#1 – crop the face out of the right of the image.
#2 – crop the player out of the left of the frame and tighten down on the action.
#3 – crop out the empty space on the right, and focus more on the players
#4 – lots of empty space on both sides that could be cropped out.
#5 – crop out the space on the left.
#6 – no major interest in the image. Not sure what you’re trying to show.
Hopefully these points will help a little. You’ve got the basics right, just crop down a little tighter. :)
Thanks Paul. I see what you mean about the cropping. I’ve included the cropped set below. I can see a considerable difference with that alone. The last picture was a second after no5, I liked the players reaction to the collision.