Match 20 - Lions vs Stormers

Orie vs n junior is n ander saak. Ons weet hy het al baie kanse gehad.

Ten opsigte van jong spelers is die enigste manier hoe ons sal weet of hulle sal leer uit hulle foute en onwikkel is om hulle blootstelling te gee onder druk. Sou nice gewees het indien ons meer van ons senior spelers kon behou, maar om span te probeer bou met spelers soos Ross Cronje en Robbie Coetzee is 'n mors van tyd. Hulle kon nie eens indruk in die Curry beker maak nie. Die span het beter as verwag Saterdag gespeel na twee swak weke, maar ons sal eers na die toer weet of laas naweek se tuiswedstryd regtig die begin van 'n nuwe era is. Die manier hoe die Stormers se een dimensionele agterspel ons verdediging op kritiese tye opgekoof het (ook opmerklik teen die Jaguares) pla my.  

IMO opinion, Krappies had a good game. He is a livewire behind the scum, unpredictable, and has a good pass. Orie also had a good game. I just think that there needs to be better communication at lineout time. even the Mighty Marx still misses the odd throw. Orie stole a couple of vital lineouts, that proved immense. A

Alberts had a fantastic cameo, and most of the other players had reasonable games. 

Me and the guy behind me at the stadium was saying the same thing. Lineout would easily have taken another minute and it would have been a maul (if we won it) and possibly a try or a penalty - in other words it would easily have eaten up the 3 minutes. But speaking as a spectator is very easy and being in the situation and having to make the right calls all the time as a new captain/coach combo is very hard I imagine.

This is one thing that is very much in contrast to the previous regime under Swys - we are taking many more penalties to the poles, where under Swys he always wanted tries and believed even if we didnt get it we were still in a good field position and anything could happen.