Last week I challenged all coaches to sit down and find ways to turn their training drills (boring/zero learning) into training activities (high player engagement and involvement/high learning) in this post. STEP #1 – SESSION THEME Without a theme you’re not really going to nail any real sustainable outcomes that carry into game day so...
Before the commencement of the 2o25 AFL season, a bunch of Twitter football stats accounts posted reviews of each team based-on the season previous which I did link to in this particular post back in February. After the shit show that was AFL-media in 2025 and the just-passed trade period, if it’s real game analysis...
North are North and the Hawks are in very weird position having played them last week (for a loss), this week in a 1st final and then even potentially in the Grand Final. I’ll start with the answer in that you can only beat North Melbourne once so then the question is do the Hawks...
We’ve got some finals silliness going on where 2 games from round 12 will be ran back in week 1 of the finals – of which West Coast and Carlton is one (North/Hawks the other). West Coast are young as a whole but also have adequate experience in the form of Swanston 76 games, Smith...
It’s almost 2026 but a lot of coaches still use drills (I’ll get to that term later), from 1986 but it’s clearly time to reinvent your coaching practices and look at what elite team sport coaches are doing right now. WHAT WE CURRENTLY SEE Kicking from this cone to that cone to this cone to...
There’s 1 round to go until finals with 4 games this weekend with immediate implications for the final top 8. Essentially it comes down to Carlton v West Coast where the Eagles need to win to stay in, otherwise they drop to 9th (potentially 10th), and the Swans will take 8th (potentially 7th). My predictions...
Today we look at: North at Field Stoppage Saints Shark North at Center Bounce North’s Layered Run from Behind Saints Going Inside Forward 50 North at Center Bounce Saints Not using the +1 Bogue Gets Out the Back…Again...
Footy’s funny. Sydney finished 15th last season with a 3-8 record after an injury riddled season – West Coast finished 13th with a 4 – 7 record after Daisy’s first year at the helm. Before this round the win-loss records were both 6-5 but the Eagles were favorites to win this one to make finals,...
Last week I pleaded for Essendon to free whatever offense they had them, for Wales to totally dominate the ruck and give their mids first use and to not stack the back line – so how’d they go? They weren’t too bad over the course of the game while watching the game but I think...
If you want the season from hell than Essendon is your team where they have managed to slide down the ladder after every round. Round 1 – 2nd, 293% / Round 2 – 4th, 210% / Round 3 – 4th, 191% / Round 4 – 7th, 131% / Round 5 – 8th, 96% / Round...