Why on earth can we rarely hit targets?

[Mooksy]

Even when not under pressure, we kick the ball to each other's feet. Very bloody frustrating!

[duckduckduckgoose]

because they are too busy calculating Pythagoras and factorising the percentages of the kick, rather than trusting the natural instincts that got them to AFL level in the first place.

[BigMart]

Because the following CANNOT kick at all....

Clint Jones, Sam Gilbert, Hudghton, Blake, Eddy

and these miss more targets than they hit....

Gram, Montagna, Hayes, Riewoldt (goals), S.Fisher, Dempster

[perfectionist]

Technique + practice = skill

Traditional match play at training is a waste of time - it only reinforces errors.

Each player should have an individual analysis and then an individual training plan to improve kicking on both feet.

Kicking is the secret to a good football team - not really surprising seeing it's called FOOTball. No matter how many handballs you have (like Geelong) eventually you have to kick it. This needs to go to a teammate (like Geelong) if not, all the good work is undone, and a rebound goal may welll result with a good team. The least worst result is a short kick (at the feet of a teammate) rather than a long kick - which is what we do. Of course, if you are playing a team with worse foot skills than you, they will give the ball back - Like Freo and Carlton!

[Nick_Dal_Santo = ChAmPiOn]

Because the following CANNOT kick at all....

Clint Jones, Sam Gilbert, Hudghton, Blake, Eddy

and these miss more targets than they hit....

Gram, Montagna, Hayes, Riewoldt (goals), S.Fisher, Dempster

Hudghton = 100% Efficiency today (6 Kicks)

Gwilt = 90% Efficiency (7 Kicks)

the rest are pretty poor IMO.

[perfectionist]

...the rest are pretty poor IMO.

Compared to Freo, yes.

Questions:
1. How many Saints players an kick accurately with the preferred foot?
2. How many Saints players can kick both feet?