Carlton spearhead Levi Casboult is very close to exorcising his goalkicking demons and becoming an "outstanding" player, fellow Blues forward Liam Jones says.
 
Casboult has been plagued by erratic kicking in his six seasons at Ikon Park, having booted 31.33 in his 37 senior games.
 
The former rookie's ball drop can be too high at times and in his first senior game this season against West Coast last Friday night, he missed his first three kicks at goal, including a set shot from 15m.
 
Casboult bounced back to kick two goals in two minutes at the start of the final quarter, including a 55m floater from the boundary line that Blues coach Mick Malthouse later said was not "remotely" like anything in a kicking manual.
 
Jones told AFL.com.au on Wednesday that Casboult had not lost confidence in his kicking amid the media scrutiny that followed his performance against the Eagles.
 
The former Western Bulldog said Casboult had done a power of work on his kicking during the pre-season and was "very close" to becoming a dependable goalkicker for the Blues.
 
"In a game, you have one or two shots and if you miss them you feel like they're the only two shots you've had, whereas at training you can have 10 shots and you miss the first two and you kick the next eight," Jones said.
 
"So he's worked on it a lot and I think he's become a lot more comfortable with it now and I think in the future the hard work he's put in will show.
 
"He knows how to kick a football. In the coming weeks he'll do what's needed of him as a forward and kick those goals."

Casboult missed the Blues' round-one clash with Richmond after an indifferent NAB Challenge campaign, but the 25-year-old is a strong contested mark and moves extremely well for someone who's 199cm and 105kg.
 
Jones said goalkicking accuracy was the only missing piece in Casboult's football armoury.
 
"If he kicks those goals on game day then he's going to be an outstanding player for us," Jones said.
 
"Through the pre-season, watching him, his kicking hasn't been an issue at all.
 
"[Friday night] was his first game back, maybe (it was) just a little hiccup and he'll be back and firing this week.
 
"Once we get him going then he's going to be pretty hard to stop."
 
Carlton's recent appointment of former Collingwood and North Melbourne spearhead Saverio Rocca as a part-time goalkicking coach should bolster Casboult's quest for greater accuracy in front of goal.
 
Rocca played 257 AFL games from 1992-2006 and booted 748 goals, the 13th highest tally in VFL/AFL history.
 
Jones said Rocca's advice on goalkicking technique had so far focused on the basics.
 
"(It's been) very simple things, probably things that people hear every day," Jones said.
 
"It's just good to hear and know that and sort of be reassured by someone who's a great kick like him."