moved discussion on origin The following was inserted into the article by user 144 132 100 183 I do not dispute that Jack Dyer is credited with inventing the drop punt Hugh Hinks invented the Drop Punt in 1907 Page 342 347 In The Beginning There Was Carisbrook by Daryl McLeish 2001 TABTAB Despite claims to the contrary Carlton believed that Horrie Clover invented the drop punt Teammate Newton Chandler believed that Clover first saw the kick used by a teammate at Carisbrook and that he perfected it from there 6th Edition The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers TABTAB Len Metherell who made his debut in 1930 see 6th Edition The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers certainly used the drop punt and indicated that he had learned it from his father With the retirement of Dyer in 1949 the drop punt gradually fell into disuse When Bartle of Geelong took a spectacular mark five meters from goal in 1958 and kicked a behind the Geelong advertiser admonishes he foolishly tried a drop punt 3AW Book of Footy Records 1989 page195 6 TABTAB Interestingly Jack Dyer commenced with Richmond in 1931 and would have played against Clover and Metherell TABTAB Next recorded use was by the Collier Brothers see Page 195 3AW Book of Footy Records TABTAB Next recorded use was by Jack Dyer The Sporting Globe FOOTBALL Book 1948 TABTAB Page 49 Jack Dyer gets goals with the sillies looking kick in football history TABTAB Jack Dyer adapted the Collier Brothers of Collingwood s Drop Punt which they used as a short pass of around ten yards in place of a hand pass They only used it to pass the ball to each other over the head of an opponent See page 165 Jack Dyer Captain Blood as told to Brian Hanson Paul London 1965 TABTAB Interesting note TABTAB The drop punt had a slow take up by teams Dyer himself attributed this to TABTAB Coaches do no teach this kick to their players for one reason They can not do it and have never bothered to learn its fundamentals Football Clinic p 167 Captain Blood Jack Dyer As told to Brian Hansen Paul London 1965 TAB I can not find any information that records that Jack Dyer actually was the first I have reworded the article slightly to reflect this but when you are talking about things that happened 70 100 years ago we ll never get a definitive answer so have to just go by the reliable sources even if they contradict each other to a degree