Fixing our ****ing awful goal kicking

[Ozza]

Bevo was asked about it on Talking Footy, and sort of danced around it and didn't really address the question.

[Greystache]

Bevo was asked about it on Talking Footy, and sort of danced around it and didn't really address the question.

He kind of made mention that goal kicking is something that naturally improves as the players gain more experience. This is consistent with the message I've heard being given to the players over the past 3 years. It also coincides with us going from one of the poorer goal kicking teams to dead last and falling further.

[Axe Man]

He kind of made mention that goal kicking is something that naturally improves as the players gain more experience. This is consistent with the message I've heard being given to the players over the past 3 years. It also coincides with us going from one of the poorer goal kicking teams to dead last and falling further.

At the current rate of improvement Dahlhaus may be a good kick at goal when he is 50 after 600 odd games.

[bornadog]

Bevo was asked about it on Talking Footy, and sort of danced around it and didn't really address the question.

I thought he just didn't want to air things publicly, especially if players are watching the interview.

[MrMahatma]

I thought he just didn't want to air things publicly, especially if players are watching the interview.

I hoped that was the case. Hope is very intangible. But... in Bevo we trust...right?

If I ran a club, I'd hire:
- the best recruiter
- the best goal kicking coach
- the best development coach

Pay them 90% of the coaches wage and your tactics won't matter so much. You won't need to find a reason not to play rucks or worry about where your goals will come from.

ABC - always be closing. Our forward can't close. If they worked in sales, they'd be fired.

[Ghost Dog]

I hoped that was the case. Hope is very intangible. But... in Bevo we trust...right?

If I ran a club, I'd hire:
- the best recruiter
- the best goal kicking coach
- the best development coach

Pay them 90% of the coaches wage and your tactics won't matter so much. You won't need to find a reason not to play rucks or worry about where your goals will come from.

ABC - always be closing. Our forward can't close. If they worked in sales, they'd be fired.

Kicking is always a bit wayward at the start of the season.

[Mofra]

Kicking is always a bit wayward at the start of the season.

The issue is ours is more wayward than the other teams in front of the sticks.

I honestly think we do have a problem that is not all down to recruiting poor kicks.
If Clay Smith can somehow become semi-reliable when kicking for goal and Levi Casboult can be transformed within 18 months from the worst KPF set shot in the competition to statistically elite - not only is goal-kicking fixable, it's fixable within the timeframe of most player contracts.

[Greystache]

The issue is ours is more wayward than the other teams in front of the sticks.

I honestly think we do have a problem that is not all down to recruiting poor kicks.
If Clay Smith can somehow become semi-reliable when kicking for goal and Levi Casboult can be transformed within 18 months from the worst KPF set shot in the competition to statistically elite - not only is goal-kicking fixable, it's fixable within the timeframe of most player contracts.

The strange thing is Clay Smith has always been a good kick for goal. After Dickson he's probably the player I'd choose next. His kicking technique can fall apart under pressure in open play, but give him a set shot at goal and he's very accurate.

[Twodogs]

The strange thing is Clay Smith has always been a good kick for goal. After Dickson he's probably the player I'd choose next. His kicking technique can fall apart under pressure in open play, but give him a set shot at goal and he's very accurate.

He just likes to see his name in the paper on Wednesday.

[Twodogs]

The issue is ours is more wayward than the other teams in front of the sticks.

I honestly think we do have a problem that is not all down to recruiting poor kicks.
If Clay Smith can somehow become semi-reliable when kicking for goal and Levi Casboult can be transformed within 18 months from the worst KPF set shot in the competition to statistically elite - not only is goal-kicking fixable, it's fixable within the timeframe of most player contracts.

Yep it can be fixed and it's incredibly annoying when people who work in the football industry think it can't or just flat out refuse to address it.