The place kick is as dead as a dodo and has been for a long time. Back in the early 60s two St Kilda forwards George Young and Bill Stephenson practiced place kicks at training but never tried it in a match. 

On the other hand, the well executed drop kick was a thing of beauty and extremely effective particularly from defence. It could be penetrating, accurate and used for breaking the lines. A great loss to the spectacle of the game. 

1 hour ago, hemingway said:

The place kick is as dead as a dodo and has been for a long time. Back in the early 60s two St Kilda forwards George Young and Bill Stephenson practiced place kicks at training but never tried it in a match. 

On the other hand, the well executed drop kick was a thing of beauty and extremely effective particularly from defence. It could be penetrating, accurate and used for breaking the lines. A great loss to the spectacle of the game. 

Got that wrong, although Bill Stephenson practiced the place kick, it was Bill Young not George Young who played with the Saints in the 70s. 

Bill played in the late 50's early 60's and was credited by some for creating the banana kick, later credited to Blair Campbell of Richmond and later Melbourne. Campbell suggested that he got the idea from Bill Young. 

Not wishing to promote the <person who tosses something> but didn't Sam Newman try one late in his footy career (before he changed to a career buffoon)?

5 hours ago, hemingway said:

Got that wrong, although Bill Stephenson practiced the place kick, it was Bill Young not George Young who played with the Saints in the 70s. 

Bill played in the late 50's early 60's and was credited by some for creating the banana kick, later credited to Blair Campbell of Richmond and later Melbourne. Campbell suggested that he got the idea from Bill Young. 

Used to watch Blair Campbell practising the banana kick a few years before introducing it at the footy proper...this all occurred at Central Park, in Malvern where we would watch several major athletes train. It really looked freaky in those days and we'd never expect to see it on the ground. Campbell had it down pat - cannot remember him missing. 

31 minutes ago, Deemania since 56 said:

Used to watch Blair Campbell practising the banana kick a few years before introducing it at the footy proper...this all occurred at Central Park, in Malvern where we would watch several major athletes train. It really looked freaky in those days and we'd never expect to see it on the ground. Campbell had it down pat - cannot remember him missing. 

Agree, it was freaky at the time. Remember watching him kick a banana goal for the first time on the forward pocket boundary line at Carlton or South Melbourne and the crowd was simply stunned. No-one else had ever done it before, Likewise, I can't remember him missing.  He also played cricket for Victoria as a spin bowler. 

40 minutes ago, hemingway said:

Agree, it was freaky at the time. Remember watching him kick a banana goal for the first time on the forward pocket boundary line at Carlton or South Melbourne and the crowd was simply stunned. No-one else had ever done it before, Likewise, I can't remember him missing.  He also played cricket for Victoria as a spin bowler. 

He did, Hemingway! A great spinner in the summer, too. I think that is why he trained, in the early days, at Central Park, as I think but cannot exactly remember, that he played cricket - early in his career - with the Malvern Central Park team - whoever they were. Malvern actually played behind the Malv. Town Hall, at the cnr of High St and Glenferrie Road. Good turf wicket, too. When he got to the Sheffield Shield team - we kinda thought that because we knew him, and as he was such a good bloke with us young larrikins, that we were special, too. His football was the thing that we can remember best because he was fit, fast and tricky on the field - and then came that typical Richmond variation to the game: the banana kick. Shocked the establishment. 

Would be terrible for the game. Place kicking is its own skill, and modern day players to train for it so many of them would see a drop off in conversion.

Not to mention how boring it would be to watch a place kick being set up.

If you can't kick goals, then someone else in the TAC cup will take your place the following year.

 

5 hours ago, Adzman said:

Would be terrible for the game. Place kicking is its own skill, and modern day players to train for it so many of them would see a drop off in conversion.

Not to mention how boring it would be to watch a place kick being set up.

If you can't kick goals, then someone else in the TAC cup will take your place the following year.

 

All within the 30 second shot clock would make it very interesting ?

This is so much bull I can’t stand it. Why is a skill like the drop punt from a set shot just completely dying on the vine with wankers doing all sorts of stupid things like turning to a 90 degree angle to now possible bringing back something that has been buried for over 50 years. 

Practice the skill of the drop punt and shut up.

Always thought a Jacko or Fev would try one. 

 

11 hours ago, Wolfturdo said:

This is so much bull I can’t stand it. Why is a skill like the drop punt from a set shot just completely dying on the vine with wankers doing all sorts of stupid things like turning to a 90 degree angle to now possible bringing back something that has been buried for over 50 years. 

Practice the skill of the drop punt and shut up.

ummm.....no one is taking it seriously, wolf.....relax

For the history buffs.

 

Would have to start at U10's and work its way back into the game. Modern players have never done and it would be a nightmare.

Having said that, I would love to see it. From a skills perspective, kicking a stationary ball SHOULD be more effective and efficient than kicking a dropped ball. Easy for a runner/water carrier to come out with a light-weight plastic kicking mount so no need to dig holes etc... AFL get another advertising opportunity. Must be kicked within 1 minute of the umpires whistle.