Originally Posted by
Nico
The reason Hanners plays off the right wing at centre bounces is he doesn't have a right foot. So when he gathers he runs towards the centre corridor to deliver. If he was on the left side the ball would have to go behind him for him to gather and turn on his left going boundary side. If you look at Ablett, Selwood and Dangerfield they kick well off both sides, so it matters not where they start at centre bounces.
Hawthorn a few years back had a wealth of left footers who almost always went to the left flank when coming out of the back line with long kicks. Also they usually switched from the right to left flank. It seemed to be hard for opposition sides to deal with. Mitchell was also good out of the guts because he kicked well both sides, hence he didn't turn back into the play when he got possession.
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