Long passing

[Newcastlerabbit]

Wally Lewis for me.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Ricky Stuart used to not only be able to shoot a long ball out but he would often suck in the defenders with it creating the overlap.

Guys like Pearce can pass one but he telegraphs it or does it when its better to put it through the hands.


Ricky Stuart used to also have the best long kicking game, i remember the kicking duel he had with Rowdy in Origin, pegged him right back into his own half. Campese has an enormous boot.

Bring back kickin duels!!!

Stuart definitely has the best long pass in the history of both codes.

 

[DeeJ]

The ability to throw the flat long ball to create space laterally against a fast defence is still the most valuable attribute at Origin level.

Now these blokes are not the longest passers of the ball, but IMO, in this order, the best passers of long balls are:

1. Lockyer
2. Thurston
3. Prince

I think Lockyer threw the longest pass I have ever seen to Willie Tonga in the 2004 Tri Nations final during his amazing first half.

 

[mongoose]

Martin Lang. One game for the sharks after 145 consecutive hitups and being knocked senseless in 124 of them he had a brain snap and threw a 35m cut out pass to his winger - hit him right on the chest.

 

[caylo]

I think Lockyer threw the longest pass I have ever seen to Willie Tonga in the 2004 Tri Nations final during his amazing first half.

I remember a broncos v Knights game in 2000 (same game where McDougal wreased a ball out of saliors hands to run 80 metres and score a try); where lockyer threw a ball from about the halfway infield to hit salior on the chest (amazingly threw it left to right). The ball twas not forward out of the hands but managed to travel about 15-20 meters forward and salior ended up scoring a try. One of the best passes I have ever seen.

Tim Smith did have an excellent long and short passing game, but he did do it by throwing bullets. T.Smith technique to throw a long and short pass were very similar and he spiraled the ball the alternative way when throwing a long pass which was difficult to pick. When out he was out of for, I think he started throwing long balls willy nilly and they kept getting intercepted thou. In 2005 and 2007 he did this very well thou.

 

[perverse]

Best long range goal kicker I have seen - Cronin. This art, sadly, is dead.

lol, joey kicked one from half way against the storm a while back. albeit a fairly long while back now i guess.

 

[Jobdog]

lol, joey kicked one from half way against the storm a while back. albeit a fairly long while back now i guess.

03?

 

[Jobdog]

Kiddley used to throw awesome long balls....

Who cares if they were 10-15m forward and hit Carney on the chest to beat canberra? :lol:

As if it was forward!

 

[Pika]

Sh*t player but Chris Bailey can throw a flat 30 metre pass.

Bailey for me to. Incredible long pass.

 

[hindmarsh4pm]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L6lP26szQE

Has one of the best passing games i have ever seen