thoughts on 2 kickers?

Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:26 pm

whats everyones thoughts on the 2 kickers this year for storm? cam smith from the right side of field and orford from the left side...

IMO i think its good...orford isnt good from the right side ....atleast now we have more chance of winning those close games.

thinga87 · Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:38 pm

Two kickers just aren't enough!

Orford from the left, Cam Smith from the right, Matt Geyer from front and centre with everyone to have a shot at goal by the end of the season!

Insomniac · Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:45 pm

Give it to Lazzo!! Oh, wrong era...

Insomniac · Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:47 pm

Oh, and as for my thoughts, I love the idea. They both seem to be striking them well... unlike Lockyer this weekend!!!

thinga87 · Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:53 pm

I wonder if Steve Turner would have been kicking if he was in the starting 13, same will go for Inglis when he gets his chance.

Insomniac · Mon Mar 21, 2005 5:39 pm

Yeah Turner did a good job with the kicking in the trials...

Gostorm · Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:10 pm

I think it is great if it actually gives a advantage and both guys can kick in the high 80's. We need every advantage to keep our run going.

Earl · Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:48 pm

It definatly gives us a better chance if kicking more conversions, because I think you'll find that mostkickers miss most of their kicks from the wrong side.

Lord Reynoldson · Mon Mar 21, 2005 7:36 pm

It seems to be workng out so far. Was disapointed that Boofa didn't get a shot at goal on Saturday though.

Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:51 pm

Given that kicking can decide so many matches these days, I think it is a brilliant idea. It will boost the overall conversion rate of the Storm's tries as they are both decent kickers kicking from their prefered side. Even kicking cheergirls out of the way while they are at it

The only downside from sharing it is from a person player viewpoint they will finish with fewer points each ... but oh well it's not like they will be up for the most goals/points in the season even if either was kicking from both sides

steaming stormer · Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:40 am

I've been trying to work out why they haven't been doing this in the past... great thinking Bellamy, appears we are on the same wavelength

yakstorm · Wed Mar 23, 2005 10:28 pm

Its setting up a good backup as well for the Storm, after all a large part of goalkicking is confidence, and with the two at the moment being able to focus on their strengths they will be pretty confident with their ability to kick goals, this means if one of the two gets injuried, we wont be hurt as bad, cause the other will be able to continue to be strong on their 'prefered' side as well have the confidence to hopefully convert most from their weaker side.

The only problems arise if both Orford and Smith get injuried at the same time, or one gets injuried and the other loses confidence.

Wed Mar 23, 2005 11:00 pm

Unless we have an 80%+ kicker waiting to be revealed I'm all for it. Kicking wins or loses close games. Anything we can do to improve our kicking percentage is a must.

(I'm sure you've all read my regular rants on this subject so I'll leave it at that.)

Hailstorm · Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:39 am

Does anyone else thing Cam has lost confidence in his kicking? He doesn't appear to be kicking as well as he was this time last year, and over the course of last season he appeared to get progressively worse, to the point where he even stopped kicking...

cam · Thu Mar 24, 2005 3:02 pm

Last year, cam seemed to be struggling, but this year i think he has improved. I think its only 2 that he's missed??? and they were from near the side line.. thats not too bad right? Probably better than orford would have done from the same position.

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thoughts on 2 kickers?