Ja. The problem in the long run would always be that most of them will never fill that role in the provincial teams due to game plan and player availability. I like all of them but all need to work on things. Buthelezi can be a bit inconsistent, Roos a bit temperamental prone to anger, Louw needs to work on his speed. I think the closest to what we need might be Horn. He seems to be able to do a lot of dirty work and shine when he gets the ball and closest to the complete package, bar a bit of work on turnovers, but then the Lions don’t always expect him to do that. At the moment I will include him above the other for the Championship (and I am not a Lions fanboy)
I think, to me at least, the stats show that Horn actually does not do too much dirty work. He has the lowest defensive rucks hit, tackles made and carries. I do agree though that he shows great promise. Environment could also be a factor, I think Horn would be putting up even better numbers if he was at the Stormers.
To replace Siya, someone that does the dirty work, the turnovers and the work in the tramlines are clearly nearly impossible. Most fans dont seem to realise how rare what he does is. We might need to change pur whole aystem to accommodate him retiring.
Ja. The problem in the long run would always be that most of them will never fill that role in the provincial teams due to game plan and player availability. I like all of them but all need to work on things. Buthelezi can be a bit inconsistent, Roos a bit temperamental prone to anger, Louw needs to work on his speed. I think the closest to what we need might be Horn. He seems to be able to do a lot of dirty work and shine when he gets the ball and closest to the complete package, bar a bit of work on turnovers, but then the Lions don’t always expect him to do that. At the moment I will include him above the other for the Championship (and I am not a Lions fanboy)
I think, to me at least, the stats show that Horn actually does not do too much dirty work. He has the lowest defensive rucks hit, tackles made and carries. I do agree though that he shows great promise. Environment could also be a factor, I think Horn would be putting up even better numbers if he was at the Stormers.
To replace Siya, someone that does the dirty work, the turnovers and the work in the tramlines are clearly nearly impossible. Most fans dont seem to realise how rare what he does is. We might need to change pur whole aystem to accommodate him retiring.