Opinion Best current kick of the football
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Tex Walker on both sides is unbelievable. Definitely the best on his non-preferred. Dawson is a lovely long left foot kick, nice action, but not as good as Tex.
From other sides, I always thought Bailey Dale and Jack Sinclair, once it's in their hands, it's not coming back. Both pin point, powerful kicks.
Darren Jarman is the GOAT.
From other sides, I always thought Bailey Dale and Jack Sinclair, once it's in their hands, it's not coming back. Both pin point, powerful kicks.
Darren Jarman is the GOAT.
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Jarman was a wizard, amazing. Stewart Dew was pretty great if we are going back a bit.
The inability of a lot of modern day footballers to kick on their opposite foot irritates the crap out of me.
Lots of Port supporters despise Taylor Walker. I don't. I love his foot skills.
Lots of Port supporters despise Taylor Walker. I don't. I love his foot skills.
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There was a literal stat recent that placed daylight second, and day light thid only behind Zac Merret
Cbf finding it as I’m on my phone but his retention rate comparable to the difficulty of kick was incredible
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Cbf finding it as I’m on my phone but his retention rate comparable to the difficulty of kick was incredible
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Dusty Martin.
He's the best at everything else must be best at this too.
He's the best at everything else must be best at this too.
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Ted Walker and it’s not even close.. after that you can look at Lukosious, Curnow etc but Tex is well ahead
I don't watch a lot of Merrett, but someone kicking backwards to an uncontested defender every time would have a huge retention rating.
Threat rating is hard to separate from the team but his is really low.
Has to include Errol
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I literally knew this was going to be from a stkilda supporter as soon as I saw Sinclair so high. Sinclair is nowhere near it.
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From a port point of view as I’m better placed to comment on them..
Farrell and Houston are elite kicks of the football. High end talents. Can kick the cover off the ball, get low piercing kicks that travel and hit targets and be creative. Known goal kickers.
I’m not going to argue if they’re the best, there’s quite a few absolute gun kicks and others watching them would have a better view but there’s no doubt these 2 are among the elite group in the afl.
Rozee has an elite weapon of a kick but can fluff some.
Butters doesn’t have an elite kick like those other players at all, but his vision , touch and creativity is insane. Willing to hold the ball an extra second and try stuff others wouldn’t and it comes off.
Marshall is one of the better kicking kfs going around. Known for his set shot but his vision and mental speed on field kicks is lightening quick. Occasionally they won’t come off but does plenty of things that make you go wow. It’s clear that if there was a test for processing speed on reading and reacting he would score out the wazoo and has the foot skills to execute.
Around the afl luko young and Lachie Whitfield have always been a few of my fav kicks.
Farrell and Houston are elite kicks of the football. High end talents. Can kick the cover off the ball, get low piercing kicks that travel and hit targets and be creative. Known goal kickers.
I’m not going to argue if they’re the best, there’s quite a few absolute gun kicks and others watching them would have a better view but there’s no doubt these 2 are among the elite group in the afl.
Rozee has an elite weapon of a kick but can fluff some.
Butters doesn’t have an elite kick like those other players at all, but his vision , touch and creativity is insane. Willing to hold the ball an extra second and try stuff others wouldn’t and it comes off.
Marshall is one of the better kicking kfs going around. Known for his set shot but his vision and mental speed on field kicks is lightening quick. Occasionally they won’t come off but does plenty of things that make you go wow. It’s clear that if there was a test for processing speed on reading and reacting he would score out the wazoo and has the foot skills to execute.
Around the afl luko young and Lachie Whitfield have always been a few of my fav kicks.
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I don’t subscribe to this. Literally every high threat kicker is a current HBFer in the comp.
Now it could be that they play HBF because they can produce this result, but I reckon this result is more so because of the fact they’re playing HB and kicking it 30-40-50 metres forward to wingman or finding an open man in the corridor, which is helping their score.
A lot have mentioned Tex in here which I agree with yet he isn’t even in the top 28 of that list.
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I knew you didn’t watch Carlton games.
Docherty isn’t anywhere near it.
I’m baffled he has gotten a mention.
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Trent Rivers got rated as the best field kicker
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If Curnow was as deadly a set shot as he is a field kick he would have kicked 100.
So still Tex ATM, overall, as much as I don't like the bloke.
So still Tex ATM, overall, as much as I don't like the bloke.
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The Pies have a reasonable skill level for maybe the first time in my life, there isn't a standout dud. There's a bunch of lovely long kicks and most can execute under pressure as well as when they have time.
Elliot is a fine kick under pressure, seems less so when its not life and death. I would say he's almost the worst kick in the forward line unless its the last minute and we're down by 5 points.
A few comments to add, Pendles seems a safe kick but I suspect that's partly a function of his poise: he's rarely under pressure. He's is a skilled kick but I feel his awareness accentuates this.
Ash Johnson is the same, an even more skilled kick than Pendles (goal kicking, and I believe field kicking too) and its definitely magnified because he's taken a step to where the ball is going before anyone knew it was going there.
Sidey is elite on both sides whether he's in the avalanche or skiing out wide, although his range is diminishing as he ages. I mean there's bunch of decent kicks now, eg Ginnivan has all the kicks and executes under pressure too, when he's not ducking.
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Elliot is a fine kick under pressure, seems less so when its not life and death. I would say he's almost the worst kick in the forward line unless its the last minute and we're down by 5 points.
A few comments to add, Pendles seems a safe kick but I suspect that's partly a function of his poise: he's rarely under pressure. He's is a skilled kick but I feel his awareness accentuates this.
Ash Johnson is the same, an even more skilled kick than Pendles (goal kicking, and I believe field kicking too) and its definitely magnified because he's taken a step to where the ball is going before anyone knew it was going there.
Sidey is elite on both sides whether he's in the avalanche or skiing out wide, although his range is diminishing as he ages. I mean there's bunch of decent kicks now, eg Ginnivan has all the kicks and executes under pressure too, when he's not ducking.
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