FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
From 40 or closer - Simon Garlick was a dead eye.
Other than him - Hudson, Beasley and Kolyniuk can all kick for me!
I wonder what the most goals kicked by a player in a season before he missed is?
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
Jimmy Edmond use to be a pretty good shot. He would take forever to line it up, and people would reply " Put the kettle on" as soon as he marked it.
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
I tried looking it up but I remember being stunned at how good Beasley's conversion rate was, superior to most 100+ goalkickers.
Sorry to blemish some fine memories with statistics but the answer to which Footscray/Western Bulldog to bet your life on in front of goal, based on a minimum of 50 shots, from 1972-2014 is:
1) Shane Loveless, Footscray, 72% and 4th best all players
2) Tory Dickson, Western Bulldogs, 70% and 10th best all players
3) Daylight
http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/accuracy.html
Beasley is right up there with excellent conversion despite seeming a bit suss.
Player Years Active Career Goals Conversion per cent
Peter Hudson 1967-77 727 69
Michael Roach 1977-89 607 67
Peter McKenna 1965-77 874 66
Kelvin Templeton 1974-85 593 64
Simon Beasley 1982-89 575 64
Michael Moncrieff 1971-83 629 63
Brian Taylor 1980-90 527 63
Ross Glendinning 1978-88 325 61
Doug Wade 1961-75 1057 60
Royce Hart 1967-77 369 59
Bernie Quinlan 1969-86 817 58
Actually to bet your life or a Grand Final on one kick at goal, it's not just about conversion rate, but staying calm about the kick. Barry Hall seemed nerveless and strong until he hooked someone. Gia has a lot of self belief. Simon Garlick gets the job done. Paul Hudson and Ted Whitten jnr. were exquisitely skilled straight kicks. Kelvin Templeton was a great goalkicker with a strong character.
I'll go with ego and skill to save my bacon: Shane Loveless because its all about him and Aker as backup.