Re: Goal kicker 2017 : Sun Oct 16, 2016 9:58 am  

cherryandwhitedavid06 wrote:

Other clubs seem to have at least 2 options for kicking goals (Wire have 4!). Why do we leave ourselves in this situation and why haven't we brought through a genuinely world class kicker from our great academy

They probably have 6, all of which are more capable than anyone on our team.

Ratchford, Gidley, Sandow, Westerman, Westwood, Patton

Re: Goal kicker 2017 : Sun Oct 16, 2016 10:01 am  

cherryandwhitedavid06 wrote:

Other clubs seem to have at least 2 options for kicking goals (Wire have 4!). Why do we leave ourselves in this situation and why haven't we brought through a genuinely world class kicker from our great academy

Wigan do (did) have four or more. Smith, Williams, S Tomkins, Shorrocks, Higginson and Gregson. Sadly three of them are injured.

Re: Goal kicker 2017 : Sun Oct 16, 2016 10:13 am  

There's no way you can count S.Tomkins, I bet he's not practiced for about 5 years. Don't think Williams has ever kicked a goal for the first team either.

Re: Goal kicker 2017 : Sun Oct 16, 2016 12:55 pm  

Wigg'n wrote:

There's no way you can count S.Tomkins, I bet he's not practiced for about 5 years. Don't think Williams has ever kicked a goal for the first team either.

Williams kicked 11 goals in 2014, 8 in SL and 3 in the CC

Re: Goal kicker 2017 : Mon Oct 17, 2016 11:47 am  

PurpleCheeseWarrior wrote:

Williams kicked 11 goals in 2014, 8 in SL and 3 in the CC

Don't let the facts get in the way of a good argument

Re: Goal kicker 2017 : Mon Oct 17, 2016 11:57 am  

What argument is there?

I genuinely can't remember him ever kicking conversions, I'm sure it passed many other people by as well. I'd be surprised if Williams kicks any next year.

Re: Goal kicker 2017 : Mon Oct 17, 2016 12:08 pm  

Wigg'n wrote:

What argument is there?

I genuinely can't remember him ever kicking conversions, I'm sure it passed many other people by as well. I'd be surprised if Williams kicks any next year.

I didn't have a clue either I looked it up. I wasn't trying to show you up cocker

Re: Goal kicker 2017 : Mon Oct 17, 2016 12:22 pm  

I can see Escare putting in a ton of practice to try and keep a spot in the side when Sam returns from injury. He's kicked a goal before at least.

Re: Goal kicker 2017 : Mon Oct 17, 2016 12:25 pm  

PurpleCheeseWarrior wrote:

I didn't have a clue either I looked it up. I wasn't trying to show you up cocker

I looked it up too, and that year he kicked 8 in the league, he missed 5. So, not a great success rate.

Re: Goal kicker 2017 : Mon Oct 17, 2016 4:54 pm  

moto748 wrote:

I looked it up too, and that year he kicked 8 in the league, he missed 5. So, not a great success rate.

Aye that is cack! I'm not too worried though, I thought we'd struggle when Pat left but Smith stepped up and did well. I think Wane will have the players practicing like mad and someone will step up again.