Who will be our goal kicker next season?

[Eagles2nv]

The NRL need to introduce an NFL style specialist goal kicker. A player allowed to come on the field for a team and kick either penalty goals or conversions.

What is Matthew Ridge doing these days........?

Ah Manly's on-going problem. Other than a brief flirtation with Ben Walker we have not had a kicker come close to Ridge's quality since he left the club after the 1996 GF - 20 years and counting.

Jason Taylor for the NE. (Not as good but closest to ridge.)

Yes I know he was a bear, and yes I know I broke a golden rule by mentioning the NE.

 

[Lyonstomenzies]

Went for a walk around Brooky oval the other day and saw Scott Fulton trying to slot them from the sideline about 30m out. Brett Fulton was catching them behind the posts and would then run around and take one himself.

They did this for around 10 shots each.

True story, scouts honour.

 

[HoldenV8]

Comparing Ridge to the kickers Manly (not the NE) have used since 1996 (minimum of 50 attempts on goal):

Matthew Ridge - 477/599 (79.63%)

Craig Field - 44/86 (51.16%)
Shannon Nevin - 52/83 (62.65%)
Luke Phillips - 50/83 (60.24%)
Adam Brown - 38/52 (73.08%)
Ben Walker - 59/76 (77.63%)
Luke Williamson - 40/57 (70.18%)
Andrew Walker - 80/103 (77.67%)
Michael Witt - 62/78 (79.49%)
Matt Orford - 242/338 (71.60%)
Jamie Lyon - 532/720 (73.88%)
Daly Cherry-Evans - 28/51 (54.90%)

 

[TimmyQ]

I think this is a serious issue which has been largely overlooked for next year as we whinge about more pressing matters lol. Most of the top teams have good kickers.. Thurston, Maloney, Smith, etc. When a team's struggling as we are atm we need every possible edge we can get! And let's face it on our recent track record I'm guessing many of our victories in 2017 could be in the <6 points category. If we have a B grade goal kicker that could have serious implications on our top 8 aspirations in close games. Be a real shame if we improve across the board next year and it comes down to goalkicking that causes us to fail again.

 

[ricardo]

If Fletcher Christian can kick I'd give him the job and wrap him in cotton wool (no more punching doors!). Make him a Manly centre for life.

DCE can't kick consistently enough (25/40 in 2011 and stuff all since), Wright shouldn't be in the team, Matai will be broken & the rest aren't options.

 

[1969]

Dylan Walker will be our kicker. His record is 73% which is not too shabby. He will be our 3rd Walker to kick goals for our mighty team.

 

[TimmyQ]

ok.... well time to focus on fine tuning our attack... we need tries tries and more tries..

 

[qldeagle]

If anyone's watching the Samoa v Fiji, I think we've found our goal kicker for next year. Matthew Wright is kicking them from everywhere.

 

[TimmyQ]

If anyone's watching the Samoa v Fiji, I think we've found our goal kicker for next year. Matthew Wright is kicking them from everywhere.

Yes but we need a great goal kicker that's also a first grade NRL player...

 

[qldeagle]

Yes but we need a great goal kicker that's also a first grade NRL player...

Well he'll just have to lift his game.

 

[double hoops]

Yes but we need a great goal kicker that's also a first grade NRL player...

He's got some skills Matty. I rather liked the look of him at 6. Will be interesting to see where reserves stick all these Wrights

 

[EaglesDontTweet]

ok.... well time to focus on fine tuning our attack... we need tries tries and more tries..

And all under the posts.😀

 

[BOZO]

Went for a walk around Brooky oval the other day and saw Scott Fulton trying to slot them from the sideline about 30m out. Brett Fulton was catching them behind the posts and would then run around and take one himself.

They did this for around 10 shots each.

True story, scouts honour.

You should have stuck around feathered friend because as soon as you left to go to Mcdonalds I saw Bob Fulton descend from the heavens and sat in his glorified Fulton Menzies stand at Brookvale oval professing he will do what he does best for Manly and that is he will deliver success once more . True story , the immortals honour .
Bring on 2017. Go the mighty Sea eagles !!!

 

[TimmyQ]

You should have stuck around feathered friend because as soon as you left to go to Mcdonalds I saw Bob Fulton descend from the heavens and sat in his glorified Fulton Menzies stand at Brookvale oval professing he will do what he does best for Manly and that is he will deliver success once more . True story , the immortals honour .
Bring on 2017. Go the mighty Sea eagles !!!
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Gawd ..if I see one more 'Go the Mighty Sea Eagles' from you I'm gonna puke. We're here because we actually care and the same generic delusional optimistic rhetoric does no one any good. I want to see a plan, I want to see intelligent recruitment, I want to see some kind of direction that speaks to us all and says we're actually DOING something to stop this train wreck and turn things around.

 

[BOZO]

Gawd ..if I see one more 'Go the Mighty Sea Eagles' from you I'm gonna puke. We're here because we actually care and the same generic delusional optimistic rhetoric does no one any good. I want to see a plan, I want to see intelligent recruitment, I want to see some kind of direction that speaks to us all and says we're actually DOING something to stop this train wreck and turn things around.

TmmyQ , We are all here because we all care and we are ALL feathered friends because we all love our Sea eagles . Why don't you chill out and have a stress and worry free off season and let 2017 take its fold and see how we go before you start getting your feathers in a knot .

 

[Andrew..]

You should have stuck around feathered friend because as soon as you left to go to Mcdonalds I saw Bob Fulton descend from the heavens and sat in his glorified Fulton Menzies stand at Brookvale oval professing he will do what he does best for Manly and that is he will deliver success once more . True story , the immortals honour .
Bring on 2017. Go the mighty Sea eagles !!!
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I genuinely admire your passion Bozo.
But your idea of Bob Fulton descending from heaven and sitting in a glorified stand kind of freaks me out.

 

[BOZO]

I genuinely admire your passion Bozo.
But your idea of Bob Fulton descending from heaven and sitting in a glorified stand kind of freaks me out.

I was only taking the piss out of our other feathered friend that was taking the piss out of the Immortal .
Leave your freaking out until we make the semis in 2017 🙂

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

I genuinely admire your passion Bozo.
But your idea of Bob Fulton descending from heaven and sitting in a glorified stand kind of freaks me out.

I think BOZO is really that Hillsong bloke.

And after reading ZtH's column this morning re: Radradradradradradra (...symbol for infinity), I am convinced he is the T. Ronald Dump of RL. Bad hair and all.

 

[bob dylan]

Nate Myles.

He's gotta be good for something.

 

[pjayz]

I'd like to see DCE take up the kicking again, use to be pretty good if I recall correctly.

You recall incorrectly I'm afraid Turbojet. He is a shocker.