Goal kicking costing us finals

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Goal kicking costing us finals

Post: # 1682516Post older saint »

IF it hasn't already, the poor goal kicking will cost us a finals spot this season. No matter the cost we must get a goal kicking coach with a proven success record - be that Rocca, Hudson, Dixon, I don't care - just don't get sucked in to get someone who was a great kick because that doesn't mean they can teach someone to be a great kick - Llyod to Daniher.

Looking at this season we are currently 171 goals 201 behinds ( 2nd worst in the AFL )

Break it down further we lost the WC game with 6 more scoring shots kicking 13:19 including 6:7 in the first qtr.

We cost ourselves valuable percentage in the following wins:

Brisbane - 14:23
Coll - 9:15
Car: 12:13
North - 12:17
GC - 14:19
Freo - 12:17

So kicking has cost us 4 pts and even if we kicked 50% ( worse than league average) we have missed out on an additional 90 pts which at this stage would have us at a % of 106.04 ( I haven't accounted for the WC game there on percentage ) .

What a waste.


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Re: Goal kicking costing us finals

Post: # 1682519Post kosifantutti »

This year we have won 67% of games when we kicked more behinds than goals.
We won 40% when we kick more goals than behinds.

I'm not sure what that means.


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Re: Goal kicking costing us finals

Post: # 1682520Post shrodes »

kosifantutti wrote:This year we have won 67% of games when we kicked more behinds than goals.
We won 40% when we kick more goals than behinds.

I'm not sure what that means.
We had more shots on goal, so controlled more of the ball.


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Re: Goal kicking costing us finals

Post: # 1682522Post Milne »

kosifantutti wrote:This year we have won 67% of games when we kicked more behinds than goals.
We won 40% when we kick more goals than behinds.

I'm not sure what that means.
It means that our percentage may cost us finals as we are good enough to get the required wins to guarantee a finals spot.


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Re: Goal kicking costing us finals

Post: # 1682536Post Beno88 »

The most frustrating thing is the lack of improvement.

We're kicking at 45.8%, the worst in the competition. The last four weeks we've kicked at 36.8%, 41.4%, 41.2% & 41.1%. Below our already dismal average every time.


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Post: # 1682545Post st.byron »

older saint wrote:IF it hasn't already, the poor goal kicking will cost us a finals spot this season. No matter the cost we must get a goal kicking coach with a proven success record - be that Rocca, Hudson, Dixon, I don't care - just don't get sucked in to get someone who was a great kick because that doesn't mean they can teach someone to be a great kick - Llyod to Daniher.

Looking at this season we are currently 171 goals 201 behinds ( 2nd worst in the AFL )

Break it down further we lost the WC game with 6 more scoring shots kicking 13:19 including 6:7 in the first qtr.

We cost ourselves valuable percentage in the following wins:

Brisbane - 14:23
Coll - 9:15
Car: 12:13
North - 12:17
GC - 14:19
Freo - 12:17

So kicking has cost us 4 pts and even if we kicked 50% ( worse than league average) we have missed out on an additional 90 pts which at this stage would have us at a % of 106.04 ( I haven't accounted for the WC game there on percentage ) .

What a waste.
Thanks for the post OS.
Swap the goals and behinds in those scores and we look much better.

23.14
15.9
13.12
17.12
19.14
17.12


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