S15R10 Cheetahs vs Force @ Osfontein

[PaarlBok]

The Cheetahs still biting their ears after dropping last weekend matche vs the Clan. They sure will have to hit back and the Force will have to be on the recieving end on saturday. Pretty tragic after loosing Goosen, who was about to make the stepup to international colours but thats part of rugby.

Referee: Stuart Berry
Assistant Referees: Craig Joubert & Stefan Breytenbach
TMO: Gerrie Coetzee

Only changes in the Tin Ears team will be Earl in at lock, Ebersohn in 10.

Force tour group
Voorspelers: Jake Ball, Phoenix Battye, Richard Brown, Nathan Charles, Pek Cowan, Tetera Faulkner, Matt Hodgson, Toby Lynn, Salesi Ma’afu, Salesi Manu, Lachlan McCaffrey, David Pocock (k), Nathan Sharpe, Elvis Taione. Agterspelers: Nick Cummins, Kyle Godwin, David Harvey, Josh Holmes, Tyrone Lefau, Alfie Mafi, Napolioni Nalaga, Rory Sidey, Brett Sheehan, Winston Stanley, Ben Seymour, Samu Wara.

 

[Ruggo]

Why are you not calling them the Tin Ears Paarl?

Cheetahs will win this one.

 

[PaarlBok]

Why are you not calling them the Tin Ears Paarl?

Cheetahs will win this one.

Tin Ears is cauli flower ears and they have been called this from way back when they still was VRYSTAAT.

 

[Cave Dweller]

lol Where is Osfontein?

 

[PaarlBok]

lol Where is Osfontein?

Where Os du Randt stay. The have renamed Bloemfontein to Osfontein.

 

[Cave Dweller]

Where Os du Randt stay. The have renamed Bloemfontein to Osfontein.

haha Bloemfontein in the States The Freestates heard that one where they made fun it.

The Cheetahs like to rack up the points and this one should be no different. They must just learn to close out games and the coach must use his bench right to replace the tired players when it is the right time without effecting the fluency or the outset pattern of his team. They did well against the Highlanders but went pair shaped as Goosen went off. They still a young squad and they did panic a bit but they will learn from their mistakes and gain experience in such a manner.

The Force might decide to join in the spirit of the game and give the ball some air. But they have to take them upfront. That is where the force are lacking a bit. But it should be close not more than 10 points.

 

[PaarlBok]

The Cheetahs defense is their downfall. They leave holes as big as Kimberleys Groot Gat. PoCock vs Brussouw should be an interesting battle.

 

[PaarlBok]

Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Cameron Jacobs, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Willie le Roux, 10 Sias Ebersohn, 9 Tewis de Bruyn, 8 Philip van der Walt, 7 Justin Downey, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 Izak van der Westhuizen, 4 George Earle, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss (captain), 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 Hercu Liebenberg, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Andries Ferreira, 19 Ashley Johnson, 20 Piet van Zyl, 21 Riaan Smit, 22 Philip Snyman.

Wish they give Willie le Roux the 10 jersey.

 

[Moono75]

Hard game to pick. Cheetahs have been playing some good rugby and been very unlucky in a couple of game, particularly against the Highlanders. The trip away may do the Force some good, give them a chance to bond. Heart says Force but I think the Cheetahs could get up by 6 points. Will wait to see the team line ups.

 

[PaarlBok]

Hard game to pick. Cheetahs have been playing some good rugby and been very unlucky in a couple of game, particularly against the Highlanders. The trip away may do the Force some good, give them a chance to bond. Heart says Force but I think the Cheetahs could get up by 6 points. Will wait to see the team line ups.

At last the first Force supporter joins in. The Cheetahs teamsheet is up. I am not that convinse about them, they made me throw a few empty beer tins at the TV on saturday with their poor defensive effort.

 

[Cave Dweller]

The Cheetahs defense is their downfall. They leave holes as big as Kimberleys Groot Gat. PoCock vs Brussouw should be an interesting battle.

The cracks start to show when later on when they get tired. Why sub guys after 45 min? Do we have 1 half players now and I see a lot of the teams do it. They made 3 subs where Goosen was the forced one on the 50 min mark. The others were on 45 min. The Highlanders knew it was high altitude and made 6 of them. They scored and suddenly had a bit of momentum and fresh legs. They scored again. There they should have brought some fresh legs on but waited till it was 30 all before making one change. They made 4 subs 1 forced on 58 minutes. 2 minutes later everything started to went pair shaped. I think they should have delayed those subs and brought them on when the Highlanders made theirs. They still had 2 to use as well which they never did. I mean when a team scores 2 tries in two minutes and 3 in 10 its normally a good sign of tired legs out there.

 

[Moono75]

At last the first Force supporter joins in. The Cheetahs teamsheet is up. I am not that convinse about them, they made me throw a few empty beer tins at the TV on saturday with their poor defensive effort.

Better than on Saturday here in Perth against the Stormers. I was trying to keep my beers out of the rain, only choice was to drink them fast. Yeah the Cheetahs need to tighten up on defence but then again the Force haven't been doing much on attack so it may not prove a problem. Maybe this will be the game Nalaga fires for the Force and we know the Honeybadger will be up for a big game....it's like he's returned to his spiritual home.

 

[Cave Dweller]

But how many games have the Force played in where there is a nice dry field which have kilometers of running written all over it. Not to worry about the dew so much and they will have some natural light as well.

 

[PaarlBok]

The cracks start to show when later on when they get tired. Why sub guys after 45 min? Do we have 1 half players now and I see a lot of the teams do it. They made 3 subs where Goosen was the forced one on the 50 min mark. The others were on 45 min. The Highlanders knew it was high altitude and made 6 of them. They scored and suddenly had a bit of momentum and fresh legs. They scored again. There they should have brought some fresh legs on but waited till it was 30 all before making one change. They made 4 subs 1 forced on 58 minutes. 2 minutes later everything started to went pair shaped. I think they should have delayed those subs and brought them on when the Highlanders made theirs. They still had 2 to use as well which they never did. I mean when a team scores 2 tries in two minutes and 3 in 10 its normally a good sign of tired legs out there.

Compare them to the Stormers defense. Myself thought Vermeulen would be a massive blow defensive wise but nothing changed. Carr even look more busier then him. You simply cant wait on defense against the NZ sides, you need to rush on defense and take them back, creating pressure. The Cheetahs dont do this and its costing them game after game.

 

[Bruwheresmycar]

The Cheetahs defense is their downfall. They leave holes as big as Kimberleys Groot Gat. PoCock vs Brussouw should be an interesting battle.

Yeah looking forward to this. It should be a pretty open game giving lots of turnover opportunities.

 

[Moono75]

Force Team for Cheetahs

1 Pek Cowan
2 Nathan Charles
3 Salesi Ma’afu
4 Toby Lynn
5 Nathan Sharpe
6 Richard Brown
7 David Pocock (Captain)
8 Matt Hodgson
9 Brett Sheehan
10 David Harvey
11 Napolioni Nalaga
12 Winston Stanley
13 Nick Cummins
14 Sam Wara
15 Alfie Mafi
Reserves
16 Elvis Taione
17 Salesi Manu
18 Phoenix Battye
19 Lachlan McCaffrey
20 Josh Holmes
21 Ben Seymour
22 Rory Sidey
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[PaarlBok]

Look like a good Force team. If they get it right they can win this one. Look like the Cheetahs focus on the right fruad of their game this week
Sport24

Cheetahs focus on defence

2012-05-03 20:00

Cape Town - Cheetahs coach Naka Drotské will be hoping his team shows more commitment on defence when they host the Force at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

Last weekend the Cheetahs missed too many tackles in their 36-33 defeat to the Highlanders, especially in the last 25 minutes, when the visitors were trailing 30-9.

A week earlier, the Cheetahs conceded five tries as they lost 39-33 at home to the Chiefs. Even in their impressive round six victory over the Hurricanes in Wellington (47-38), they conceded four tries.

Even though the Force have not been the most prolific try-scorers in 2012, the Cheetahs will not take Saturday’s match lightly.

The Force have only scored 17 tries, the same number as the Reds, and only one more than the Stormers (16), the Blues (15), and the Rebels and Lions (12 each).

“By this time we all know there is no such thing as a good or a bad side,” said Naka Drotské.

“The Force showed last weekend against the Stormers that they have a good defensive pattern and that they can attack. They are a very physical team and if we want to win, we’ll have to be 100% switched on.

“In the last 20 to 30 minutes last week, some players made individual errors on the defence that cost us. This week we’ve worked very hard at eradicating those mistakes.”

 

[Moono75]

Goosen is a big loss for the Cheetahs. Good to see Sam Wara back on the wing for the Force. He has shown some promise when given a chance. Can't stress it enough for this game, Nalaga mate...time to wake up and score some tries for us. Pocock, Hodgson and Brown will be at their usual combative best and get us plenty of ball, it's just a matter of whether we can use it and put enough points on the board.

 

[Ruggo]

Tin Ears is cauli flower ears and they have been called this from way back when they still was VRYSTAAT.

I know. It is just odd seing you call them the Cheetahs.

 

[Waylon]

The Force have possibly their best team on the paddock

The Force have a good record against the Cheetahs. It's amazing how these patterns develop between teams.

We always believe.

Force by 10