The Art of the Checkside Goal

[Briggzy]

Does anyone else think Smart reminds them a little of Murray from Flight of the Conchords? Just the way he speaks.

I was hesitant in watching it, expecting massive cringe factor, but that was edited really well, good job marketing team! I'm really impressed with the way the club has advertised and expanded in social media and crowd enhancers with the tribe and 19th man in the last couple of years. Their Facebook, twitter and home page have really opened up the team more to the supporters, love it

 

[JP Sauce]

Does anyone think Smart reminds them a little of Murray from Flight of the Conchords? Just the way he speaks.

I was hesitant in watching it, expecting massive cringe factor, but that was edited really well, good job marketing team! I'm really impressed with the way the club has advertised and expanded in social media and crowd enhancers with the tribe and 19th man in the last couple of years. Their Facebook, twitter and home page have really opened up the team more to the supporters, love it

Good call on that, I knew he reminded me of someone!

 

[sbenno]

Does anyone think Smart reminds them a little of Murray from Flight of the Conchords? Just the way he speaks.

I was hesitant in watching it, expecting massive cringe factor, but that was edited really well, good job marketing team! I'm really impressed with the way the club has advertised and expanded in social media and crowd enhancers with the tribe and 19th man in the last couple of years. Their Facebook, twitter and home page have really opened up the team more to the supporters, love it

Too right Briggzy, I thought the opening title slide was particularly good. Kudos to the AFC Marketing team.

 

[porpoise]

Would love to see more of these, maybe:

Connell talking to Douglas about falling over.

etc.

Connell talking to Symes about hospital kicks and running around in circles.

 

[Valentino Dmitri]

[youtube]KfDwiRtYYyo[/youtube]

Here are the crow goals from the Essendon V Adelaide 2009 match, which were kindly uploaded by a conscientious Brett Burton fan.

Richie's checkside is at 7.20. It's INSANE that he would even attempt it, let alone NAIL it. In fact the whole video contains copious amounts of BULLS**T. Many of the goals are impressive enough on their own, but it's just LUNACY that they happen one after the other, with only FOUR mistakes in between. 21:4. Absolute joke, and one of my favourite ever non finals matches.

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_match_statistics?mid=4251

 

[spexau]

Yeah probably one of the best displays of goal kicking ever. Not really good goal kicking, just assy stuff that you only see once a game. This game had like 15 examples of freaky goals from both teams. Was such fun to watch. I lol at the commentators. They can't believe it!

 

[earlsta]

I was at that game. Goes to show how valuable knights was on that day, brilliant player when he's on song. It was a goal kicking clinic that day, both teams barely missed.

 

[DavidSaywell]

Kurt and Tex had no trouble kicking straight either!!!!!!!!

 

[WALL-e]

[youtube]KfDwiRtYYyo[/youtube]

Here are the crow goals from the Essendon V Adelaide 2009 match, which were kindly uploaded by a conscientious Brett Burton fan.

Richie's checkside is at 7.20. It's INSANE that he would even attempt it, let alone NAIL it. In fact the whole video contains copious amounts of BULLS**T. Many of the goals are impressive enough on their own, but it's just LUNACY that they happen one after the other, with only FOUR mistakes in between. 21:4. Absolute joke, and one of my favourite ever non finals matches.

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_match_statistics?mid=4251

That was a fun game to be at.

Dougies checkside died in the arse right at the end, which allowed it to straighten up and float through.

Great game.

 

[Briggzy]

That was a fun game to be at.

Dougies checkside died in the arse right at the end, which allowed it to straighten up and float through.

Great game.

I would put it up there as one of the best games I've ever been to. How many did Kurt and Tex get in the end? Something like 10 combined? I remember Tyson just ripping it up, awesome 300th.

Edit: Watched the video, 9 between Tex (2) and Tippett (7) that I counted, I swear Tex kicked more than that..

 

[Slippery Pete]

That was a fun game to be at.

Dougies checkside died in the arse right at the end, which allowed it to straighten up and float through.

Great game.

All that checkside from Douglas proved was that he didn't have a left foot.

Meritorious, I think not.

 

[SugarShane]

Kurt and Tex had no trouble kicking straight either!!!!!!!!

From memory Kurt went 7.0 before kicking a behind late in the match. Hope we see that Kurt again this year.

I love that game too, wouldn't mind watching it again some day. Would have to be one of our all time great non finals matches.

 

[Dandy_GO]

All that checkside from Douglas proved was that he didn't have a left foot.

Meritorious, I think not.

A drop punt on the right would have been a higher percentage kick than a checkside on the left from where he was. Although both would have been better options than his, nevertheless effective, weird kick.
Still, Dougie DOES have a left, and a pretty decent one at that. He's been using it more and more over the last couple of years, and it's one of the reasons he's improved as a player, as he's getting caught much less when trying to turn on to his preferred side in traffic.

 

[Slippery Pete]

A drop punt on the right would have been a higher percentage kick than a checkside on the left from where he was. Although both would have been better options than his, nevertheless effective, weird kick.
Still, Dougie DOES have a left, and a pretty decent one at that. He's been using it more and more over the last couple of years, and it's one of the reasons he's improved as a player, as he's getting caught much less when trying to turn on to his preferred side in traffic.

The checkside from the other side of the ground is an effective kick because it bends in toward the goal. From the side Douglas was, it was a last resort from being hemmed in on the boundary and not confident or adept enough to use is left. I'd never want to see a goal like that pumped up as an act of skill.

This is what players with an opposite foot do in that situation.


[YOUTUBE]UTu72th3aqg[/YOUTUBE]

 

[WALL-e]

Do you rate Dane Swan, Pete?

 

[RoosterLad]

How many players could do what McLeod did then? A lot of natural left footers would struggle to slot that.

 

[Big Sledge #32]

How many players could do what McLeod did then? A lot of natural left footers would struggle to slot that.

Aker & Gaz jnr are about the only two that come to mind from the last few years.

 

[smoovy]

How many players could do what McLeod did then? A lot of natural left footers would struggle to slot that.

Ian Perrie would've smashed it through the middle goal post high.

 

[AFC979810]

Ian Perrie would've smashed it through the middle goal post high.

Ha ha - great chat...

In all honesty - I was at the Telstra Dome for that game - one of the best games I have ever been to and definately one of the best goals i have witnessed in person... Still gives me goosebumps.

 

[thebirdman 24]

[youtube]KfDwiRtYYyo[/youtube]

Here are the crow goals from the Essendon V Adelaide 2009 match, which were kindly uploaded by a conscientious Brett Burton fan.

Richie's checkside is at 7.20. It's INSANE that he would even attempt it, let alone NAIL it. In fact the whole video contains copious amounts of BULLS**T. Many of the goals are impressive enough on their own, but it's just LUNACY that they happen one after the other, with only FOUR mistakes in between. 21:4. Absolute joke, and one of my favourite ever non finals matches.

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_match_statistics?mid=4251

Good to see my videos are getting a run

 

[Mackay train12]

Pretty sure the Douglas checkside was agaisnt st kilda in round 22 not Edwards last game agaisnt freo

 

[MarcusP2]

It seems like you are right, though I was sure I had the goal on video and I don't have that one.

That one is 2:00 in here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEIrbtTSJDI

Doesn't seem like the one I remember but I may be going delusional...

 

[SugarShane]

I was there at that game, still remember the crowd's giant groan of disappointment at the Stevens kick before realising that Porps was underneath it.

 

[Slippery Pete]

Do you rate Dane Swan, Pete?

Yep. Why is that?