Goal Kicking : Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:47 pm  

Stolen from 'The Riddler' on the Wolfs forum:

Dobson 86.7% (104 from 120)
Schifcofske 86.2% (50 from 58)
Tickle 85.6% (77 from 90)
Sinfield 82.4% (84 from 102)
Bosc 80.8% (42 from 52)
Westwood 80% (44 from 55)
Brough 78.3% (18 from 23)
Eastmond 77.8% (63 from 81)
Orr 77.6% (52 from 67)
Richards 76.7% (135 from 176)
Holdsworth 76.7% (46 from 60)
Witt 74.5% (35 from 47)
Lomax 73.5% (25 from 34)
Hodgson 72.5% (66 from 91)
Sykes 72.5% (37 from 51)
Foster 71.9% (46 from 64)
Westerman 70.1% (82 from 117)
Orford 68.9% (31 from 45)
Briers 66.7% (32 from 48)
Bridge 66.1% (39 from 59)
Cooke 65.5% (36 from 55)

Must say I was surprised to read that. I always thought Foster was 'the most natural goalkicker I've ever seen' and so on. Turns out he is the 3rd best at Saints.

Re: Goal Kicking : Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:51 pm  

I have wondered before why Foster had the kicking duties as i though Lomax and Eastmond were both better. I put it down to the fact that JL and KE are injured alot and potter would want somebody there kicking week in, week out?

Re: Goal Kicking : Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:58 pm  

I do believe Foster has had some sort of groin/hernia type of injury and has not been as consistant as he would like to be. I think it was in the Saints programme a while ago. He used to kick for the under 20's but Gaskell took over the kicking duties when he picked up the injury. Since Foster has been playing in the first team he has had to kick because of Kyles injury.

Re: Goal Kicking : Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:00 pm  

Ah right i see, that makes sense. Also i believe Johhny's quad strain(s) has been on his right leg? if so that would make it difficult for him to kick also.

Re: Goal Kicking : Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:07 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Must say I was surprised to read that. I always thought Foster was 'the most natural goalkicker I've ever seen' and so on. Turns out he is the 3rd best at Saints.

Foster is pretty consistently successful so long as he doesn't kick from the touchline. He is then consistently unsuccessful. Either he isn't practising kicking from the touchline or he struggles with the pressure or as is suggested he is kicking with some kind of injury. Of course it is quite possible that with all the jumping, running and tackling he does, he's quite simply too knackered to kick as well. He seems to have very lean legs!

He does kick fabulous kick offs though. I wonder why we still have Wello kicking from under the sticks for dropouts? Foster could earn us some serious space with his boot.

It would have been nice to have had Lomax, Eastmond and Foster all playing at the same time because they could have taken it in turns to kick goals! If we had kept Smith, we would have had another goal kicker to add to the collection. And Wheeler can kick too although not as accurately as the rest.

Re: Goal Kicking : Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:39 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

He does kick fabulous kick offs though. I wonder why we still have Wello kicking from under the sticks for dropouts? Foster could earn us some serious space with his boot.

I suspect its to do with defensive formations.

If Foster kicked off, then someone else would need to cover on the wing, as Foster would be positioned in midfield.

Re: Goal Kicking : Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:50 pm  

The Chair Maker wrote:

I suspect its to do with defensive formations.

If Foster kicked off, then someone else would need to cover on the wing, as Foster would be positioned in midfield.

Good point. I hadn't thought of that.

Re: Goal Kicking : Thu Sep 23, 2010 8:14 am  

Saddened! wrote:

Stolen from 'The Riddler' on the Wolfs forum:

Dobson 86.7% (104 from 120)
Schifcofske 86.2% (50 from 58)
Tickle 85.6% (77 from 90)
Sinfield 82.4% (84 from 102)
Bosc 80.8% (42 from 52)
Westwood 80% (44 from 55)
Brough 78.3% (18 from 23)
Eastmond 77.8% (63 from 81)
Orr 77.6% (52 from 67)
Richards 76.7% (135 from 176)
Holdsworth 76.7% (46 from 60)
Witt 74.5% (35 from 47)
Lomax 73.5% (25 from 34)
Hodgson 72.5% (66 from 91)
Sykes 72.5% (37 from 51)
Foster 71.9% (46 from 64)
Westerman 70.1% (82 from 117)
Orford 68.9% (31 from 45)
Briers 66.7% (32 from 48)
Bridge 66.1% (39 from 59)
Cooke 65.5% (36 from 55)

Must say I was surprised to read that. I always thought Foster was 'the most natural goalkicker I've ever seen' and so on. Turns out he is the 3rd best at Saints.

I shouldn't really be biting, but go on... what percentage of each of their kicks were from the touchline or difficult positions compared to relatively easy kicks?

Re: Goal Kicking : Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:54 am  

Carlos Alberto wrote:

I shouldn't really be biting, but go on... what percentage of each of their kicks were from the touchline or difficult positions compared to relatively easy kicks?

I have no idea, but over that many kicks, they would normally balance out. They are playing for the same team during those stats, so I'd bet they would even out.

The Dobson, Tickle, Sinfields of this world are still top of the stats where you would expect them to be.

Another thing this stat shows is that Paat Richards isn't even that hot with goalkicking. Mr Average.

Re: Goal Kicking : Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:58 am  

Saddened! wrote:

Another thing this stat shows is that Paat Richards isn't even that hot with goalkicking. Mr Average.

but sooper dooper pat richards can do no wrong, surely? just ask our brethren from over t'lump!