Kicking Game : Sun Aug 04, 2024 9:09 pm  

Please can someone explain why our long kicking game is so inferior to that of our rivals in the top six of the table?
We have seen our attacking game apart from this improve markedly this season and yet while Snead, Lewis and Smith amongst others kick it high, move it in the air or create a contest we constantly kick it too low and too far to make it any sort of threat.
We even did that with the goal-line drop out on Friday, and our kick-offs are soooo predictable.
It can’t be just that Drinkwater isn’t as good as the players named above can it (although he isn’t)? Surely even he could be coached to kick it higher or shorter, or both - quite often he’s not even under that much pressure when he kicks.
It baffles me why we can’t do it better.

Re: Kicking Game : Sun Aug 04, 2024 10:43 pm  

An excellent question. It sorely lets us down.

Re: Kicking Game : Sun Aug 04, 2024 11:36 pm  

You mean you're not impressed by Drinkwaters, 100% every time, kick to the left of the field in the exact same spot kicking skill.....your crazy

Re: Kicking Game : Mon Aug 05, 2024 9:18 am  

Or thane wrote:

You mean you're not impressed by Drinkwaters, 100% every time, kick to the left of the field in the exact same spot kicking skill.....your crazy

As a pro footballer, with time on his hands, it amazes me that he cannot improve this aspect of his game. This is something that can be analysed and practiced. Other players in the same position can do it.

Mind you, he is the very definition of a journeyman. We are his 8th club and he gets by by just doing enough. 6/10 week in week out. I'll not lose any sleep when he has gone as I am sure we can improve on that position.

Re: Kicking Game : Mon Aug 05, 2024 12:16 pm  

Crosswire wrote:

Please can someone explain why our long kicking game is so inferior to that of our rivals in the top six of the table?
We have seen our attacking game apart from this improve markedly this season and yet while Snead, Lewis and Smith amongst others kick it high, move it in the air or create a contest we constantly kick it too low and too far to make it any sort of threat.
We even did that with the goal-line drop out on Friday, and our kick-offs are soooo predictable.
It can’t be just that Drinkwater isn’t as good as the players named above can it (although he isn’t)? Surely even he could be coached to kick it higher or shorter, or both - quite often he’s not even under that much pressure when he kicks.
It baffles me why we can’t do it better.

I was going to post along these lines on the match thread. Joe Burgess had the luxury of running onto the ball a number of times and gaining many yards at the start of their set. In the kicking department, both long and short, we were dreadfully deficient during Friday's game. I totally agree that Drinkwater is a journeyman fulfilling a role, rather than being a player who has the ability to change a game. The frustrating thing being that Hayes has missed such an opportunity to gain a lot of experience at SH to the end of the season, due to injury. He already had the shirt, and could have improved so much. I hope that he fully recovers and can reset to progress with his career in 2025.

Re: Kicking Game : Mon Aug 05, 2024 1:08 pm  

Josh Drinkwater highlights reel/tribute is being released shortly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyiJLGSIde4

Josh Drinkwater highlights reel/tribute is being released shortly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyiJLGSIde4

Re: Kicking Game : Mon Aug 05, 2024 6:38 pm  

Dec Patton had the best long kicking game of any recent Warrington player. Maybe he's our 'wow' signing?

Re: Kicking Game : Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:37 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

As a pro footballer, with time on his hands, it amazes me that he cannot improve this aspect of his game. This is something that can be analysed and practiced. Other players in the same position can do it.

Mind you, he is the very definition of a journeyman. We are his 8th club and he gets by by just doing enough. 6/10 week in week out. I'll not lose any sleep when he has gone as I am sure we can improve on that position.

Very negative & too personal. Move on ... the future is bright.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Kicking Game : Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:43 pm  

How was our kicking game last week against wigan? What were the major differences

Re: Kicking Game : Mon Aug 05, 2024 11:10 pm  

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Smiffy27 wrote:

Very negative & too personal. Move on ... the future is bright.

Give over too personal. And, again, stop telling me what to do ffs. I'll post what I like, when I like within the AUP even if you don't like it. Self appointed thought police.