Surely one that lives in the present would be better than either of the alternatives you mention?Originally Posted by wolftone57
I'm just thinking about our soft cap - the commute via Tardis to training from either the past or future would be extremely expensize.
Loose translation from the Latin is - I am tall, so I hit out.
The Buddhist Kirk hopefully keeps us in present time.
You say that but then it was our efficiency (not accuracy mind you) per inside 50 that won us games.
But I was however very frustrated to see players other than Gulden, Campbell delivering it so poorly inside 50
One area where you'd think coaches could have an impact is set shots for goal. It's pretty much the only time in the game where a player has 30 uninterrupted seconds to execute a skill that can be trained for.
So why are modern players so awful at it?
Loose translation from the Latin is - I am tall, so I hit out.
When young, we were taught to aim for something behind the goals like a tree that was half way between the big sticks. That was for closer in shots. Players could pick out someone in the crowd or something else and aim for that, making it more like a field kick. Field kicking has never been better. This explanation is a bit clumsy but hope it makes sense.
Peter Hudson, who was a deadly set shot, bemoans the fact that so few players have a set routine, one that they repeat every time they kick for goal. Plugger was another who had one. Most of the really great goalkickers have had it.
Hayward is particular in that regard, sometimes it seems he can't even decide between going aroung the corner or a drop punt - which just adds an extra layer of difficulty to sticking with a set routine.
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Loose translation from the Latin is - I am tall, so I hit out.
What I've found weird with Hayward is when he sticks to his routine, it's usually lovely and fluid. It's when he starts to get funky that things go wrong. I think it was the game against the Dogs in around round 16 or 17 where he was all over the shop, trying this, doing that; but the next week against Freo he went back to his routine and nailed them.
It's where Harry McKay is so painful to watch. He has no routine, and looks like he's making it up every time he's shooting for goal. Which is why even his snaps - some of which he tries off two steps, some of six, some with momentum, others none - go all over the shop.
Our best set shots - think McLean or McDonald - almost never vary their routine unless the angle truly forces them to. That accords with the approach of the best we've seen - like Plugger or Matthew Lloyd.
'Delicious' is a fun word to say
Good article on goal kicking from a few years ago. Featuring Tim Schmidt, who comes to our junior club every year for a kicking clinic. He is all about the routine.
Are AFL players wearing flippers? The art of goal kicking failing the modern game
Kosi Pickett last week: dead in front 30 metres out. He goes back, prepares, holds the ball firmly with both hands then starts to walk in. As he walks in he spins the ball in his hands 2 or 3 times, runs in and swings his hands from side to side, and runs towards the right points in which direction the ball went. Very few players have the discipline to stick to a rigid style. Barry Hall had a very good routine but MOL was a bit all over the shop. Sam Reid seems to drop ball either to the outside or inside of his feet plus he is pidgeon toed so kicks across his body.
On the email I got today there was photo of a Swans AFLW player holding the ball in her left hand and looking to hand ball. Where her hand is indicates that she would be hitting down on the ball or on top of the footy. This is not the correct way to hand ball and would get very little distance or accuracy. Coaching?
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