The Cheetahs travel to Brakpan to see if they can get their Points difference up high enough.
Will the Valke manage to pull off a shock win?
Or will the Cheetahs close the PD gap on Western Province?
Kick-off in Brakpan at 19:10 SA Time.
Referee: Deon van Blommestein
Touch judges: Silulami Pityoi, Lappies Labuschagne
TMO: Michael Cupido
Falcons: 15 Johan Jackson, 14 Dewald Pretorius, 13 Rouan Cloete, 12 Franco Booysen, 11 Frank Wagenström, 10 Hanno Coetzee (captain), 9 Gerrie Odendaal, 8 Thabo Mamojele, 7 Daan-Roux van Coller, 6 Uwe Sauer, 5 Nico Luus, 4 Wouter Moore, 3 Dewald Coetzee, 2 Jody Jeneker, 1 Zane Killian.
Replacements: 16 Ryno Barnes, 17 Gavin Whittingham, 18 Nico Pretorius, 19 Marius Coetzer, 20 Gert Lubbe, 21 Freddie van Zyl, 22 Jeff Perkins.
Free State Cheetahs: 15 Bevin Fortuin, 14 JW Jonker, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Jongi Nokwe, 10 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 9 Tewis de Bruyn, 8 Duanne Vermeulen, 7 Kabamba Floors, 6 Heinrich Brussöw, 5 Barend Pieterse (captain), 4 David de Villiers, 3 Kobus Calldo, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Wian du Preez.
Replacements: 16 Richardt Strauss, 17 Coenie Oosthuizen, 18 Nico Breedt, 19 Schalk van der Merwe, 20 Jandré Blom, 21 Hennie Daniller, 22 Eddie Fredericks.
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Would not have shouted for the Cheetahs had WP been playing in Wellington or Paarl.
CHEETAHS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 1) : How’s old Hmmm? Now having 5 entries into SuperBru. Or could they have a problem in their system? 😯
@Silver Fox (Comment 2) : I think Hmmmm is the one with the system problem…
@Silver Fox (Comment 2) :
He has his one entry repeated 4 times on everypick for some reason.
Nkumane and Brosnihan in the studio. 👿
Maybe I should switch to RSG. 😛
Brosnihan you pullick. 😆 pronounces Valke as Welke 😆 😆 😆
Game on.
Field is nice and green actually compared toearlier in the season.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 6) :
He is a major tool…can’t bear watching a game with him there..
PK Cheetahs for Valke not rolling away at the tackle.
Set up LO
JL Potgieter knocks on in the tackle 1/2m out.
Valke clear.
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 8) :
I can still handle Nkumane, but Bros is just to much. 😥
Welke take the ball off the Cheetahs at the ruck after the LO and attack.
valke get to 15m out and Strauss takes it off them in the tackle.
Odendaal gets caught at the back of the scrum and goes blind.
chips and forces Nokwe into touch in the Cheetah 22.
PK Cheetahs against Valke #5. Ref speaks to Valke captain and gives him a warning
JW Jonker slows down 5m before the tackle but still doesn’t look for support or pass the ball.
sign of a concerned (for want of using scared) player. I have no problem with slowing down to look for an option but to slow down and not even change direction just go straight into the tackle?????????????
Cheetahs attack left and do well but Strauss is stopped and seems to have hurt himself.
Subbed off.
Cheetahs LO 15m out on attack
Maul well from the LO.
1m short now
Spread it wide after not making it from the maul
JW Jonker tackled, rolls and reaches to place the ball.
Being refered to the TMO.
Cupido awardes the TRY!!!!!!!!!!
JL Potgieter Converts
0 – 7 Cheetahs
12min
Cheetahs only 10m out already, again.
Duanne Vermeulen TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JLP Conversion is over
0 – 14 Cheetahs
15min
Valke #? gets a yellow card for repeated infringements at the ruck.
Cheetahs set up the LO from the PK 5m out
throw in not straight.
Nokwe TRY!!!!!!!!!
Conversion by JLP is over
0 – 21 Cheetahs
21min
possesion after 23min
Cheetahs 75%
Valke 25%
Wouter Moore not taking crap for the Cheetahs and shoves one of their guys who gives him lip.
JLP clears from his 22 to well beyond the Valke 10m line for a LO.
Missed tackles after 25min
Valke 12
Cheetahs 1
Jonker scores the BP TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JLP is having a pretty good game. can’t see why he was dropped in favour of Rossouw.
Conversion missed
0 – 26 Cheetahs
29min
Dewald Pretorius (or potgieter if you listen to brosnihan) breaks, chips over and catches Floors at the back and send the ball into touch.
Gerrie Odendaal the Valke scrumhalf is a fiesty little f^&*er.
Doesn’t sommer lie down
FK Valke at the scrum
Tap and go by Mamojele.
Tackled by Brussouw who doesn’t roll away.
PK Valke don’t find touch with PK. 😳
Cheetahs knock 5m out on attack.
possesion after 37min
70% Cheetahs
30% Valke
clearance at the scrum charged down and Floors SCORES!!!!!!!
fisticuffs after the try.
Cupido being called in to check for foul play.
nothing conclusive from the fould play just pushing.
I’ve got the BRILLIANT JW Jonker in my F/League team.
Conversion missed
0 – 31 Cheetahs
39min
Half Time
Valke 0 – 31 Cheetahs
@Silver Fox (Comment 42) :
hehehe.
Tackles Missed 1st half
Valke 16
Cheetahs 2
I thought they moved to Kempton? 😕
Sky studio guests tune the Valke are playing like a pub team. 😆
@McLovin (Comment 47) :
Seems it was only a test run for next season.
Tewis De bruin TRY!!!!!!!!!!
@McLovin (Comment 48) :
But they are one.
JLP converts
0 – 38 Cheetahs
45min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 52) :
There goes my margin point. 😳
Nokwe TRY!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheetahs need to slow down, I only picked them by 73. 😈
@KSA Shark © (Comment 51) : I know, you know, but does SARU know? 😐
JLP Conversion over
0 – 45 Cheetahs
48min
@McLovin (Comment 56) :
@McLovin (Comment 55) :
AND it’s not the biggest pick so a win by 90 ain’t going to help you. 😉
I believe the Cheetahs have now made up the points difference deficit on Province which is a relief!
I see Province have got the Kavs tomorrow though. So we need another 5 tries from the Cheetahs please!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 59) : Life’s not fair. 🙂
Valke forced into touch 1m out.
@klempie (Comment 60) : Oh jeez, I forgot about that. Go Valke!!
@McLovin (Comment 61) :
It actually sucks!!!!!!!!!!!! 😛
@McLovin (Comment 63) : McLovin I said it before and I’ll say it again. If we face Province in the semis we WILL lose! 👿
@McLovin (Comment 63) :
Go Valke!!!!!!!!!
Slow Down Cheetahs!!!!!
What’s the difference? 😀
@klempie (Comment 65) :
I think we said it before and we will say it again. You are too negative. 😛
@klempie (Comment 65) : I know. 😉
Macarena playing. 😯
@KSA Shark © (Comment 69) : Not the first time either. Think they play it every week. 🙄 😆
JW Jonker TRY!!!!!!!!!!! after Fredericks played soccer up field about 4 times
@McLovin (Comment 70) :
True, wasn’t it you who commented on it before as well? 😛
@KSA Shark © (Comment 67) : The Sharks have been dumped out of 14 knockout games in the last 23 comps. That means they have lost in more knockout games than any other CC union or S14 franchise. That’s not being negative. That’s being a realist. You can’t argue with numbers. That’s basic stats.
Go Cheetahs!
Cupido comes on and awards a Penalty Try so the try is NOT awarded to Jonker.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 72) : Probably..
Awesome! Valke without a man for 10 mins! Come on Jagluiperde!!
Conversion Over
0 – 52 Cheetahs
57min
@klempie (Comment 73) :
I ain’t gonna swallow those numbers just like that. you are going to have to show me facts. 🙂
Cheetahs take a tighthead 5m out and spread it wide.
Brussouw goes over.
being refered to the TMO
@KSA Shark © (Comment 78) : Ummmm…YOU GUYS posted them! LMAO
Cupido awards the try.
Conversion over
0 – 59 Cheetahs
60min
@klempie (Comment 80) :
I didn’t post them. 😯 Can you give me a thread maybe?
Handling errors
Cheetahs 11
Valke 8
bound to be more to the Cheetahs they have had twice as much ball.
Tackles Missed
Valke 22
Cheetahs 4
Turnovers conceded
Cheetahs14
Valke 9
@KSA Shark © (Comment 71) : Conspiracy mumble 👿
de Bruin TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! after a feeble tackle from Dewald pretorius. 😕
Conversion over
0 – 66 Cheetahs
66min
Valke on attack only to give it to the Cheetahs.
Valke TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ryno Barnes
Jeffery Perkins converts
7 – 66 Cheetahs
69min
JLP TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One more try for the Cheetahs and then hopefully the hooter goes. 😛
Dewald Pretorius involved again (or not involved as it turns out) in a miss tackle to let Potgieter score.
Conversion missed
7 – 71 Cheetahs
71min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 82) : http://www.sharksworld.co.za/2008/09/18/have-the-sharks-regained-the-x-factor/
Read it and weep.
@McLovin (Comment 92) :
forward pass robs you 😛
@klempie (Comment 94) :
Thanks.
OK as it stands the Cheetahs have a better PD than Province. 22 points to be exact.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 95) : And the missed kick. 👿
@klempie (Comment 94) :
Ahhhhhhhhhh but hold on. You make it sound like we have lost 14 out of 23 Playoffs. When in fact we have REACHED the play-offs 14 out of a possible 23 times. (something very different to waht you said)
Those Valke dancers. 😯 Escaped from the house of horrors at the fair. 😉
@McLovin (Comment 98) :
😆
@McLovin (Comment 100) :
Hey those are the Brakpan Hotties.
@McLovin (Comment 98) :
These guys seem determined NOT to help you. 😛
Yet another knock robs you.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 99) : No no. You read it like that. Read my post carefully. It makes no such inference. What *is* true though, is that we are the losingest (sic) union/franchise in knockout rugby.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 102) : The talent in Kempton must be better. 😈
@KSA Shark © (Comment 103) : Even if they score, someone else picked them by 70, so I still lose out. Like you said, life sucks.
Nokwe scores the hattrick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@McLovin (Comment 105) :
Not much.
Conversion Over
FULL TIME
Valke 7 – 78 Cheetahs
71 margin
Log updated
Cheetahs move 4th
Valke stay bottom.
Cheetahs have a 29 better PD than WP, so WP should comfortably go ahead again tomorrow.
JL Potgieter given Man of the Match.
As I said earlier, can’t see why the played Rossouw ahead of him.
Do you guys think that 1st Cheetah try was legal? I thought it was a double movement?
@walter van transvaal.co.za (Comment 112) :
I thought it was fine. I don’t feel that he stopped and started the movement.