We’ve been keeping an eye on Collingwood’s center bounce clearances the past couple of weeks, in particularly how they attempt to drag the opposition’s sweeper out of position and create a huge exit point, directly forward out of the contest. I tracked all 23 center bounces clearances and found Collingwood held their sweeper in 13...
Month: May 2024
SYDNEY SWANS v WESTERN BULLDOGS GAME ANALYSIS
7 clips from the Sydney/Bulldogs game from Thursday night where the dogs severely underscored according to expected score + lost Ed Richards just after half time, who was best on at that stage of the match but those are the breaks I guess. In this near 13min video we take a look at: Sydney getting...
17 SYDNEY SWANS TRAINING ACTIVITIES
I’ve had these in the files for a couple of years but I got them off the internet from someone who watches training then tries to describe the activity, not video it like the Collingwood ones I’ve posted. This post will give you an idea of the types of games the Swans like to use,...
COLLINGWOOD v ADELAIDE GAME ANALYSIS
As usual I gave the Collingwood game a close look, being very interested into seeing if they continued with the center bounce trend from last week v West Coast. These 4 clips consist of 2 center bounce clearances won by Collingwood, 1 won by Adelaide via negating the sweeper getting drawn too far in and...
MORE ON SYDNEY SWANS CONNECTION/666 (ANIMATION VIDEOS)
Yesterday I posted some videos on how the Swans stay connected in a very compacted style as much as possible during games. The main reason for this is to play with as many of your 18 players as possible as often as possible. The more players you can utilise, then the more you can isolate...
SYDNEY TEAM CONNECTION ON DEFENSE/OFFENSE
Since 2021, Sydney have used a pretty basic but discipline requiring formation to stay connected on offense and defense what I’ve unorignally coined, “666”. It’s a formation that allows them to defend and attack with as many as close to all 18 players as possible and is probably the main reason we consistently have outnumbered...
20 MORE STREAMLINE TRAINING ACTIVITIES
As always remember that these training activities simply have a brief description and that’s it – no images, diagrams and pictures to accompany them. Let’s get to activities 91 – 110. #91 – KICK TO ADVANTAGE 1 Kicker about 40m in front of a +1 outnumber (2v1/3v2/4v3). The pack has a box it needs to...
COLLINGWOOD v WEST COAST GAME ANALYSIS
If you caught this game over the weekend then you’d be hard pressed to notice the complete center bounce clearance dominance from the Pies in the 1st half resulting in I think, 7 goals, a Pies record from center clearance. This video shows 4 instances of Collingwood’s dominance here and how they dragged the West...
MELBOURNE/CARLTON + SYDNEY/FREMANTLE GAME ANALYSIS
Plenty of game clips from this past weekend’s games with a heavy focus on Sydney/Fremantle (today) and Collingwood/West Coast (tomorrow) with a couple of others sprinkled in as well. Today we have look at: Melbourne winger Ed Langdon keeping his width at all costs Sydney using a short possession enabling them to push their defenders...
DECIPHERING UMPIRING DECISIONS
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – JULY 23: during the round 19 AFL match between the Sydney Swans and the Adelaide Crows at Sydney Cricket Ground on July 23, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brett Hemmings/AFL Photos) Umpiring is the hardest job in football with most decisions being based off interpretations rather then yes or no/right or...