Jack Hiscox Draft Prospect

[wolftone57]

Here is Jack Hiscox's draft footage. I love the way this bloke moves and I don't think it will take him long to get into the Seniors.

Draft prospect: Jack Hiscox - AFL.com.au

[Industrial Fan]

Good mover in the highlights, but very one footed.

[Pmcc2911]

Good mover in the highlights, but very one footed.

He does look a bit one footed but is sure is quick and not afraid to take responsibility and have a shot.

[Auntie.Gerald]

the video that made Jack look like a star...........Jack is certainly on the rise and doing all the right things for someone so new to AFL

but in reality he has a bit of work to do and he now has the opportunity to make that happen at the Bloods !!!!

[Nico]

Good mover in the highlights, but very one footed.

Most footballers are one footed.

[707]

Still pissed off we had to use a second rounder on him. He should have tanked the Combine and we would have had two ND picks in the 30s!

[liz]

Still pissed off we had to use a second rounder on him. He should have tanked the Combine and we would have had two ND picks in the 30s!

Given the club seems likely to only use one pick, does it really matter?

[Industrial Fan]

Most footballers are one footed.

true, but he seems obviously one footed without having a weapon on his preferred.

[aardvark]

true, but he seems obviously one footed without having a weapon on his preferred.

Yeah but boy can he run fast.....and far....

[ScottH]

true, but he seems obviously one footed without having a weapon on his preferred.

I know we are only seeing his good stuff, but he seemed to be a pretty accurate kick even under pressure.

[YvonneH]

Caught the end of a Reserves game last season and asked (on this board) who #51 was as he played a very good game.

The answer was Jack Hiscox. I didn't know at the time that he was an Academy player.

Still finding myself calling him HICKSCOX though.

[Conor_Dillon]

Very impressive footskills for someone that is supposedly an athlete first and a footballer second. And 95% percent of players these days are 'one-footed'...it rarely matters for players like Jack that have the pace and agility to get back onto their right foot

[Jimitron5000]

Very impressive footskills for someone that is supposedly an athlete first and a footballer second. And 95% percent of players these days are 'one-footed'...it rarely matters for players like Jack that have the pace and agility to get back onto their right foot

Except that in the grand final if Kieran Jack had a right foot he would have scored two very easy goals for us.
It amazes me that there are AFL players who cannot use their non-preferred foot.

[Ampersand]

For mine it depends on the position. It's a pretty handy skill for the modern midfielder. Forwards like Buddy can get away with being one-sided but in tight you need to be able to kick with either foot.

I'm interested to know how Hiscox goes in terms his defence and tackling.

[Nico]

I coached Auskick for a number of years. Kids that started as young as 5 were very hard to get to try their wrong foot. It just didn't compute. As they got older it was no easier. I had a kid who was an absolute dunce on his right foot. His dad had him kicking right footed. When I said to him try your other foot...bingo... he was a leftie. His mum was gobsmacked. His dad didn't come to Auskick!!! Then you had the odd natural who could kick nearly as well on both feet.

Jimitron.....it is normal for most players to be one sided. It takes ages for a player, as a junior to get the skill. Boby Skilton was a left footer. To train himself to also kick as well with his right foot, he did lap after lap after lap bouncing the footy with his right hand. When he mastered that he was able to drop the ball to his right foot to teach himself how to kick on the right. I saw footage of Don Bradman hitting a golf ball against the wall with a cricket wicket.

Damian Cupido played junior footy with my son from Auskick to Under 15. He was a natural on both sides of his body by both foot and hand. Yes he played AFL at Brisbane and Essendon but alas didn't have it upstairs to succeed. We played against Sam Mitchell's team and Sam could kick both feet but not equally. What he is now with his kicking is about what he was at Under 16's.