Ross Lyon's brilliance getting recognition from the HUN
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Ross Lyon's brilliance getting recognition from the HUN
WHEN it came to kicking for goal, Brendan Fevola was like any other gifted kid in junior football. Thinking about it was for dummies. All he had to do was sniff the goals in the distance and blast the ball into the next suburb. It was an approach that worked brilliantly and helped propel him into AFL ranks.
He was a magnificent kick for goal. From 50m he'd kick seven out of eight, his under-18s coach Robert Dean once told me.
When he arrived at Carlton, though, the stress of having to prove himself for the first time in his football career changed everything.
Pressure can make you think too much and it began to eat away at his confidence. Suddenly there were more points than goals.
Current St Kilda coach Ross Lyon, who was an assistant at the Blues from 2000-2003, came to his rescue.
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He was a magnificent kick for goal. From 50m he'd kick seven out of eight, his under-18s coach Robert Dean once told me.
When he arrived at Carlton, though, the stress of having to prove himself for the first time in his football career changed everything.
Pressure can make you think too much and it began to eat away at his confidence. Suddenly there were more points than goals.
Current St Kilda coach Ross Lyon, who was an assistant at the Blues from 2000-2003, came to his rescue.
Read the rest here:
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/ ... 42,00.html
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There was some discussion about goal kicking practice last night on Footy Confidential.
GT effectively said that no clubs spend a lot of time of goal kicking for two reasons:
(a) it "interrupts" the mechanics of the leg (ie there is a concern that too much (goal) kicking will cause problems with the knee/leg/ankle); and
(b) clubs need to spend time on other driils (clearances, kick-ins, zoning, tactics, etc) and simply do not have the time to spend on goal kicking drills.
Hmmmmmm...........
GT effectively said that no clubs spend a lot of time of goal kicking for two reasons:
(a) it "interrupts" the mechanics of the leg (ie there is a concern that too much (goal) kicking will cause problems with the knee/leg/ankle); and
(b) clubs need to spend time on other driils (clearances, kick-ins, zoning, tactics, etc) and simply do not have the time to spend on goal kicking drills.
Hmmmmmm...........
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Helloo!!Saints43 wrote:When Fev was 17 he could kick goals from 50m at 87%. Then he lost confidence due to pressure. So he changed his grip and now kicks at 63% - including inside 50m. What a great story.
It actually is, you know - I think Plugger only averaged about 68-70% and he ranks as about the best ever. So in the history of VFL/AFL goal kicking it IS a good story!
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Hello.mbogo wrote:Helloo!!Saints43 wrote:When Fev was 17 he could kick goals from 50m at 87%. Then he lost confidence due to pressure. So he changed his grip and now kicks at 63% - including inside 50m. What a great story.
It actually is, you know - I think Plugger only averaged about 68-70% and he ranks as about the best ever. So in the history of VFL/AFL goal kicking it IS a good story!
His problem that developed with his kicking wasn't the technique. It was perceived pressure.
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i haven't got the stats, but i can't remember a better shot for goal than plugger.mbogo wrote:lol
and there aint too many over 65% I bet
(who kicked more than a few hundred or so)
going back a bit i heard hudson was pretty good and mckenna.
it's a huge and often underrated part of a forward's game and was one of the things that made plugger so formidable.
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And I think "perceived pressure" and being able to overcome it to gain a few % is a major achievement - no matter what you have to do to get there. Wouldn't we love Roo to get to 65-70%? I wonder what his % is now - I will look it up!bigcarl wrote:i haven't got the stats, but i can't remember a better shot for goal than plugger. going back a bit i heard hudson was pretty good and mckenna.mbogo wrote:lol
and there aint too many over 65% I bet
(who kicked more than a few hundred or so)
it's a huge and often underrated part of a forward's game and was one of the things that made plugger so formidable.
It is 60.8% - hope he gets to 70%!
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Heatley was 67.9% - very nice!barks4eva wrote:Jason Heatley was very accurate, perhaps he knows a thing or two that he could pass on to some of our players!
Don't you love stats - if Roo was on 65.3% he would have kicked 50 more goals for us from the same kicks! 370 not 320
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The sites I see only state goals for that era ....bigcarl wrote:any stats on mckenna and hudson, or don't they go back that far?mbogo wrote:Heatley was 67.9% - very nice!barks4eva wrote:Jason Heatley was very accurate, perhaps he knows a thing or two that he could pass on to some of our players!
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Heatley was one of the best kicks for goal I have ever seen.
One days when no one could find the goals because of windy conditions he would adjust and slot them. If he played at the dome his average would never have been bettered. Although plugger had to struggle with the wind and mud at moorabbin.
One days when no one could find the goals because of windy conditions he would adjust and slot them. If he played at the dome his average would never have been bettered. Although plugger had to struggle with the wind and mud at moorabbin.
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