Sinces Bails has come on board, one quality I think he looks for is elite kicks. I am sure it has something to do with his fast moving highly skilled game plan.

Cook, Watts, Tapscott, Blease, Strauss, Morton (Some may disagree) and you could also add Trengove, Jetta, Grimes and Bennell to that list. (I am sure I have missed some)

What do the 'Land think? Am I on something here or is every coach looking for great kickers?

I also think he has a thing for elite runners aswell (morton, Bail, Scully, Trengove, Howe, Cook)

Sorry mate ,nothing new there as they're all after elite kicks and runners that have clean hands .

All the better to pierce zones .

Edited November 18, 201014 yr by Fork 'em

Same could be said for pace.

In my mind, pace and foot skills are the two hardest skills to teach.

Pace cant be taught. You either have it and use it properly or you dont.

Worth mentioning that all 4 talls that we drafted run a 14+ beep test.

Perfectly suits the new substitute rule.

Worth mentioning that all 4 talls that we drafted run a 14+ beep test.

Perfectly suits the new substitute rule.

Is there somewhere I can see their test results?

Stibbard says Cook is a bit slow but the knock on Lynch was he had the worst 20m time - what's Cooks's?

I don't know if there is a link for ALL results but this has the top 10 in each category:

http://www.topendsports.com/sport/afl/testing-draft-results-2010.htm

Cook appears in the 3km time trial, coming 10th at 10:34.

Gaff came first with 10:00.

He also appears in the Kicking Test, having come equal 9th with 23/30 (63% efficiency)

I don't know if there is a link for ALL results but this has the top 10 in each category:

http://www.topendsports.com/sport/afl/testing-draft-results-2010.htm

Cook appears in the 3km time trial, coming 10th at 10:34.

Gaff came first with 10:00.

He also appears in the Kicking Test, having come equal 9th with 23/30 (63% efficiency)

Thanks - doesn't seem like they publish the whole list.

How many of our 4 went to the camp or state screening anyway?

I imagine Cook was the only one at the National Combine.

Not bad coming 10th in the 3km time trial for a big man against the best young mids in the nation.