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Is there any part of the ground that a drop kick might work, especially for the players up forward who struggle with the drop punt?
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I'd like to see a drop kick for goal NRL style. From what I've seen it's incredibly accurate.
It's an incredibly quick, straight and low pass that would be perfect for hitting up a leading forward if you had a bit of space on the run. Given many players struggle to execute a drop punt though, the chances of it being employed are zero.
That was called a stab pass.
That's correct, innovated by Collingwood at the start of the last century....superseded by a drop punt version which itself is used far less because a chip into the space of a leading player is obviously now considered optimal all things considered.
Interestingly, some Collingwood players were using stab kicks into the forward line against West Coast last year presumably to negate their intercept marking game. The risk is it is cut off at the first line in the zone
Which of any of the 800 players in the competition "struggle to execute a drop punt"? Seriously. The pre-professional game of Australian football (the classical version if you like) was a great game in open play. The modern version is phenomenally amazing. The players are far more skilled. They are also far more organised and fitter.
I'm not talking about a stab pass, I'm talking about a drop kick that is, yes, 'stabbed' if you like. Done properly, the ball can travel no more than a metre or so from the ground.
As for the last part, spoken like a man that's never seen Sam Kerridge play.
Like I was saying, the original "stab pass" was a drop kick that Collingwood innovated in 1902 or something....the drop punt stab pass probably has a marginally higher "lowest possible arc" than the drop kick stab pass, sure
I was more focussed on the kid with number 5 tearing us up last year. Overall, players are far more skillful by foot than yesteryear...cos they train a lot more....
I'd like to see a drop kick for goal NRL style. From what I've seen it's incredibly accurate.
In general, sure, but it depends on the particular skill. In close, players are miles ahead of even a decade ago. Snaps, dribble kicks - yep. Hitting up a player on the lead by putting it in front of his teammate so he can run on to it without it being spoiled...hmm...maybe it depends on which team you watch the most.
OkDrop kicks aren't more accurate than drop punts. The kicks of the tees are because they eliminate the ball drop