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Re: Lefties
+1seano1 wrote:Dear recruiting staff when looking at lefties can you make sure they can kick with their other bloody foot ffs!
It's a two-way two-sides of the ground game - not a one dimensional game.
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Re: Lefties
Cause we have Webster while granted can hit a target if he gets caught on his right leg it ends up a goal to our opponents.....same goes for Gilbert......as a rightie i taught myself to kick both feet and in cricket bat lefthanded and could do both quite well but when i see leftie in afl level on big big money they should be able to do bothBigMart wrote:Why?
95% of kicks in the AFL are dominant side
I'd take a top line dominant side kick
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Re: Lefties
Not too many right footers kick all that well with their left either. Waste of time working on your non-dominant side when you rarely use it. Much better value on working on your strengths rather than your weaknesses.
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Re: Lefties
Ditto, I can shoot a basketball well on left or right to keep the ball away from defenders.seano1 wrote:Cause we have Webster while granted can hit a target if he gets caught on his right leg it ends up a goal to our opponents.....same goes for Gilbert......as a rightie i taught myself to kick both feet and in cricket bat lefthanded and could do both quite well but when i see leftie in afl level on big big money they should be able to do bothBigMart wrote:Why?
95% of kicks in the AFL are dominant side
I'd take a top line dominant side kick
Footy players should be able to do the same, not asking them to be able to bomb from 50 but just hit those 15-25m passes with the off foot.
Re: Lefties
Players (left or right) kick on their dominant side almost every time
You can kick left or right direction on either foot
Only time you'd use your non dominant
I50 against the boundary ... And you'd just square it
Under pressure players are coached to handball
You can kick left or right direction on either foot
Only time you'd use your non dominant
I50 against the boundary ... And you'd just square it
Under pressure players are coached to handball
Re: Lefties
Yes they use their dominant almost every time because they can't use the other one. Nick uses both quite regularly.BigMart wrote:Players (left or right) kick on their dominant side almost every time
You can kick left or right direction on either foot
Only time you'd use your non dominant
I50 against the boundary ... And you'd just square it
Under pressure players are coached to handball