Why don't we kick more field goals???
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 12:34 am
I know we kicked one against the Broncos on Friday night, but in the club's history we have only kicked 20 field goals in 15 seasons. That is not very much, considering a player like Jamie Soward has kicked 20 in his career since 2007 and Chris Sandow has kicked 16 in his career since 2008. I know a field goal only one point, but the one point can be extremely helpful in tight games and we have lost games in the past by not going for the one point (I remember the Storm didn't even kick a single field goal from R18, 1999-R26, 2004).
Here is a list of all the field goals the Storm has kicked in it's history (got this from RL Tables and Stats) (also, I've listed the stadium names as the traditional, original or names people can refer to without not being able to know what they are):
1. R13, 1998 vs Balmain at Leichhardt Oval (Brett Kimmorley) (Final Score: Melbourne 25-Balmain 16)
2. R16, 1998 vs Auckland at Olympic Park (Brett Kimmorley) (Final Score: Melbourne 21-Auckland 24) (funnily enough, this was the first game I ever went to)
3. R17, 1999 vs Manly at Brookvale Oval (Brett Kimmorley) (Final Score: Melbourne 19-Manly 18)
4. FW1, 2004 vs Brisbane at Lang Park (Matt Orford) (Final Score: Melbourne 31-Brisbane 14)
5. R17, 2005 vs Canterbury at Sydney Showground (Matt Orford) (Final Score: Melbourne 33-Canterbury 6)
6. R19, 2005 vs Brisbane at Lang Park (Matt Orford) (Final Score: Melbourne 15-Brisbane 28)
7. R12, 2006 vs Penrith at Olympic Park (Cooper Cronk) (Final Score: Melbourne 17-Penrith 16)
8. R21, 2007 vs Cronulla at Shark Park (Cooper Cronk) (Final Score: Melbourne 17-Cronulla 16)
9. R6, 2008 vs Canberra at Bruce Stadium Canberra (Cooper Cronk) (Final Score: Melbourne 23-Canberra 16)
10. R11, 2008 vs South Sydney at Grahame Park Gosford (Cooper Cronk) (Final Score: Melbourne 15-South Sydney 10)
11. FW1, 2008 vs Warriors at Olympic Park (Greg Inglis) (Final Score: Melbourne 15-Warriors 18)
12. R1, 2009 vs St. George Illawarra at Olympic Park (Greg Inglis) (Final Score: Melbourne 17-St. George Illawarra 16)
13. GF, 2009 vs Parramatta at Stadium Australia (Greg Inglis) (Final Score: Melbourne 23-Parramatta 16)
14. R4, 2010 vs St. George Illawarra at Docklands (Cooper Cronk) (Final Score: Melbourne 17-St. George Illawarra 4)
15. R10, 2010 vs Canberra at Bruce Stadium Canberra (Brett Finch) (Final Score: Melbourne 17-Canberra 6)
16. R12, 2010 vs Canterbury at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Brett Finch) (Final Score: Melbourne 23-Canterbury 12)
17. R6, 2011 vs Penrith at Penrith Football Stadium (Cooper Cronk) (Final Score: Melbourne 25-Penrith 10)
18. R9, 2011 vs Brisbane at Lang Park (Cooper Cronk) (Final Score: Melbourne 29-Brisbane 22)
19. R14, 2011 vs Sydney Roosters at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Gareth Widdop) (Final Score: Melbourne 21-Sydney Roosters 4)
20. R24, 2012 vs Brisbane at Lang Park (Cooper Cronk) (Final Score: Melbourne 19-Brisbane 18)
Here is a list of all the field goals the Storm has kicked in it's history (got this from RL Tables and Stats) (also, I've listed the stadium names as the traditional, original or names people can refer to without not being able to know what they are):
1. R13, 1998 vs Balmain at Leichhardt Oval (Brett Kimmorley) (Final Score: Melbourne 25-Balmain 16)
2. R16, 1998 vs Auckland at Olympic Park (Brett Kimmorley) (Final Score: Melbourne 21-Auckland 24) (funnily enough, this was the first game I ever went to)
3. R17, 1999 vs Manly at Brookvale Oval (Brett Kimmorley) (Final Score: Melbourne 19-Manly 18)
4. FW1, 2004 vs Brisbane at Lang Park (Matt Orford) (Final Score: Melbourne 31-Brisbane 14)
5. R17, 2005 vs Canterbury at Sydney Showground (Matt Orford) (Final Score: Melbourne 33-Canterbury 6)
6. R19, 2005 vs Brisbane at Lang Park (Matt Orford) (Final Score: Melbourne 15-Brisbane 28)
7. R12, 2006 vs Penrith at Olympic Park (Cooper Cronk) (Final Score: Melbourne 17-Penrith 16)
8. R21, 2007 vs Cronulla at Shark Park (Cooper Cronk) (Final Score: Melbourne 17-Cronulla 16)
9. R6, 2008 vs Canberra at Bruce Stadium Canberra (Cooper Cronk) (Final Score: Melbourne 23-Canberra 16)
10. R11, 2008 vs South Sydney at Grahame Park Gosford (Cooper Cronk) (Final Score: Melbourne 15-South Sydney 10)
11. FW1, 2008 vs Warriors at Olympic Park (Greg Inglis) (Final Score: Melbourne 15-Warriors 18)
12. R1, 2009 vs St. George Illawarra at Olympic Park (Greg Inglis) (Final Score: Melbourne 17-St. George Illawarra 16)
13. GF, 2009 vs Parramatta at Stadium Australia (Greg Inglis) (Final Score: Melbourne 23-Parramatta 16)
14. R4, 2010 vs St. George Illawarra at Docklands (Cooper Cronk) (Final Score: Melbourne 17-St. George Illawarra 4)
15. R10, 2010 vs Canberra at Bruce Stadium Canberra (Brett Finch) (Final Score: Melbourne 17-Canberra 6)
16. R12, 2010 vs Canterbury at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Brett Finch) (Final Score: Melbourne 23-Canterbury 12)
17. R6, 2011 vs Penrith at Penrith Football Stadium (Cooper Cronk) (Final Score: Melbourne 25-Penrith 10)
18. R9, 2011 vs Brisbane at Lang Park (Cooper Cronk) (Final Score: Melbourne 29-Brisbane 22)
19. R14, 2011 vs Sydney Roosters at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Gareth Widdop) (Final Score: Melbourne 21-Sydney Roosters 4)
20. R24, 2012 vs Brisbane at Lang Park (Cooper Cronk) (Final Score: Melbourne 19-Brisbane 18)