Re: Goal Kicker : Wed May 27, 2015 12:40 pm  

Graham Appo kicked a few in his time.. time for a recall?

Re: Goal Kicker : Wed May 27, 2015 8:45 pm  

Snaggletooth wrote:

That other code don't seem to have a shortage of good kickers, how do they do it and could we follow their lead. Surely practice, practice, practice will do it?

Because if you have a lot of penalties in a game of RU, you will inevitably kick a fair number of them. Teams constantly play for the penalty, especially at the scrum.

Re: Goal Kicker : Thu May 28, 2015 7:07 am  

An essentiality we get one.

If this red wine addled brain remembers correctly, let me take you back to the 1992-93 season. We finished 8th, and drew/lost a load of games by 6 points or less, and finished umpteen points behind the league leaders. That season, our kickers were Chris Rudd and Bob Jackson. The following season, we inherited a certain Welshman (and didn't particularly improve the squad elsewhere), and we finished joint top. Case proven.

In my time of watching, we've had kickers which can be put into the following groups

AWESOME
Hesford
Davies
Hodgson

NEXT LEVEL
Harris

UNPREDICTABLE 6/6 ONE WEEK, 1/6 THE NEXT
Briers
Bishop
Carbert
Lyon
Ratchford

OH, YOU CAN KICK! HERE'S A SAND BUCKET/TEE
Jackson
Westwood
Rudd
Grose (iirc)

apologies for any I've missed.

As is proved in the 3 point code, a successful goal kicker is VITAL

Re: Goal Kicker : Thu May 28, 2015 7:48 am  

Imo, three kickers who very noticeably made a significant difference to our results and league position at the end of their respective seasons were in this order.

Woods
Davis
Hodgson

I think every good team can carry an excellent kicker who is a fare player at best.
A classic exampl during the years when Pies would consistantly finish above the rest, Fran O'Botica and later Danny Tickle too.

Re: Goal Kicker : Thu May 28, 2015 7:52 am  

Fran ...the greatest ever Irish rugby league player.

Re: Goal Kicker : Thu May 28, 2015 7:59 am  

ninearches wrote:

Fran ...the greatest ever Irish rugby league player.

Ta be sure, ta be sure

Re: Goal Kicker : Thu May 28, 2015 8:27 am  

He was often called Fran or Fran'O. Don't recall Frank being used that much.
Perhaps I'll call Micky Higham Micheal? It sounds more irish.

Either that or I apologise for the condition of my hearing.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Goal Kicker : Thu May 28, 2015 8:35 am  

Frano, he was a kiwi, like Kell E. Shelford

Re: Goal Kicker : Thu May 28, 2015 8:53 am  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

Frano, he was a kiwi, like Kell E. Shelford

Frank Maloney to Kelly.

Re: Goal Kicker : Thu May 28, 2015 9:21 am  

lefty goldblatt wrote:

An essentiality we get one.

If this red wine addled brain remembers correctly, let me take you back to the 1992-93 season. We finished 8th, and drew/lost a load of games by 6 points or less, and finished umpteen points behind the league leaders. That season, our kickers were Chris Rudd and Bob Jackson. The following season, we inherited a certain Welshman (and didn't particularly improve the squad elsewhere), and we finished joint top. Case proven.

In my time of watching, we've had kickers which can be put into the following groups

AWESOME
Hesford
Davies
Hodgson

NEXT LEVEL
Harris

UNPREDICTABLE 6/6 ONE WEEK, 1/6 THE NEXT
Briers
Bishop
Carbert
Lyon
Ratchford

OH, YOU CAN KICK! HERE'S A SAND BUCKET/TEE
Jackson
Westwood
Rudd
Grose (iirc)

apologies for any I've missed.

As is proved in the 3 point code, a successful goal kicker is VITAL

rocky turner