Tracking the Wallabies’ Use of Possession

We already know that GPS chips are embedded in some players’ jerseys so the amount of running they do is monitored by strength and conditioning staff. I wonder how long it will be before every player wears a GPS chip and the ball also has one embedded so it’s possible to track which player is doing what and how each team is moving the ball around the field when they’re in possession? If you had that sort of information it would make it a lot easier to understand the patterns being used by teams so you could devise your own team patterns to either shut down the opposition attack or to break open their defence.

There’s been a lot of comment this week regarding some members of the Wallaby back row seagulling. I wanted to explore that topic further so I went looking for some GPS data that might provide answers, but of course the technology doesn’t exist yet.

See the full story by SCOTT ALLEN  http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/analysis-tracking-the-wallabies-use-of-possession/

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