Okay Sharks fans let’s see what this weekend brings.
The Sharks have travelled down to Christchurch to take on the Crusaders. Both teams come off humiliating losses to perennial Super rugby under achievers.
The Sharks have responded to their loss by making no changes to the starting backline while shuffling and changing the forwards. The Crusaders have responded in a similar fashion by ending Richie McCaw’s sabbatical early and making six changes in total.
Only one of these two will be getting their season back on track this morning. The question is which one?
Ref: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
ARs: Vinny Munro (New Zealand), Keith Brown (New Zealand)
TMO: Kane McBride (New Zealand)
Venue: AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Kick-off: 08.35 SA time; 06.35 GMT
Crusaders: 15 Jared Payne, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Zac Guildford, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Thomas Waldrom, 7 George Whitelock, 6 Kieran Read (captain), 5 Brad Thorn, 4 Sam Whitelock, 3 Ben Franks, 2 Ti’i Paulo, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Quentin MacDonald, 17 Owen Franks, 18 Joe Wheeler, 19 Richie McCaw, 20 Kahn Fotuali’i, 21 Adam Whitelock, 22 Colin Slade.
Sharks: 15 Stefan Terblanche, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Adrian Jacobs, 11 JP Pietersen, 10 Ruan Pienaar, 9 Rory Kockott, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Jacques Botes, 5 Johann Muller, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 John Smit (captain), 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Deon Carstens, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19 Jean Deysel, 20 Keegan Daniel, 21 Andrew Goode, 22 Riaan Swanepoel.
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Less than 2 hours!!!!!!!!!
GO Sharks!!!!!!!!
GO SHARKS!!!!!!!!!
24 of the 132 in our SB pool have not made their picks yet. 😯
A little onesided.
Picks for Crusaders 44136 (84.14%)
Picks for Sharks 8224 (15.68%)
Picks for draw 95 (0.18%)
LMS picks for this game.
Crusaders 8
The Sharks 1
@KSA Shark © (Comment 3) : Theres no faith anymore, only hope 😐
And I’m off to work, will return later 😀
@Jarson’s (X + V) (Comment 6) :
See ya later.
the odds are better for the saders to win by 40+ than the sharks by 10…. 😳
but ive got some cash on my boys anyway 😀 im sure they can do it
may the best team win! all the best sharkies..
I started a new job this week and we have more than one BEEEEG HD TV in the studio!!
😎
60min to go. 😛
@wpw (Comment 10) :
Are any of them gonna be tuned to the rugby? 😆
Less than an hour to go!
Wonder if it`s too early for a lager? 😈
@Megatron (Comment 9) : now thats the spirit magatron gee another side of you to i see yes may the best team win and well good luck to 😉
@wpw (Comment 10) : no way 🙂 😉
@Original Pierre (Comment 13) :
Never to early. it is almost 7pm in NZ already. 😛
@Original Pierre (Comment 13) : well not really but when the sharks win i’m having one or 2 just hope it doesn’t go to my head to quickly because its to early aaahhhh 🙂 😳
@KSA Shark © (Comment 12) :
Not sure but I will make a plan!!! 😈
@KSA Shark © (Comment 16) : so KSA Shark you’ve had a couple gee got like 4 this morning just to do my FL on s sport forgot that last week end but did mine very early so know i’m ready for the game and the hunters d in the fridge for when we win got all my hope up high i thing with a little faith we are going to win this one 😉
@Charmaine (Comment 17) : im gonna watch after work only 🙁
well nearly time shark supporters
GO SHARKS GO, GO SHARKS GO,GO SHARKS GO,GO SHARKS GO,yes sharks what a try
🙂 😉
@willa (Comment 20) : ag no someone going to leak the score to and then what the point 🙂
is someone gana give us updates on the game! stuck at varsity 😐
or is there a good site where they offer live scoring!
man im nervous for this!!!!
@Charmaine (Comment 19) :
No beer here I’m afraid. Illegal 🙁
@kevmaestro (Comment 23) : Yes I will be giving live action updates.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 24) : dont want to be mean but….ha ha 😈
@KSA Shark © (Comment 24) : oh shit gee don’t want to go and stay there no beer thats bad you can’t even have one on the team bad bad bad 😳 🙂 😉
@willa (Comment 26) :
Hehehehhehe.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 25) : thank u so much! i dnt even know why im here, is not like im even gana be focusing on the tut
Go Sharks!!! 😈 😀
@kevmaestro (Comment 23) :
THIS is the good site where there will be live scoring.
@Charmaine (Comment 22) : well, im going to pta now only be back at about 11:30, then i tee off at 12, and go straight home at about 4 and watch the game, so i hope i wont see someone i know 😀
@kevmaestro (Comment 23) : well just think it this way we just have to win and then all our past comments down the drain so what do you say ➡ ❓
GO SHARKS GO
@willa (Comment 32) :
The talk on the golf course will be all about the Sharks first ever win in Christchurch, you will never be able to NOT hear the result. 😛
Where is Ice nowadays, Havent seen her for a long time ❓
hey another 35 min or so, so for the game my bet is on sharks
GO SHARKS and have fun fun, run them to the ground 😉
Wearing my English Jersey, lets hope it is a Goode talisman
@KSA Shark © (Comment 34) : i dont really see a down side to this
if i heard we won i would still watch, and if we lost i would be too afraid to watch, and just get drunk 😀
@KSA Shark © (Comment 37) : where your shark shirt or are you hoping GOODE is going to play 😉
GOOOOOOOOOOOOO SSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRKKKKKKSSSSSSSSS !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Got my sharks shirt on and yeasterday had one on to so u see my hopes are very high just hope i’m right 🙂
😉
GOOOOOOOOOOOOO SSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRKKKKKKSSSSSSSSS !!!!!!!!!!!!! yes i agree there
If we win, I’ll watch the game this afternoon. If we lose, I’ll watch it next Saturday as a teazer before the Waratahs clash.
@Jarson’s (X + V) (Comment 43) :
Go Sharks. 🙄
http://www.justin.tv/psgboiha#r=tI3LulE~
Link to Sharks game….
@Just a Fan (Comment 46) : great stuff, but it eats my cap faster than a fat kid eats a cup cake
NINJA TACTICS!! 😈
Goodluck boys!!!
@Farlington (Comment 48) :
GO SHARKS GO and good LUCKKKKK 😉
@McLovin (Comment 45) : where are the lips 😉
@Charmaine (Comment 51) : No lips today.
Okay let me relocte to the front of the TV, and hope the LAN cable is long enough
@McLovin (Comment 52) : okay thought they were great though 🙂
Just keep the `Saders under huge pressure, play in their faces and we might rattle them into some mistakes . . .
Great shirt sharks must get me one 🙂 😉
Shar2s wear5ng the5r a3ternate strip. White Jersey
anytime now…
GO BOYS GO and win this game and off we go 😉
Carter kicks off
GAME ON
@KSA Shark © (Comment 57) : how does it compare to the black one?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 57) :
Okay fixed my numlock 🙂
😳 John seems to have hurt his elbow.
gee mistake from saders so early 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 53) : lan cable, thats so 2005. get a wireless access point. 😆 😆
no shit 3 f sharks
@KSA Shark © (Comment 63) : maybe he has graeme smiths tennis elbow.
FOOKEN Kiwis give the ref lip.
Ref says “That was Dangerous”
Thorn: How was that Dangerous
Ref: Hey im not arguing with you.
kockett kick is beautiful
3-0 Sharks
3 minutes
@KSA Shark © (Comment 63) : the best elbow in the world 😯
@Charmaine (Comment 64) : i wouldn’t mind a lot of those. i really want to be positive about the sharks next week. 😆
Sharks 3 – Saders 0. Great penalty from Rory our side of half way.
@try time (Comment 65) :
I DO!!!!!!!!!!!!! For some reason my Laptop does not like my wireless connection, drops out every 5min or so.
It has now become the House PC and I will get another laptop in the near future, have trips to Thailand and the US to pay for 1st.
Pack Weights
Sharks 887
Saders 873
gee thats the way they all pretty good to me sharks got their ompf back i think we have to wait and c 🙂
Attacking scrum for Sharks on Saders 5m line.
Reset
on the engage reset we get FKd for early engage.
i’m pleased to see ryan is out of his 2009 slump.
No Sharks game on the radio!3 WEEKS IN A ROW!!!!
shit the sharks have struck kak in the ref department so far this year.
Saders LO just beyond the SHarks 10m line after Jacobs tackled into touch
@war1 (Comment 79) : try nzradio on the pc
@KSA Shark © (Comment 81) : because stefan kicked aimlessly again?
Saders pick and go pretty well for about 5 phases before we take it off them.
Stefan hoofs it up not into touch.
Bismarck PKd for not rolling away.
@try time (Comment 82) : will try it
Saders set up LO inside Sharks 22.
Muller takes the ball off them at the LO and RP finds touch on our 10m.
Saders 0 – 3 Sharks
10min
Sharks steal anothe Saders LO.
Adi shoves the ball into a Saders player’s face on the ground. 👿
Leave the stupid shit idiots. What have you got now, Bismarck disease?
Ref says to him: If I see that again, you know what is gonna happen don’t ya.
Saders looking shaky
Scrum Sharks on the halfway
PK against sharks. at scrum against smit. 😕
Carter sets up LO 27m out.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 73) : i know, i also have wireless issues now and then. try moving the arial slightly. sometimes works. but not now of course, you are doing a good job commentating. 😀
@war1 (Comment 85) : they are broadcasting CRICKET! 👿
Barney pinged at the scrum. Saders going for touch. 25m out.
15min
Saders 0 – 3 Sharks
sharks need to get out their half.
love the tracksuit tops the reserves are wearing 🙂 want one!
Botes PKd for killing the ball.
Carter going at goal.
Carter misses from just outside our 22.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 89) :
thats funny coming from Adi
Botes penalised for going in the side of the maul. Carter going for poles. Missed!
GO SHARKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh and if anyone wants to know, i went for a sharks win this game, eventhough history and form is against them winning. so even in this bastard there is still a sharks supporter.
Saders lose it in the tackle and Sharks have scrum just inside own half.
19min
Our defense is holding well. Good pressure.
Saders snatch a loose ball and get stopped 1m from our line.
Spread it left an Guildford scores.
hope we just learned a lesson about flinging the ball away under pressure 🙁
@KSA Shark © (Comment 107) :
Loose ball created by Beast trying to scoop the ball one handed while trying to keep it alive rather than securing it.
Honest error could have happened to anyone.
@rhineshark (Comment 106) : you jinxed it 🙁
Come on, Sharks!
Carter converts
Saders 7 – 3 Sharks
21min
Huge bugger-up on attack, Saders get to our line, slow ball at the ruck after good defense by Stephan, Saders go left and easy try. Saders 7 Sharks 3
3-7 after 20
Looks like another adventurous performance by the Sharks. 🙄
Sharks LO on own 10m line after Guildford does an Olivier
Pienaar kicks one JUST to far and finds direct touch. Come back for LO on Sharks 10m
25min
Saders 7 – 3 Sharks
Ruan has now kicked two out on the full in a row.
@rhineshark (Comment 117) : oh man, he’s not going to have one of those game sis he? 😯
wow, but Ruan looks like he’s playing a game he’s never even seen before…
We’re clueless on attack.
Carter tackles Ruan and steals the ball. Kockott tackles Franks and Franks loses it. Scrum Sharks.
PK Sharks for Saders not having heads up at scrum
@CapeShark (Comment 118) : He’s looking a little off colour I’m afraid to say. Let’s hope things get better as the game goes on.
@rhineshark (Comment 120) : You don’t sound surprised 🙄
cmon ruan, just relax and do your thing
Ref misses a Forward pass to JPP who kicks it straight into touch as he chips over.
Saders 7 – 3 Sharks
30min
That`s it Ruan made a mistake bring on Goode now!!!!
I think Ruan would be magic for Border guys don`t you agree?
maybe we should gamble and bring on andy.
Is it just me or are the Saders stealing ball at will?
JPP takes a mark under pressure to save the day after very good attack by the saders.
How many times have they kicked away possession now?
Not watching but listening to radio commentary and it does sound like they are agains showing no respect for possession.
jp you are a wing, so don’t kick.
JPP puts it in touch
Saders throw skew to the front at the LO.
Lineout pressure seems to be working.
Must say the Saders aren’t themselves, but still way more effective on attack than us.
Ref gives us the Use it or lose it advanateg at a collapsed maul from the Saders after stealing it at the back of our scrum.
Barney penalised for the second time at the scrum. Carter going for poles.
@Morné (Comment 130) : which radio station r u listening from, i usually listen to radio 2000 or rsg but they r not broadcasting this game
Ref taking turns at nailing Smit and Crockett at scrum time. 2 each now for scrum infringements.
Carter goes at goal from 20m out.
Slots it
Saders 10 – 3 Sharks
35min
Saders 10 Sharks 3
Get us some SA coaches and maybe we can improve, screw these kiwi crap we’ve got now.
@war1 (Comment 136) :
Streaming through the net.
NewstalkZB
@war1 (Comment 136) :
http://www.radiosport.co.nz/
@Morné (Comment 140) : thanks! working!
Absolute shambles on attack. Maybe we should start kicking everything again and hope to pressure the Saders into mistakes, because this isn’t working.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 137) : that just shows an incompetent ref trying to look the part.
@rhineshark (Comment 143) : i thought is what we are doing.
@rhineshark (Comment 138) : oh dear, it’s all looking rather poor from the sharks…
PK Sharks on the halfway.
closer than the last one.
Kockott going at goal.
SLOTS it JUST
Saders 10 – 6 Sharks
39min
@try time (Comment 145) : We’re doing both but looking better when we don’t have the ball
@CapeShark (Comment 146) :
Only if you are pessimistic. 😆
Staying close enough for a late charge In My Eyes. 😛
Jannie on for John (blood)
Hey, I’ve become a full lieutenant 😀
@KSA Shark © (Comment 148) : if we pull this one off, I’ll be amazed…go sharks!
we r still in this game! we need a BIG 2nd half!
Alberts knocks on.
HALF TIME
Crusaders 10 – 6 Sharks
@rhineshark (Comment 151) :
Hehehehehhehe.
Was that the good or the bad half ❓ 😕 ❓
@rhineshark (Comment 151) : 2 stars! nice
@rhineshark (Comment 151) : What do five stars mean? I never went to army.
@CapeShark (Comment 146) : Our defense is very good, though. We’re turning over a few of the Saders’ balls.
How is Jon doing in the scrums?
Morning all.
@Jarson’s (X + V) (Comment 156) :
Bad. Goode one coming. 😛
you guys reckon we can burgle this? Or will the Saders blow us away in the last 20?
@Salmonoid (Comment 160) :
It depends at which stage of the one for you one for us the ref is at
Relax guys & girls, it’s only halftime 😉
@robdylan (Comment 162) : we CAN, but WILL we? Smit needs to come up with a superb half time team talk
@robdylan (Comment 162) : I think they will have more gas in the tank.
@klempie (Comment 158) : Nothing – five stars are only possible in civvie life 😉
Guys I must admit, I was stoked about WA joining us but up to now he`s not really producing the goods is he?
Kankow got some poor passes, maybe that`s why he knocked it . . .
But we`re still in this. And `Saders line out is under pressure. If we can at least maintain a 50/50 penalty count with all the scrums we`re in with a shout.
But then our defense must hold!
Hands are really bad by the Sharks, and fitness looks to be a problem. What have they been doing in the pre-season? The handspeed is woeful!
PS: No conditions as an excuse here!
However only 4 down Рget your s$Ӥ together and steal the win!!!
@rhineshark (Comment 167) : 🙁
@robdylan (Comment 162) : sharks to pull an Umlazi “smash & grab”!!
@robdylan (Comment 162) : If we keep up our defensive effort and concentrate more with the ball in hand we have a chance. Hopefully the Saders decide to kick a lot with the wind behind them in the 2nd half.
Half time Stats
Territory
Crusaders 71
Sharks 29
Possesion
Crusaders 50
Sharks 50
Breakdowns
Crusaders 39
Sharks 35
Lineouts won against the throw
Crusaders 1
Sharks 3
Scrums won against the feed
Crusaders 3
Sharks 0
Missed tackles
Crusaders 2
Sharks 9
Kicks in Play
Crusaders 9
Sharks 15
Minutes in Opposition 22
Crusaders 1
Sharks 1
@rhineshark (Comment 167) : Well, I’ve written stuff and commented like crazy…I’m starting to think 3 stars is (sigh) impossible… 😥 🙂
bring smittie or bismarck off for 2nd half??
Does ruan think the worse he plays at fh ,the sooner he play sh ????
to give Grant10 his due, we’re seeing Turbo Reverse© with our own eyes here
@CapeShark (Comment 175) : 😆
@CapeShark (Comment 175) : I’ve never written an article in my life. You just have to know who to give sexual favours to. 😎
Stefan takes a GREAT high ball under pressure!!!!!!!!
Did you see that TT?
Backline play still not up to standard
Waylon crabbing a bit. 🙄
@CapeShark (Comment 175) : how far are you?
🙁 Carter with a great boot from inside his goal area and Ndungane steps on the line after catching it.
Saders LO in our half.
Odd one takes a ball ON the touchline. 🙄
@klempie (Comment 183) :
My Fellow posters moaning a bit. 😛
46min
Saders 10 – 6 Sharks
About??
well, wife loves her Wii Fit Plus and I’ve offered to take Caity to school later. So I’ve scored the second half, uninterrupted 🙂
has anyone seen Willem Alberts this morning? 😐
PK Crusaders
Carter going at goal from 20m out
Over
Saders 13 – 6 Sharks
49min
Stupid, stupid by Sykes. Gift 3 points.
@robdylan (Comment 191) :
YIP!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just saw him give away 3 points.
Sykes???!! What u thinking??!!discipline!!!!!
@rhineshark (Comment 193) : 😳 thought it was Alberts. 😳
@rhineshark (Comment 193) : Sharks need to pull a penalty back otherwise we will be playing catch up.
Now we’re trying the bash-it-up
Rob. You fly through Terminal 5 at Heathrow quite often I’d imagine. Is there anywhere in arrivals I can buy Garmins?
Sharks look awful. Running the ball accross field, and their scrum is terrible.
Are the basics that hard to get right?
Cheaty McCaw on
@klempie (Comment 199) : only been to T5 once, but I would imagine you could buy anything you like there
Ref disregards blatant off sides by Saders and penalises us at the next ruck. McCaw on
@sanjaydeva (Comment 200) : you’d think so, watching this… 🙁
@JT-www.rugby-innsbruck.at (Comment 169) :
Then the Saders must be REALLY unfit.
Handling errors
Saders 10
Sharks 3
53min
@robdylan (Comment 202) : Yeh in departures but I can’t remember anywhere in arrivals that sell em. 🙁
@robdylan (Comment 98) : yes please
55 Min
Deysel on for Alberts
Saders 13 – 6 Sharks
only one world class player in white today and he’s wearing number 8. Hoff just looks 50% sharper than any of the other Sharks.
@robdylan (Comment 204) : gee Rob how did you mamage this one happy birthday to your wife please 🙂 😉
Man, the difference between us and the Saders on attack is day and night. Us being night, of course.
@Charmaine (Comment 207) : no – I meant I want one 🙂
Get rid of Plum. Since he arrived we’ve started playing old-style Bulls rugby.
Sharks have decided that the Maul works well against the Crusaders and doing well with it.
@sanjaydeva (Comment 200) : they are trying very hard to 🙂
Kockott quick tap and go and we are inside the Saders 22. JUST
@robdylan (Comment 212) : but me to going to sharks tank on the web and they must post me one hows that 🙂
Kockott you dumb piece of shit! Why’d he take the quick tap?? 👿
@klempie (Comment 213) : get rid of ALL the foreigners 👿
Sharks knock it on.
Scrum Saderrs in the Saders 22.
shit – you get the feeling this team couldn’t even score at a high school social
60min
Saders 13 – 6 Sharks
@rhineshark (Comment 211) :
The story of our season sio far.
@Jarson’s (X + V) (Comment 219) : Tsk tsk. Xenophobic eh?
Daniel on For Botes.
scrums look no better with Doc J at 3…
i think the boys are doing quite well on saders field score bit low for saders
on own field don’t you think 😀
Ball is so SLOOOOOW. Why can’t we get it out quicker? Or are the attacking players not getting into position quick enough for Rory to have someone to pass to?
@robdylan (Comment 226) :
🙂
surely the name of the game is quick ruck ball when moving forward? Why are we taking 5 minutes to clear everything?
@robdylan (Comment 221) : Which is quite amazing given the pedigree of the players. Most of them have done it time and again for the Boks.
Maybe they need one Mr Matfield?? Perhaps his influence on SA rugby is greater than we think? (Compare how he organises the Bulls, especially in general play).
Again SLOOOOW ball. When it eventually gets passed it’s to the Beast, who is standing still 5m behind the advantage line. We lose the ball and end up under pressure in our 22. 🙁
RP clears from ingoal and sets up LO just inside Sharks 22.
Goode of for Kockott.
The next few minutes will decide this game.
@robdylan (Comment 230) : Cos we’re shit. I thought that would have been apparent by now? 😐
@rhineshark (Comment 228) : @robdylan (Comment 230) : i suspect we agree
@klempie (Comment 224) : Not xenophobic, just patriotic when it comes to the Sharks 🙄
@rhineshark (Comment 228) : agree there to slow i think if they play the ball quicker then we might just make a win 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 181) : oh he is a brilliant catcher, defender. only one gripe from my quarters is he kicks far too much possession away.
HAHA….That’s Andy Goode? Like the Phil Waugh hairdo. 😆
Carter going at goalf for Sharks being offside.
@try time (Comment 238) : That’s Plum’s fault. It was proven when Plum’s hand was forced against the Bulls last year and told him to run everything.
Over
Saders 16 – 6 Sharks
64min
Swannie on for Murray
Carstens on for Beast
@klempie (Comment 241) : i am not so sure anymore. stefan does it in tight games. i think he can’t think under pressure.
Kanko asleep and knocks a flick pass on.
@try time (Comment 243) : And the Bulls 09 game wasn’t a tight one?? 😯
@sanjaydeva (Comment 231) : hold your tongue, blasphemer and heretic!
I think for going to spend this weekend depressed. Can’t see us winning this, unless we all of a sudden become competent. 😡
come on sharks giving to much points away , that way we’ll never make it stop making faults pleaseee 🙄
@klempie (Comment 244) : be fair – Stefan lobbed it straight into his face
Intercept by Guildford from 15m out. 👿
oh shit here we go again not good at all 😡 🙁 😥 😕
All over. This might now become a bit of a hiding 😡
this season is going to test our patience and our reserve to the fullest, fans. Are we up to the challenge?
floating pass by Swannie caused the intercept. 😥
Carter converts.
Saders 23 – 6 Sharks
70min
you can think you’re in it against these guys, but the only way to be in it is to be 30 points up!
@robdylan (Comment 253) :
EASILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The last time the Sharks finised the 3rd weekend of the comp with less than 3 points was 2005. Incidentally, we also finished last that year.
O boy… this is not worth sneaking around anymore. Back to work, will chat later.
@klempie (Comment 245) : that is like saying joel stransky was a great flyhalf because of one drop goal in the 95 rwc. stransky was an average flyhalf that struck a good streak at the end of his career. great players perform well game after game.
i think that’s the game 🙁
@robdylan (Comment 249) : Looked chest height to me.
@robdylan (Comment 255) : 🙂 😉
@robdylan (Comment 253) : no i gave up after two games.
@try time (Comment 259) : Stefan was playing well when he first came back from overseas. Plum has suffocated him.
Is Goode any good?
Andy Goode lasts only a few minutes.
YC for high tackle on Carter. (deserved)
Saders opt for scrum 12m from our line.
What shit. Carter ducked into that tackle.
K….maybe not.
Goode leaves the field having done nothing.
well that help a lot goode 🙄
nice. Goode gone already
Try Saders. HOW was that not a forward pass. 😯
@KSA Shark © (Comment 266) : Did he pulled out Epi?
@robdylan (Comment 253) : The only way I’ll be able to handle this week after week is if I become possessed by the ghost of a dead Lions supporter.
We’re in for a rout now 🙁
A loss next week and the Sharks will be in the position many F1 teams find themselves, whereby they decide on writing the season off and bringing the development of the following season’s car forward.
Carter misses the Conversion
Saders 28 – 6 Sharks
76min
try time – don’t bother with the sarcastic “positives” post this week. Don’t think it will be well received.
@Pokkel (Comment 265) : the whole team is useless
It’s a massacre. Sharks are absolutely useless. I’m going to stop posting now, so angry at how lame and gay we look out there…. 😡
@rekinek (Comment 271) : let’s call him Epi number 2 🙂
hmmm…maybe the Sharks should give way for the SOuthern Kings…
@sanjaydeva (Comment 279) : I can’t imagine us beating the Lions in this vein of form so maybe you’re right.
Dirk Diggler looks like he wishes he was back in Tshwane
Saders BP Try!
maybe next week we can send them some hate mail
@willa (Comment 276) : So I assume I don’t have to watch this game at home tonight 😕
i don’t believe this had my hopes up high for a win but what the hell sharks will support you guys i think you just a bit off track somehow can’t c us wining anything like type of play even if you really try just not trying at all 🙄 😥
TRyyyyyyyy number 4!
come on saders, bonus point!!! You messed so many opportunities already!
bonus point try. My heart bleeds for these guys. What is going on with them?
Let me clarify…
That is FOUR tries to NIL.
Carter converts
Saders 35 – 6 Sharks
79min
Game Over
Crusaders 35 – 6 Sharks
NZ commentators are trying their best to be kind to the Sharks. Quality. Aussies would be ripping us to shreds
@robdylan (Comment 275) : i won’t. it is only funny once. three shit games make the sharks the joke. i couldn’t beat that joke if i tried.
all over very bad and not good at all sharks 😥 😕
@robdylan (Comment 292) : Indeed. I like Kiwis.
@klempie (Comment 280) : I was hoping they’d at least stop the Crusaders from scoring a bonus point to help the Bulls and Stormers.
At least the Lions have a go and aim to score tries. I don’t understand how the Sharks expect to score points!
ok – I’m going to get dressed, take my daughter to school and get on with my life for a bit.
I advise you all to the same. No good will come of analysing this one to death right now.
And the final score just about reflects the difference in class and skill.
LMS updated
Pierre 15 loses a Lifeline.
@Pokkel (Comment 284) : i would not recommend the next 10 games
@robdylan (Comment 297) : yip, sleep on it maybe
I’m also out of here. @Megatron (Comment 171) : Congrats, mate!
sharks really want the wooden spoon this year
i’ve got no more words left really just no words at all 😥
Sorry Shark-supporters – would have loved for the chaps to pull this one through 😥
is it me or am i feeling deja vu of the putt era, where great players turned from brilliant to average as they played more games.
im out, but before i go heres a good joke………….
…………………………………the sharks
@robdylan (Comment 297) : 😥 😥 😥
sorry Sharkies, those Reds moered us stykkend last week, we had to atone… 😀
@willa (Comment 300) : are there that many left 😯 👿
@robdylan (Comment 297) :
Why not? Knee Jerk lynchings are so much fun. 😛
@KSA Shark © (Comment 311) : And satisfying.
@Megatron (Comment 287) : congrats mate
@rhineshark (Comment 302) : thanks mate…
@Megatron (Comment 309) :Congrats
This is 2005 all over, Plum to get fired within the next 4 weeks or so and we will get only 1 win and finish last on the log 😆 .I’ve got to say this, ”I told u so” 😈
@bulletjie (Comment 303) : wooden spoon too good for them, make it the plastic spoon.
I’m outta here. Cheers guys, enjoy your weekend. Good luck to the Stormers and Bulls.
Welcome to the life of a Lions supporter , going on 8 years now..
Sorry Sharks supporters Im sure it will come right , it has too there are way to many class players in the team for it to continue.
Kanko really needs to start passing the ball , he has become a bit of a glory boy imo.
@Jarson’s (X + V) (Comment 316) : I agree. No one will be at KP when we get back having won one game (if that) overseas and are in the bottom two of the log. Empty seats mean heads must roll.
@Charmaine (Comment 313) : thanks Chaz…sorry for the Sharkies
@CapeShark (Comment 317) : well least they will get sum silverware this decade.. 😆
@Megatron (Comment 309) :
Thanks and congrats,
maybe it is a sharks administrator ploy. they first tried getting rid of season ticket holders with the ridiculous renewal cost. that failed so they now are resorting to dirty tactics. they hope that if the sharks end bottom the fans won’t renew and then they won’t have any resistence when they move to the new stadium next year.
Time for some springcleaning at the Sharks starting at the top and working their way down
@Pokkel (Comment 315) : thank you Pokkie!
Plum will not see the end of the tournament I think
@try time (Comment 323) : Very Machavellian that. 😛
@CapeShark (Comment 317) : you know a sharks fan is pissed off if he wishes good luck to the stormers. you know he is really gatvol when he wishes the bulls good luck. 😆
I wonder if Dick’s contract at the Lions is as flimsy as the player contracts?
well i c it this way if you want something really bad then you have to work for it its not going to come to you if you don’t put year heart and soul into it just not good at all sharks got no words 🙂
Guys, I’m off to sulk for 5mins, but I’ll be back to gloat about getting a SB win point for this match, no way near a margin point though.
@klempie (Comment 327) : you mean very van zyl.
@Pokkel (Comment 324) : yes maybe we ‘ll then get some playing done and leave the over s players out just no good that goode guy and get the young guys in they need to spreed their wings 😉
@try time (Comment 328) : Well I’d still rather shout for the Lions or Cheetahs than the above
😈
i am actually amazed at how well i am taking this loss. last week i was peed off, but i am dead inside now. go lions and cheetahs.
@Jarson’s (X + V) (Comment 334) : ok so have a little support for the sharks left.
@Morné (Comment 326) :
+1
Please guys, you have to start putting pressure on Idiot Strauli, you are on the road to destruction. Hel I am not a Sharks, but this is painful. Your centers are shocking. You had a chance to get a man like Walter Venter , but Strauli was the one that did not want him
@Morné (Comment 326) : mornem the eternal optimist, do you still see all those bright lights you alluded to in previous weeks?
@try time (Comment 335) : Same here. I’m not even upset.
@Morné (Comment 326) : i tend to agree with you
At least there is some decent rugby still to come since the Stormers and Bulls are playing some nice rugby……as for the milksharks as they will now be known….Give the hungry younsters a go.
Sharks team
15. Ludick
14. Mvovu
13. Kanko
12. Adi
11. JPP
10. Lambie
9. Ruan
8. Alberts
7. Deysel(only just)
6. Burden
5. Wilhelm
4. Sykes
3. Herbst.
2. Bismarck
1. Beast
well sorry to say really sorry guys but went with saders by 20 well got my 1 point there could not take a chance and go for sharks 😥 1 point good enough for me 🙂 😉
actually i wouldn’t be surprised if the flasher girls will get replaced by fat old men in bikinis. the quicker they move to the new stadium the quicker van zyl can sell the old stadium and and give himself a nice golden handshake.
@Pokkel (Comment 342) : go milksharks go boys and show us you are ready for the big guys 🙂 🙂
Cheers for the commentary lads. Predictable result upon reflection.
The Tahs lay in wait !
Sorry Sharkies. What has happened to the title contenders? Is this your season of discontent?
Just showing my face and joining my Black & White brothers and sisters in pain. Yoh this sucks…
This is a test and a half…
I was really not expecting a win from this match – at best I was hoping for 1 bonus point -which was looking good in the first half at 10-6. Well, the legs got heavy in the second – the oxygen was not reaching the brain cells and we were functionally and mentally dead. Goode didn’t do us any good – just gave the Saders more energy to throw everything at our ailing defence.
All in all – I consider this as one point lost – hope the boys will adjust in time for the next match.
Sharks forever!
guys the Sharks XV are gonna lighten our mood this evening! Best of luck to them!
@Megatron (Comment 339) : So are you a Cantab…..p.s. Love the pic
@try time (Comment 344) :
Sell what old stadium?
Where is no way that there will be harmony in the camp if you have one player that is responsible for upsetting twee positions
@blackshark (Comment 351) : the absa stadium to move accross to the white elephant.
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 350) : no, i’m south african…
@war1 (Comment 349) :
THAT they will. There will be a match thread plus live updates for the Sharks v Border Bulldogs which kicks-off at 18:00 SA time this evening
@KSA Shark © (Comment 205) :
the problem is not the errors but the hand speed by the sharks – they will never make any territory with that static, hesitant passing. There is also no one running onto the ball with pace (strike runners) WTF? JPP and Murray are wasted in this set-up!
@try time (Comment 353) : we don’t own the stadium unfortunately, so we can’t sell it
Wow another SHOCKER!!!. Come on!!! Fire john Plumtree now!!!, What do we have to lose???! This is getting to be just F-ing rediculous!!!
2005 all over again!!!
I’ll say it again, fire the coaching staff NOW!!!.
well can say one thing smit came out to chat though not that it helped at all 😐
@KSA Shark © (Comment 355) : GO SHARKS XV!!!!!!
Looks like the Sharks are going back to the bad old days of competing for the no 15 spot on the log 😀
@war1 (Comment 357) : and the new one is that just for a new soccer club or are we going to have it or rent it 😉
@Lion4ever (Comment 361) : You should know the feeling 😉
@try time (Comment 353) :
Who would buy the ABSA Stadium? It’s probably going to be demolished…
Pokkel, Don’t know the feeling
well i’m off for a while got to show myself or they’ll say sore looser which i’m not till later 😥 😉
@war1 (Comment 357) : the sharks own the stadium, they don’t own the land though.
@blackshark (Comment 364) : i think van zyl will take anything he can get. 😆
@blackshark (Comment 364) : Well if someone is interested . .. it`s probably half price right [email protected]The Shark (Comment 358) : I hear Hugh Reece Edwards isn`t even over there with them? What`s the use of having an assistant coach then?
@Megatron (Comment 339) : Hey I still see a bright light . . . just a shame I can hear a train whistle as well 😆
That was really painful. Not a single proper attack in the game.
@Megatron (Comment 339) :
Absolutely.
The fix here is an obvious one as stated many times just in the last week.
Whether those calls will be made remains to be seen.
However, the longer this carries on, the more damage will be caused (relations) which wont be fixed no matter what.
🙁 🙁
i wonder how i am going to motivate myself now to watch this thing 🙄
@Megatron (Comment 354) : Ok….. 😎
@MysticShark (Comment 370) : there is more attack in your avatar.
@rekinek (Comment 372) : you are even considering that option. i am not going to watch it. that way i can’t be vicious to any of the players over the next week.
@Original Pierre (Comment 369) : the fact hrh is not there clears him in the blame game. he must be pleased he was stopped from boarding.
ha ha, i love how the mood changed as time went on in this post. the posts started happy and ended glum. 😆 😆
@try time (Comment 374) : 😆 @rekinek (Comment 372) : I’m not…already told my wife to delete the game so I’m not tempted and spoil the rest of my weekend
@Lion4ever (Comment 365) : you guys have traditionally had very little competition for that spot 🙂
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 373) : how many Kiwis support South African sides in the Super 14? 🙂
@try time (Comment 375) : you think it’s gonna stop you. you can draw from so many previous games
😉
ok, perhaps it is not good time for jokes.
@Lion4ever (Comment 361) : let’s hope you’re still around after the Lions-Canes match…
@rekinek (Comment 381) : its a great time for jokes. anything to keep our minds off the jokers in B&W. 😆 😆
@rekinek (Comment 381) : anyway i have screamed til i was black in my face, but the same culprits make the same mistakes. no point in wasting time until some adjustments have been made.
@robdylan (Comment 380) : More and more South Africans living here all the time !
@try time (Comment 383) : so let’s carry on. 😆
How did Epi 2 do? any chance of citing ?
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 385) : it can’t be crime, so it must be because they wanted to get away from watching sharks rugby.
@rekinek (Comment 386) : i think brad thorn might get cited.
@try time (Comment 387) : You can’t escape watching Sharks Rugby in NZ 😆
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 389) : damn, well then i better tear up my emigration papers. 😆 😆
@try time (Comment 388) : and the whole sharks team for playing rugby below professional rugby standards. i think the sharks will get the harsher sentence.
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 389) : random question do they show the currie cup in nz? supersport shows ANZ cup games, but usually a week late
Rugby Channel is getting better….not sure of the current situation…currently in UK 😥
@war1 (Comment 391) : perhaps this week we should send them technical advise and proposed game plan instead of support messages 😉
@rekinek (Comment 393) : or rather 30 boots. one to go up each ass.
Time for Mark Andrews, Tony Watson et al to enter the scene, again
@Salmonoid (Comment 395) : meeting at Mac’s place to take over
@rekinek (Comment 393) : he he, i did receive quite a few with technical advice, i just don’t think plum would be too happy with that, especially now that he is under a bit of pressure
@Salmonoid (Comment 395) : doesn’t plum fall into the et al? and reece-edwards? i think we need to move away from the old boys club
@war1 (Comment 397) : 😆 😆 like he wasn’t this week?
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 392) : shame 🙄
the good thing for plum is the sharks have paid for his flight over to nz, so he can go to a few interviews. he might not need the return ticket though. 😆 😆
@try time (Comment 399) : should i say under a bit MORE pressure
@rekinek (Comment 400) : Could be worse…could live in CHristchurch right now 😡
@try time (Comment 394) : let’s make it rugby boots to further impress the message upon them
@rekinek (Comment 396) : we will send our technical advisor TT as a consultant.
@rekinek (Comment 404) : 😆 😆 the problem is the players we need never got plane tickets. 😆 😆
@war1 (Comment 402) : yeah thats better 😆
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 403) : 😆
@rekinek (Comment 396) :
Probably truer than you imagine.
@war1 (Comment 398) :
Plum used to be et al, just as Putty was.
Im not advocating them as coaches, but as old players they have more access to the powers that be than us fans. They can put on their steel toed boots and kick a few doors down. They know how to, they have done it before.
@Salmonoid (Comment 409) : we will have to wait and see what happens, if the rumours i hear are true an “outsider” will come in.
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 392) : which part?
bring white back to sharks just maybe something will happen 😥
@Charmaine (Comment 412) : you think?
@war1 (Comment 413) : don’t know but something must be down i don’t like feeling like this just to must shit sorry but just down down 😥
cheers for now just goin to 😥 😥 😥
@Charmaine (Comment 414) : it was a bad result, but don’t let it ruin your day. Rugby is an awesome game but their is more to life than rugby!
Oh well another loss for the Sharks, it just gets easier to accept each time because I am now so used to the disappointment, BUT I will not stop supporting them and I will keep hoping we can go a little bit higher up on the log.
@robdylan (Comment 411) : Hertford, Hertfordshire where about are you London ?
@war1 (Comment 413) : yes i really do 🙁
@war1 (Comment 416) : yes i agree but had all these b bulls up my neck last night but feeling much better this morning got my hopes up for the next game and to get upset again something just has to happen can’t go on like this where is our wining team but still ok charmaine always looks to a brigher side of things just gets to me when the sharhs loose like that 😥 🙁 🙂 😉
well i’m off for a while see you all later 🙂