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Message: [QUOTE="m1c, post: 2364728, member: 1944"] His long kicking is hard to judge. The tactic is to kick it high and long to give our kick chase the time to get down the field. It doesn't look pretty but it is effective. IMO it's a higher percentage play than trying to get it over their heads or drilling it low and hard to space which often results in the fullback catching it, giving little time for the kick chase to get going. It's a trade off, by giving the ball more air you allow the opposition to take it easily, however you can almost always guarantee the extra time will also allow your kick chase to pin them in their own 20. Unless you kick early, run it on the last to draw the wingers up or ensure the ball ball bounces short of the defense - ala Soward - it is quite difficult to find the grass these days. Kicking for the corners should be the aim, but with the wingers back on the last tackle this is near impossible. I agree that Locky should definitely be in charge of most of the long kicking, however Griffin seems to have taken a page out of the Bennett handbook in attempting to reduce Lockyer's touches. The aim being to reduce the quantity and increase the quality. [/QUOTE]

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