kicking on both sides

[Papa G]

Massive pet peeve of mine that the majority of players are so one sided these days. Has regressed in the last 20 years which is ridiculous considering players have become full time professionals in that time.

 

[Blackhawk42]

I notice Zaine Cordy kicks with both feet quite frequently.

Stratton and Bruest at Hawthorn are excellent.

Steele Sidebottom one of the best getting around for sure.

 

[Harris 10]

Higgins and Sidebottom are elite on both sides.
Walker kicks a long way on his opposite but hasn’t got the touch of the top 2.

 

[Coops93]

Taylor Walker is very good on his left, it looks just as natural as using his right, he'll hit a 45m pass no problems with his left. Only a small sample but I've noticed Fogarty use his left very naturally and effectively, and as another poster said Sam Petrevski-Seton was reported to not really have a preferred foot in junior football, though in the AFL he seems to use his right more often than not.

It's something that needs to be developed in the formative years, once you hit the AFL if you don't have a decent weak foot you never really will.

 

[nut]

Jayden Short can kick 55m on both sides easily, not as natural as say a Sidebottom on the shorter distances, who is probably the best precision kicker on the non preferred.

He is uncontracted ... terrible kick. Should be delisted. Nothing to see here.

 

[Topkent]

Reckon Bigfooty has got this.

Tex and JRoo are really good at hitting targets on both.
Just not enough players who can switch and still hit a target.

 

[FreoRicci]

Stephen Hill. The rare time he kicks on his right, he hits the player on the chest with ease. Often better on his right.

But it's amazing how many players don't kick with both. As a junior growing up, was trained to kick with both and practice only kicking with non-preferred all training. Why don't they do that these days is baffling.

It's embarassing when some players are so one sided, that they panic when they are covered on their preferred and forced to use the other. Either they handball it off or just don't kick it. Nic Suban was guilty of this. Lovely left foot, but players would always cover his left side that he just doesn't even kick with his right and get caught holding the ball.

Peter Bell was a great player on both sides as a ex Freo player

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Sicily's left is not bad these days. Eddie Betts and Taylor Walker look good off both.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Elliot Yeo

Only for kicks greater than 35m though. Of which his left is amazing.

He struggles with the short hit ups on his left

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Was at that game. City end of Subiaco Oval, on his left tucked up against the boundary from 45m. Drilled it on the run under pressure. Freakish.


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Pushed off Danny Kerr as well in that play

 

[John Wayne II]

If Shuey isn't the best in the comp he'd be very very close. Never personally seen a player so natural on either.

 

[domin8tors]

It still astounds me the proportion of players at AFL level who aren't at least competent on both sides.

Being a coach of junior football, I ensure any kid with a reasonable amount of ability has a handful of training sessions during the year where they kick exclusively on their opposite foot.

This gives them the confidence to then use it on game day, and they're off and running!

I agree, but disagree. if you are in the building trade for example. do you start to randomly hammer with your left hand. or if you work in IT do you randomly move the mouse over to your left hand and start clicking away. i would say that 99% of us don't.

 

[Ambrosia]

Tippa and Orazio are class off both feet .

 

[threesixpio]

I miss Sammy Mitchell

 

[MrPenguin]

Bernie Vince

 

[HolyWars]

I miss Sammy Mitchell

Will always be my favourite of all time

 

[DrMike]

Ask Champion_Data

 

[kranky al]

I agree, but disagree. if you are in the building trade for example. do you start to randomly hammer with your left hand. or if you work in IT do you randomly move the mouse over to your left hand and start clicking away. i would say that 99% of us don't.

Completely different thing

Noone comes and tackles you while you are banging a nail in because you had to switch the hammer to your preferred hand

 

[PerthBoy86]

Completely different thing

Noone comes and tackles you while you are banging a nail in because you had to switch the hammer to your preferred hand

Yeah in that case you could ask why all athletes don't use both hands too.

 

[domin8tors]

Completely different thing

Noone comes and tackles you while you are banging a nail in because you had to switch the hammer to your preferred hand

ok do tennis players switch hand so the always hit forehand winners. do NFL Quaterback change hand before they throw. Do soccer players kick with their other foot when pinned in. to be honest i think that we are one of the only sports that as a % are probably leading the way for professional sports in this area

 

[PerthBoy86]

ok do tennis players switch hand so the always hit forehand winners. do NFL Quaterback change hand before they throw. Do soccer players kick with their other foot when pinned in. to be honest i think that we are one of the only sports that as a % are probably leading the way for professional sports in this area

I think many soccer players kick on both but don't watch enough to really know/have noticed.

Also I think it's easier to switch feet to kick a ball than switch hands to do more dexterous tasks.

 

[Coops93]

NFL Quaterback change hand before they throw

Ask Brett Favre.

 

[Champion_Data]

Ask Champion_Data

Players who have used their opposite at least 30% of the time this year:
47% Angus Brayshaw
40% Steele Sidebottom
34% Stephen Coniglio
31% Jesse Joyce
30% Ben Stratton
30% Jack Martin

Players with 30+ kicks on their opposite this year who have a positive kick rating:
+9.0% Jake Melksham
+3.1% Shaun Higgins
+2.9% Lachie Whitfield
+1.0% Angus Brayshaw

 

[DrMike]

Players who have used their opposite at least 30% of the time this year:
47% Angus Brayshaw
40% Steele Sidebottom
34% Stephen Coniglio
31% Jesse Joyce
30% Ben Stratton
30% Jack Martin

Players with 30+ kicks on their opposite this year who have a positive kick rating:
+9.0% Jake Melksham
+3.1% Shaun Higgins
+2.9% Lachie Whitfield
+1.0% Angus Brayshaw

What's Brayshaw like on his normal foot?

Sounds like he's the winner so far.

 

[Champion_Data]

What's Brayshaw like on his normal foot?

Sounds like he's the winner so far.

Right: 68 kicks @ +1.2%
Left: 61 kicks @ +1.0%