Originally Posted by
wolftone57
I agree with Nico and what you are taught young normally stays with you. The other point is that half of the matches in Victoria are played under the roof of Etihad Stadium. St Kilda who play all home games at Etihad were @@@@e in the wet a few seasons ago. When i was a kid we didn't get much rain in Broken Hill, about 275mil/year, so the chance to practice or play in rain was limited. But the coaches showed us how to play in all types of weather and that stood me well when I moved to Adelaide and had to play in the rain and mud. Kicking off the ground and knocking the ball on with the fist are good methods in the rain. Kicking the ball long it is better to try to keep it a bit lower as it will then slew forward when it hits the ground. I ended up playing on Rathmines Oval for Hawthorn YCW and that was a mud pit in the wet. Stunk like sewage and probably was due to a leak around the area. The methods taught me when i was a lad in Broken Hill worked very well on that quagmire.
The no no's in wet weather; No dinky kicks, no dinky handballs, try to kick as handball is unreliable and dangerous if in defense. When in ruck try to get a good punch on the ball don't try dinky taps as it will only end up in another ball up. When kicking, kick as long as possible as short passes can come unstuck. Keep the ball moving toward your goal. Simple really but a lot of platers and coaches are stuck to a game plan and can't change to suit the weather.
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