Is it? What is his record?
Hardly ever see Harts barreling from the kick ins. Usually it’s one or two steps and a safe kick.
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"These Pretzels can get fkn Knotted!!"
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It was weird how our captain put his hand up to win the ball at those last 5-6 stoppages AND worked into space for a chip around when we did have the AND took the kick out - but didn’t do any of those things at all.
we still love you bj.
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He f**ked up but we should have never been in that position any way.
Essendon ain’t no Richmond, this isn’t a mental thing. It’s just a last 2 minute scenario that we have to practice and learn from.
The reality is this is just a loss in the H&A game. It’s not a bad time to drop a game to highlight how bad our last minute strategy is in a close game. Although most will see this as a missed opportunity, it could be an opportunity to address a few issues and when we find ourselves in that situation again, potentially in a final, we know what’s required to win.
Goddard will learn from this and if we find ourselves in that situation in the future, I’d be happy to see him kicking out again.
Heads up Blitz, we’ve been through worse!
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Once every couple of years = not a thing
Do it again in two weeks…
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Pointer Sisters - Energy - 1978
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What we should learn from this is that Goddard should not take kick-outs.
Not ever.
And I’d be more confident about the whole ‘we’ll learn from this’ stuff if it were not for the fact that the lesson about Goddard taking kick-outs should have been been already been learned so hard through aversion therapy that he gets headaches when he drives his car out of a vertical park at the shopping centre.
Edit: sigh It seems I have to make it clear that I’m not actually bagging Goddard.
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I thought it was strange that BJ did not side step around him, or even change direction and kick to the fat side . He had an acre of space to run into, could have carried the ball another 10 metres. I guess he had the prime directive to kick the ball wide and accurately and just ignored all other options.
However, many many mistakes are made in games. Its just the last mistake that’s focused on, and if it happens to be one of your players that makes the mistake, there’s a tendency to string them up for it. I dont agree.
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Not sure if posted yet, but…
“I didn’t know how long was left but in the front of my mind was about getting yardage and (kicking it) as long and wide as possible, hence the kick to myself,” Goddard told Channel Nine.
"In hindsight, I preferably just kick it from the square and not take the risk of playing on.
“But the biggest mistake I did make was I hung onto the ball too long waiting for something to open up late, which generally I like to do and maintain possession.”
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Which in a nutshell is why he is not the best man to be taking the kick-ins.
Too high a risk if something goes wrong.
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The thought never entered my mind before he took the kick in. If anything, if you asked me at the time who I wanted to have the ball, BJ would have been at the top of my list.
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No offence, but had you not seen his previous kick-ins in that game?
Let alone other games this year…
For the small amount he takes, his turnover or very ■■■■■■ nearly turnover rate from that position is ridiculously high.
It’s a specialist job. He’s not suited to it.
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Ranked 8th in Total Effective Disposals in the AFL this year.
What data suggest he’s done a bad job with kickouts? Because we lost a game in horrible circumstances?
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Watching our games?
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It’s not something I’ve noticed. Typically I spend most Bomber games rage posting on Blitz. Obviously I’m not paying close enough attention.
Do they keep stats on effective kick outs?
Cool, so no stats? Just “I saw him make a mistake”.
The fact is he is in the Top 10 Total Effective Disposals in the AFL this year. If we have someone like that on our list, mistake or not, I’m happy with him taking the kick outs.
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