Rocca teaches the torp at North

[60 Yards Out]

I hope this goes well for them. It would be fantastic to see the torp come back in to the game.

Ex-Pie intent on bringing back football's lost art to North Melbourne

“I don’t mind having those areas of the game."

www.sen.com.au

 

[Markfs]

i'd like to see a specialist thread.... on jaidyn stephenson

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perfecting the dying art of the torp...

 

[TradeDraft]

BRING BACK THE TORP

 

[60 Yards Out]

i'd like to see a specialist thread.... on jaidyn stephenson perfecting the dying art of the torp...

It could happen.

 

[raymond35]

BRING BACK THE TORP

2009? Don't think i saw that game.

 

[TradeDraft]

2009? Don't think i saw that game.

I think it was in 2010

 

[gouki88]

Considering he's the bloke with highlights like this:



and this:



Can you blame him? The torp definitely has a place in the game. Not sure how much the sports science addicts will agree, but it doesn't surprise me at all that he can still outkick them all.

 

[BringouttheGimp]

70 out.. why not try a torp.. rather than just your standard drop punt into the square.. the trajectory of the drop punt is predictable and a lot easier to defend.. the torp on the other hand.. if it turns out to be a mongrel.. could be a blessing in disguise.. catch the opposition of guard..

You can hold the pill in torp mode.. the opposition might zone off in anticipation of a mongrel.. then you can quickly switch to drop punt mode.. and catch the bastards of guard there as well. Even if say the mongrel lands in their hands.. big deal.. they still have to take it the length of the pitch to score.. there's also a good chance it might land in our hands for an easy mark.

Plenty of ways to utilize the torp.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

BRING BACK THE TORP

Good choice of clip Dave!

 

[76woodenspooners]

The most famous torp of all time was by the great Malcolm Blight at North ...

 

[76woodenspooners]

2009? Don't think i saw that game.

I think it was in 2010

IIRC he tried another one in that game and totally fluffed it

 

[60 Yards Out]

Good choice of clip Dave!

That clip made the argument well. Even more so now... the 25m kickoff allowance takes nearly all the risk out of the torp in that situation — even a flub will be 50m-plus from goal.

 

[ZEV]

IIRC he tried another one in that game and totally fluffed it

It was something like the next three times before it got packed away...

 

[jackcass]

It was something like the next three times before it got packed away...

Hasn't been an exponent of it of any real consistency since Fletcher retired.

 

[sr36]

Dids pulled out the torp one year and nailed some rippers. I think it should be used in the forward half still.

 

[ZEV]

Dids pulled out the torp one year and nailed some rippers. I think it should be used in the forward half still.

No problems with this as long as they can kick as well as Dids....

 

[Boris the Contradiction]

No problems with this as long as they can kick as well as Dids....

The guy's left foot was actually perfect.
Literally no aspect of his kicking wasn't 10/10.

I miss him.

 

[gouki88]

The guy's left foot was actually perfect.
Literally no aspect of his kicking wasn't 10/10.

I miss him.

Watching him kick was beholding art. Lefties like Dids and Stuart Dew were amazing kicks

 

[Boris the Contradiction]

Watching him kick was beholding art. Lefties like Dids and Stuart Dew were amazing kicks

Josh Drummond was another one. He was an amazing kick of the footy.

Our own Ryan Lonie was a bit good at it too!

 

[76woodenspooners]

That clip made the argument well. Even more so now... the 25m kickoff allowance takes nearly all the risk out of the torp in that situation — even a flub will be 50m-plus from goal.

+ a torp doesn’t actually need to be kicked for it to be effective ...

... the opposition just needs to believe that it could be kicked (and kicked reliably) thus stretching their zone and creating holes elsewhere.