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BRISBANE LIONS OPPOSITE FOOT KICK MY TAKE No super-sonic tactic used here and something I’ve covered in these insights before – having the opposite foot kick in your kicking tool kit. As you can see here the ball drop isn’t pretty and the kick isn’t pretty but it does the give the receiver who is...

NORTH MELBOURNE PLAY SWITCH POSTIONING Keep your eye on Jess Duffin in red here: MY TAKE I love smart players because at most levels most of us can run and kick anough but it’s your game intelligence that sets you apart and here’s a prime example of that here. Duffin is right there as the...

POOR GOLD COAST DEFENSIVE ACCOUNTABILITY MY TAKE If you were watching this game you than would have easily identified pretty early on that Darcy Vesio was ON in big way. In times like these it is critical that your leaders identify this and guide your younger players through it during games when coaches can’t have...

UNECESSARY GOLD COAST HANDBALL MY TAKE You’re on the burst…you get a clean take off the deck in congestion…you have great momentum directly towards your goal…you actually have an opening on your direct trajectory to run through directly out of the congested area…you have huge potential to kick deep into your forward line…take it –...

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GOLD COAST POSSESSION FOOTBALL MY TAKE This was pretty much precisely the point in the 2nd quarfter where the Suns changed the momentum of the game and all it takes is a little bit of possession football, taking the options afforded to you by the opposition. Here Gold Coast able to get a mark to...

In last week’s insights I posted this attempted dummy, candy selling handball from the Brisbane Lions and then explained a little about how it should have been done: Firstly you’ve got to have a fair idea of what you’re going to do, and in both of these cases I’m positive both players knew what they...

GOLD COAST QUARTERBACK POSITIONING MY TAKE One of the major teething points of AFLW since it’s inception is congestion around the ball which is improving better and better every year. Players will be attracted to the footy via their opponent or flow of play but it’s what you do, and moreso your decision making around...