Who is going to be your primary in field kicker next year. With Long going are the duties going to fall to Eastmond,Pryce or maybe Wilkin. If so do you think that this is going to severely hamper your style of play.
Do you think that you will bring in an aussie to replace Long or has Eastmond definitely got the gig.

No chance in us bringing in an aussie as replacement. I'll leave the other part to the rest of the posters, other than to throw Moore's name into the hat.

trouble is with any of the kickers we have left..if its not in front of the post 8 out of 10 times its missed.

The simple answer is: who knows?

Eastmond hasn't been given a long enough run at 7 for us to make judgement on whether he warrants the tactical kicking job. Which is astonishing because if he ISN'T we're screwed.

Wilkin is a great third choice kicking option. Arguably the best in the game. But he isn't sufficiently consistent to assume the primary responsibility.

And DON'T get me started about Pryce.

From an outsider looking in I just feel that you are a bit short there.. especially after having such a good tactical kicker as Long.

In some respects we will have more decent kickers, but no one as outstanding as Long.

In the kicking department next year we will be able to call upon Eastmond. Wheeler, Wilkin, Moore, Roby and Pryce.

Moore and Roby have each kicked 2 40/20's this season while Leon Pryce has kicked 3.

Eastmond has a lot of natural kicking ability but he just needs to get the experience and practice to get it down to the fine art that Seaon Long did.

Sean Long's kicking for the last two years has been diabolical.

It's like he had bets on how many times he could find a winger.

I think Moore will start out at 7 and will do the lions share off the kicking.

It won't make a difference.

Whoever we elect as tactical kicker, we'll ensure he's nowhere near the ball on the last tackle and will instead pass it to Jammer / dribble a pass along the ground / run back 10 metres, get tackled and handover.

No point changing a gameplan that gets you to the Grand Final, is there?

Well said Mick. Keep the faith.

It would be a pleasant surprise if one season we finally take all forms of kicking seriously.

Jonathon Thurston is coming over for the 4 Nations and he's only got a one way ticket.

i'd hope scott moore was. if he kicks then we will be onside and able to effectively complete a decent chase

Wow, with insight like that you should consider a career in coaching.

Either that or you've read some of the other 4 million threads on here saying that we're crap at kicking.

not wilkin

Were you the Presidient of your debating club or merely a quiet achiever?

I just can't see the point of stating the blindingly obvious.

IMO they tried to protect Eastmond to much when he played half back by having Wilkin and Pryce share the kicking duties. What occurred was mearly indesicion about where the ball was going on the last (which seemed to continue after Long had returned?).

For me, Eastmond's kicking is pretty good and will only get better the more experience he gets. He seems to be a lad who thrives off any oppotunity and can take getting thrown in at the deep end. Make him the number one and make sure he knows its his responsibility.

longy WAS a great kicker and even kicked well in the final, but lets face it the last two seasons, meli or graham could take over and the standard wouldnt drop to far.

if roby moves to 13 next year maybe him just like scully

Wilkin kicked Leeds to death in the Challenge Cup game.

Found the grass every time, didn't give the wingers and full back chance to get good kick returns in and played a major part in you winning that game.

If he can produce that consistently he'll be a good kicking option.

Longy always blew hot and cold with his kicking. He had some putstanding games and some complete howlers .. the big difference being that for the past few years he's had more howlers than good games (and not just kicking)

Kicked them to death in the final as well. Also kicked Wigan to death the week before, if by 'to death' you mean out on the full.

He only put 1 out on the full

in each game

aye I know