Just thought Hampshire’s goal kicking was a bit off towards the end of the year and just got me thinking about other goal kickers we may have, and whether it will come up in the recruitment process.

Sam can kick goals.... https://www.raiders.com.au/teams/telstr ... -williams/

Sam can kick goals.... https://www.raiders.com.au/teams/telstr ... -williams/

He was off a bit but to be honest his hit rate is normally better than most.
I guess the question is, are we replacing him at 7?
If say Sam Williams comes in and Hampshire is not guaranteed a place anymore then we need a permanent replacement at goal kicker. If he plays I'm happy to go with him though we do need a backup. I felt a lot more comfortable with Brough and Hampshire in the team as we were covered with two top kickers.

Gigot, all depends on whether he will be in the starting 13 next season.

Batch?

Chester said after the Salford game that Miller would prefer a number 7 who can organise the team, which would suggest that it is not going to be Hampshire.

Hampshire at FB?

Does westerman kick or am i confused

He can.

Batch, Gigot and Jowitt can all kick. I don’t think any of them are guaranteed starters though

Hampshire missed a few towards the end of the year but is usually pretty reliable, 2018 he had a very high success rate.

LOOKING forward to seeing what the lads can do. with a full preseason and a signing or 2.

Up the TRIN

There's also Arundel who can kick.

I remember Westerman nailing a touch line kick for Hull at Belle Vue, to either tie or win the game.

Problem with players like Westerman and Batch is that neither are on the pitch long enough. Has to be an 80 minute man unless injured.

Hampshire’s kicking was off but the rest of his game improved dramatically.

Brad Walker?

Going back to Rocky, think he has about a 75% record. Not bad to be fair

not only his goal kicking needs to go but him playing in the halfs

Yeah I think in the last few games he missed a few sitters that probably took the shine off an otherwise excellent season with the boot.

As ever you make it obvious that you don’t actually watch the games. Played very well in his last few run outs at HB.

If Williams comes he’s kicking. Remember the Salford game where they were always in the game and looked like they had won until Williams belter from touch line that won it.

When Williams came here last time there was a chap what used to post on here by the user name of stevie egg, he told Mr Carter that for the following season he would like to drop if that's the right word the usual player he sponsored in favour of Williams, Mr Carter told him that there would not be a problem but the sponsorship deal would rise significantly because of the higher profile he would receive from Williams goalkicking whereby the sponsors name gets announced every time he kicks a goal as well as other stuff.

did he chicken out sponsoring him after hearing that

He said he didn't want to put all his eggs in one basket

The club has said they are looking to sign an organising half back be it wiliams patton or who ever it is these players tend be goal kickers so there the answer

Thats a fowl joke......

Really??? Brad Walker had half a game in the halves and created more in that time than Hampshire had in the previous half a dozen. He has been a half decent locum used only because we had run out of other options, his kicking in general play has been hit and miss, more often miss as he rarely finds the grass unless kicking directly to touch and has kicked out on the full or dead for 7 set restarts far too often. Towards the end even his generally very good goal kicking has been off point.

On the plus side, he's one of the fittest guys at the club, which no doubt helps him avoid injuries, has great pace and can cover several positions - it's probably why he was re-signed for this year just gone

Having read all the comments in this thread, it is very odd that our current, more senior half back in Miller, is rarely mentioned.

I think his performances towards the end of the season did pick up, as well as others.

However, I do think Hampshire does beat him with the kicking game and passing, not to mention speed. He is also a few years younger and with more time on his hands to develop further

Rocky's kicking did fall off a bit towards the end, but looking st his goal.kicking, he looks like he rushes them a bit sometimes.

With my comment on the third paragraph, is Miller guaranteed to start alongside William's, and if so, should he be?