Pink Fairy wrote: » On a different note, I remember a kicking competition held in Australia approx 27-30 years ago (with a prize of 10k) where an NFL kicker, a top Aussie rules player, West Hams Ray Stewart and Kerry's Maurice Fitzgerald were all invited to kick. The competition was set up in such a way that it was heavily stacked in the Aussie rules players favour, kicking for distance and kicking a ball to land inside a circle half way down the pitch. Anyway, long and short of it was the last 2 kickers in every event were the Aussie and NFL lad as it was supposed to be a straight shootout... But Fitzgerald had an unassailable lead before either got to take their last kicks and he came home with 10k....which he didn't get to keep
b.gud wrote: » Why didn't he get to keep it?
Podge_irl wrote: » As mentioned above an NFL kicker has very limited time and is under a lot of pressure while making a kick. It wouldn't be a million miles away from the scenario of a drop goal and the success rate of those isn't exactly phenomenal. This idea that ROG, Carter etc could just waltz over there and be good kickers is fantasy stuff. It's an entirely different type of skill.
TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: » I wonder what rugby players kicking stats would be like if they were all taken from directly in front of the goal and the majority of them from within 40 yards, which is about 36 metres, if Google is correct. I'm not saying the rugby guys could just walk straight into the top teams and be amazing but at the same time I don't see why they couldn't. A few weeks of getting your timing as quick as you can and a few weeks practicing with people running at you and you're away. It would be an interesting thing to take someone like Carter and this Bailey guy and have them try kicking the way the other has to. Put Bailey on a rugby pitch and make him kick from a few different angles, have Carter kick from right in front with professional defense running at him. Just for ****s and giggles like.
irishbucsfan wrote: » I think you might need to consider you're severely underestimating the task at hand. Think about how many young kickers go through their college system spending years doing nothing but kicking or punting, and then never get near a professional contract. The standard is on a different level, but it's hugely specialised.
thomond2006 wrote: » I don't see them as too similar. The consequence of a missed kick in NFL is much more serious than in rugby. A missed extra point can lose you the game (a la Patriots @ Broncos) and a missed field goal results in a turnover on the spot of the snap. Rugby players are also in total control of the kick. In NFL the kicker is at the mercy of the long snapper or holder botching the snap.
stephen_n wrote: » Didn't one of the Welsh fullbacks in the late 80's early 90's end up kicking for one of the NFL teams?
TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: » Has a missed kick never cost a rugby team a game? I'm sure it has.Fair point! In terms of it's importance to the overall game I think the kicks are about the same importance.My point is a missed penalty kick carries a lesser 'punishment' than a missed field goal. In some cases a missed penalty kick is a 'kick to nothing' where the team will recover possession in or around the same spot as the kick from the restart. A turnover from a missed field goal is a lot more serious. A lot of teams on 4th down will decide to punt when they are at the limit of the kicker's range.
Pink Fairy wrote: » Got €300 back through the travel agents for our Disneyland Paris mishap last November....it goes towards my next trip there :rolleyes:
mfceiling wrote: » Going in a fortnight. I presume it's like the best holiday an adult could ever wish for...
Pink Fairy wrote: » I had 2 broken ribs from 3 days before and I was 1km from the action in the 13th....so in a word, yes! Are you staying on-site or commuting each day?
mfceiling wrote: » One train stop away at the Marriott. They have their own shuttle bus that goes every 30 mins. 2 days in Paris also...not sure of the area...5th?
Pink Fairy wrote: » Not surprisingly I stayed away from the city after that. All i will say is bring supplies. Water and food stuffs. No real shops on site, and bottles of 500ml water are about €4.. If you queue for a ride, prepare to be there for an hour. Look for fastpass rides... There is a sign up telling you to queue for a ticket and the time you can then use it. So if you have a fastpass ticket you bypass 95% of the queue, 10 mins normally, not all rides offer fastpass. .. Do the parade of princesses on the first night, it's wonderful and gets it out of the way, yiud need 4 days in the park to do everything, so pick and chose what you need to do between the 2 parks
thomond2006 wrote: » There were free taps everywhere when I was there about a decade ago?
mfceiling wrote: » Yeah there will be a fair bit of tinfoil brought to disneyland - ham sandwiches all the way!! Not that fussed on the rides - take them or leave them. Killer for me is I don't queue - i am ridiculously bad for that - i've walked out of shops before because the queue at the till was too much. Young ones wanted to have breakfast with Mickey Mouse - except the cost is mental so that'll not be happening. I'm sure it will be the best holiday ever though :rolleyes:.
Pink Fairy wrote: » Go to Cafe Mickey in the village for a meal...Mickey, Minnie etc are all there, try not to eat too much or it'll cost a fortune. Starter, main and dessert cost me approx 140 for 3 people
mfceiling wrote: » There's 5 of us... *does maths* We'll look in the window!!
TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: » This last series of posts sounds like a f**king nightmare!
mfceiling wrote: » No don't throw out your televisions...that was me on rte for the patricks day festival... (well more like my little ones being interviewed by sinead kennedy). I was however on screen for approx 5 seconds. Probably end up with my own chat show by the end of the week.
