Author: swans05

Here’s part 2 of this weeks game analysis from round 8 of AFLW, where we look at: Port Adelaide going from even numbers to being outnumbered to having the outnumber Saints going inside forward 50 too fast resulting in the immediate turnover Elite team work rate from Port Adelaide Geelong break the Lions defense with...

Back to normal scheduled programming in the AFLW and with 2 rounds to go there is still potential for plenty of ladder movement with 6 genuine 50/50 games to play that can shape the top 8. My eventual pick is for Melbourne to take Essendon’s spot in the 8 in the next 2 weeks for...

Chapter 5 looks at the stand rule that most leagues have in place and how you can exploit it to your advantage, and a big one at that. From a coaching and playing point of view, I personally love the stand rule as it really opens up your ball movement and can help even the...

Chapter 4 is a big one as it introduces a new concept for most coaches – what I term 666 Connection. This chapter is filled to the brim with information and explanations of how what it looks like, how it develops and how to train it via 11 game clips, 14 images and then 2...

Last but not least, part 10,where we look at: North Melbourne creating the outnumber advantage in transition offense Sydney not using the numbers around them and kicking to a near-empty forward 50 St Kilda displaying a triple layer of forward press defense for the first time (that I’ve seen anyway) Adelaide power run their way...

2nd last part of the condensed fixture with another 5 clips in 8mins, where we look at: The Dogs not communicating or being cohesive enough on defense West Coast not using their numbers around the ball Hawthorn team defense formation Suns set up the forward press defense trigger but the rest of the team doesn’t...

The condensed fixture is finally over and let’s not do this again please. The last weekend brought 3 videos worth of clips and today brings 5 clips in 8mins looking at: Port Adelaide forward press defense Port Adelaide using a specific technical tactic that every AFLW player should be taught to use Bulldogs all getting...

Last week I launched my biggest ever project titled “Coaching Modern Football – Coaching Concepts That Matter in Today’s Football”. I managed to release the first 2 chapters being “Forward Press Defense”and “Lane Running” last week with another 2 coming this week. Today is Chapter 3 – Midfielder Running Patterns. In it you’ll be shown...

Earlier this week I launched my biggest ever project titled “Coaching Modern Football – Coaching Concepts That Matter in Today’s Football” and chapter 1 was all about forward press defense. Today I release chapter 2 – lane running. In it you’ll learn what it looks like in games during different stages of play, and more...

I haven’t done a single game focus for a while and even though I don’t intend on actually doing them like I used to, some games just present more things to highlight then others and in this case the Gold Coast Suns caught my attention. Along with a few other teams, the Suns have been...