Roast Kicking straight (or not)

[Ichabod Noodle]

so far this year we have kicked 154:160

In only 4 of 12 games we have kicked more goals than behinds (and one of them was the Bulldogs debacle)

Our NEAFL team is no better - kicking 174:162 (and this figure is distorted by the 33:18 against Brisbane)

again, in only 4 games out of 10 have we kicked more goals than behinds.

At one point on the weekend just before half time it was 12 scoring shots a piece and we were 30 points down.

I quoted Breaker Morant once before - but I'll do so again for emphasis....

SHOOT STRAIGHT YA BASTARDS - DON'T MAKE A MESS OF IT.!!!!!!

It can't be allowed to continue. Seriously. It's doing my head in.

 

[inamedthegiants]

Yeah I seem to remember a poster bringing this up after round 4.

He was ridiculed for it because "are you ever happy, negative Nancy? We're winning! She'll be right..."

Some people hate to say it, but I'm not that gracious.

Looks like I was right.

Form an orderly queue to hand out your apologies thanks.

 

[dlanod]

If you seem to remember it, could you dig it up so the rest of us get the context? Struggling to recall it myself.

On-topic, so many bad misses in the weekend. Several that we'd normally have got too, especially Smith and Cameron. Wonder what the ratio would be if you took out posters.

 

[BarryAglett]

Devon missing the 2nd chance at goal was hard to believe. Really deflated everyone.
These things happen but I agree it's starting to become a 'thing'.

 

[Cmarsh]

If Jeremy Cameron is to be considered one of the greats in the future, he needs to get it through the big sticks more often than what he does.

 

[dlanod]

Cameron has a similar ratio to Lockett, with both around two goals to one behind. Carey is slightly worse. I don't think it's the goal conversion but more his crappy leading patterns and demanding the ball over the top so he can run on to it - a low percentage play now there's not that element of surprise like there was a couple of years ago.

 

[Bogan Juniors]

Cameron had no leading patterns on the weekend. He need to learn to lead out and then back in to create space. He seems to get cauht upin a lot of wrestling lately and that is not his game.

 

[Danny88]

Its not something that is a quick fix like contested ball or something like that

 

[Colonial]

People who were around me at the game were just laughing in frustration in the end. It just felt like every kick either hit the posts or didnt even make it.

 

[Bogan Juniors]

I wasnt sitting next to you then

 

[dlanod]

I wasnt sitting next to you then

So that'd be your 13 reactions in order to the bad conversions?

 

[Bogan Juniors]

HaHa outstanding work Dlanod

 

[_GT_]

Of course, some of this is technique, and some is between the ears. Hope they are addressing both aspects. The boys all need to relax and trust in good technique. WHE looked like a natural until this year, now he looks like a mental cripple of Cloke proportions in fron of the sticks. Cameron and Smith similar, but not so bad. Sunshine looks like he is staying relatively relaxed about it.