Who is the worst kick for goal

[hot potato]

As a player runs in for a set shot, you can generally tell whether he will kick it, depending on the looseness and relaxation in the upper body, in tense games this often goes out the window and very sound players get the yips.
Plugger's tecnique was fantastic.
Matner's kicking even in general play is pretty dodgy.

HP

[timthefish]

As a player runs in for a set shot, you can generally tell whether he will kick it

slightly off topic but reckon i used to call paul williams on the run with 95% accuracy on the basis of whether his mouth was open and his tongue rolled up underneath itself or not

mouth closed : over-thinking it and tense = miss
mouth open with tongue rolled : pure unconscious processes with no hint of nerves = goal

[JF_Bay22_SCG]

After watching Luke Ablett's recent goal kicking efforts is he the worst kick in the club? Is he worse than Andrew Dunkley?

Henry Playfair followed by Jude Bolton I think.

JF

[JF_Bay22_SCG]

Another memorable goal from NOG was late in the 3rd qtr against Brisbane at Homebush, 2003 PF.

Him and Tadhg both kicked goals from outside 50 to get us less than a kick behind at 3/4 time. The noise and atmosphere generated when we made that charge late in the 3rd qtr of that game still ranks with me as just about as loud as I've heard and I've been to every Swans final in the past 20 years (barring Perth).

QFT. The whole stadium was quivering even on the television.

We got the !! !!! !!!! SYD-NEE started on the drum. And 71000 joined in. Adrenalin pure!

JF

[JF_Bay22_SCG]

As a player runs in for a set shot, you can generally tell whether he will kick it, depending on the looseness and relaxation in the upper body, in tense games this often goes out the window and very sound players get the yips.
Plugger's tecnique was fantastic.
Matner's kicking even in general play is pretty dodgy.

HP

If you want a near perfect kicking action, both on the run or from a set shot Jason Porplezia is the best I can think on. Followed by maybe John Anthony from the Pies.

JF

[johnno]

2 of the best kicks I have ever seen were Darren kappler and Mark Bayes. Excellent technique on both of them, I think kappler may have just pipped Bayes for distance too.

[Chilcott]

Of the current list, Henry Playfair by a mile. Which is a bit of a worry, since he was recruited as a back-up key forward.

Jack Daniels wasn't much chop either.

[goswannie14]

2 of the best kicks I have ever seen were Darren kappler and Mark Bayes. Excellent technique on both of them, I think kappler may have just pipped Bayes for distance too.

They were both good, but I reckon Mark Browning would have wiped the floor with both of them. He really was a beautiful kick.

[Lohengrin]

Of our current side, for set shots I would say Ablett and Crouch, followed by J Bolton and O'Loughlin.

[Doctor]

Anyone catch Jake Spencer's effort on the weekend, dropped the ball before getting to kick it.

Yeah I did. Absolutely hilarious!

[Bear]

Bull@@@@. Plenty of people kick perfectly well with unusual techniques. Brendan Fevola is one. Brett Kirk is another (kicking is not nearly as bad as it looks). Of his 8 kicks this year, I struggle to think of one that has been a shank, or missed it's target. His kicks are long, penetrating and accurate. The reason he's being generally discouraged to kick it in general play is almost certainly due to his decision making, which due to his short exposure to the game would be less than terrific. I also don't know what his kicks would be like on the run under pressure. But in terms of set shots for goal, his technique is far from ideal, but it's what he has been using his entire life in union, and it is working decently.

You're entitled to your opinion but it's pretty clear you've never played the game.

[Lohengrin]

You're entitled to your opinion but it's pretty clear you've never played the game.

That's a ridiculous comment. Why not address his quite legitimate point that an unusual technique does not by itself mean that a player will not be an accurate kick for goal? Fevola, Capper, Roughead (and no doubt many more) are not totally conventional, but are/were all pretty accurate.

[Go Swannies]

You're entitled to your opinion but it's pretty clear you've never played the game.

You are appearing very narrow minded here (in fact, on anything to do with Pyke) and you're saying there is only one way to kick a ball. Tell that to Jonny Wilkinson or any kicker in the NFL that is getting paid more than the entire Swans, I'd guess.

Yes, we have got Pyke too late to give him a natural AFL kick. But other AFL players have got by with unorthodox kicks - as has been pointed out Fev is one (weird way of holding the ball). But it works. From the very limited glimpses we've seen I think there's a long list of Swans players who might be worse kicks than Pyke, even if he does it wrong.

Overall it seems like you really don't approve of the Swans trying any player who wasn't anointed in the dew of the MCG at birth. Does it offend you that we might think it worthwhile trying keen athletes from other sports?

[ernie koala]

Jason Daniels was an awful kick. Of the present players, Playfair is lousy.

[Hartijon]

Jason Daniels was an awful kick. Of the present players, Playfair is lousy.

Would Geelong let a good player go? We get an injury prone forward who can't kick.Just Great! We should have learnt from Chambers and Mike Pyke is so much better than he ever was and has more upside!