tiger_tigers
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if benji is still struggling with the boot then why not give rhino a shot ….he was a prolific points scorer in his junior days and pretty handy with his boot.....
GIVE RHINO A KICK
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Benji and Lawry have been the only 2 blokes regularly practising, and Benji will be taking them tonight unless he hands the reins over again.
I'm not sure if you're joking or not but it's a bit different kicking for the Umina Bunnies than the NRL.
@pacey said:
Chris Heighington.
Maybe someone can do a sticky with all the player nicknames!!
Tiger_Watto
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I was a point scoring machine in the juniors… Then I remember my grade debut and it all slowed down from there...
Give Gibbs a go... He needs alternatives to score points. Or better still, we could go back to the Scorer Kicks rule...
Give Gibbs a go... He needs alternatives to score points. Or better still, we could go back to the Scorer Kicks rule...
@Yossarian said:
I dunno Yoss…either you can kick them or you can't...
Dark Horse....Liam......he looks keen..
Lukic and Geo, there are two key differences. Firstly in my experience a large chunk of tries are scored under or near the posts in junior league. So you might have a great number of goals (winning 80-0 pads out your numbers!) and a reasonable % but it might not mean you're an ace kicker. I'd bet Farah kicked a stack of goals as a junior and probably Chris Lawrence too.
Secondly the pressure is obviously a lot different. Apparently Benji knocks them over from everywhere at training but can't replicate it under the pressures of the NRL.
Secondly the pressure is obviously a lot different. Apparently Benji knocks them over from everywhere at training but can't replicate it under the pressures of the NRL.
@Yossarian said:
The pressure would be similar, as a junior you dont know the pressure of a NRL player, you only know the level that youre at….no difference, but you still know a miss could cost 2 points.
Plenty scored out wide each week in juniors....
Love_the_WestsTigers
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@Tiger Watto said:
On the subject of Gibsy , the poor donkey deserves at least 1 try this year .Hat off to him for all his improvements he has made this year..
Not fussed who kicks or who can , just get maximum of 6 each time and that will keep me happy ..
Lets see who steps up and slots them tonight …
tiger_tigers
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@Yossarian said:
why is the ball smaller ? is the ground smaller ?
i can see youve never played the game at any level …..
im 48 and i can still kick a goal from the side line or 40 plus metres out .....and using only two steps because the hammys are gone lol....
tiger_tigers
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@Yossarian said:
firstly.. in the juniors we have the mercy rule … 50 or so points depending on the comp ... and trust me the trys are scored from every where not all under the posts ....
secondly ...its heaps less pressure when you kick from the sideline because they are the kicks your not expected to kick ... the ones in close are the pressure kicks ... ask any goalkicker ...
@tiger tigers said:
Mate you've arked up at every post of I've made in this thread to tell me I don't know what I'm talking about. You're experiences with junior footy is not mine. When I played or watched most of the tries were scored in a pretty handy position. They did NOT have a mercy rule in the North Sydney juniors when I played so if you were up 40 blot teams normally didn't try to keep you out wide for the kick.
So your experiences are different from mine, it doesn't make me right or you right?
And if you blokes seriously think someone playing for Umina U/16s is under the same pressure as playing in the NRL I'm not going to argue about it. I think its a crock to suggest have 15000 people screaming at you is similar to 50 blokes and 2 labradors at Woy Woy Oval but that's just my opinion.
@innsaneink said:
Your opinion… When I played I didn't feel any pressure at all. I drop a pass or score a try - doesn't matter, everyone forgets pretty quick. Even not having played NRL I can appreciate it being a much higher pressure environment. It is far more phyiscally taxing as well so you're not going to be as fresh when you kick.
I never said nobody scores out wide, just in my experience the % is a lot lower in juniors. You have more blowouts, less linebreaks are chased down, fullbacks aren't as great and you have more dominant players who score a lot of tries.
Anyway I'm yet to see any stats on Rhino's goalkicking prowess or otherwise.
