I don't think goalkicking has that much of an effect to be honest. Look at Fitzgibbon he took them for decades in the NRL and he's still going strong. There are certain players who it's not advisable for, those with groin problems, but kicking a football isn't stressful to the body.

Garbage. Where have you got that from?

I'd love to see evidence to show that kicking with proper technique can lead to this. Sounds like it has been taken out of the 'kids running in the playground is dangerous' school of thought.

Sculthorpe admitted that goalkicking aggravated his persistent groin problems. It's the reason kicking duties were taken off him on several occasions.

True, but that isn't kicking leading to long-term injury, that is player with a chronic groin problem taking kicking out of his game as a preventative measure.

Picking up a cup of tea was a big risk of straining a finger muscle for Scully.

<fx: Pedant> There are no finger muscles </fx>

But point well made.

Two times Man of Steel, lifelong Man of Biscuit.

Tendons stretching from the palm of the hand pulling on the finger bones.

So we've established that kicking can lead to injury. Good.

Yes, but so can walking down the street, getting into bed, falling on a marshmallow. The kicking itself didn't lead to 'long term injury' as suggested however, it merely aggravated a problem that was already present.

To suggest that kicking should be taken away from a fully fit player as it 'can lead to long term injuries' is as ludicrous as suggesting that a player shouldn't catch high balls for fear of hurting a finger.

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Whoever is goalkicking for you this week will be getting loads of practice the way we are playing

Don't be daft, we never beat the mighty HKR.

When you do it tends to be a thrashing