Goal Kicking : Mon Jan 20, 2014 9:07 am  

I'm assuming Walshy will be kicking this season? Anyone know?

Re: Goal Kicking : Mon Jan 20, 2014 9:48 am  

Walsh kicked at an 86% success rate last season (bearing in mind Sinfield won the Rhino "Top Gun" award with 87%) so would expect him to be taking the goal kicks...Lomax/Makinson have been far too inconsistent and we havent had an actual kicker since Eastmond went so will be nice to have somebody who can do the job consistently this year

Re: Goal Kicking : Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:29 am  

wakey_saint wrote:

Walsh kicked at an 86% success rate last season (bearing in mind Sinfield won the Rhino "Top Gun" award with 87%) so would expect him to be taking the goal kicks...Lomax/Makinson have been far too inconsistent and we havent had an actual kicker since Eastmond went so will be nice to have somebody who can do the job consistently this year

I think Foster was a top kicker, far superior than Eastmond in that department

Re: Goal Kicking : Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:30 am  

Walsh kicking also takes some pressure of Lomax and Makinson who are still young enough to be effected by the pressure

Re: Goal Kicking : Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:32 am  

Southport Saint wrote:

I think Foster was a top kicker, far superior than Eastmond in that department

He was, i still think he was a little hard done to at Saints, but once his confidence went, it seemed all over for him unfortunately

Re: Goal Kicking : Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:58 am  

I heard someone say that Walsh was successful with 26 consecutive kicks last season.

Re: Goal Kicking : Mon Jan 20, 2014 12:03 pm  

Southport Saint wrote:

I think Foster was a top kicker, far superior than Eastmond in that department

I had genuinely forgotten about Foster...he was very good with the boot (although Walsh had a better % success rate than he did last season)

Was a shame Foster didnt live up to the potential he showed in 2011, but dont think he is anywhere near as good as Makinson or Swift...letting him go and getting those 2 playing regular was a good move imo

Re: Goal Kicking : Mon Jan 20, 2014 12:31 pm  

Albion wrote:

I heard someone say that Walsh was successful with 26 consecutive kicks last season.

I very much doubt that, I'd be shocked if that was the case. I followed the NRL last year, and specifically him after we had signed him, and I don't recall that happening. I could be wrong but I'd be surprised if I am on this occasion mate.

He'd do well to get an 86% conversion rate if he missed 26 consecutive attempts.

Edit: I'm an idiot.

Re: Goal Kicking : Mon Jan 20, 2014 12:36 pm  

Assuming the team score enough tries, Walsh is nailed on to be the #1 goal kicker in SL next season. His goal kicking and cross field kicking is second to none.

Re: Goal Kicking : Mon Jan 20, 2014 2:12 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

I very much doubt that, I'd be shocked if that was the case. I followed the NRL last year, and specifically him after we had signed him, and I don't recall that happening. I could be wrong but I'd be surprised if I am on this occasion mate.

He'd do well to get an 86% conversion rate if he missed 26 consecutive attempts.

He had some run going or kicked so many in one game. Can't think what it was now but he's a good kicker.

Just hope we don't pile the work load and pressure on Walsh like Warrington did with briers. We are expecting Walsh to be our organiser, ball player, field kicker and goal kicker which isn't ideal for a guy who doesn't like pressure.