I ain't got any stats to back this up but historically we seem to score more tries out on the wings than most so kicks are that bit more difficult.So a reliable and consistent kicker who can convert from the side line is so much vital to our game. In my opinion as a first time poster!

All our kickers are capable...however the whole teamed allowed Wigan to score tries that left Tomkins/Woods in very kickable areas. Wigan didn't allow us that gesture.
If we bare this in mind then our strike rates will improve.

Strike rates will also improve if our goal kickers can find an hour or two during the week to actually practise!

There is no chance that we can go out and buy a kicker just like that. So we need to get real.

Current reality (the flaming obvious) is that:

1. Harvey Livett: is our current first choice.
2. Bryson Goodwin: has a history of being a decent kicker. I'll guess he practices hard and looks reasonable in practice but he looks short of confidence at the moment (this does happen with almost all kickers at times).
3. Stef Ratchford: has kicked well for us at times but he reckons he goes worse when he practices. Seems strange ... but we are all different. He seems to hit the ball cleanly.
4. Dec Patton: Doesn't get much game time.

* we are not missing many when we score close to the posts

That's it Smithy.
All we need to do is make it easier for our kickers and harder for opposition.

Vs Wigan...Woods is getting all the big praise, but really it was Bateman that purposely stepped up to run hard and illusive into a drop kick zone....Warrington had no answer how to stop his determination to set up the win.....no chance Akauola would do that!

Good point rubber ... all we have to do is score closer to the posts.
You have the ability to spot what others' fail to see

Harvey Livett will be back soon.

Bryson's technique is quite weird

And Snyde.

If BMM scores we're nearer the post but that's not often enough for what we pay him

I didnt think it was snyde,i thought it was a fair comment

Just my spelling.
Anyways it's just to highlight having a weird style isn't a kicking hinder.

you do know they still had a tackle left and were still on our 30 metre line..... what quite that has got to do with the centre Bateman in comparison to forward Akauola I have no idea.

dont we have Tyrone Roberts to thank for the fact they had tackles in the bank while on our 30 meter line...

Bateman is a forward covering centre, is he not?

So with Roberts going, who is going to be the kicker next season?

Ratchford, Patton or Goodwin?

Spoilt for choice. Also Benny and Livett.

In all honesty , you wouldn't bet on any of the above being consistent enough to be called a regular goalkicker.

If they were all given a go at the same kick maybe.

If I remember correctly Benny kicked eleven goals in one match.

Give it BMM.

Without one, you're struggling.
A top notch kicker is an essentiality. Winning teams always have one.

Further up the this page, 5 names have been posted that can kick goals, but they're not [igoalkickers[/i .

Our scouts/management team MUST sort this out, as a priority, or we'll just [imake do and mend[/i as we tend to do.

Didnt wigan miss every kick at goal on saturday night? Clearly it doesnt stop them winning trophies.

Because they took risks, and outscored us three tries to one.
A lesson in having an attacking initiative, as well as having the back up of a good kicker.

Have we a kicker (or a knee-er) as good as Tomkins? No.

Here endeth the lesson.

I'm goal kicking isn't a priority as much a tactical game kicker.
Our short 10 metre game is as bad as it's ever been since the Briers Myler O'Brian years

Let's start getting over the try line before we worry about converting them.

A good goal kicker s worth 6+ league points over a season.