Goal kicking is so important in Adelaide

[top40]

It probably goes without saying, but haven't you notice how important kicking goals is when the Swans travel to South Australia.

Sydney has had some real goal kicking shockers in recent games held at Football Park. Witness:

1997 Round 11 against Port 10.16 (although they actually won that game)
2003 Round 13 against Port 8.13
2004 Round 12 against Port 8.12
2005 Round 18 against Adelaide 6.11
2006 Round 17 against Port 10.17 (another win)
2007 Round 4 against Adelaide 5.14 (the worst!)

By contrast, when Sydney gets a rare Football Park victory, it is usually attributable at least in part to good goalkicking. Witness:

1998 Round 1 against Port 20.4
2001 Round 16 against Adelaide 16.9
2003 QF against Port 15.10

[swantastic]

I'll tell you one player who needs to pull his socks up and thats ROK with 7goals,16 pts this season that is @@@@.

[waterfowl]

I'll tell you one player who needs to pull his socks up and thats ROK with 7goals,16 pts this season that is @@@@.

ROK last week G 2 B2 - this could be the big turn around ... remember the Dream Team goal ... it's just the beginning

[cruiser]

Football Park/AAMI Stadium can be hideously tricky with winds blowing and swirling across it, making it even more difficult for teams not familiar with it.

[ScottH]

Speaking of goals.
Here are the leading goals/game kickers for 2008:

Player  	Gm  	G  	B  	S  	Acc  	G/Gm
O'Loughlin M 	8	22	7	139	75.9	2.8
Hall B 		4	9	10	64	47.4	2.3
Playfair H 	2	4	4	28	50	2
McVeigh J 	8	8	4	52	66.7	1
Barlow E 	6	6	2	38	75	1
Davis N 	3	3	4	22	42.9	1

Compared to 2007:

Player  	Gm  	G  	B  	S  	Acc  	G/Gm
Hall B 		20	44	30	294	59.5	2.2
Davis N 	18	33	12	210	73.3	1.8
O'Loughlin M 	23	40	14	254	74.1	1.7
Schneider A 	21	27	18	180	60	1.3
O'Keefe R 	23	23	18	156	56.1	1
Phillips S 	1	1	1	7	50	1

Source

[RogueSwan]

Speaking of goals.
Here are the leading goals/game kickers for 2008: ....

Can you get the figures for 2007, 8 rounds in?

[ScottH]

Can you get the figures for 2007, 8 rounds in?

Maybe, I'll see.

[ScottH]

It probably goes without saying, but haven't you notice how important kicking goals is when the Swans travel to South Australia.

Sydney has had some real goal kicking shockers in recent games held at Football Park. Witness:

1997 Round 11 against Port 10.16 (although they actually won that game)
2003 Round 13 against Port 8.13
2004 Round 12 against Port 8.12
2005 Round 18 against Adelaide 6.11
2006 Round 17 against Port 10.17 (another win)
2007 Round 4 against Adelaide 5.14 (the worst!)

By contrast, when Sydney gets a rare Football Park victory, it is usually attributable at least in part to good goalkicking. Witness:

1998 Round 1 against Port 20.4
2001 Round 16 against Adelaide 16.9
2003 QF against Port 15.10

2008 Round 9 against Port 16.9

Nice pick top40.

[ScottH]

Speaking of goals.
Here are the leading goals/game kickers for 2008:

Player  	Gm  	G  	B  	S  	Acc  	G/Gm
O'Loughlin M 	8	22	7	139	75.9	2.8
Hall B 		4	9	10	64	47.4	2.3
Playfair H 	2	4	4	28	50	2
McVeigh J 	8	8	4	52	66.7	1
Barlow E 	6	6	2	38	75	1
Davis N 	3	3	4	22	42.9	1

Compared to 2007:

Player  	Gm  	G  	B  	S  	Acc  	G/Gm
Hall B 		20	44	30	294	59.5	2.2
Davis N 	18	33	12	210	73.3	1.8
O'Loughlin M 	23	40	14	254	74.1	1.7
Schneider A 	21	27	18	180	60	1.3
O'Keefe R 	23	23	18	156	56.1	1
Phillips S 	1	1	1	7	50	1

Source

Up to Round 8, 2007

Player		Gm	G	B	S	Acc	G/Gm
B Hall		8	20	11	131	65%	2.5
M O'Loughlin	8	14	4	88	78%	1.8
N Davis		5	7	3	45	70%	1.4
P Everitt	8	6	8	44	43%	0.8
A Schneider	7	6	4	40	60%	0.9
D Jolly		8	6	2	38	75%	0.8
R O'Keefe	8	5	5	35	50%	0.6

[DeadlyAkkuret]

O'Loughlin has really stood up this season, in the absence of Hall, Davis and Rhino's accuracy.

[cruiser]

O'Loughlin has really stood up this season, in the absence of Hall, Davis and Rhino's accuracy.

Like the champion he is.

[albrotha]

With 2 goals and no points yesterday hopefully ROK will now bring his % up as everything else about his game is excellent.

2008
Player Gm G B S Acc G/Gm
O'Keefe R 9 9 16 70 36 1

[JF_Bay22_SCG]

Football Park/AAMI Stadium can be hideously tricky with winds blowing and swirling across it, making it even more difficult for teams not familiar with it.

The members stand Grange Golf Course End pocket is the most notorious park of the ground, with the wind swirling around and over the stands there.

JF

[ScottH]

With 2 goals and no points yesterday hopefully ROK will now bring his % up as everything else about his game is excellent.

2008
Player Gm G B S Acc G/Gm
O'Keefe R 9 9 16 70 36 1

2008 Goal kickers

He's now 3rd:
O'Keefe R 9 9 16 70 36 1