Covell Award Special: Round 7
After a long dry spell, the Covell Award is back in full force! 5 of our goal kickers decided to entertain us last weekend with spectacular misses.
First off, on Friday night Rabbitohs halfback Chris Sandow got the ball rolling with this poor attempt from the sideline.
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In hindsight this kick probably isn’t even that bad after seeing some of what is still to come!
From the sideline again, this time is was Cameron Smith’s turn to butcher a kick. He completes an amazing feat as he manages stuff up his goal kick so bad that the ball makes it all the way from one sideline to the other.
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Isn’t it great how the commentators talk him up before he kicks it?! In the same game, we move to extra time. Our first field goal attempt is added to the collection. Stacey Jones’ addition is extra special: he was right in front, had plenty of time and… It would have won them the game!!!
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A man with one leg could have knocked that one over! To Sunday, and a relatively new name in the league stuffed up this goal kick from nearly right in front.
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Well done Josh Dugan. And finally our last edition for this massive weekend. Benji Marshall, who was instrumental in the Tigers comeback victory over the Knights, also managed to get himself a nomination. Take note of the great build up commentary by our friend Gus Gould.
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Damnit Benji!
Anyway, that completes our collection from Round 7. In the end we think we may have chosen too many, so if you believe that any of those kicks aren’t good (or bad) enough to be a final nomination, then you can cast a vote for that kick to be excluded in the poll located in the right column at the top (Go to the blog homepage if you are viewed this as a feed). Hopefully you can help us out there.
That wraps up last weekend horrible kicking showcase. We hope you enjoyed this special presentation of the Covell award and heres to there being more stuff ups in the weeks to come!
