It can take 25 games to climb from the first pre-season practice match to the ultimate aim of victory in September
It is important to have strategies to maintain fitness as the season progresses and the emphasis in training changes towards strategy and skill
Maintaining your fitness during the season is critical in ensuring your second half of the season is as successful as your first
Preseason training is a chore, but it is also manageable, if you adhere to some basic rules
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
Kel Moore ViPerform test
Russell Barwick and Brad Seymour cast an eye over the incidents from Round Eight in front of the Match Review Panel.
Russ and Snapper run through all the major injury concerns after another tough round of footy.
Geelong rookie Jesse Stringer talks to Catherine Ellis about the injury plagued start to his career and his attempts to realise his AFL dream.