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An interesting discussion was in danger of breaking out in this week's Prem thread following Joel Hodgson's appalling effort for Sale against Wasps, so thought I'd start a new thread on this.
IMO the reason there are so few drop goals is that a) they are bloody difficult and b) the few positions on the pitch you have a reasonable chance of success are also prime position for try attempts.
That's not to say I don't think the DG could be used more - George Ford showed against Northampton how useful it can be - but I still think it's going to be massively restricted by the above.
I had a quick look on Google for drop goal percentages but no luck, if anyone can find any they'd really add to the discussion.
IMO the reason there are so few drop goals is that a) they are bloody difficult and b) the few positions on the pitch you have a reasonable chance of success are also prime position for try attempts.
That's not to say I don't think the DG could be used more - George Ford showed against Northampton how useful it can be - but I still think it's going to be massively restricted by the above.
I had a quick look on Google for drop goal percentages but no luck, if anyone can find any they'd really add to the discussion.