Forward line

[skywalk750]

I guess im posting to know your opinions but there is plenty of talent in the forward line if not experience and bulk but over the past few years there has been no discipline or tactics used by geelong when going forward.

Ill watch collingwood play and they can sit @ 70m out and wait patiently until a short pass becomes avaliable and then they have a shot within 45 meters. Geelong will just bomb it in long and 9/10 times lose the ball since no forward player can mark it.

Hinkley never played in the forward line, but a defender? Do you thing more strategy and mental preperation will go into this years campaign to improve the mentality of the forward line more than the skills imo

 

[JUBJUB]

Originally posted by skywalk750


Hinkley never played in the forward line, but a defender

Hinkley did play forward a bit,but he's best known as a defender.He was a Clint Bizzell type forward,in that he was given a run up forward every so often.

He may've actually started his career as a forward.

 

[JUBJUB]

Hinkley kicked 79 goals in 132 games [Fitz/Geel].Not too bad for a defender.

 

[NakedDeadGuy]

Kenny came to the club as a forward, I kept a bit of an eye on him as I was also number 39 for a team wearing the same colours. From memory, when he came into the side he had kicked something like 6 goals 15 points in about 4 games, so getting the thing wasn't a problem. Played as a pocket/flanker before, as we all know going back . Got a gig in a Vic side against Tassie, went to the forward line in the last quarter and kicked a few - though I can't remember if we won or fell short that day.

 

[Silver Cat]

I kept a bit of an eye on him as I was also number 39 for a team wearing the same colours.

Kenny wore 29.

 

[NakedDeadGuy]

Originally posted by Silver Cat
Kenny wore 29.

AFTER he wore 39 for about his first 3 seasons, yes, he did change to 29.

I think Drummy may have been 29 when Kenny first came to the club. Check it.

 

[Benevolent Ert]

He's spot on
Kenny wore #39 until Drum retired - then he changed to #29

 

[Silver Cat]

AFTER he wore 39 for bout his first 3 seasons, yes, he did change to 29.

Correct,39 thousand apologies. What i find interesting is that the wearer of 39 about 10-12 years prior, with the same initials, KH, started at Geelong and finished at Fitzroy and if my memory serves me well, came to geelong as a forward and played most of his footy on the backline also.

 

[gwAllan]

What i find interesting is that the wearer of 39 about 10-12 years prior, with the same initials, KH, started at Geelong and finished at Fitzroy and if my memory serves me well, came to geelong as a forward and played most of his footy on the backline also.

Kevin Higgins by any chance???

 

[Turbocat]

The forwardline coaching of Hinkley might well be an improvement over previous FL coaching , well see when the real stuff starts. Whether he introduces a wait and hit, or a more direct method will be interesting but ultimately it doesn’t matter unless our forwardline can maximize the chances created by a group of midfielders who potential are the best group put together by the cats, ever and that group of midfields start to contribute to the goal tally.
Geelong had I believe the 2nd worst “goals for” stats last year and an immediate improvement could be gained if they simply improve the conversion from setshots. There is absolutely no excuse for anything less than a 75% conversion from the front 3rd , (that is inside 50M and 45 degrees either side of square to the goals).An improvement contested marks would also create more opportunity for the small forward when defenders feel pressured to double team, but only if they feel they will goal with setshots. If big McCarthy can start to kick a couple of bags there will be a big improvement from other forwards.
The other are we need to improve is on ball goals. I think 16 goals would win a good percentage of games and I would hope at least 6 goals should come from on balers while playing on the ball. It not unreasonable once you factor Ablett, Chapman, Kelly, Ling , Bartel all are very capable kicks for goal.
16 every week in 04 , GoCats
TC

 

[Sammy D]

I expect to see an improvement in our points tally this year. I think the lack of a genuine CHF and goalsneek didnt help last year. Also our forward line is pretty young and i think a few of them struggled to convert makeable set shots when under pressure in matches. Steve Johnson springs to mind, close match, last quarter, set shot = behind. Lets hope with a bit more experience under their belts and in KH a better forward coach, we will see a few bigger scores next to our name this season. Having said this, unless Benny is consistent we lack that key CHF and hopefully Thurley or Byrnes can step up and sneak a few with chappy & gazza

 

[doggmannx]

My first memory of Ken Hinkley is kicking 8 goals against sydney at the scg he wore 39 that day