Aussie Rules Training

In what has turned out to be the last Saturday without any sort of footy for 9 months and a very slow day at that,here’s my game analysis clips from last night’s game while I have ample time to put it together and post it. Impressive from the Hawks to win in a different way...

These 2 terms are never really mentioned in AFL conversations, not with this specific wording anyway, but in Soccer there are constant Twitter threads on 1 or the other or the comparison of both approaches. That’s not to say they aren’t used in AFL, they most definitely are, we just don’t use the same jargon....

In week 2 of the pre-season games we look at: Gold Coast stoppage formation on secondary center ball ups Sydney with multiple layers of pressing forward defense Brisbane wing run Collingwood up to their old tricks at center bounce clearance Lukosius kick = Perfection Port Adelaide using handball to draw defenders in then breaking them...

In case you missed it, I Twittered this out during the week: Where TV/Radio footy experts discuss contracts and ridiculous what ifs, they could be deeply analyzing teams and how it all connects to winning games like @onepercentas, @rickm18 and @JamesIves17 are currently doing – if you’re even 1% footy nuff material, then have a...

Looks like I’m back for another year of doing this and to be honest, I can’t watch a game anymore without looking out for this type of stuff. This is from today’s pre-season game between the Swans and Giants in a 2 part video, with a sprinkle of Brisbane on the end of the 2nd...

Yet another study showing the player development superiorities associated with training with a games-based focus (constraints-led approach, ecological dynamics etc). If you’re still using more then 1 cone drill for more then 10% of your total training session then I really don’t know what to tell you at this point as this about the 10th...

If you’re as listener of SEN then you might have come across this interview (Garry and Tim from Tuesday 11th of Feb from the 64min mark) with new Sydney Swans head coach Dean Cox during the week – my ears immediately pricked up being a Sydney supporter. During the interview he was asked if, when...