Opinion Best kicks of all time

[final fight]

Dennis Carroll

 

[iBeng]

 

[Bazzar]

Find me a forward that wouldnt want that type of pass to them.

Each to their own though.

It was a good pass. But it was basic AFL standard.

 

[Mal Lucka]

Josh Drummond, Paul Couch, Darren Jarman and Wayne Carey for me.

 

[willoblue]

Remember this is all opinionated, and in my opinion if someone had a gun to my head and said "right, pick someone to kick this goal, if they miss I will shoot you in the head" I would pick Franklin.

because you are a terminator

2 great either foot kicks in recent memory are Dean Kemp & Leon Cameron.

I'm going to be really unpopular here when I state that Darren Jarman, star that he was, was prone to the odd shank of a kick, much the same way that Matt Suckling does. Yes, they did / do some spectacular kicks which take the breath away (especially if you take the chest mark too low), but because of the hook foot biomechanics of their kicking style, it didn't / doesn't always work out.

For a preferred foot field kick, I'd vote for Nathan Buckley.

Maurice Rioli was also a beautiful kick of the footy

 

[NUFC Tiger]

Greg Tivendale (former richmond) was capable of some absolute centimeter perfect kicks with his lethal left boot. He was also capable of some horrendous shanks.

 

[Cosmic Energy]

Set shots for goal: Lockett, Paul Hudson, Jason Dunstall, Blake Caracella, Wayne Carey, Jimmy Bartel
Wrong foot kicks: Darren Jarman, Leon Cameron, Doug Hawkins, Sam Mitchell, Gary Ablett snr, Jason Akermanis
Field kicking : Leon cameron, Doug Hawkins, Nathan Buckley, Josh Drummond, Lindsay Gilbee, Daniel Rich
Freaky stuff: Akermanis, Peter Daicos, Scott Pendlebury, Gary ablett jnr, Gary Ablett snr, Stevie J, Stephen Milne
Long Kicks: Ben Graham, Sav Rocca, Anthony Rocca, Dick Clay, Craig Stewart, Dustin Fletcher, Malcolm Blight, Bernie Quinlan, Trent Mackenzie

Oh I forgot about Dougie, beautiful kick both sides. I recall Mick Malthouse saying something like he was the most talented player he had coached.

 

[brisbane13]

Greg Tivendale (former richmond) was capable of some absolute centimeter perfect kicks with his lethal left boot. He was also capable of some horrendous shanks.

that was the only thing tivendale ever did, was the more often than not a bomb from the 50 from the boundary line

 

[Grockadoc]

One player I haven't seen mentioned for their footskills was Nathan G. Brown. His kicking was extremely accurate, especially around goals. One of the best kicks of the footy I've seen, despite his lack of penetration.

 

[SteeleBeams]

Bucks, would send a 50m pass lace out staying at chest height the whole way.

 

[Team DJ]

Bucks, would send a 50m pass lace out staying at chest height the whole way.

Second best field kick on both sidesive seen.
Aker second best kick for goal on both sides of seen.
DJarman the best at both.

 

[crazywildhorse]

Darren Jarman.

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[brisbane13]

Darren Jarman.

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Aker was better than Jarman, Jarman was inconsistent & his left side was no where near as good on his left as his right.. aker could kick on both sides, running full pace, half pace,

 

[crazywildhorse]

Aker was better than Jarman, Jarman was inconsistent & his left side was no where near as good on his left as his right.. aker could kick on both sides, running full pace, half pace,

Inconsistent? May be you are thinking of Andrew.

 

[Sanders]

Aker was better than Jarman, Jarman was inconsistent & his left side was no where near as good on his left as his right.. aker could kick on both sides, running full pace, half pace,

WTF?

 

[Team DJ]

Aker was better than Jarman, Jarman was inconsistent & his left side was no where near as good on his left as his right.. aker could kick on both sides, running full pace, half pace,

Ummm. What?

Have you ever seen Darren play?

 

[willoblue]

Brisbane13 is absolutely correct.
D Jarman was capable of some exquisite footskills, but like Suckling, he was prone to the odd "howler"

 

[Team DJ]

Brisbane13 is absolutely correct.
D Jarman was capable of some exquisite footskills, but like Suckling, he was prone to the odd "howler"

Lol

Was capable.
Wow.
Please go back over the footage and watch again. I can never remember Jars having a howler of a kick even back to his time at North Adelaide

 

[TheGreatBambino]

Justin Peckett

 

[SouthSwans]

Darren Jarman, hands down.

EDIT: Didn't even see this til after I posted haha

Darren Jarman.

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[Sanders]

Darren Jarman, hands down.

EDIT: Didn't even see this til after I posted haha

What made jarman great was not his ability to hit a target on either foot, it was the way he could weight it, almost landing it in your hands

 

[the distributer]

Daicos was the best all round kick i've seen but probably doesn't fit the OPs criteria, he invented the dribble, was superb at all the trick kicks, had range from 50 with a drop punt but kicked many long range torps, was the best opposite foot kick i've seen, very good set shot, very good field kick.

Range wise i'd go for the Rocca boys, some may have matched them distance wise but they consistently nailed goals from way down town.

 

[SizeMatters]

Rich. Has been the best kick in the AFL since he debuted back in 09.

 

[Patron]

Rich. Has been the best kick in the AFL since he debuted back in 09.

Goddard, Hurn and Drummond have all clearly been better over that time. Suckling too.

 

[willoblue]

nice kick.
Benno a good bloke.
check out Brendan Goddard at Subi oval vs Freo in the drizzle.
Saints were smashed (i think, i know i am now ), Goddard's kick made us all aplaud

he started maybe 2m closer than Bennett, but look where the ball landed