Croker's kicking
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Croker's kicking
It's not good enough....
He's missing some he could have kicked in his sleep last year. I think he's kicking in the low 60% range....
I know he's got the runs on the board over his career, but we're lucky his misses haven't cost us any games.
If he continues his current form I think we should look at someone else.
Harsh I know, but I think fair.
He's missing some he could have kicked in his sleep last year. I think he's kicking in the low 60% range....
I know he's got the runs on the board over his career, but we're lucky his misses haven't cost us any games.
If he continues his current form I think we should look at someone else.
Harsh I know, but I think fair.
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Nah, he's earned right to kick his way into form.
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I do get what you're saying though. It's a bit if a concern as he's usually so good
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
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Re: Croker's kicking
Why is this even a thread
He's coming off a dislocated knee, so his confidence is probably a bit down
But yeah feel free to boot the leading point scorer for the club
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He's coming off a dislocated knee, so his confidence is probably a bit down
But yeah feel free to boot the leading point scorer for the club
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I think it needs to be monitored tbh. Because he’s not just missing a lot of close ones he has genuine kicked really, really poorly all season.
well, I guess you could say that I'm buy curious.
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Im a long way off considering this. To me it's almost a bonus to see us winning when he's down on form with the boot, he's a career 80% kicker going at 67% percent right now
He'll retire as the game's greatest point scorer
Im a data guy, the lows now just mean highs coming later. It's fine.
He'll retire as the game's greatest point scorer
Im a data guy, the lows now just mean highs coming later. It's fine.
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His dislocated knee may explain it, but maybe someone else should kick until it comes good.
If he kicked better, we would have won comfortably today.
It could lose us a match in the future.
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If it was last season I might be inclined to agree. But firstly, he’s got the runs on the board and I have no doubt he’ll come good. Secondly this year’s attitude to defend your mistakes no matter what, gives me more confidence that even if he misses a kick, the boys will rally together and make sure it doesn’t bite us.
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I think we should sack him..raidersmalt wrote: ↑April 21, 2019, 8:53 pm It's not good enough....
He's missing some he could have kicked in his sleep last year. I think he's kicking in the low 60% range....
I know he's got the runs on the board over his career, but we're lucky his misses haven't cost us any games.
If he continues his current form I think we should look at someone else.
Harsh I know, but I think fair.
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****. Missed a lay up here
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Croker's the kicker until he's not in the team anymore. And I'm very pleased with that.
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Don't get me wrong, I'm a Croker fan. Just throwing some thoughts out there....i've been waiting for him to improve and it hasn't happened yet, 6 rounds in.
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Yep, still 81% career form, and we are winning. Case closed.dubby wrote:Nah, he's earned right to kick his way into form.
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I get it, it's frustrating. A few things about the team are a touch frustrating, but we've got a chance to win our way through it.raidersmalt wrote: ↑April 21, 2019, 9:17 pm Don't get me wrong, I'm a Croker fan. Just throwing some thoughts out there....i've been waiting for him to improve and it hasn't happened yet, 6 rounds in.
Like i said, kicking is one of those things that ebbs and flows... i remember about 18 months ago it felt like he was kicking at 90%... the highs and the lows come and go quickly and at the end of the day he wind ups back where he belongs
He's a 80% kicker and if he's going at 67% you know the other side of that coin is coming to balance it out for an 80% kicker
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not happening, we are all building for the finals.-TW- wrote:Why is this even a thread
He's coming off a dislocated knee, so his confidence is probably a bit down
But yeah feel free to boot the leading point scorer for the club
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Jarrod Croker is in the top five goal kickers in 2019... I don't understand why there's even a thread.
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The kick from the try he sets up from the sideline bounces off the upright into the goal instead of bouncing away and this wouldn’t be a thread
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Trivia, I played a 2nd grade rugby game when I was 17, kicked 2/7 and won us the game with the last kick. This team has been winning and still has another gear to step up. Any hooo, Croker is still out kicker.
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He's at 66 per cent this year so far. That is no doubt lower than he'd like, because he's an 80 per cent kicker. But we're six rounds in.
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He’s coming 22nd there ahead of Masters, Martin, Lafai, Taylor and the other Martin
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Could we go one **** week without picking a player to lay the boot into? We are 5-1 for **** sake.
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As long as he kicks the ones that matter, I couldn’t care less.
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Absolutely not. I can’t fathom what this forum would be like in that world.Raider Azz wrote:Could we go one **** week without picking a player to lay the boot into? We are 5-1 for **** sake.
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He makes those two kicks, we’re leading the comp. Send him to Mounties and let Bateman kick. I’m sure he’d do an amazing job
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Your ideas are intriguing to me and i'd like to subscribe to your newsletterFuifui Bradbrad wrote: ↑April 21, 2019, 9:43 pm He makes those two kicks, we’re leading the comp. Send him to Mounties and let Bateman kick. I’m sure he’d do an amazing job
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I’m surprised round 6 hasn’t even finished and there have been 27 players have a kick at goal so far
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Croker is out of form with the boot by his own high standards. Thing is he can't get back in form if he's not kicking. You don't take duties away from somebody with such a solid track record unless you're desperate. We're not.
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22nd? In a 16-team comp? And he's AHEAD of Masters, Martin, Lafai, Taylor, and another Martin?? How many goal kickers are there???
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This. The only way to get a kicker back in form is to let him kick. He's not going to get his form back kicking practice goals at training. He'll get it back by taking kicks with 17,000 screaming fans riding the outcome.Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 21, 2019, 10:01 pm Croker is out of form with the boot by his own high standards. Thing is he can't get back in form if he's not kicking. You don't take duties away from somebody with such a solid track record unless you're desperate. We're not.
It's hardly a problem. We're still winning the games and yes today was closer than we'd like but our defence held on. Show faith in him, show faith in our attack, and let's let him get on with it. I'm sure in another round or two he'll be back to his fabulous best, we'll be 7-1 and this thread can be dragged up for a laugh.
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Something is wrong with his form this season. Not sure if it's the kneecap thing, but he's stabbing at the ball and his follow-through sucks.
I hope the club has arranged for Halligan to come back in and do a few sessions with him. It's certainly not 100% right.
I hope the club has arranged for Halligan to come back in and do a few sessions with him. It's certainly not 100% right.
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They were all from the sideline into a howling wind right ?Neeeegz wrote: ↑April 21, 2019, 9:25 pm Trivia, I played a 2nd grade rugby game when I was 17, kicked 2/7 and won us the game with the last kick. This team has been winning and still has another gear to step up. Any hooo, Croker is still out kicker.
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I agree mate, he looks amazingly tense when he is at the tee.Seiffert82 wrote: ↑April 22, 2019, 2:05 am Something is wrong with his form this season. Not sure if it's the kneecap thing, but he's stabbing at the ball and his follow-through sucks.
I hope the club has arranged for Halligan to come back in and do a few sessions with him. It's certainly not 100% right.
If he kicks at 80%, we lead the comp for the first time since 2005. I really wanted that yesterday.