TACTICAL INSIGHTS INTO AFLW 2020

During the 2019 seasons of AFLW I posted some weekly insights that of passages of play that I noticed watching the games of things done well, things done not so well and how they could be done better.

I had many arrows and colorful lines in those earlier edition videos but this year I've dialled right down to Twitter form so less detail and a game-by-game battle to make my point in 140 characters.

Here's a link to each one I've done so far this season in the first 3 rounds of the AFLW 2020 season and use them to educate your players and yourself.

Melbourne Transition Offense Play - https://twitter.com/AFLTraining/status/1226002211685060609

Hurricane blowing towards the left side of camera, the same side that O’Dea comes in on to give the ball to her teammate. @MelbourneAFLW fwd could have held her lead right off to allow O’Dea more room to push into allowing g a deeper fwd entry on the next 2 kicks #aflw #aflwomens pic.twitter.com/AIL9DCEIuO

— AFL Training (@AFLTraining) February 8, 2020

Adelaide Playing Out of Their Back Half - https://twitter.com/AFLTraining/status/1226045073395073026

Perfect opportunity for @Adelaide_FC to make the ground bigger for the @lionsaflw to defend where those 2 Crow players next to the market could have spread laterally taking the ball from 1 side to the other unopposed #AFLW #aflwomens pic.twitter.com/kqoy0QzZSt

— AFL Training (@AFLTraining) February 8, 2020

Western Bulldogs Transition Offense - https://twitter.com/AFLTraining/status/1228250971630735363

This is too much of a great kick to an offensive position to be simply kicked back into the defensive zone for an eventual out of bounds...structure should be set up to encourage that kick and also to be able to utilise it #AFLW #AFLWDogsDees pic.twitter.com/u5pFpVUxxu

— AFL Training (@AFLTraining) February 14, 2020

Western Bulldogs Lack of Backline Spread - https://twitter.com/AFLTraining/status/1228252951442968576

The 3 WB backline players standing behind the kicker HAVE to spread better and earlier - that switch was on like donkey kong against a defensive zone they can’t break! #AFLW #AFLWDogsDees pic.twitter.com/DuJShXSGrl

— AFL Training (@AFLTraining) February 14, 2020

Ainslie Kemp ACL Injury - https://twitter.com/AFLTraining/status/1228266739504300033

- flat foot landing as per stick landings in training that don’t prepare you for the next movement at high speed
- also doesn’t involve reacting to stim at the same time
- no amount of banded glute work can stop this (1/2)#AFLWDogsDees #AFLW pic.twitter.com/ZMgu1zXO8H

— AFL Training (@AFLTraining) February 14, 2020

AFLW Kick of the Year So Far - https://twitter.com/AFLTraining/status/1228897577170423809

#aflw kick of the year so far
- change of direction
- didn’t panic in congestion
- found a target
- hit the target from in traffic#AFLWCatsLions pic.twitter.com/N5YrBG3UzP

— AFL Training (@AFLTraining) February 16, 2020

St Kilda Forwards Running Pattern - https://twitter.com/AFLTraining/status/1230771945525760006

Saints player at the top of the screen - her running pattern and that of her def cuts off the space for the inside lead for McCarthy to kick to but instead of just continuing that run, the other saints fwd could have double backed for an easy hit up at CHF #aflwsaints #aflw pic.twitter.com/DnPUTfW1Pd

— AFL Training (@AFLTraining) February 21, 2020