The Giants spearhead’s unconventional goalkicking approach should not inspire confidence. Jerky and twitchy, it’s not easily replicated. But it works.
’s unconventional goalkicking approach should not inspire confidence. Jerky and twitchy, it’s not easily replicated from shot to shot, less so from game to game. But it works.
What had generally been a more fluent 17- or 19-step approach in 2023 pushed out to 21 for his clutch goal in the preliminary final as the stutter became more notable. In opening round, it was 25, back to 23 for round one and into the high 20s and low 30s late in the home-and-away season. Last week against the Swans, he kicked on his 35th step.Always leading with his left foot from the top of his mark, Hogan starts with a walk of about five paces before he breaks into a skip.
“I had Auskick dads telling me, ‘Can you stop doing that? My kids are digging up my grass at home, or falling over trying to do this stuff as Auskick’,” Kennedy said. “You laugh at those things.”such as fast bowling in cricket, serving in tennis and, in this case, goalkicking. “You’re just focusing on the last three steps. In a mindset way, I think it helps as well, being able to feel balanced as you came out of it.
“He’s not worried, from the start of his routine to when he gets his stutter up he’s always thinking he’ll get momentum, and control the final three steps,” Laidler said.
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