Aussie Rules Training

A close one and a not-so-close one in week 2, with Port Adelaide coming back from the highest 3/4 time margin in AFLW history of 22pts to get the win and go through to the prelim. Unfortunately it doesn’t get easier for them going up against unbeaten North Melbourne but they’ve already exceeded expectations  by...

The best way to play fast footy is not to get it and simply kick it forward at all costs, it’s to get overlap. The ability for individual players, and teams, to create this overlap means the ball is constantly in motion and the opposition will not be able to cover all of your offensive...

Moving the ball through corridor is the the quickest way to goal but it also comes with the most risk. Teams often set up defensively to cut off the corridor but it’s all about how attacking you want to be. Teams like Sydney and Collingwood attack the corridor with reckless-abandon and never shy away from...

Playing with outnumber advantages is the foundational element of any team sport, including Aussie Rules. We have a huge emphasise on creating free players in open space which is bloody hard with 36 players on the ground, but there is very little training to create outnumber advantages, have the team collectively identify them and then...

The following stats come from this post. Port Adelaide topped the scoring from kick outs in 2024 at 6.3pts per game with a single game high of 26pts. Geelong topped scoring from their defensive 50 at 20.1pts per game with GWS getting the single game high of 50pts. Geelong also topped scoring from defensive center...

An excellent 1st up week of AFLW finals over the weekend with all games being competitive, and so they should be at this time of the year. It’s a lot easier watching 4 games v 9 anyway that’s for sure! Today we look at: North Melbourne stoppage formation located on one of the outer sides...

If opting for a possession game during your game play, then you need to use short to medium passes. This goes against the usual territory tactic used by most local/amateur football teams but you can use this to your own great advantage. Playing between the lines refers to playing to open teammates positioned between the...

The wing position is the most structure-based position in the ground in today’s football and has those players performing many different roles in any 1 game. It requires great player flexibility,adaptability and game intelligence of knowing what role to play,when, and how, with a huge reliance on them from everyone else on the team to...

3rd and final part of game analysis for AFLW round 10 where we look at: Sydney forwards working together to confuse the defenders Sydney kicking to the side of the congestion North kicking inside 50 to options coming from behind them Carlton not defending inside or outside Hawthorn create a +1 and gets the Tigers...

Today we have part 2 of 3 from round 10 where we look at: Carlton forwards too deep to contest aerially North Melbourne forwards coming at to meet the ball aerially Sydney not getting as many numbers in front of the ball as the defense Adelaide not manning the mark and Geelong falling for it...