With the recent excitement of the announcement of the new DOC by the GLRU now over, the attention now moves to other important steps of rebuilding the Lions to their former glory.
New Lions coach, Dick Muir, now has to assess who he is going to appoint as his assistants. Hans Coetzee is almost a certainty as an assistant coach. This will give the Lions some form of continuity heading into the Super 14 season, with the bulk of the players now familiar with Coetzee’s approach.
It would be wise for the Lions to still try and get Heyneke Meyer involved as the Forwards coach. If he would be willing to play an assistant role to Muir, however, is uncertain. The other question is if Jake White will continue his involvement with the Lions. I believe he will, and Muir’s appointment ahead of Meyer, might have something to do with this. Who-ever the assistant coaches will be, will coach the Lions’ Currie Cup side in Muir’s absence.
The other crucial decision to be made is who is going to be the captain leading the Lions into the new era?
Nothing personal against Cobus Grobelaar – he is a fantastic player and gives his all week in and week out. But whether he is a leader, is the question that needs to be asked. I respect him immensely as a player, but I have doubt in his leadership ability’s. All successful teams have one common denominator, a fantastic and respected leader.
I think it’s time for the Lions to re-assess Grobelaar’s leadership role. In Willem Alberts, you have a player with big heart and huge talent, and might be the answer to the Lions lack of leadership in recent times. He stood in for Groberaal when the latter player was injured, and did a sterling job in his absence. He’ll be a captain that will lead by example. However, rumours are still doing the rounds that he could still be joining the Sharks next season, but the GLRU have been adamant that he is staying with the Johannesburg side.
The other candidate, is recently contracted Jonathan Makuena. He captained the Springbok 7’s squad with great success and was the inspirational leader of semi-final contenders Griquas. His presence and experience brings a different dimension to the side, and one only has to look to the Griquas’ achievements this season, to realise and understand his leadership abilities.
Unfortunately he has the tendency to sometimes be ill-disciplined, but he will improve in this area under the likes of Muir. This is a crucial decision. The Lions need a strong and charismatic leader if they are to compete at the top once again.
One thing is for certain, the GLRU have decided to put their money where their mouths are with the appointment of Muir. He’s mere presence will lead players to want to join the Lions, as what better opportunity will you have to represent the Springboks, than to play for the Springbok assistant coach.
30@WilladieLeeu – Jy’s ‘n goeie Leeu, WilladieBul !
Hehehe
Leeus het n fout gmeaak om Dick bo Meyer te kies. Dick het nou twee base. Ek twyfel nou of die Leeus gaan beter word met Dick daar. Sal maar sien.
@WilladieLeeu – Ek weet dis nou saamwerk tyd maar hoe voel jy oor Muir se aanstelling?
hehehe
Lyk my ek is al wat ‘n veer voel wie die volgende “loser” is wat die Lions gan try afgrig!
34@KingPaul –
Hy is nie n loser nie, hy is n Dick!
@Supa Die Bloubul –
Bwahahahaha
Hoe gaan dit ou tjomma? Seker leker breebors vandag? Snaaks hoe een onbesonge daad deur die Fidjidrol ‘n smile van my gesig afhaal en 1000de kilometers verder ‘n frons van jou gesig afhaal en met ‘n smile vervang!
Lions amaze me really…
They have the opportunity now, with the “New Broom”, Kevin de Klerk… yet they sign Sick Note Chavanga, Kameelperd Marius Delport… and now Dick Muir in stead of Heyneke Meyer
‘Kameelperd’? Vas is dat?
38@carol – Kameelperd = Girraffe
@KingPaul – 36
ou maat jammer , maar dan lieg ek mos. Mooi getry klink meer reg.
Maar daai mal Fidjiaan het ons julle al lankal oor gewaarsku. Ongelukkig vir julle is JP Nel nie meer in ons span nie.
@grootblousmile – I thought Andres Bekker was the giraffe!! He runs a bit like a giraffe!!
@superBul –
Ek was aanvanklik bietjie moerig gewees. Maar het toe bietjie gan kyk wat hy al bereik het as afrigter.
Hy het by Putt oorgeneem in die middel van n seisoen, en die Sharks in sy eerste Super 4 seisoen as afrigter in die semi’s gekry. Sy tweede seisoen in die final, ek as dit vir n “brainfart” van Steyn was wat die bal twee keer nie uitgeskop het nie, sou hy in sy tweede seisoen al die Super 14 gewen het.
Hy’t in 2006 oorgeneem.In 2005 het hulle 12de ge-eindig in die Super 12, 2004, 7de en 2003 11de, so hy is nou baie in dieselfde posisie as wat hy toe was, en hy het die Sharks terug gebring tot waar hulle nou is. En van hy weg is by die Sharks, het hulle rugby afteruit begin gan.
Hy’t ook Pirates na hulle eerste trofee in n moerse lank tyd gevat in sy eerste seisoen by hulle.
Ek dink dis n goeie ding, en dink hy gan n paar spelers Leeus to lok oor sy posisie by die Bokke. Dis moeilik om n ou te rate as n assistant coach, so sy werk by die Bokke kan nie regtig gesien word nie oor die “kick and chase”. Maar ek dink die Leeus het die spyker op die kop geslaan met hom.
@superBul – Ja ou Super. Ek het eers gedog Aplon was beseer, maar verstaan nou hy was pikfyn toe hulle hom afgehaal het! En dit nadat hy ‘n uitstekende game gehad het! AC moes eerder vir Duvenhage afgehaal het en vir Ricky opgebring het.
Can we stop jumping from thread to thread……I am just reading Pumas valliant defence of John Smit on Voldy too, getting travel sick…..
In Puma, John Smit has his most loyal supporter, hope he shakes his hand when they eventually meet!
36@KingPaul –
Yes KP. Jy klink baie nederig vandag, het jou span dalk gister verloor? hehe
Ja, daai Fijiaan het julle eintlik gered, as hy nie hoog geduik het nie het ons n drie gaan druk.
Hoe was Nuweland? Dankie vir die fotos, was nice!
@WilladieLeeu – Stem 100% saam jou willa hy gan ons span tot bo vat hy is n baie goeie afrigter
@Lions –
3 seisoene Superrugby afgerig. Twee keer semi-final en eenkeer finaal.
Hy’t Tukkies ook na n klubkampienskap gevat.
@KingPaul – @Supa Die Bloubul – Hey. Worry oor julle eie spanne. Julle twee se afrigters is absoluut niks om oor huistoe te skryf nie.
@WilladieLeeu – Ja ons gan die beste doen van die sa spanne in die s14 volgende jaar mark myy words die sharks het kla begin slip die bulle verloor n paar spelers en die wp se nuwe spelers gaan nie aan pas nie en die cheetahs sukkel altyd in die s14 so dan bly net ons oor wat n paar goeie ouens kry en met n goeie coach dit kan net werk
49@Lions – Julle optimisme is prysenswaardig….. naief… maar prysenswaardig.
@Lions – Okay ons watch.
rom tom tom die haaie was BAIE dom om ons te onderskat hoesit almal
@Lions –
Okay, ons sal jou woorde onthou en vir jou lag as julle nie eerste eindig nie.
@smallies72 – baie geluk met jou span. Hulle het die guppies in panic mode in gespeel.
@smallies72 –
Geluk smallies! Jy is seker n tevrede man vandag????!
52@smallies72 – Ja, rom tom tom, toe donner die Haaie en die WP om!
@smallies72 – Jy moet op News24 gou gaan kyk , julle voorry het positief getoets vir opkikkers , die Haaie is nou terug in die finaal.
@grootblousmile –
Ja die minnows is nou uit. Nou net die groot kanonne oor.
What does Looseheads, Verstaaaaaaaaaaaattttttttttttttt mean anyone?
Always bafffles me?
@Lions – Ek stem. WP het gister bo hul vermoeens gespeel teen ‘n bulle span wat sukkel. Leeus het hulle sommer laas naweek al hulle gewys in watter rigting dinge gaan. Die bulle is op ‘n definitiewe afwaartse kurwe. FL gaan nou begin uitgevang word vir die swak afrigter wat hy is. Sharks….nou ja…..sal maar chokers bly. Die Staat stel nie belang in die S14 nie…net die CC. So die Leeus behoort die SA span te wees om op te hoop vir volgende jaar.
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