Stuart Graham - Head of High Performance

[Long live PAFC]

Does Stuart’s role just revolve around physical fitness?

Watching BZT lie down after chasing for 50-100m on the weekend showed how average we have become between the ears.

You don’t show you’re hurt or tired. You jog off at the quarters. You bounce back up after bumps and you shrug hits off.

It’s also clearly evident we don’t believe we can out run teams or keep pushing all game.

To me we are too small, some (particularly our young and developing players) are injury prone, we lack size, pace and fitness but most of all we lack the belief and confidence in our fitness.

 

[The Hobo]

Does Stuart’s role just revolve around physical fitness?

Watching BZT lie down after chasing for 50-100m on the weekend showed how average we have become between the ears.

You don’t show you’re hurt or tired. You jog off at the quarters. You bounce back up after bumps and you shrug hits off.

It’s also clearly evident we don’t believe we can out run teams or keep pushing all game.

To me we are too small, some (particularly our young and developing players) are injury prone, we lack size, pace and fitness but most of all we lack the belief and confidence in our fitness.

Hard to disagree with any of this. But it also comes down to the selection. We draft small.

Who are the bigger body powerful players that we've recruited in recent times? Lachie Jones (was NGA), SPP and probably Wines.

Everyone else has been a smaller, skinnier type. We've also managed to trade for JHF who's got some power.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Does Stuart’s role just revolve around physical fitness?

Watching BZT lie down after chasing for 50-100m on the weekend showed how average we have become between the ears.

You don’t show you’re hurt or tired. You jog off at the quarters. You bounce back up after bumps and you shrug hits off.

It’s also clearly evident we don’t believe we can out run teams or keep pushing all game.

To me we are too small, some (particularly our young and developing players) are injury prone, we lack size, pace and fitness but most of all we lack the belief and confidence in our fitness.

For all his faults, Darren Burgess placed a huge emphasis on the mental side of fitness and I reckon that won us a few games back in '13-'14.

 

[Chewy316]

For all his faults, Darren Burgess placed a huge emphasis on the mental side of fitness and I reckon that won us a few games back in '13-'14.

One quote I remember from Burgess' time at Port under Ken was when he said imagine you've run a marathon and you feel like you've literally got nothing left to give as you cross the finish line. Then once you cross the finish line you see a tiger roaring down the straight. You can bet your arse you'll find 10% from somewhere to do everything possible to get out of the way of the tiger. He said it was the high performance team's job to extract that extra 10% out of the team.

This team is either not fit or they don't care enough. Probably both to be fair.

 

[Launchpad McQuack]

One quote I remember from Burgess' time at Port under Ken was when he said imagine you've run a marathon and you feel like you've literally got nothing left to give as you cross the finish line. Then once you cross the finish line you see a tiger roaring down the straight. You can bet your arse you'll find 10% from somewhere to do everything possible to get out of the way of the tiger. He said it was the high performance team's job to extract that extra 10% out of the team.

This team is either not fit or they don't care enough. Probably both to be fair.

Go 'til you can't go no more.

 

[ibd77]

For all his faults, Darren Burgess placed a huge emphasis on the mental side of fitness and I reckon that won us a few games back in '13-'14.

One quote I remember from Burgess' time at Port under Ken was when he said imagine you've run a marathon and you feel like you've literally got nothing left to give as you cross the finish line. Then once you cross the finish line you see a tiger roaring down the straight. You can bet your arse you'll find 10% from somewhere to do everything possible to get out of the way of the tiger. He said it was the high performance team's job to extract that extra 10% out of the team.

This team is either not fit or they don't care enough. Probably both to be fair.

To be fair, Burgo did over cook it in 2015.

 

[powerrrrrrrrrrrr]

Our physical conditioning and prep has been absolutely trash for years.

Considering the promotion within, this is no surprise. Took the quick and easy option rather than outsourcing or probably even looking.

 

[Willsy10]

It’s been a concern for me for a while. We are generally poor late in quarters and late in games and it can’t be a coincidence or all mental.

Seeing BZT doing a Sally Robbins in the square was alarming. You don’t often see players that physically gassed.

They obviously enjoyed their 17 days off.


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[MrMeaner]

As with the other problems at the club, this starts at the top. Hinkley and Davies have let it get to this point. The executive and board have let them get away with treading water.

Basically, we need to cleanse the club like the Augean Stables.

 

[NoddyHolder]

Our squad being too light has been a problem our entire time in the AFL

 

[Ford Fairlane]

As with the other problems at the club, this starts at the top. Hinkley and Davies have let it get to this point. The executive and board have let them get away with treading water.

Basically, we need to cleanse the club like the Augean Stables.

I don't know about you, but I'm impressed that he's managed to turn out physically puny athletes who have no endurance. That takes some skill.

Burgess (even allowing for his mad scientist phase in 2015 of testing the limits of human endurance) and McKeown were world class sports scientists. Stuart Graham is hitting the levels of Daniel Comerford.

Of course Lord Ken tells us that we have no fitness issue, but his benchmark is probably, well they're fitter than me.

 

[RangaInTeal]

Get Sean Baker, said it once I’ll say it 100 times! Everything the bloke touches turns to success. Port Junior now one of Australia’s leading Strength and Condition coaches, running his gym and business just off Grand Junction Rd and Old Port Rd.

Heck he even delivered West Adelaide their only Premiership in the past 40 years!

Worked With WWT, West Adelaide, Port, Adelaide Crows, Australian Lacrosse, multiple International athletes. Lecturing along side of the Guru of Go Darren Burgess…

Right there, a son of our club, just waiting for an opportunity to lead an elite high performance program.

 

[Long live PAFC]

Melbourne didn’t become tiny under Burgo but they did develop a ‘never give in or give up’ attitude.

I think you can only utilise the same style for 3-5 years before you need a change.

Getting Burgo back last year would have been perfect for us

 

[RangaInTeal]

Melbourne didn’t become tiny under Burgo but they did develop a ‘never give in or give up’ attitude.

I think you can only utilise the same style for 3-5 years before you need a change.

Getting Burgo back last year would have been perfect for us

It’s always an evolution process, you need to be getting blokes in, building their running capacity and durability - shoot high cause there will be a dip in the next phase, then develop a ‘strong’ body while maintaining a high level of Aerobic capacity but allow for slight decreases in results while player bulk up, then evolve the mature bodies back into decent runners at the back end of their careers again so they don’t become Charlie Dixon.

That’s probably the knock on Clurey, always lead our 3km time trials, even when putting good size on but never being big enough to play on the Big Forwards because it seemed we never wanted to limit the running capacity.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

AI deep fake? Club must be reading Big Footy

 

[Janey]

AI deep fake? Club must be reading Big Footy

My god they’re so transparent.

 

[Chachi]

We’re definitely not fit enough. This bloke goes along with Hinkley and others.
Gonna have to hire a greyhound for moving out day.

 

[manureid]

We’re definitely not fit enough. This bloke goes along with Hinkley and others.
Gonna have to hire a greyhound for moving out day.

The syndicate would just kill it if it didnt perform.

 

[PowerLil]

We're a mixture of overweight and underweight players, both types with zero muscle definition (except Aliir but that's probably inherent). Our fitness, strength and conditioning is a*se.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

I wonder if Joshua Manuel is heading back to Port after some tune under Burgo?

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[Ford Fairlane]

Come and join our team and be miserable like me!