(06-02-2018, 02:04 AM)madbluboy link Wrote:From the AFL site
When a player kicks the ball back into play after an opposition behind. Kick-ins are regarded as a function of the team and do not count as kicks, although they are similarly graded for quality.
Isn't that the point I was making, and they made on a broadcast?
It's an empty disposal that contributes to DE! Like when they kick to themselves, then pass the ball barley 15m to a guy in the pocket, that is one kick stat but two effective disposals.
What is the point of the kicking to yourself running 3m and kicking the ball another 10 or 15m, it just wastes 5 or 10s and telegraphs your intentions to the opposition!
If you are going to kick the short pass into the pocket, then why not just kick the short pass straight away and then feck off up the field providing an option?
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"