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Preparing for the finals

It can take 25 games to climb from the first pre-season practice match to the ultimate aim of victory in September

Football Specific Fitness Games

It is important to have strategies to maintain fitness as the season progresses and the emphasis in training changes towards strategy and skill

Maintaining football specific fitness in season

Maintaining your fitness during the season is critical in ensuring your second half of the season is as successful as your first

The 10 Commandments of preseason training

Preseason training is a chore, but it is also manageable, if you adhere to some basic rules

The transition phase

At the end of a team’s season – whether it be at the end of the 22 home-and-away matches at the end of August or after any of the four final series

The 'Competition Phase'

For players, coaches and supporters alike this is the best part of the year. For the players it represents the culmination of many, many hours or practise

Power training to improve vertical jump

Give yourself every chance to fly like Brett Burton with this program

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Strength Conditioning For Footy

Get the lowdown on how to develop strength in key areas

Sprint/Speed Training

In footy, speed is required over distances from 10m-70m depending on the state of play. This being the case, the full range of distances need to be trained

Warm Up

Port Adelaide coach and accredited Sports Trainer (Level 2) Mark Williams explains why preparing your body for exercise is important in preventing injury

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ESS v WCE

Watch a match summary of the clash between Essendon and the West Coast Eagles from Round 16.

WB v PORT

Watch all the first half highlights between the West Coast Eagles and Port Adelaide from Round 16.

Rd16 Press Conference: Coll

The Collingwood coach faces the media after the game.

Rd16 Press Conference: Haw

The Hawthorn coach faces the media after the game.

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