How about the crows learn to kick the ball straight?

[Coopers]

The game is called football.

I'd suggest that it's 5 games now lost because we cannot kick a freaking set shot to save our lives.

I'm sick of it. Sick of the easy set shot missed, ran down the ground for an opposition goal.

In fact, when I think back on it, that's how I'm going to remember this season.

 

[CutAboveTheRest]

Always been an issue. Club obviously doesn't believe in having a quality kicking coach.

Definition of insanity; do the same thing, the same way and expect a different outcome.

 

[Dandy_GO]

How long have we been saying this?

 

[Geoffa32]

Been this way for at least five years...........

 

[BigLefty]

it was the difference in tonights game. other than the second 1/4 we were at least equal to freo tonight. except for missing very very gettable set shots.

 

[Jcpdragonx]

Been this way for at least ten years...........

 

[FR0GGY]

Why start now?

 

[PattyD32]

How long have we been saying this?

Years and ****ing years. The club just don't ****ing get it. We are never going to win a premiership they way the club is going right now, it's an utter disgrace.

 

[TheLeftFist8]

1. Mental weakness
2. Techniques which deteriorate rather than improve eg Jenkins

Even walker is a far poorer kick in Crows colours than his skill level would suggest

 

[The Karma Bus]

I watch other games and constantly find myself comparing the number of times that other teams kick goals on a consistent basis.. The big play, the play that could just put a dent in the oppositions spirit, the big goal that will electrify the crowd... guaranteed we will miss more often than not, easily guaranteed..

And that ignores the simple shots that are just part of building a lead.. All we seem to do is brush it away with "yeah that's a problem we need to turn around".. It's seriously crisis point now, disgusting..

 

[Dandy_GO]

Half our team have horrible ball drops, the other half approach in any direction other than straight where they intend to kick. There's a significant overlap in that venn diagram, too.
A few don't even bother to kick with a straight leg.
We have very few guys who don't have easy to identify bad habits.

 

[jangofett]

lynch's miss

 

[RippaRiley43]

In the last few years, the only time I've been truly felt comfortable with someone kicking at goal was Porplyzia in 2009. Tex got close, but then decided to do his ACL. When will it change? Bad kicking = bad football.

 

[spenze]

Pay D Jarman 100K a year to teach our forwards how to kick a football. Make it a 10000 pie bonus if we kick at 75%from set shots for the year

 

[Doc_]

Most schoolboys kick better than Ottens. Must be traded. Last round pick will do.

 

[CrowAboutIt]

Could u imagine if an AFL footballer took a soccer penalty :s

 

[MRB37]

Modra is around the team enough it seems, give him a job.

 

[PCORF]

Missing shot from 20m out = Its all about pressure.

We were the better side too. Dominated them. But the pressure when having a shot in front of goal.

 

[CrowAboutIt]

Has anyone else noticed when Mckernan takes a mark 20m out he will go back n end up kicking it from 40m.. He literally seems to kick it 20m away from the man on the mark..

 

[PattyD32]

Has anyone else noticed when Mckernan takes a mark 20m out he will go back n end up kicking it from 40m.. He literally seems to kick it 20m away from the man on the mark..

No because I don't watch him kick at goal because he always misses.

 

[Sir Vlado]

Has anyone else noticed when Mckernan takes a mark 20m out he will go back n end up kicking it from 40m.. He literally seems to kick it 20m away from the man on the mark..

Always looks like he was trying to kick it 40m above the ground too.

 

[TheLeftFist8]

Has anyone else noticed when Mckernan takes a mark 20m out he will go back n end up kicking it from 40m.. He literally seems to kick it 20m away from the man on the mark..

And with height of trajectory going into the stratosphere he could be 2m from the mark and still not get smothered

 

[xchadders]

Pay D Jarman 100K a year to teach our forwards how to kick a football. Make it a 10000 pie bonus if we kick at 75%from set shots for the year

might as well team him up with john sammy newman.

 

[CrowAboutIt]

No because I don't watch him kick at goal because he always misses.

Apparently neither does he.. Just kicks it when he feels it's right rather than take the extra 10m he has ahead of him

 

[fairfooty]

How about they just simply learn to kick using good old fashioned technique?