The Aussie Kick

While the NFL focus for many Aussies this year has been on Graham, Rocca and McBriar, it is a different kind of Aussie export to the NFL bringing big results for the locals. NFL rookie Daniel Sepulveda has credited the Aussie Rules drop punt for shoring up his punting game which has lead him to be named as the Joe Greene Great Performance Award for the team’s most outstanding rookie with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In the article Sepulveda wins Steelers rookie honor on the Steelers' website, Sepulveda said "I knew in Waco one of the things I needed to work on, my most glaring weakness, was getting the ball inside the 20…It was during my senior year that I made the switch to the Australian rules football kick, the Aussie kick, but that kick has been awesome for me. I can go out there with 100 percent confidence that I will be able to hang it up there and get the guy to fair catch it inside the 20. We have had some success doing that this year and it’s been good."