Elite Kicks

[Missing Dog]

Re: Elite Kicks

Welsh doesn't get enough of it to be rated too highly and Lake is serviceable pushing towards good but certainly not good.

I thought he was quite good when at Adelaide and at North Melbourne, maybe you just haven't seen enough of him. And i agree, Lake isn't in the good category which is why i said almost.

[Bornadog]

Re: Elite Kicks

Lindsay Gilbee says 'Hi'.

Gilbee is so far ahead of everyone else in our side - even Akermanis - that it's not funny. Decision making, execution, field kicking, goal kicking, doesn't matter.

Griffen deserves more love in this thread than he's getting.

Aker has shown this year that he is probably one of the greatest kicks to ever put on the boots. His shots at goal from both feet are amazing. One of his best kicks this season was the left foot goal off one step, from outside 50 against North.

Gilbee is still elite but has been a bit wayward this season.

[Big_Willba]

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Gilbee>>>>>>>>Aker>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the rest.

[Bornadog]

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Gilbee>>>>>>>>Aker>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the rest.

Not on the left foot

[Desipura]

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Elite Kickers
Gilbee and Akermanis

Very good kicks
Everitt, Johnson, Murphy, Ward, Cooney, Higgins and Hargrave

Good kicks
Eagleton, Griffen, Giansiracusa and O'Keefe

Everitt and Ward might be regarded as Elite kickers by the end of the season. I didn't rate Murphy as elite because he still coughs the ball up a fraction too much.

I have to disagree with your very good kicks, Everitt & Ward are not in that category yet.
They can both roost however I would not say they are the most accurate. Ward's kicks have been known to float as opposed to spinning like a drop punt should. That is only a small criticism as he is generally a good kick but not always reliable.
If it was between Ward & Gia kicking a set shot for goal, I would prefer Gia at the stage. Ward could become a very good kick or even elite in the future.
Johnson is also only a good kick IMHO. Gia is in the very good kick category.
Lake is somewhere in between good & very good, he has improved a fair bit this year. I can recall a number of his kicks pinpoint a teammate just inside the boundary. I think it would be unfair to judge him based on his kicking for goal as he does not have many shots at goal.

[1eyedog]

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Gilbee is the only elite we have. Him and Hodge are the two best kicks in the comp in my opinion.

Akermanis is close behind but there is daylight between Aker and third.

[Desipura]

Re: Elite Kicks

Gilbee is the only elite we have. Him and Hodge are the two best kicks in the comp in my opinion.

Akermanis is close behind but there is daylight between Aker and third.

As I think Bornadog commented, Aker is a better kick on the left than Gilbee