54 tries - 29 goals this season.

Worrying again today.

I'd say a good proportion of our tries have been scored in the corners (Ainscough with 9...etc), rather than under / beside the posts.

It does need working on though!

Said after the game that last year you could rely on kicks winning us tight games. This year it will lose them us.

1 Pat Richards 22 from 37 59.4%
2 Amos Roberts 6 from 13 46.1%
3 Mark Riddell 1 from 5 20%
4 Karl Pryce 0 from 1 0%

Pat was 80.1% succesful last year and 83.2% in 2007.

Any reason for Richards missing these kicks?

Or has he not actually missed that many, he has missed a few games this season.

Awesome timing



To be fair most of our tries have come from the touchline, but Richards kicked these for fun in the previous two seasons.

Any explanation for this?

isn't he supposed to be carrying an injury, therefore not allowing him as much time practising?

Pat has missed quite a few over the past few weeks, I would imagine this is due to carrying an injury that will surely not allow him to practise etc. He will get back up to Paaaat standard i'm sure!

If you think your goal kickings bad, have a look over the lump, that'll cheer you up!

5 drives and a kick, never.

am i missing something? 12 tries 10 kicks from long. ok, i dont know how many were pens but that seems pretty good to me.

It's because Andy Coley runs sideways

Touchline kicks are still important. Good as that comeback at Bradford was in 2007 just one missed kick would have killed it.

martin offiah, the second coming!

Thats the exception i'm afraid. goal kicking has been our achillies heal for a while.

not keen on long then?

Longy is so inconsistent with kicking it's untrue.

One week he'll constantly miss from almost infront and the next he'll kick them from anywhere.

First noticed Pat's kicking becoming less consistent during the World Cup.

Not sure of the Stats but recall that he did not kick well.

josh veivers is an amazing kicker is it not worth trying him in the side for a game ?

No imo, throwing another youngster in wouldnt be a great idea just for his kicking.
There seems to be an idea that the youngsters are the answer to everything atm because of tompkins and ainscoughs success. And while they are quality not al of them are ready, sam and sean did so well because they are ready.
Pats kicking has been awesome and his current form is ok, but not as good as it has been, I think hel get back to it

I don't think Josh Vievers is just a good kicker though, he is an awesome player. The way he directs the players around the pitch is heartwarming (although the dynamics of the group in first team would probably thwart that shouting) he is solid under the ball, makes some cracking runs and also tackles well and runs his blood to water during a match.

Bilko, are there any stats for him from kicks; have witnessed quite a few touchline conversions in reserves from him

Before next weeks game have to decide first of all if Richards is 100% fit to kick.

At the same time, Roberts should put in a full weeks practice himself and take every kick should Pat not be 100%.

Simple. One or the other.

good call

I agree, he missed some sitters in the WC and has never really got it back together again.

Interesting we switched to Amos yesterday so Pat can't be fit at the moment. Doesn't matter as much in games like yesterday, but in tight games goals are vital so fingers crossed Pat & Amos (it's like Emmerdale isn't it?) find their kicking boots.

but that monster drop out was a beauty