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They must have adopted that loading program from another club or sport, would be madness to experiment on an unproven program in the middle of an AFL season with the team flying.Certainly are. It shall be interesting seeing how they fare this week on another six day break.
Have heard anecdotally that after watching Geelong tear his team apart in the 2022 Grand Final, Horse Longmire has been fanatical about the advantage in-season loading can deliver if you have the opportunity to exploit it.
With them flying on a 13-1 record and three games clear of the rest of the competition, it is believed that the Swans initiated a five week loading program after the Round 15 win over GWS. The nature of the additional loading seems to have been predominately high-intensity running intervals.
Same source then described that Sydney have completely f**ked things up however. Players apparently aren't reacting as anticipated to the extra load and recovery has been impacted far more than expected. Loads were scaled back prior to the match against the Bulldogs, and were below normal in the lead-up to the match against Port, but the results speak for themselves.
The playing group there is practically not doing any training at all this week now as the club scrambles to resolve the mess it has created.
I’d suggest it’s more likely to be from a different sport that obviously has shown to not be transferable to AFL requirements. Could very well cost them a flag and what an excellent insight you’ve provided.