: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:35 am  

wire 74 wrote:

They will be closer than anyone we have had in since JD left

All of them you have mentioned, I suspect will be lesser than Hodgson, Bosc & Dixon, maybe not Dobson, but I've seen Sinfield & Deacon miss a fair few this year.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:38 am  

wire 74 wrote:

Sinfield , Dobson,Richards,Deacon must all be around that mark !

Darryl Halligan, acknowledged as one of the best kickers of his generation had an 80% success rate.

As oft stated; clueless.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:38 am  

wire 74 wrote:

Sinfield , Dobson,Richards,Deacon must all be around that mark !

Nope.

2009 season to date
Sinfield - 77%
Dobson - 84%
Richards - 67%
Deacon - 76%

2008
Sinfield - 77%
Dobson - 89%
Richards - 78%
Deacon - 84%

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:41 am  

JWP wrote:

All of them you have mentioned, I suspect will be lesser than Hodgson, Bosc & Dixon, maybe not Dobson, but I've seen Sinfield & Deacon miss a fair few this year.

All of whom are specialist kickers which is something we are in dire need of we could also do with players for all the positions they play in as well ,get ur cheque book out Simon !!!!!!!!! Visa or Mastercard also excepted

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:42 am  

Up to RD8, minimum 10 goals to qualify:

John Wilshere Salford 85.0%
Michael Dobson Hull Kingston Rovers 83.8%
Danny Orr Harlequins 82.1%
Tony Martin Wakefield 78.1%
Kevin Sinfield Leeds 77.4%
Brett Hodgson Huddersfield 76.3%
Paul Deacon Bradford 76.2%
Danny Tickle Hull 73.0%
Thomas Bosc Catalans 71.9%
Josh Hannay Celtic Crusaders 70.6%
Pat Richards Wigan 66.7%
Kirk Dixon Castleford 63.2%
Chris Hicks Warrington 60.0%
Gary Wheeler St Helens 60.0%
Sean Long St Helens 52.0%

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:45 am  

Even El Masri, who is one of the best goal kickers in Rugby League doesn't have a 95% record.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:46 am  

Dave T wrote:

Nope.

2009 season to date
Sinfield - 77%
Dobson - 84%
Richards - 67%
Deacon - 76%

2008
Sinfield - 77%
Dobson - 89%
Richards - 78%
Deacon - 84%

Well you are right I was a tad ambitious with my percentages but they will all be miles in front of Hicks have you any idea what his percentages are ?

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:46 am  

Lee Briers record:

2008 - 62% (kicking duties taken off him)
2007 - 69%
2006 - 73%
2005 - 52%
2004 - 77%
2003 - 74%

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:47 am  

Chris Hicks is sadly 3rd in the "Most Missed Goals League" with 12 misses from 30 attempts (60%). Compared to :-

Dobson 31/37 (84%)

Sinfield 24/31 (78%)

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:48 am  

Bring back Westwood.