Re: Goal kicker : Wed Feb 05, 2025 8:14 pm  

Brett Hodgson was a great kicker but Pat Richards was nuts pretty sure he could kick a goal from under his own posts lol

Re: Goal kicker : Thu Feb 06, 2025 12:28 am  

just_browny wrote:

76% is a pretty good percentage.

I want a kicker that kicks at 100% but nobody does. Not Sinfield at his peak, not Harry Smith, not Andrew Johns.

We should choose our kicker based on the best technique. A better technique is less likely to falter in a pressure situation. It strikes me that Thewlis has a pretty decent technique. If we stick with him, and his attitude to practice is right through his career, his percentage will get better (as Sinfield's did)

McGillvery did.

Re: Goal kicker : Thu Feb 06, 2025 7:17 am  

rubber duckie wrote:

McGillvery did.

I think he's at a loose end now. Would you have him over Thewlis?

Re: Goal kicker : Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:44 am  

just_browny wrote: 76% is a pretty good percentage. I want a kicker that kicks at 100% but nobody does. Not Sinfield at his peak, not Harry Smith, not Andrew Johns. We should choose our kicker based on the best technique. A better technique is less likely to falter in a pressure situation. It strikes me that Thewlis has a pretty decent technique. If we stick with him, and his attitude to practice is right through his career, his percentage will get better (as Sinfield's did) All of those you mentioned would likely have kicked this. https://youtu.be/wsCqGQEmyWg?t=415

just_browny wrote: 76% is a pretty good percentage. I want a kicker that kicks at 100% but nobody does. Not Sinfield at his peak, not Harry Smith, not Andrew Johns. We should choose our kicker based on the best technique. A better technique is less likely to falter in a pressure situation. It strikes me that Thewlis has a pretty decent technique. If we stick with him, and his attitude to practice is right through his career, his percentage will get better (as Sinfield's did) All of those you mentioned would likely have kicked this. https://youtu.be/wsCqGQEmyWg?t=415

Re: Goal kicker : Thu Feb 06, 2025 10:05 am  

Wires71 wrote: All of those you mentioned would likely have kicked this. https://youtu.be/wsCqGQEmyWg?t=415 It was a poor miss, but he's a 22 year old kid in his first season as a kicker for the first team, and looking at the only other realistic option in the squad - Leyland - his %'s were pretty poor last year too. If we sign a recognised kicker by all means Thewlis can step aside, but for now I think we stick with him.

Wires71 wrote: All of those you mentioned would likely have kicked this. https://youtu.be/wsCqGQEmyWg?t=415 It was a poor miss, but he's a 22 year old kid in his first season as a kicker for the first team, and looking at the only other realistic option in the squad - Leyland - his %'s were pretty poor last year too. If we sign a recognised kicker by all means Thewlis can step aside, but for now I think we stick with him.