Strategy Bring back the drop kick

[pablo disco bar]

When done properly its fast and accurate...why has this skill been lost??
Could it ever come back? Is it allowed to be used?

 

[Saintly Viewed]

I thought we did.
Then he left, suspended by the AFL for 12 months....

 

[Mooresome]

I thought we did.
Then he left, suspended by the AFL for 12 months....

Phew thought this was a cloke post

 

[WalterBlaknWhte]

When done properly its fast and accurate...why has this skill been lost??
Could it ever come back? Is it allowed to be used?

I thought you were at a farmers market with whiskeytown this afternoon?

 

[pablo disco bar]

Seriously though the drop kick is beautiful i use it in touch footy

 

[cleomenes]

I seriously would like to see it back. It was an accurate kick that went 15 m further than a torp for a top practitioner. Get a hold of the 1967 grand final replay and watch the two full backs - Swift and West (who were good but not great drop kicks) regularly reach the centre circle with their kick ins. The record length was Paul Vinar with 108 yards (about 100 m) as I recall.
Consider what kicks of this magnitude would do to zoning.
With the added skill of today's players with their full time practice, they should be able to find quite a few who could reliably execute this admittedly more difficult kicking skill. The game would be better for it, and the team that dared to give it a try could well get a tactical advantage until the others caught up.
Just having the reliable ones licensed to do it would upset many of the defensive patterns that are so hard to break down, as an extra 15m of field had to be covered. We might even see players hold their forward positions a bit in anticipation of a very long kick.

 

[Black_White]

X drop kicks still occur in AFL.
But they are immediately called "dropping the ball".
Players have argued that it was a drop kick, but the umpires continue to get it wrong.
Blatant cheating.

 

[Boohemian]

Drop kicks are inefficient. There's no time for them in the modern game.


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[Saintly Viewed]

Tony ongarello

Place kick.

Come on, what could Cloke have done with that.

(Ps get Cameron Smith to teach it too)

 

[Horaceg]

We have the man to bring back the torpedo, he goes by the name of Daicos

 

[pablo disco bar]

I seriously would like to see it back. It was an accurate kick that went 15 m further than a torp for a top practitioner. Get a hold of the 1967 grand final replay and watch the two full backs - Swift and West (who were good but not great drop kicks) regularly reach the centre circle with their kick ins. The record length was Paul Vinar with 108 yards (about 100 m) as I recall.
Consider what kicks of this magnitude would do to zoning.
With the added skill of today's players with their full time practice, they should be able to find quite a few who could reliably execute this admittedly more difficult kicking skill. The game would be better for it, and the team that dared to give it a try could well get a tactical advantage until the others caught up.
Just having the reliable ones licensed to do it would upset many of the defensive patterns that are so hard to break down, as an extra 15m of field had to be covered. We might even see players hold their forward positions a bit in anticipation of a very long kick.

Thanks for taking this seriously...i agree

 

[whiskeytown]

I thought you were at a farmers market with whiskeytown this afternoon?

No that was yesterday, today we were redeeming our Sexyland vouchers.

 

[pablo disco bar]

I thought you were at a farmers market with whiskeytown this afternoon?

Havinf a bubble bath as we speak

 

[WalterBlaknWhte]

Havinf a bubble bath as we speak

With Steve Milne?

 

[mike123]

Has to the most overrated kick ever.

 

[Soups]

We struggle to hit targets with a normal drop punt. How we going to go with drop kicks?

 

[left at home]

hope not, too many could not kick it back then and no one could now.
and under pressure would be shocking. no thanks

 

[surfer1]

Only if Barry Price comes out of retirement

 

[Countrypie]

I watched the highlights of the 73 Prelim. Jeff Clifton and Doug Gott consistently drop kicked the ball out of defense and with great effect. Clifton in particular seemed to be able to consistently kick the ball long off just one step. I agree that the potential for a drop kick to break zone lines is huge...BUT when they don't come off they're worse than terrible. It's worth considering though - it's like a drag flick in hockey - if you can find someone who can consistently perform the skill under pressure you have a potential match winner

 

[Obese Arachnid]

How many here grew up occasionally trying the "round the corner drop kick"?

Man i loved it when i nailed a drop kick, that sweet spot action.

 

[WalterBlaknWhte]

Man i loved it when i nailed a drop kick, that sweet spot action.

Mine was an idiotic technique as a youngster - would bounce the ball hard and try and launch it off the half-volley.

Occasionally this unintentionally produced a drop kick with torp spiral.

 

[Obese Arachnid]

Mine was an idiotic technique as a youngster - would bounce the ball hard and try and launch it off the half-volley.

Occasionally this unintentionally produced a drop kick with torp spiral.

That's your problem, don't bounce the ball hard, be one with the ball & use the force to judge when the leg comes through to connect at the optimum moment.

 

[Quicky]

Any footage?

 

[Schraderbrau]

also bring back the stab pass

 

[mike123]

also bring back the stab pass

I wouldn't call it gone