He has gone from flourbag merchant early in his career to one of the best this season?
Nat Fyfe's kicking
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Since when was he one of the worst?
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There was about a 50 page long thread around 5 years ago
Even an ugly mongrel punt managed to hit his teammate on the chest who then kicked the winning goal
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His kicking was never bad for someone who gets as much contested ball as he does. He'll soon be no. 1 in the comp on the Official AFL Player Ratings, back where he belongs; and the Player Ratings/Champion Data certainly punishes poor ball use.
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He’s still not a great kick
But 4 of the last 5 Brownlow medallist’s have been poor kicks
It’s not a non-negotiable skill
But 4 of the last 5 Brownlow medallist’s have been poor kicks
It’s not a non-negotiable skill
This is accurate. He will most likely never be elite when it comes to kicking but we don't need him to be. He's kicks are generally under pressure in tight situations and if he's not kicking it he's getting it out to our better users (Walters, Hill, Mundy etc.)
And the 5th hardly kicked it at all.
Seems really hard to win a Brownlow without being accused of being a bad kick or getting only cheap handballs...
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s**t if you look at the last 15 years I’d say we only have 1-2 elite users of the ball who won a Brownlow. Mitchell and Buckley are about it. The rest were mainly inside midfielders
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Ablett goes ok - Judd was decent pre-injury
What it shows though is the best footballers are those that can take it from a contested situation and get it to advantage for their team
That’s what makes Fyfe/danger the absolute elites
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Fyfe is not technically a good kick. So his contested ball bias is a blessing not a curse.
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Or it says... midfielders are judged on touches only not actual ability. Dangerfield being an average midfielder apart from 2 traits. Look at his breakaway tonight where he managed to hit a 20m lace out pass to a Sydney player.
Fyfe’s kicking hovers between average to sensational. It was sensational today up until the switch in the last quarter and the pass to Walters (although I think it was a smart move which paid off).
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Still a poor kick, but the rest of his game largely makes up for it.
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Thread needs more discussion on why he didn’t wear his arm sleeve today.
