Maybe he struggles with the pressure kicks.

Still, a 72% success rate isn't that bad for a back-up kicker, even if he does miss the "wrong" ones.

HE MISSES MORE WHEN HAVING TO KICK FROM THE RIGHT OF THE POSTS......so we best make sure we score only on the left side of the field.....lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think today was an ideal opportunity to see what sam could do myself.

However, if Josh hadn't missed the two sitters he'd have put in an excellent kicking performance today - so its not that worrying for me.

But if he had got his 'kicking boots' on, he might have emulated the late great Jim Sullivan, for one match at least.

IIRC it was Sully who hammered them with his kicking at the all time record score of 116 against Flimby and Fothergill.

correct me if i wrong wigan would wigan would have won 140 -0 in modern times 24 tries jim sullivan kick 22 goals

He strikes them sweet as a nut but for whatever reason keeps missing the odd easier one. It is hopefully just a concentration thing more then a pressure thing but him missing the only one that seemed semi important to make it 100 didn't bode well.

Like I say though he has a great natural talent for it and with practice he'll hopefully keep improving. He's had plenty of practice for Hull anyways should Richards miss out again.

I was having this conversation with my dad and we both said he reminded us of Joe Lydon. He used to bang them over with ease from the touchline, but would get nearer to the corner flag than the posts with the 'easy' ones.

13 out of 18 yesterday isnt a bad return for our second choice goal kicker if you ask me. loved the ironic boo's as well - hope Josh took them in jest as we all (hopefully!!?) did!

i certainly don't blame him for us not making 100, it means nothing to me. a win is a win.

same here 98-4 or 6-4.....it's the same result....into round 5 of the Challenge Cup.......enuf said

Yeh he seemed to rush 2 easier ones which would have had him at 15/18 which is the 80+% you would expect from your no1 goalkicker. Think it's just technique problems and occasionally rushing it.

The key thing for me is that he is learning every time he takes the kicking duties on board.

Pat is not going to be around forever and to have a quality experienced kicker who can slip straight in to fill his boots within the squad ensures that we do not need to prioritise a kicker as our main transfer target when he does go.

He just needs to keep practising and eventually he'll develop a technique that works for him and he should become more consistent.

I do think that the club should have at least 5 players in the first team squad that practice goalkicking on a regular basis. I don't know whether that's the case or not, but having a good goalkicker is always important in tight games.