{"id":438820,"date":"2022-04-28T18:02:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T15:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/whats-the-most-physical-afl-position\/"},"modified":"2022-04-28T18:02:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T15:02:50","slug":"whats-the-most-physical-afl-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-the-most-physical-afl-position\/","title":{"rendered":"#What&#8217;s the most physical AFL position?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a401c7c9e322\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a401c7c9e322\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-the-most-physical-afl-position\/#%E2%80%9CWhats_the_most_physical_AFL_position%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What&#8217;s the most physical AFL position?&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhats_the_most_physical_AFL_position%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What&#8217;s the most physical AFL position?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/rugby.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2022\/rugby.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/rugby.jpg\" alt=\"rugby\" title=\"Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>What&#8217;s the most demanding position in modern AFL? New research, published in <i>BMC Sports <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a>, Medicine and Rehabilitation<\/i>, is providing greater understanding about the physical demands placed on Australian rules football players in their positions and roles on the field.\n                                                <\/p>\n<p>                                                                                Edith Cowan University and Flinders University health scientists compared physical demands on Aussie rules football players while linking their efforts and technical ability to their team&#8217;s outcome during offensive and defensive phases of play.<\/p>\n<p>The results were able to highlight how the different positions each had varying physical outputs. Interestingly, midfielders performed greater distance and high-speed running in attack, without significant differences elsewhere on the field and defenders worked the most during defensive phases while forwards worked hardest when attacking.<\/p>\n<p>The findings also reveal successful offense and defense are directly linked to a team&#8217;s overall output, with the technical skills of midfielders and forwards during important passages of play dictating scoring success, while marks and tackles at the right moments determine if you can keep opponents at bay.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers analyzed GPS data from 32 male players in a West Australian Football League (WAFL) club across 19 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s in the 2019 season\u2014collating 370 match samples during competitive games.<\/p>\n<p>Lead author Chris Wing, from the ECU School of Medical and Health Sciences, says player data regarding positional play enables coaching and staff to design elite training sessions that incorporate specific physical requirements, while also helping prioritize key statistics during player performance evaluations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For example, our data in the WAFL shows successful phases of play demonstrated a higher kick-to-handball ratio compared to losing teams. You can argue it could just be the team we studied but they experienced a winning season, which suggests you&#8217;re better off kicking towards goal rather than hand balling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This information could, for example, be used to benchmark player performance, where a desired kick and handball ratio (number of kicks relative to number of handballs) may be targeted by coaching staff.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Study co-author Dr. Nicolas Hart in the College of Nursing &amp; Health Sciences at Flinders University says understanding the physical demands on players will improve their preparation techniques and help develop training drills more in tune with real game intensity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This may have important implications for training, where drills aimed to improve a team&#8217;s offensive play, such as ball movement drills, should replicate the intensities from successful match performance to promote positive transfer to competition, increasing a player&#8217;s physical capacity in order to match these demands.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Increasing a player&#8217;s physical capacity in order to match these demands may also prove beneficial and is particularly important amongst the midfield and forward groups.&#8221;\n                                                                                                                        <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                                                                        Aerobic fitness of elite soccer players linked to player positions\n                                                                                    <\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n                                                                                                <strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n                                                Christopher Wing et al, Physical and technical demands of Australian football: an analysis of maximum ball in play periods, <i>BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation<\/i> (2022).  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-doi=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1186\/s13102-022-00405-5\">DOI: 10.1186\/s13102-022-00405-5<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"d-inline-block text-medium my-4\">\n                                                Provided by<br \/>\n                                                                                                    Flinders University<br \/>\n                                                                                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon_open\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flinders.edu.au\/\"><br \/>\n                                                        <svg>\n                                                            <use href=\"https:\/\/medx.b-cdn.net\/tmpl\/v6\/img\/svg\/sprite.svg#icon_open\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"\/>\n                                                        <\/svg><br \/>\n                                                    <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>\n                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 What&#8217;s the most physical AFL position? 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