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 Post subject: Who are our best kicks?
PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 2:31 pm 
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Like most, I saw our loss on Sunday as the result of our complete inability to try a dangerous kick, or to execute a simple one

Saad and Docherty are our two elite kicks.

I think Cerra is probably the next best.

I have no idea who else on our list is an elite kick. Jordan Boyd has impressed when given the opportunity. Zac Williams pretty good. Walsh not bad in space.

Who else have we got who's a decent kick? I'm really struggling...

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 2:36 pm 
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Charlie and Gov.
I think Motlop is a good kick. Weitering is ok

Ed's ok when kicking to Charlie :)


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 2:42 pm 
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McGovern & Williams are two of our better kicks.

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 Post subject: Who are our best kicks?
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McGovern stands out to me. Combined with his vision & footy IQ, he's an asset.

Cerra & Doc both good but also prone to inexplicable shockers

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 2:53 pm 
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The efficiency % is skewed towards defenders, partially because that’s where you want an elite kick, but also because they have more space to work in (greater margin for error).

Saad, Doc, Gov, Newman, Weitering… all 75%+ by foot on the rebound, but also 75%+ uncontested.

Saad stands out as he works up the ground & can hit the mid-range kick that opens up the field.

Cerra, Walsh & Hewett are, arguably, the ‘best’ users in the side with 10+ disposals per clanger.

That said, I think McGovern is the most damaging.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 3:10 pm 
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If I had to rank them I'd probably go... McGovern, Saad, Charlie, Newman, Weitering, Doc, Cowan, Cerra. Jack Martin can be a beautiful kick but last year had some stinkers, maybe having calves made of dental floss has caught up with him.


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 Post subject: Who are our best kicks?
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Good call on McGovern.

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Saad, Gov, Charlie

I'd rather Charlie plays out and kicks to SOS, H, (or Pitto) than SOS to Charlie...

Also, who kicks over 50...
Doc, Gov, Acres, Charlie all at the drop of a hat...
Good way to break up a flooded Defence too (hi Saints), but what would I know

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 3:52 pm 
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Just so you know….

i was coming in to say McGlovin too…!

he see’s the game and opens it up…ergo his kicks
look really good…!

but everyone’s already said that soooo…!


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we don’t have a Ryan Houlihan though…he was amazing…!

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 Post subject: Who are our best kicks?
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Doc is 50/50 at best his good is very good but his bad is very bad.

When he is not scared Obrien kicking is elite.
But walk up behind him and say Boo he will spray it anywhere.

Gov is the best

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 Post subject: Who are our best kicks?
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Oops and Boyd too

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 4:02 pm 
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Boyd McGovern ……………….

We don’t have many really great kicks. Problem


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 4:06 pm 
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Short list... don't need all the digits on the first hand

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 4:15 pm 
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McGovern is the only one with the sack to actually try a dangerous kick. Everyone else hides in their shells.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 4:17 pm 
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Boyd, McGovern, Charlie, Williams are all excellent field kicks. Corey Durdin is very good and Kennedy is underrated.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 4:37 pm 
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McGovern, Saad, Boyd and Charlie probably the best 4.
Durdin might be our best inside 50 kick but doesn’t get as much ball up the ground.
Kennedy and Cottrell good on the set shots for non forwards.
Doc, Newman and Cerra run hot and cold - the good is very good and vice versa
Weitering a good kick too but has become too unwilling to take the dangerous kick that could open the ground up


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 4:50 pm 
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I'm absolutely shocked that nobody has Obrien.
Every year I've had to listen to all his supporters on this site mention his lethal left foot.
Biggest myth in football


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Forgot about Boyd and Kennedy. But as noted by Syd, we're possibly judging the players by their best kicking rather than average (although I did exclude LOB, whose best F50 entries are up there with the best but he has too many clangers to make the cut). If the question was who do you trust to take high risk kicks, it probably is just Gov and Saad, with Boyd needing a bigger sample size.


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 5:17 pm 
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deano35 wrote:
I'm absolutely shocked that nobody has Obrien.
Every year I've had to listen to all his supporters on this site mention his lethal left foot.
Biggest myth in football
As was said earlier, I'm sure he can kick, but put someone within 8m of him and he shits the bed

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 Post subject: Who are our best kicks?
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Can't say I recall Kennedy drilling passes over 45, but he's a very good set shot goal...

Williams? Just can't say? I'll have to wait a year to find out unfortunately... But recall his run and evade which is missing atm

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