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PUNT ROAD END | Richmond Tigers Forum
couldn't care less about losing a NAB cup game.
hard to imagine our conversion in shots on goal could be any worse in season proper so we can clearly get better.
but whilst rusty given its pre season, our foot skills remain poor - same as it ever was.
when the recruiting guys say every year how they cant believe so and so got through to our pick, there's usually one main reason: kicking skills, or lack thereof.
i'm afraid Rance is the most recent example. he looks an excellent prospect until he comes to deliver the ball to a target.
can't say any of the class of 2008 look exactly elite by foot either.
no more than a quarter of the entire list have quality kicking skills. some of those are about to retire.
its an unforgivable blind spot in recruiting over the long term and the sad fact is it still exists today.
most clubs worked it out a long time ago.
I keep waiting for the penny to drop at tigerland but it doesn't.
AFL in 2009 is otherwise called "keepings off" and if you can't execute by foot you cannot seriously challenge.
Usually I can't fault our teams endeavour but turnovers kill us and unfortunately will continue to do so with the current list, no matter how hard they try.
I agree with another poster that simple education on things like a consistent process and straight approach when kicking for goal is either not taught or reinforced. so obvious and yet so lacking.
poor kicking skills is why the poor old tiges will be battling for some time to come.
hard to imagine our conversion in shots on goal could be any worse in season proper so we can clearly get better.
but whilst rusty given its pre season, our foot skills remain poor - same as it ever was.
when the recruiting guys say every year how they cant believe so and so got through to our pick, there's usually one main reason: kicking skills, or lack thereof.
i'm afraid Rance is the most recent example. he looks an excellent prospect until he comes to deliver the ball to a target.
can't say any of the class of 2008 look exactly elite by foot either.
no more than a quarter of the entire list have quality kicking skills. some of those are about to retire.
its an unforgivable blind spot in recruiting over the long term and the sad fact is it still exists today.
most clubs worked it out a long time ago.
I keep waiting for the penny to drop at tigerland but it doesn't.
AFL in 2009 is otherwise called "keepings off" and if you can't execute by foot you cannot seriously challenge.
Usually I can't fault our teams endeavour but turnovers kill us and unfortunately will continue to do so with the current list, no matter how hard they try.
I agree with another poster that simple education on things like a consistent process and straight approach when kicking for goal is either not taught or reinforced. so obvious and yet so lacking.
poor kicking skills is why the poor old tiges will be battling for some time to come.