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Robin Nahas
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To me Robbie is a bit like of half our team, better then the lower teams but short of competitive against the top ones....glad he bounced back after a Barry crocker
Tony Braxton-Hicks
There are no stupid ideas, just stupid people
bowee said:
He'd do even better if he simply dribbled the ball 2 metres through the goals with his left foot instead of trying to snap it at 120° with his right.
Punxsutawney Phil said:
He's more one sided than Tivendale was......and that's saying something.
TOT70 said:
It is quite amazing in this day and age that Nahas has gotten as far as he has without having an opposite foot. His pace has probably helped here, but there are many times where he gets himself into trouble trying to get on his right.
Punxsutawney Phil said:
Most players aren't dual-sided, they may be able to execute dinky little kicks but that doesn't mean they are proficient on the opposite foot. Even a guy like Franklin is very left-sided, it just means you have to develop some counter-tactics when the opposition boxes you in. I think Nahas has done that to great effect.
bullus_hit said:
Nahas can't even do dinky little kicks on his left. His left foot is to provide balance, not to kick.
TOT70 said:
He kicked several goals with that kick last year and usually gets it right. Can't be too confident on the left though.
Tony Braxton-Hicks said:
This is his biggest weakness. I have to say, I'm living on past glories these days, but I have never been able to kick on my wrong, however when it comes to snapping 20 metres over your shoulder or dribbling it through as you say from 2 metres out, I don't even think about it, it just happens. I just can't fathom why Nahas just doesn't kick on his wrong in those situations. It's almost beyond ridiculous and something he should really address.
GoodOne said:
Have to agree and been saying it for awhile now. Apparently they made him practice it in the off-season but if he was ever going to use it it would have been for that incident. Kicking 2 metres along the ground on your wrong foot is something anyone can do.
Tigerdog said:
Agree with you guys, although he is far from the only player in the league with this deficiency. Am I looking at footy from my childhood through rose coloured glasses? Or am I right in saying that it seems this is one area of the game where the skill level has actually gone backwards over the years?
What I mean by this.....When watching AFL/VFL footy in the 1980's and 90's as a really little kid, I can still remember being in awe of how nearly all players seemed to be able to kick on both feet (and I remember my father emphasising to me this fact). Yet now it seems rare to see a player that kicks really well on both feet despite players now being full time professionals and therefore having more time to practice skills.
Instead we now see these rediculous dribble kicks from the outside of the boot, when a kick on the non-preferred would be a much more high percentage chance if this skill were available in the player's arsenal.
