- Nov 6, 2014
- 64,825
- 82,626
- AFL Club
- Port Adelaide
Yes I have noticed myself how other teams are talking about increasing their fitness and running games out etc hah. Catch us if you can.
-
AFLW 2024 - Round 10 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Universal Love Darren Burgess football fitness academy
- Thread starter Power freak 2008
- Start date
- Tagged users None
I don't think Hawthorn are that fast, but they have a pronounced edge in their ball disposal skills that make them look quicker then they really are.
Even Matty White or Daniel Flynn can't outrun a well kicked football!
- Mar 22, 2013
- 2,398
- 4,810
- AFL Club
- Port Adelaide
- Other Teams
- Liverpool FC, Carolina Panther's
Gold Coast?
Dylan8
Bar Up
GWS seems a good fit. They're already drab, and by the time their players have actually developed to play some exciting footy, IN COMES ROSS with clogball.
faquito
Club Legend
I don't think Hawthorn are that fast, but they have a pronounced edge in their ball disposal skills that make them look quicker then they really are.
Even Matty White or Daniel Flynn can't outrun a well kicked football!
Puopolo, Hartung, Smith and B.Hill are right up there with their speed. All latter three have been part of their best 22 throughout the season, with Smith and Hill particularly damaging in the prelim and GF.
Not only are they speedy, they have elite kicks, run >16 beep tests and <10min 3kms.
I'd consider our team to be pretty quick with M.White, Polec, Pittard, Neade and Impey. However only White and Pittard would be close to that level of speed and super endurance of Hawthorn's speedsters.
Dylan8
Bar Up
Step up Karl Ay, mon.
Doctor Feel
Shitposter In Chief
ayyyyy mon
Dylan8
Bar Up
- Oct 8, 2004
- 18,539
- 25,381
- AFL Club
- Port Adelaide
- Other Teams
- Liverpool
THE likes of international soccer superclubs Manchester City and Real Madrid will be sending their staff to Alberton Oval to learn the secrets of the Port Adelaide Football Club’s fitness revolution.
The Power will on Wednesday launch an intensive course in in-season high-performance training as the first step in its new sports science partnership with UniSA.
http://www.news.com.au/technology/s...-training-course/story-fn5fsgyc-1227314300058
The Power will on Wednesday launch an intensive course in in-season high-performance training as the first step in its new sports science partnership with UniSA.
http://www.news.com.au/technology/s...-training-course/story-fn5fsgyc-1227314300058
The more Burgo does the more I worry we won't be able to keep him when his contract is up.
That said the guys under him have the best teacher you could ask for.
That said the guys under him have the best teacher you could ask for.
The more he can do whilst based in SA, the more likely he's to stay. At the least until we've got a flag. The fitness head overseeing a premiership side is a major selling point for everything else.
RussellEbertHandball
Flick pass expert
Brilliant. Off profit and loss and therefore footy deptartment cap way of paying Burgo more and establishing links with sporting clubs worldwide.
RussellEbertHandball
Flick pass expert
I suspect there is a caveat on who cant.
- Banned
- #291
Not particularly, aren't we in the third and final year of Burgo's fitness plan? If so, all other clubs will be chasing our tails while Burgo keeps evolving our fitness strategy. In any case, confidentiality clauses would preclude him fom giving away specific IP while still an employee, things like specific running drills etc. Imagine it would be more about methods, phases and recovery techniques. Plus an alignment with a major global sporting brand can only bring benefits to the club off field. Win-win as I see it
Lawnchair Larry
Cancelled
- Apr 1, 2015
- 2,627
- 3,099
- AFL Club
- Port Adelaide
Perhaps it has been asked already, but:
To what extent does Lobbe's injury over the first 3 weeks of the season reflect a failure of our fitness professionals?
I know it must be very difficult to pick up - these players are strung like piano wires - one extra turn on the screws and they snap.
It also relies on a really effective feedback loop between player and fitness staff, in order to pre-empt injuries.
However, the last time I saw Lobbe on field he was fit and well. It just seemed to come from out of the blue.
To what extent does Lobbe's injury over the first 3 weeks of the season reflect a failure of our fitness professionals?
I know it must be very difficult to pick up - these players are strung like piano wires - one extra turn on the screws and they snap.
It also relies on a really effective feedback loop between player and fitness staff, in order to pre-empt injuries.
However, the last time I saw Lobbe on field he was fit and well. It just seemed to come from out of the blue.
I think that's also part of the reason that they've set up this UniSA partnership, to give more incentive to Burgo to stay with us. He's been involved with international soccer with Australia, EPL, and now is back at Port where he has commented that his family was very happy with as they want to be in Adelaide. Given that he's had a chance to experience the soccer side, the only problem would be that he may grow 'bored' of Port/AFL, but that is countered by the fact that he now has this High Performance course to work with and keep his mind busy.
Pretty sure he'll be at Port for a long time.
Was hoping someone would say that.
- Apr 6, 2014
- 7,067
- 11,105
- AFL Club
- Port Adelaide
It is fantastic that our club is the epicentre of a few sporting traits but boy oh boy I hope it all translates into flags.
I get the feeling it won't be an all access pass to all our data and specific programs, they'll get a good look at what we do but I can't see them learning too much that fitness staff from other clubs wouldn't already know.
RussellEbertHandball
Flick pass expert
Wrong thread Larry.
RussellEbertHandball
Flick pass expert
Also Burgo has an academic bent so he can build a Uni based program the way he wants or strongly influence it to what he wants, at some point transition out of applied work with Port and become a professor of the program. The beauty is if he wants to live in Adelaide - his wife was an important reason why they moved back here - he can set things up so the world can come to him - and there is enough opportunity for him to go overseas for short seminars and study tours.
Now if Real Madrid offered him $10m a year he would have to seriously consider it and maybe change his plan but the likelihood of them paying what they pay Messi is almost zero.
Prof Kevin Norton mentioned in the article does a lot of work with the AFL especially around their annual injury report and presented a paper on something a couple of years ago. Think it had to do with rotations or substitutes around game day injuries. I know he has done things with Neil Craig both studies and applied footy stuff.
simba_
sucking a lemon
I'm not worried about Burgo & Co packing up and leaving, they want to see Port become a Real Madrid, not move to one!!
Similar threads
