The point of game analysis is to find patterns of play that occur over multiple games that then allow you to see how your team plays in relation to them, as well as how opposing teams do as well. As stated last week I’ve been able to pinpoint almost a dozen patterns of play that...
Month: September 2023
4 SYDNEY SWANS PRE-SEASON TRAINING ACTIVITIES
I just found these in my training activities file from the Swans 2022 pre-season. The first 2 are for your forwards to get into the habit of doing their work prior to leading for the ball to create space for them to mark and the kicker to be able get the ball to them to...
AFLW GEELONG KICK OUT TEAM DEFENSE + ST KILDA NUMBERING OFF
The first clip shows Geelong’s kick out team defense formation which is nothing ground braking but it does show the discipline players need within it to give what you’re prepared to give and take away what you want to take away, and any deviation from that from just 1 player can break the entire system...
NORTH MELBOURNE AFLW PERFECT WING PLAY
It’s always a treat watching North Melbourne AFLW as they move the ball the best of anyone in the competition every year in my opinion. The make the ground wide, they make the ground long and they spread the defense which gives them relatively easy and open teammates to kick to which doesn’t require huge...
CARLTON AFLW HIGH PRESS + FORWARD HALF GAME
In the last few seasons Carlton has been below average in there game plan defensively and offensively. From what I could see, and I watched every game, they would apply low pressure around the ball resulting in having to defend and initiate their offense from right back in their defensive 50, and then try and...
AFLW GAME ANALYSIS ROUND 1: MELBOURNE v COLLINGWOOD
A quick video of 5 things I noticed from last nights AFLW season opener between the Dees and the Pies. I look at the first center bounce clearance, Collingwood using run from behind players, Collingwood’s quick defensive transition moment in their own forward 50, Collingwood needlessly altering tempo and Melbourne creating space off a free...
THE JUNIOR FOOTY FINALS FURORE
This situation a junior football league in Melbourne has got itself into, has been doing the social media rounds this week #EXCLUSIVE: The AFL Integrity Unit has been inundated with complaints from angry parents over a controversial decision to shake up junior footy finals, to boost inclusivity. @reid_butler9 #9News pic.twitter.com/kJrEENhgcQ — 9News Melbourne (@9NewsMelb) August...