| 12. Wynand Olivier | – | 12. Meyer Bosman |
| 11. Bryan Habana | – | 14. Lionel Mapoe |
| 10. Morné Steyn | – | 10. Jacques-Louis Potgieter |
| 9. Fourie du Preez | – | 9. J P Joubert |
| 8. Pierre Spies | – | 8. Ashley Johnson |
| 7. Dewalt Potgieter | – | 7. Frans Viljoen |
| 6. Deon Stegmann | – | 6. Heinrich Brüssouw |
| 5. Victor Matfield | – | 5. David de Villiers |
| 4. Bakkies Botha | – | 4. Nico Breedt |
| 3. Werner Kruger | – | 1. Wian du Preez |
| 2. Derick Kuün | – | 2. Adriaan Strauss |
| 1. Gurthrö Steenkamp | – | 3. W P Nel |
| 16. Chilliboy Ralapele | – | 16. Richard Strauss |
| 17. Rossouw de Klerk | – | 17. Coenie Oosthuizen |
| 18. Danie Rossouw | – | 18. Izak van der Westhuizen |
| 19. Pedrie Wannenburg | – | 19. Hendro Scholtz |
| 20. Heini Adams | – | 20. Tewis de Bruin |
| 21. Francois Brummer | – | 21. Louis Strydom |
| 22. Gerhard van den Heever | – | 22. Fabian Juries |
Sure-fire players who are better are Wynand Olivier, Morné Steyn, Fourie du Preez, Dewalt Potgieter, Heinrich Brüssouw, Victor Matfield, Bakkies Botha, Wian du Preez, Adriaan Strauss, W P Nel, Danie Rossouw, Coenie Oosthuizen, Hendro Scholtz, Heini Adams & Francois Brummer.
I’ve made some controvercial choices… Hennie Danniler over Zane Kirchner, Francois Hougaard over Jongi Nokwe, Lionel Mapoe over an off-form Bryan Habana, a very brave call in saying Ashley Johnson is currently better than Pierre Spies and finally saying Richard Strauss is better than Chilliboy Ralapele.
It is debatable who is better between Jaco Pretorius and Corne Uys.
My feeling is that the Cheetahs will dominate the scrum-battle and will make very influencial ruck and maul turn-overs through Heinrich Brüssouw. The Bulls will have line-out domination with their supremo, Victor Matfield and Dewalt Potgieter will play a blinder AGAIN.
The Cheetahs have speed to burn on the 2 wings, but the nuggety Francois Hougaard makes up in heart and determination where others fail.
At No 8 Ashley Johnson is in supreme form and Pierre Spies will have to pull out all the stops to equal him.
At No 9 Fourie du Preez shades anybody in the world at this stage, he is a masterful tactitian, the Bulls have a huge advantage here.
At Fly Half we have the 2 best Fly Halves in the Country with Morné Steyn being Mr Fantastic all season and there is no reason to think that he will not continue to set the world alight and keep the score-board ticking. Jacques-Louis Potgieter might be slightly behind Morné in the department of kicking for posts, but he is a very attacking and abrasive Fly Half.
Come on people, pull my choices to pieces… as long as you don’t get personal…. hahaha
Hak, hak…. Vrystaat gaan kak !
Hehehe
Hierdie final gaan close wees mense…. hulle gaan mekaar fattup speel.
Habana beter bietjie sy honeymoon vergeet en weer n 2007 S14 finaal trek op die Staat.
So baie gaan gese word die week, en as jy terugdink aan die finaal teen die Chiefs ….. aaai wat n lekker herinering. Al was hulle gou gou 7 nul voor het die Bulle nie geskrik nie. maarwat ek wou se is as jy terugdink , almal het die Bulle afgeskryf. My senuwees gaan rou wees teen Saterdag. Een ding die Vrystaat gee nooit ooit op nie.
Both sides have 11 highlighted players, so should be quite an epic match in GBS mind!!
Evening all. Just a quick hi and bye again.
Bulls I think will be too strong for Cheetahs. Sorry Looshead. Bulls at Loftus just so very hard to beat.
3 – Carol,
Hope you had a great evening at the new pub come restaurant. Did the blind date with your brother work out? Hope so.
SuperBul see you up there. Will you be playing SuperBru for the Eoyt? If so what is your code? Would like to join.
I know that Supa had a quite a few in the pool he was doing for SuperBru for the eoyt. Does anyone know that code on SuperBru?
The Currie Cup History is in the Bulls favor, until you narrow it down to the Bulls vs Cheetahs and even more alarming, in the last decade.
Where are all you Rugby Talkers tonight? 🙁
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Supa is running that one
The pool code i dont know will search a bit.
Oh Puma, Hi, I had forgotten to refresh the page!!
Great evening thanks, my brother looked suitably impresssed and they did talk….. !
Will return to the pub, great food and atmosphere.
Will try and find the pool code for you Puma, hang on…
Puma the code is ‘givewaxy’ for Supas pool, there are lots of us in it now!
Hi superBul, how it with you and yours? Any chance you will get to Loftus next Saturday?
Carol i am planning a bush trip for almost a week so Bulls will be watched in the safety of my own home. Would have loved to go , and might still be persuaded …
PUMA 6
Supa Die Bloubul
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:45 PM
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It starts next weekend!
Nobody kakking on me for my Article above??
Strange !!!
Hehehe
Cheetah’s to take this one comfortably 🙂
nou waar is almal vandag…
Bwahahahaha bos_otter……..shame mens moet seker droom
More
As ek ‘n span moet saamstel uit hierdie twee spanne vir die finaal, sal hy so lyk:
Zane
Mampoer
WO
JLP
Hab
MS
FDP
Spies
Dewald
Brussow
Vic
Bakkies
Nel
Strauss
Du Preez
Guthro
Strauss
Danie
Tina
Hougaard
Juries
vd Heever
VRYSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!
15 – Supa
Thanks Supa, Just joined.
12 – Carol
Thanks Carol, Only saw youer post now. Logged off straight after that post of mine last night. Thanks for the code name too.
Pleased that the pub and food was great. Then lot of the pubs in Britain is brilliant and so is the food.
Bidi bidi bidi en GBS.
Ek’t julle spanne so gelees en gedog julle is ernstig tot ek sien julle verkies Mapoe bo Habanna.
Toe besef ek julle 2 is weer besig met practical jokes,of julle is woes provinsialisties om Habanna te nail oor sy skuif na WP. Weet nog nie watter een van die 2 dit is nie.
Sien Bidi bidi kies sommer die halwe bul op senter?
Eish, sien Bidi bidi het ‘n ware blou Maandag.
:confused smiley met vraagteken op kop:
Spesiaal vir jou GroutBlouOgies….
n Ou wat in Brakpan rondloop met skoene is n dag besoeker.
Issie so nie Isi …
Sien ou Isi issie baie nugter so vroeg op ‘n Maandag-oggend nie (seker nog blou-babelas van vorige naweek?), want Bidibidi het vir Mapoe en Habana op vleuels gekies. Habana is darem nog so ‘n week ons beste vleuel in die land … dan neem vd Heever/Mapoe eers oor 😉
En as Isi mooi gelees het, het Bidibidi gesê hy kies ‘n saamgestelde span uit die twee spanne, en bidibidi sê die twee vrystaatsenters en Jaco Pretorius iSSi beter senters as JLP wat ook senter kan speel nie.
23 Tripples is your pool full for the eoyt on SuperBru? Please give me the code again.
Tripples….wag en sien 🙂 Blou Bulle gaan almal tjank na die game
Here you go Puma
Come join my pool in SuperBru End of Year Tours, the ultimate End of Year Tours prediction game! It’s easy – just go to the website and enter the pool code romemean to join my pool, VUL EOY Tours.
Website: http://www.superbru.com/endofyear
Pool code: romemean
Pool name: VUL EOY Tours
27 – Tripples
Thanks Tripples. Just joined.
Went back to my e-mail to get the addie.
Why does it take me so loooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnggggggg to join your pool? hehehehehe. Just like the last time it kept saying no such name? FINALLY GOT on board….hahaha.
#24
Ooooooo, ek sien nou. Seker maar die voggies dan. Ten minste raak ek beter as ek nugter raak. Wat is jou verskoning?
Ek kry eintlik ouens jammer wat nie drink en nie met ‘n babbelas opstaan nie. I mean, dis die beste wat hulle gaan voel die hele dag lank!
Ek reken jy sit die pot so effe mis met jou senter teorie.
OVS senters is beter kombinasie as die Flou Bul kombinasie.
Sou se my rangorde as individuale spelers is iets soos Meisiekind, die Riversdaller, Pretoors en Uys.
OVS’sers egter click goed saam.
Ek reken dis moeilik om saam meisiekind senter te speel, al is hy bleddie goed.
Hy soek ‘n skeppende senter saam hom en is nie ‘n natuurlike leier nie. Dis hoekom bv ‘n Jaques Fourie hom uitstekend sal pas om saam te speel as ‘n kombinasie.
Use it, don’t use it……
#28 Hehehehe must be me, I always have to make everything diffficult in life :-0
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