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I know it is well documented that the Swans had a poor goalkicking record in season 2011. To put in the cold light of day, their goal : overall scoring shots ratio was 48.26%. That is the first time since 1992 that the ratio went below 50%. It was also their worse record since 1990, when it was 47.51%. In my opinion, the Sydney would have gained at least 10 additional competition points (against Melbourne (2 points); Adelaide (4); and Essendon (4), if their goal kicking had been just marginally better in '11.
In a 2008 interview, the great English Rugby Union player Jonny Wilkinson was quoting from The Times London newspaper as taking a thousand practice kicks before a match. Each week leading up to the game I'd hit about 250 to 300 practice place kicks alone. He is quoted as stating that such excessive practice meant "near enough 50 rehearsals for each single defining event".
I know that summer training is very important for the pursuit of extreme fitness, and that cannot be lost. However, surely the football department should consider more attention in the months ahead to the important part that goal kicking plays in a successful club.
In a 2008 interview, the great English Rugby Union player Jonny Wilkinson was quoting from The Times London newspaper as taking a thousand practice kicks before a match. Each week leading up to the game I'd hit about 250 to 300 practice place kicks alone. He is quoted as stating that such excessive practice meant "near enough 50 rehearsals for each single defining event".
I know that summer training is very important for the pursuit of extreme fitness, and that cannot be lost. However, surely the football department should consider more attention in the months ahead to the important part that goal kicking plays in a successful club.
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