Look at this article on NRL.com from a couple of years ago: Top 10 goalkickers in the NRL https://www.nrl.com/news/2016/10/18/top ... n-the-nrl/ Quote 10. Tyrone Roberts It's still not 100 per cent clear who the number one kicker on the Gold Coast is, but safe money suggests Tyrone Roberts has the slight edge over Ash Taylor. While the pair shared kicking duties in 2016, Roberts finished the year as the first-choice sharp-shooter, a moniker he earned with a career-best 82.35 strike rate with the boot. In the 19 matches he kicked, he only missed multiple goals once (in Round 20 against the Eels).'"

Look at this article on NRL.com from a couple of years ago: Top 10 goalkickers in the NRL https://www.nrl.com/news/2016/10/18/top ... n-the-nrl/ Quote 10. Tyrone Roberts It's still not 100 per cent clear who the number one kicker on the Gold Coast is, but safe money suggests Tyrone Roberts has the slight edge over Ash Taylor. While the pair shared kicking duties in 2016, Roberts finished the year as the first-choice sharp-shooter, a moniker he earned with a career-best 82.35 strike rate with the boot. In the 19 matches he kicked, he only missed multiple goals once (in Round 20 against the Eels).'"

We won a challenge cup final with Ben Westwood kicking!

Quote ="sally cinnamon"Look at this article on NRL.com from a couple of years ago: Top 10 goalkickers in the NRL https://www.nrl.com/news/2016/10/18/top ... n-the-nrl/ '" Which for me is further evidence that he’s still carrying that leg after the surgery. Hopefully after a full off-season he’ll be back in contention for the goal kicking. Also may well be the reason we don’t see him taking on the line as much as his history shows.

Quote ="sally cinnamon"Look at this article on NRL.com from a couple of years ago: Top 10 goalkickers in the NRL https://www.nrl.com/news/2016/10/18/top ... n-the-nrl/ '" Which for me is further evidence that he’s still carrying that leg after the surgery. Hopefully after a full off-season he’ll be back in contention for the goal kicking. Also may well be the reason we don’t see him taking on the line as much as his history shows.

My feelings too. He's playing a bit like a man keeping out of trouble. Mind you I'd rather him do that if it keeps him playing.

Yep, he has more than enough influence on the attack even without him taking on the line. If the true reason is his leg, then can’t wait for him to be fully fit. And since his celebrations of try-scoring have been questioned previously, all we need to do is have him spend some time one-on-one with the legendary Richie Mathers and he’ll be back-slapping to a world-class level in no time...

Botica wasn’t wanted by Monie when he was signed but he became an integral part of that Wigan side. He certainly wasn’t just in for his goalkicking but I’m sure it helped. He played test rugby for New Zealand in both codes. Certainly good enough too.

I happen to think Offiah took Wigan to another level as he was easily better than Preston. The Miles and Offiah partnership was the best centre/wing combo I’ve seen in nearly 40 years.

I like Sally’s post about getting a kicking coach in and also the bit about scrummaging. It couldn’t do any harm and would bring a bit of variety to play which SL is sadly lacking to this outsiders point of view.

Have a good season Wire.

Wish the full match was available somewhere... ??

I can’t find it anywhere which is a shame. Wish it could be uploaded to YT.

I am sure in the past we have had a goal kicking coach?

Haven't we done that so many times with Andrew Johns?
Lee Briers would have be present at those training programmes. LB memory can't be that bad.

Didn't Dave Aldred (sp) used to appear from time to time?

I wouldn't think that briers kick percentages were much better (if at all better) than the players who have kicked most for us this season.

Perhaps but being a mentored by AJ must at least be in his memory bank?