On ABC Grandstand this afternoon they had a very interesting interview with the Brisbane High Performance guy.
The High Performance stuff was not as interesting as his match day role.
Which is:
He is in charge of the Brisbane interchange iPad.
He is on the bench and works with three others:
The Bench Coach (and Mids Coach) - Ben Hudson from the Bulldogs and,
The two medicos.
The Brisbane interchange works as follows:
The game plan and personnel are established early in the week.
From that they pre-schedule the rotations: who and when.
The rotation schedule is based on the strategic direction of the game plan (who plays what role, for how long) and any injury concerns (if a player is carrying a tender hammy for example).
On Game Day, the schedule provides the guide for rotations but the players are constantly monitored via GPS for distance travelled and number of speed bursts (defined as burst at pace > 2.3seconds).
If a player hits the red line for either, the four (Bench Coach, High Performance Manager and the two medicos) discuss and alter to suit.
The example he gave was a player with a tender hammy that had a red line of no greater than two speed bursts per rotation. If the player hit that red line early, he would be rotated out and rested.
He emphasised the point that the interchange rotations, though pre-scheduled, are entirely data driven.
Which I find fascinating.
And also leads me to conclude that anyone on here talking about rotations, or tanks, really has NFI.