Originally posted by Headless Chook
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You seen that new Figian kid kick? Sharpshooter. He was 15 kicking goals from halfway,Walker ,Volkman...looks like future kickers are a plenty..as for permanent now?have no idea of a reliable kicker other than TakiTwo things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe
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that bloke who kicked in the trial game v tigers looked alright. kicked one from the sideline and it was still rising as it went through the posts. he didn't go too well with ball in the hands but if they copied the nfl where the kicker doesn't play ...
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Originally posted by Rooster_6 View Post
People said similar when Latrell Mitchell was kicking for us.
Denial never looked so good.
So whoever kicks would need to be around 75% or so success rate one would say as turning 4's into 6 is still important. JT and Fitzy need to work with the goal kickers or employ Halligan as a "consultant"Last edited by King Salvo; 02-26-2021, 09:34 AM.
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Originally posted by Thirteen View Post
Yep. Another in denial.
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Originally posted by zac View Postthat bloke who kicked in the trial game v tigers looked alright. kicked one from the sideline and it was still rising as it went through the posts. he didn't go too well with ball in the hands but if they copied the nfl where the kicker doesn't play ...
..it’ll be interesting to see
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Originally posted by Thirteen View PostNo proper goal kicker will hurt us. Anyone who thinks otherwise is in denial.
Personally, I'd prefer to have somebody who will create 4 pointers ahead of somebody who won't but will turn a few more of them into 6-pointers.
Both is obviously ideal but Lam and SST both kick at about 70%. If they improve a little bit then that's maybe 75%. I reckon improving a 70% conversion rate to a 75% conversion rate is easier than teaching somebody who can't take on the line or setup assists in 1st grade to do so.
Originally posted by Maxy Walker View Post
People also said similar in 2016 and turned out to be right when we lost a bunch of games due to missed goals
Woof woof... sniff sniff...
Watson was more useful to us because he had a simple game but constantly took on the line. That speed's important as you're constantly forcing the defence to re-position, run back (causes fatigue) and commit extra players to smaller dudes (classic Raiders style... Wighton draws all the defenders then Papalii crashes over because no FB/winger is gonna pummel him 1-on-1).
To me losers always like to blame bad luck with a kick or a bad penalty for their failure rather than being consistently too shyte to earn an outright lead. I don't wanna be the person making such excuses come mad monday in 2021.Last edited by ism22; 02-26-2021, 02:47 PM.
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Originally posted by Larry Long Balls View Post
Fatrell was a naturally talented goalkicker who really was not very good. He could and did miss from right in front more than once. If I recall he missed 2 kicks in the 2019 GF which could have cost us a premiership. Denial? Who is in denial?
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