Oracle of Delphi
Craig HillStephen Larkham: eClairvoyant? Or a Finn?
February 15th 2008 06:19
Not only does he have the ability to foresee a game of Rugby, he's also just yum.
AND...he's singing a Split Enz song.
Larkham is seeing Red tonight and splitting up the fight for the #10 position.
Following on from what was promised in the previous post - Super 14 08: Round 1Fixtures
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Wallaby Legend and all round Hunk of a Man (shortened official title) has added another 2 talents to his resume.
Soothsayer and Stirrer.
Now...I'm thinking that Larkham is;
a) royally pissed at Matt Giteau for not going back to the Brumbies
b) royally chuffed at Berrick Barnes for not going to the Brumbies
...or vice versa.
Larkham has "installed Test flyhalf favouritism" on Berrick Barnes and has predicted Barnes will play an "emphatic" role in a 10-point Reds victory.
Soothsayer.
For Barnes, the faith of the injured Legend he replaced at last year's World Cup, is an "enormous shot of confidence" ahead of Queensland's Super 14 match against the (NZ- Otago) Highlanders at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, tonight.
Berrick: "Look Steve...I'm a frontrunner!"
Stephen: "Yes Berrick. It's that shot of confidence I gave you. Or was that Tequila?...hmm..."
...and no, "...bound for a Japanese Rugby club..." does not mean he's wrapped up in a Kimono...
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Larkham said;
Et voila. Stirrer.
Oh...gauntlet runner was already on Larkham's resume. He can now also add gauntlet thrower. clannngggggg
...my ridiculousness aside...Larkham does know what he's talking about. It has always been a major worry that Giteau -as excellent a player as he is- is just not consistent in the #10 position.
By Giteau's own admission, this position scares him a little. As it should. The #10 position requires soothsayer abilities...the ability to see what will happen 5 phases away and to set it up so it does happen. The ability to Visualise. Then make it happen. And seeing there is only oneLarkham flyhalf...the actualisation has to be done by the team.
Giteau can actualise but he can't visualise.
Larkham fans (we call ourselves Larkhamites) will note Barnes' slight resemblance to our hero and although Barnes is not as brilliant as Larkham because no one ever will be, he does have the ability to visualise.
...and damn, I hope Larkham still has it too, off field...Reds to win. Big call. ...but hey...I said it too.
I also said
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Info sourced from The Courier Mail
Image courtesy of DayLife.
Inanity courtesy of DuskDevi
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AND...he's singing a Split Enz song.
Larkham is seeing Red tonight and splitting up the fight for the #10 position.
Following on from what was promised in the previous post - Super 14 08: Round 1Fixtures
Player to Watch:
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Berrick Barnes - because Stephen Larkham says so (post to follow).
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Berrick Barnes - because Stephen Larkham says so (post to follow).
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Wallaby Legend and all round Hunk of a Man (shortened official title) has added another 2 talents to his resume.
Soothsayer and Stirrer.
Now...I'm thinking that Larkham is;
a) royally pissed at Matt Giteau for not going back to the Brumbies
b) royally chuffed at Berrick Barnes for not going to the Brumbies
...or vice versa.
Larkham has "installed Test flyhalf favouritism" on Berrick Barnes and has predicted Barnes will play an "emphatic" role in a 10-point Reds victory.
Soothsayer.
For Barnes, the faith of the injured Legend he replaced at last year's World Cup, is an "enormous shot of confidence" ahead of Queensland's Super 14 match against the (NZ- Otago) Highlanders at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, tonight.
Larkham bucks the popular view that 51-Test fixture Matt Giteau is a shoo-in to wear the gold No. 10 jumper when Kiwi Robbie Deans takes charge of Australia for the first time.
"Berrick is the frontrunner. He's got the runs on the board from the World Cup," said Larkham, bound for a Japanese club next month.
"Berrick is the frontrunner. He's got the runs on the board from the World Cup," said Larkham, bound for a Japanese club next month.
Berrick: "Look Steve...I'm a frontrunner!"
Stephen: "Yes Berrick. It's that shot of confidence I gave you. Or was that Tequila?...hmm..."
...and no, "...bound for a Japanese Rugby club..." does not mean he's wrapped up in a Kimono...
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Larkham said;
You've got to pick the flyhalf on form in Super 14 and I expect Berrick to go from strength to strength because he grew enormously with the Wallabies.
...He can run a great player like Gits to the wire for sure. The big thing from a flyhalf is not one big game but consistency, game in, game out.
This is the start of something exciting, a new era.
...He can run a great player like Gits to the wire for sure. The big thing from a flyhalf is not one big game but consistency, game in, game out.
This is the start of something exciting, a new era.
Et voila. Stirrer.
Oh...gauntlet runner was already on Larkham's resume. He can now also add gauntlet thrower. clannngggggg
...my ridiculousness aside...Larkham does know what he's talking about. It has always been a major worry that Giteau -as excellent a player as he is- is just not consistent in the #10 position.
By Giteau's own admission, this position scares him a little. As it should. The #10 position requires soothsayer abilities...the ability to see what will happen 5 phases away and to set it up so it does happen. The ability to Visualise. Then make it happen. And seeing there is only one
Giteau can actualise but he can't visualise.
Larkham fans (we call ourselves Larkhamites) will note Barnes' slight resemblance to our hero and although Barnes is not as brilliant as Larkham because no one ever will be, he does have the ability to visualise.
...and damn, I hope Larkham still has it too, off field...Reds to win. Big call. ...but hey...I said it too.
I also said
don't quote me
to which I now add "...unless the Reds win."**********
Info sourced from The Courier Mail
Image courtesy of DayLife.
Inanity courtesy of DuskDevi
Generosity courtesy of you...Thank you for clicking on this link;
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