Match 120 - Bulls vs Lions

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   @Leeubok
Haha, I dont get take things personally. I want us to be the best team in SA and in super rugby, we all want that. 

Our backline is settled yes, but our biggest issues start upfront.

You can have the best backline in the world, you wont win if you dont have the forwards. Just ask the Crusaders.

The Crusaders, ONE starting all black back, ONE. Yet everyone goes on about how dangerous they are. They are dangerous, but their backs are good because the forwards lay the platform first.

As supporters We must be critical and always strive to be better, however we must be fair as well , what you say is 100% correct  , but that doesn't mean we have the depth we had in the past or that we should have to get to a final.

I never use the "we are building excuse" It annoys me as well, However this year , for the very first time I actually feel that we are definitely in a building phase. We haven't been building for the last 4 years, not at all. 

Yes, we have many caps in the backs and we have the best hooker in the world. BUT we simply don't have the depth to win super rugby. That is the major issue, Depth. Saying we are in a building phase is also not just referring to who we do have, but also who we dont have. 

We need to build that depth again. The guy that starts AND the up and coming youngster. 

Everyone knows that rugby is controlled by the golden thread. 

2. Marx (We literally cannot do better here)
4. Lost Ferreira and Erasmus . We have an depth issue here
5. Lost Sous . Between Marx and sous, probably the best 2 lions players we had on the park teh last 3 years. We are struggling to find someone new here.
8. WW and Kwagga , both not playing much. We dont have an answer. 
9. Lost Faf , massive loss for us, our game relies on SPEED, with Faf gone we are just not as effective.
10. We never to the time to get a backup for Elton . HUGE OWN GOAL.
15. Coetzee started off poorly, but stepped up in the last couple of games. Green also looking like a very able backup (Or starter) at 15.

So in the key positions on the field, we only have 2 and 15 covered. All the others we just dont have world class players or decent back up come injuries. 

We have great talent coming trough, but again it takes time for them to settle in and this year they must just get experience and game time. Guys like :

Tsihtsuka, Lombaard, Green, Sadie, Simelane. 

Again, we need to groom new 9's (I know), and more locks. Find the next Sous , but also that solid lock combo that works well together. 