AFLW 2022b - R7 vs Saints - Friday night

[kruddler]

The running patterns in the two games are very different.  I’m hoping that Brooke and our fitness people will have addressed that.

On a related topic, I heard an interesting discussion with Kez on the wireless.  It seems that some teams are obtaining a competitive advantage through extra training.  The agreement specifies training times and anything beyond that is effectively unpaid overtime.  The discussion covered individuals taking on extra training on their own initiative and mandated extra sessions.

Apart from anything else, it reinforced my impression of Kez as a very articulate, intelligent and perceptive young person.

This is something that occurs in the NFL.

There is a set amount of time off clubs must give players. A limited amount of pre-season training that can occur (some with and somewithout pads). Some of the training is optional.

However, every year, players get together in their own time and do some training by themselves. Usually you'll see QBs and WRs put in some time together to get their route patterns/timing in sync.
Essentially its the players association having too much power. So players are forced to train themselves outside of the regular facilities.

Given how professional (read barely professional) the AFLW is i'm not surprised that teams doing this are getting a leg up.

As for Brooke Walker.
At least she is fit now. Probably carrying a few extra kg's compared to her normal AFLW playing weight so hopehully she doesn't 'blow up' early as a result.
(She's talked about the difficulty of gaining and shedding kg's between sports in the past).