Ross Munnelly free taking

Trampas

Is it just me or does Ross Munnelly run a couple of yards in to the middle of the pitch when taking a free out wide.

Right at the end of the game he must have ran 4 yards in and deserved to miss.

If players are going to do this the free taking must been taken from the ground.

Dcully

He is always at it,takes atleast 5 yards and if at an angle he also goes infield to straighten up.
It is cheating,pure and simple.
Great player tho.

dcr22B

I agree that it is frustrating to see him take advantage but the longer referees let players away with it then the longer it is going to continue.

Still, Mossie did the business when it mattered and he could have made our day so much less stressful if he could knock over the frees when there is not a massive amount of pressure on him.

The delights of being a Dublin supporter eh!

The Rooster

P Joyce is the master at gaining extra yards this way. The only way to stop it is for refs to clamp down on it

Waylander

If he can get away with it I think he is right to do it. Use every advantage you can! It is up to the ref and linesmen to penalise him for doing it.

Villain

He obviously needs every bit of help he can get

The only time I would ever support dublin is against Laois.

Lemlin

Nearly every free taker does it.

madmorphy

No they don't,mossy takes his free's from the ground as was the other laois freetaker so they have no way of gaining this unfair advantage.It's quiet simple really,make a rule all free's must be kicked from the ground.

cournioni

Lyng done it to get the draw against Tyrone this year. Every free taker does it. But I reckon all frees within the 45 should be taken from the ground.

Big Ears

madmorphy wrote:

No they don't,mossy takes his free's from the ground as was the other laois freetaker so they have no way of gaining this unfair advantage.It's quiet simple really,make a rule all free's must be kicked from the ground.

A ref for a game of mine once made clear to both teams not to cross the point of where they were fouled when taking frees . If a players wanted a run up he had to start further away . Thats much better than making a crazy rule to make all frees be tken on the ground .

Lemlin

Any free taker taking a free from their hands does it.

If you ask me, all frees should be taken from the ground though because its alot easier for accuracy.

kmart6

Lemlin wrote:

Any free taker taking a free from their hands does it.

If you ask me, all frees should be taken from the ground though because its alot easier for accuracy.

Your first point is complete s**t!!! Some players do take the extra yard just like Ross Munnelly,but dont forget all free takers have a routine. Most of them marking the spot where the ref pointed and using that as the poisiton for their planted foot. So dont accuse all of them of being the same.

And your second point, how do you know if its more accurate off the ground??? Every person has different accuracy which means it may be easier to kick it out of their hands for the corner-forward but easier for the opposite corner-forward to take it off the ground. Also to use a GAA player as an example are you telling me that you or everybody for that matter are more accurate at kicking a ball off the ground than Ciaran McDonald is at kicking the ball from his hands???

You might want to learn to stop speaking for everybody and next time just give your opinion on the matter and not what is the right thing to do, that everyone else should do cause you say so!!!

Trampas

kmart6 wrote:

Your first point is complete s**t!!! Some players do take the extra yard just like Ross Munnelly,but dont forget all free takers have a routine. Most of them marking the spot where the ref pointed and using that as the poisiton for their planted foot. So dont accuse all of them of being the same.

And your second point, how do you know if its more accurate off the ground??? Every person has different accuracy which means it may be easier to kick it out of their hands for the corner-forward but easier for the opposite corner-forward to take it off the ground. Also to use a GAA player as an example are you telling me that you or everybody for that matter are more accurate at kicking a ball off the ground than Ciaran McDonald is at kicking the ball from his hands???

You might want to learn to stop speaking for everybody and next time just give your opinion on the matter and not what is the right thing to do, that everyone else should do cause you say so!!!

If you look at the last free for laios the other day you will see ross took at least 4 yards nearer to the goal.

Off the grounds is more accurate as the ball is not moving unlike kicking if from your hands.

You must be a laois fan.

Stabshauptmann

irish1 wrote:

He obviously needs every bit of help he can get

The only time I would ever support dublin is against Laois.

Wow, Id never heard any neutral ever be pro dublin, whats your beef with Laois.
BTW: I think the reason most free takers do it off the ground is that they find it easier (especially curling). Every player has a choice. And Ive never seen anyone take a free (when passing) or side line ball and not take a few steps, its for pace and power. Im sure other players know what Im talking about, if you want power you take a run. Should those kicking off the ground be made to stand still - see how far they get it.

Anyway, I thought those who take it from there hands step back 5 yards and then do their run - if not then wouldnt that be a fair way to solve this. The ball will be fired from the same spot but the player has the choice between on the ground or out of hand

Lemlin

Calm down with the exclamation marks there kmart. If you get that excited again, you might damage your keyboard!

As for my first point, watch any free taker and they steal at least a yard or two. Its only natural to get as close to the goal as they can. If you look they run forward as they kick the ball from the position that the free is being taken.

And if you notice I said "If you ask me", so how is that talking for everyone? You've made absolutely no sense there.

And as for Ciaran McDonald, jesus he was mighty accurate against Galway using his hands wasn't he? And Padraig Joyce had some fantastic accuracy too! (pardon the sarcasm there lads, just trying to make a point).

Any free taker will tell you that free taking is easier from the ground. The ball can move in your hands as Trampas pointed out. For example, Oisin McConville recently said that he would far rather take the frees from the ground for Armagh but his back is tightening up when he does so he must take them from his hands.

So kmart, instead of jumping down someone's throat, next time make some point with your post.