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Evolution of Physical Demands of Australian Football League Matches from 2005 to 2017: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression.
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- Subsequent Injury Risk Following Concussion in Australian Football League (AFL) Male Athletes: Is It a Case of a Player Being 'Luckless'?Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Optimizing Resistance Training for Sprint and Endurance Athletes: Balancing Positive and Negative Adaptations.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Review
- Characterising lower-body musculoskeletal morphology and whole-body composition of elite female and male Australian Football players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Video Analysis of Pectoralis Major Injuries in Professional Australian Football Players.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- Physical and technical demands of offence, defence, and contested phases of play in Australian Football.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Pre-season body composition has minimal influence on in-season match availability, and match performance in female Australian Football League (AFLW) players.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is extensive research investigating the match demands of players in the Australian Football League (AFL).
objectiveThis systematic literature review and meta-regression sought to analyse the evolution of in-game demands in AFL matches from 2005 to 2017, focusing on the relationship between volume and intensity.
methodsA systematic search of Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, Emcare, Scopus, SPORTDiscus, and Cochrane Library databases was conducted. Included studies examined the physical demands of AFL matches utilising global positioning system (GPS) technology. Meta-regression analysed the shift in reported volume (total distance and total match time) and intensity (metres per minute [m.min
resultsDistance (p = 0.094), m.min
conclusionsChanges in volume and intensity of AFL match demands are defined by discrete periods from 2007 to 2010 and 2010 to 2012. The interaction of rule and interpretation changes and coaching strategies play a major role in these evolutionary changes. In turn, modified game styles impact player game demands, training, and selection priorities. Standardisation and uniformity of GPS data reporting is recommended due to inconsistencies in the literature.
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