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Message: [QUOTE="bazza, post: 2749517, member: 8440"] It's not that Hunt can't physically kick a drop kick, because in fact, he strikes them well. He actually hits them sweetly, and he can kick them rather long. The issue is, the set-up before actually kicking it. We don't get ourselves in a position to land it. You have to set up directly facing the uprights. Each time Hunt has taken a shot, its more a desperate, almost second thought, attempt from 20m left or right of the posts. That's not where you kick a field goal from. If you look back at the good teams, or even focus in on the players who regularly kick field goals, and just have a look at how they position and direct their team to a certain position of the field, right in front of the posts. Lockyer used to do it better than anyone. He'd direct the play straight through to the centre of the field, and sit back 15-20m behind the play, giving himself enough time and space, but more importantly giving him the right direction to snap a field goal. It's something you have to learn, and I'm sure Milford and Hunt will be better for it in the future. If you look at last week. Hunt got a good purchase on it, and it sailed about 45-50 metres. But the set up was poor. It's almost as if it wasn't his first choice to go for a field goal. To kick a field goal, it has to be the first instinct, the primary objective. You have to prepare for it for the whole set, not just think about it a few second prior to kicking one, just for the sake of it. You have to set your intentions clear from the start of the set, and let the rest of the team know so they can get you into a good position. [/QUOTE]

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