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| Quote gutterfax="gutterfax"Played Union at Full Back for many years.
As a result, I can say that I could probably(at 44yrs of age) still Kick a ball further out of my hands for touch or a 40/20 further than any current Superleage player.
As for place kicking, specialist place kickers in Union are a vital part of the team as they produce most of the points scored in a game in most instances.
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NZ v Australia last weekend...37 points, 32 from the boot 86%
2 weeks earlier, SA vAustralia...46 points, 31 from the boot 67%
Week before, SA vNZ, 50 points 40 from the boot 80%
League on the other hand...
Australia v NZ 48 points, 12 from the boot 25%
NZ v Aust 54 points 12 from the boot 22%.'"
You make a good point about the percentage of points by kicks
........but better than any current superleague player is quite a boast |
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| Quote PopTart="PopTart"You make a good point about the percentage of points by kicks
........but better than any current superleague player is quite a boast'"
Used to be able to Kick from inside the 25yrd line to the opposite corner flag and it wasn't down to strength, just putting the right spiral on the ball. Annoys me that RL players don't seem to be able to gain more than 30 yrds from penalties to touch. If you get a penalty in your own 20, the least you should be looking for is a PTB in your opponents 20.......
As for current kickers in SL.....I am pretty sure I would give them a run for their money.
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| Quote gutterfax="gutterfax"
NZ v Australia last weekend...37 points, 32 from the boot 86%
2 weeks earlier, SA vAustralia...46 points, 31 from the boot 67%
Week before, SA vNZ, 50 points 40 from the boot 80%'"
sounds enthralling! |
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do people realise that every try is followed by a kick at goal?
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GF you should be on at half time at Quins when they do there kicking game you would be a winner if your as good as you talk.
It is a question that everyone asks why dont they kick further for touch? but then we would be the first when we kicked it and it didnt go out to say why didnt he just go for the safer option. Also i think they only make 20m or so because they get to do a new set of 6 and be more creative because they have space where as if they kicked to the opp 10 they would have too much pressure in front of the line of a rushing defence
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| Quote Brentwood Quin="Brentwood Quin"GF you should be on at half time at Quins when they do there kicking game you would be a winner if your as good as you talk. '"
right then....off to Lillywites to buy a ball and check if I can still do it......... |
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| Quote hopie4ever="hopie4ever"do people realise that every try is followed by a kick at goal?'"
...RU types know about it theoretically. |
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| Quote tb="tb"Yes. Kicks from the touchline are fairly common. Kicks from the corner flag? ie, on the touchline [iand[/i the tryline?
ps: How long has El Masri been one word?
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Maybe as long as there has been a 'try line' on a RL pitch? |
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| Quote hopie4ever="hopie4ever"do people realise that every try is followed by a kick at goal?'"
Yes, but unless your playing Castleford a rugby league goal kicker won't take half as many attempts on goal compared to their RU counterparts. |
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| Quote Saint Simon="Saint Simon"Kicking is much more a priority in union than league.
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Not true is equally important in both and arguably a specialist kicker in RL is more important than in RU.
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When union changed tries to 5 points they should have just reduced all kicks to 2. the 5 point try has had very little effect on the game.'"
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Are you sure about this ? The statisitics would contradict that.
Quote Saint SimonAlso with 15 players it is easy to hide a poor rugby player but excellent kicker in a team.'"
Kevin Sinfield? The only one that springs to mind was Jenkins. Not sure how the 15 players are relevant at most 4 players are actively involved at any given moment in RL.
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| Quote Thoth="Thoth"Not true is equally important in both and arguably a specialist kicker in RL is more important than in RU.
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Hmm. In league, a converted try is worth the same as three penalties or six drop goals.
In union, three penalties or drop goals outscore a converted try. And given the large number of technical offences, you're likely to get many more chances to kick a penalty.
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