Round 11 posed some intriguing questions such as have the Suns really arrived? Can the Swans maintain enough to get their players back then make a run? What the hell is going on at the GWS? Plus the Dogs are a scary proposition with who they still have to come back, Brisbane’s patchy form finally...
Month: May 2025
1 TRAINING ACTIVITY, 6 DIFFERENT WAYS
Most coaches don’t have a handle on the continuum of learning and exploration during training activities either running the same exact activities too much where learning, engagement and motivation decreases with each successive repeat, or changing things up too much where there is not enough exposure to a similar environment and the affordances in that...
ESSENDON v SYDNEY GAME ANALYSIS PART 2/2
Part 2 of the Sydney debacle v Essendon from the weekend and have a look at yesterday’s post for plenty of stats backing that up! Today we look at: Sydney Chasing from Being Too Far Behind Forward Stoppage Craft McInerney Wing Run Defenders Aren’t Forwards!...
ESSENDON v SYDNEY GAME ANALYSIS PART 1/2
Sydney went full debacle over the weekend against weekend with some of the worst stats you’ll find from any team in any game: Down by 39pts mid 2nd quarter Lost enter bounce clearance 10 – 5 but was 10-2 at 1 stage although Essendon have been excellent in that area in 2025 Gave away 7...
PENDLEBURY: BEYOND 400 PODCAST PART 2/2
This is part 2/2 (part 1 here) and the final 4 episodes of Pendlebury: Beyond 400 from Mark Howard and The Howey Games podcast. EPISODE 5 – INJURY This episode has a huge focus on all his career injuries and surgeries he’s had throughout his career – broken/surgery on both legs twice with metal plates...
COLLINGWOOD v GEELONG GAME ANALYSIS PART 2/2
Part 2 comes in 2 small videos where we look at: Collingwood Going Corridor Aggressively Geelong Half Forward Transition Collingwood Talls Collingwood Numbers Ridiculous Bailey Smith Run VIDEO #1 VIDEO #2...
COLLINGWOOD v GEELONG GAME ANALYSIS PART 1/2
An absolute ball-burster of a game between the Pies and Cats Saturday night with a remarkable turnaround by Geelong mid-way through ther 3rd quarter. I’ve compiled 11 clips from this game so this is part 1 of 2 of this game analysis where we look at: Collingwood Lay Off Defense Collingwood Center Bounce Clearance Geelong’s...
COGNITION IN ELITE FOOTBALLERS PART 7
In part 7 from this knowledge-rich study, we go back and look at stage 2 in ridiculous detail so strap in and put your brain on! Stage 2 consists of action selection/execution + action/selection between response options with both being based on the assessment of the current situation from stage 1 where the player must...