Why hasn't AFL set-shot kicking improved with other advancements in the game? Goal kicking is getting worse with data revealing a historic low of 51.1% of all set shots hit their target in 2019.

As a fellow Roar scribe predicted when Buddy became the fifth player to score 1,000 goals, it may never happen again. At the start of the 2024 season, seven current players adorned the AFL’s Top ...

AFL. May 01 7:30pm AEST. FT. Essendon. 65. North ... just kick the goal,” he told Fox ... kick the goal back over the bloke’s head you’ve taken the specky on and look him in the eye and ...

Obviously it's not the AFL's fault TC Alfred wrecked its plans, and suggesting the slightly early kick-off put the game at higher risk of a twice-a-century storm is more than a little disingenuous.

Credit: AFL Photos. Goal-kicking guru David Wheadon, the man who literally wrote the book on the process, says there are three states of mind for players lining up for goal.

In a document released to the media this week, the AFL lists its priorities and targets. It is a glass overflowing. Now them’s fighting words. If only there was someone to punch on with. It won ...

The Brisbane Lions, GWS Giants and Sydney Swans follow Geelong for the most players ranked in the AFL’s top 50 for kick rating, with five each. The Crows and Carlton are the next best with four.