Ryan
SGI NSW Cup
Would make us a 12 point better team to have a good, long kicker.
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Justadragon
SGI NSW Cup
Yeah agree Ryan, do we know how Atkinson kicks ?
Dragons Chris
SGI NSW Cup
Flanno suggested he kicks about the same as Kyle but I think it's actually much better.
Dragon David
SGI Jersey Flegg
If what Flanno says is right in that Atkinson kicks about the same as Kyle, then we are in trouble. I hope your thinking is right Chris and that "much better" equates to "miles better" - distance - get it? Height and length.
Dragons Chris
SGI NSW Cup
He said Atkinson and Kyle both have good kicking games. I believe/hope it was just his "blind spot" again. In fact, Atkinsons kicking is much better.
Zen
SGI Junior League
Last year it happened on February 7
Against Newcastle, I think.
GCRV
SGI NSW Cup
jodragon40
Staff
jodragon40
Staff
The art of kicking is just that an art, people confuse a long kicking game as the best type of kicking game . In my view it is a string to the bow of variations to your kicking game.
That is the key to a good kicking game, variations. A long kick 40m plus to get you out of trouble, a short kicking game 1 - 10m, a chip kicking, the up and under high kick again 40m min with hang time.
RedV01
SGI NSW Cup
Someone please tell me whoever is in charge in the weights room has stopped them doing the one arm rows with a knee bent resting on the bench and with the other foot on the ground. That will minimize gains and make injury more likely.
George Sancti
SGI Jersey Flegg
Well said, Jodragon40. I’ll be thinking of a kicking game less as a single note and more as a full chord from now on.
jodragon40
Staff
Cheers
George Sancti it was something that I learnt from my mentor. What he did was identify those players with kicking abilities.
Then did a number of different drills including all I have mentioned and further kicking with and against a breeze at training.
He was not looking for our longest kicker but the player who had the best control of his kicking and also had variations in his kicking game.
Worked well for us
George Sancti it was something that I learnt from my mentor. What he did was identify those players with kicking abilities. Then did a number of different drills including all I have mentioned and further kicking with and against a breeze at training.
He was not looking for our longest kicker but the player who had the best control of his kicking and also had variations in his kicking game.
Worked well for us
RufusRex
SGI Jersey Flegg
I dont at all ...
More likely to see Lawrie there than Ryan ...
Guler/Cook/Toby
Sua/Luc
Stewart
Liddle/Lawrie/Kerr/Sele
Sele will be there to cover 13 for stewart
Kerr there obviously for impact middle ..
The last bench spot is the Lawrie one .. i think he will surprise in the off season and take that final spot
Flano esp overseas will go for our most experienced pack
Eric
Staff
I think Lawrie is now well down the pecking order when it comes to middle forwards. I think he's behind every other forward in the top 30.
Frank Facer
SGI Jersey Flegg
If I was with you in person, I would bet you even money that Ryan Couchman will be in the 19 over Lawrie, but if neither were to be in the 19 the bet would be neither has to pay. I can't see Lawrie being picked in our 19, unless injuries to others opening the door for him. I think the other 9 you picked will be there, with either Pasifiki Tonga or Couchman being there instead of Lawrie. Or Pasifiki Tonga and Ryan Couchman could even both be there with no Sele, which is what I would probably do, if I was in Flanno's position I would be picking. (I just remembered there will now be 6 on the bench)
8 Guler
9 Liddle
10 T Couchman
11 Leilua
12 Su'a
13 Stewart
14 Cook
15 Pasifiki Tonga
16 R Couchman
17 Kerr
18 Feagai
19 Halangahu
Cook could cover an injury to the halves. Feagai could cover an injury to an outside back. I would rather Halangahu and Couchman over Sele and Lawrie. I think Sele will be in the 19, but I don't think Lawrie will be. Just remember we have been trying to offload Lawrie for years. Flanno doesn't see him as part of our future, while he does see Couchman and Halangahu as part of our future and probably rates them higher than Lawrie. as I do too.
Frank Facer
SGI Jersey Flegg
Yeah, me too. That was my shorter answer.
RufusRex
SGI Jersey Flegg
has the bench size of 6 been ratified?
If so given you can still only use 4 these will be specialists not utilities ...
You would expect LKT there to cover 6/7 and someone like Feagai or even CT (if Fale/Tu are wing) to cover the 3/4 line.
Three forwards a hooker a half and an outside back is probably the makeup you see there.
If so given you can still only use 4 these will be specialists not utilities ...
You would expect LKT there to cover 6/7 and someone like Feagai or even CT (if Fale/Tu are wing) to cover the 3/4 line.
Three forwards a hooker a half and an outside back is probably the makeup you see there.
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Eric
Staff
I think you're right though Cook can play in the halves, can't he? Might go with a hooker, 4 forwards, an outside back.