Left Footers

[The Coon Dog]

There are some left footers who just look all class & never ever have to worry about reverting back to the right foot. Unfortunately I don't think the Bulldogs have had enough quality left footers.

I was going through some players & here's who I came up with that were reasonable or better. I'm sure I've missed a few out.

Scott West, Nathan Eagleton, Tony McGiunness, Luke Darcy, Sam Power, Nathan Brown, Jordan McMahon, Peter Foster & Tony Liberatore.

Here are some others.

Alistair Ford, Murray Rance, Chris Hansen, Mark Cullen, Simon Cox, Stephen Powell, Kieren McGuinness, Phil Krakouer, Wayde Skipper & Angelo Petraglia.

Don't seem to have enough to put a side together.

 

[Captain Sensible]

I wonder if theres a way to find out what % of players are left footers as opposed to right footers?

I'd be suprised if it were less than 20%, and reckon that more people would be left footed than left handed.

 

[Gridlock'd]

I wonder if theres a way to find out what % of players are left footers as opposed to right footers?

I'd be suprised if it were less than 20%, and reckon that more people would be left footed than left handed

I agree with that.

Im left footed but right handed.

As a young tacker I was originally right footed, but then dropped one of them big cans of dog food on my right foot, so I went to the dark side and became a left footer.

 

[Year of the Dog]

Leon Cameron - he was a left footer.... must have been! You cannot kick that well on your non-preferred.

I reckon he just had everyone bluffed in saying that he was a right footer

 

[Captain Sensible]

I agree with that.

Im left footed but right handed.

As a young tacker I was originally right footed, but then dropped one of them big cans of dog food on my right foot, so I went to the dark side and became a left footer.

I'm left footed and right handed as well. Broke my right foot in a playground accident when I was a kid and had to switch-I still kick a bit further right foot but have no accuracy at all.


I throw overarm right handed but underarm left handed, and bowl ten pin right handed but lawn bowls/petinque and bocce left handed-go figure!

 

[RedWhite&Blue]

I was watching the Collingwood final the other day and in the third quarter Eagleton runs across half forward and has to kick on his right and kicks the ball along the ground. He has absolutely no right foot. He would be so much better if he was even average on his non-preferred side.

Chris Grant is just as good on his left as he is on his preferred right.

 

[Captain Sensible]

I was watching the Collingwood final the other day and in the third quarter Eagleton runs across half forward and has to kick on his right and kicks the ball along the ground. He has absolutely no right foot. He would be so much better if he was even average on his non-preferred side.

Cant remember who it was but someone once said that the only reason Nathan Eagleton has a right foot is to stop him toppling over when he walks down the street.

 

[scooter600x]

I throw overarm right handed but underarm left handed, and bowl ten pin right handed

You tenpin bowl overarm?

That would be worth watching.

 

[Captain Sensible]

You tenpin bowl overarm?

That would be worth watching.

Just gotta watch the front foot rule.


Also the spriggs on my cricket boots tends to scuff up the wax on the lanes during my follow through.

 

[always right]

Ever seen Scott Lucas kick on his right foot?....neither have I.
Can't remember Scotty West using his much either.

It's well documented how Farren Ray uses his left foot unnecessarily and as for Chris Grant, I feel so much more confident when he turns onto his left. Would have to be one of the best passes on his unpreferred side we've ever had. I used to also prefer seeing Steve Kolynuik turn onto his left. Very rarely missed a smap on goal with his left.

Some of Mitch Hahn's efforts in the past with his left foot have been nothing short of embarrassing.

 

[Ant_]

Some of Mitch Hahn's efforts in the past with his left foot have been nothing short of embarrassing.

His right foot as well...best non preferred was Leon Cameron

 

[Wind Sock]

I wonder if theres a way to find out what % of players are left footers as opposed to right footers?

I'd be suprised if it were less than 20%, and reckon that more people would be left footed than left handed.

I'd say that about the same percentage of cricketers are left-handed, batsmen and bowlers. I've only ever heard one plausible explanation of why the percentage should be higher than the percentage of left-handers in the population; since you face left-handed bowlers and bowl to left-handed batsmen less frequently than right-handers, just being left-handed gives a cricketer an edge which might allow him to play at a higher level than he would if he were right-handed. (Just think of how many players you've seen been made to look a mug by someone who surprises them by turning onto their left foot.)

Being left-handed is an advantage only for certain kinds of cricketing activity; there are loads of left arm finger spinners but not many left arm wrist spinners. Just off hand, how many top full forwards have been left-footed, apart from Matty Lloyd? Sumich, I suppose. Any others?

 

[Wind Sock]

Don't seem to have enough to put a side together.

Here's a team. I've probably missed a few really good players too. Don't expect much help from a couple of the guys on this bench.

B: McMahon, Lee, Hansen
HB: Jillard, Foster, Power
C: Eagleton, West, Quarrell
HF: Petraglia, Rance, Powell
F: Skipper, Darcy, Krakouer
R: Salmon, McGuiness, Liberatore
I/C: Cullen, Ford, Cox, Mansfield

 

[Aker39]

I'm left footed and right handed as well. Broke my right foot in a playground accident when I was a kid and had to switch-I still kick a bit further right foot but have no accuracy at all.


I throw overarm right handed but underarm left handed, and bowl ten pin right handed but lawn bowls/petinque and bocce left handed-go figure!

I bowl left handed, bat right handed, play tennis left handed, golf right handed. write left handed.

To make it just that little bit crazier, my twin does everything the opposite to me.

 

[borgy]

Ever seen Scott Lucas kick on his right foot?....neither have I.

See mark of the year 2001 i think. The Moorecroft mark came of Lucas' right foot.


What would Aker be down as? He can kick both...

 

[scooter600x]

I'd say that about the same percentage of cricketers are left-handed, batsmen and bowlers. I've only ever heard one plausible explanation of why the percentage should be higher than the percentage of left-handers in the population; since you face left-handed bowlers and bowl to left-handed batsmen less frequently than right-handers, just being left-handed gives a cricketer an edge which might allow him to play at a higher level than he would if he were right-handed. (Just think of how many players you've seen been made to look a mug by someone who surprises them by turning onto their left foot.)

Being left-handed is an advantage only for certain kinds of cricketing activity; there are loads of left arm finger spinners but not many left arm wrist spinners. Just off hand, how many top full forwards have been left-footed, apart from Matty Lloyd? Sumich, I suppose. Any others?

The only sport where being left-handed is not an advantage is golf so about 1% of pro golfers are left handed.

 

[Captain Sensible]

I'd say that about the same percentage of cricketers are left-handed, batsmen and bowlers. I've only ever heard one plausible explanation of why the percentage should be higher than the percentage of left-handers in the population; since you face left-handed bowlers and bowl to left-handed batsmen less frequently than right-handers, just being left-handed gives a cricketer an edge which might allow him to play at a higher level than he would if he were right-handed. (Just think of how many players you've seen been made to look a mug by someone who surprises them by turning onto their left foot.)

Michael Hussey was a right hander until the age of 12 or 13. His dad encouraged him to switch to left using the same rational.

Being left-handed is an advantage only for certain kinds of cricketing activity; there are loads of left arm finger spinners but not many left arm wrist spinners. Just off hand, how many top full forwards have been left-footed, apart from Matty Lloyd? Sumich, I suppose. Any others?

Royce Hart. It's difficult kicking at goal from a set shot as a left footer-especially from any sort of angle. The ball just drifts and fades at the end of it's trajectory and it can be really hard to control.

 

[Tassie Bulldog]

Ever seen Scott Lucas kick on his right foot?....neither have I.

Can't remember his Essendon mate who wears #5 ever kicking on his left foot either, never.

 

[X_box_X]

Jason Akermanis, anyone?

 

[Wind Sock]

Royce Hart. It's difficult kicking at goal from a set shot as a left footer-especially from any sort of angle. The ball just drifts and fades at the end of it's trajectory and it can be really hard to control.

True, he played there in one grand final I think. Played CHF a lot more. Ken Fraser, likewise. Lots of great left foot HFFs, Ian Cooper, Geoff Tunbridge, Hassa Mann, Sharrock, Wayne Johnston, Syd Jackson, John Quarrell, Northey just to name a few. Left footed HFF used to be a bit of a specialist position in the 50s and 60s. I think a lot of them were better shots on the run than from a set kick. I can't see any reason in principle why a left-footer shouldn't be able to control drift and fade like a right footer although I've observed what you describe often enough. Maybe it's because so many are playing above the level their talent would warrrant.

 

[footy_4_life]

Leon Cameron - he was a left footer.... must have been! You cannot kick that well on your non-preferred.

I reckon he just had everyone bluffed in saying that he was a right footer

hahaha lol !
leon was and will always be my fav player and yeh ' he was a freak'
to do it on his left like he did you would just think it was his natural foot...

 

[lifelike_]

Wasn't Ben Harrison a left footer?

 

[Wind Sock]

Wasn't Ben Harrison a left footer?

Yes he was, and he probably should have been in my team. Peter Featherby and Robert McGhie too. I just scribled down that side in a couple of minutes to show that we actually had quite a few good lefties over the years. About 3/4 of that side were very strong contributers for us.

 

[always right]

Yes he was, and he probably should have been in my team. Peter Featherby and Robert McGhie too. I just scribled down that side in a couple of minutes to show that we actually had quite a few good lefties over the years. About 3/4 of that side were very strong contributers for us.

I'm not sure you're right about Featherby. Pretty sure he was a right footer.........actually he probably still is!

 

[Cyberdoggie]

Cant remember who it was but someone once said that the only reason Nathan Eagleton has a right foot is to stop him toppling over when he walks down the street.

sounds like something i would say.