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EPISODE 29: The C Word - Part I

EPISODE 29: The C Word - Part I

FromGOLD DIGGER: The search for Australian rugby


EPISODE 29: The C Word - Part I

FromGOLD DIGGER: The search for Australian rugby

ratings:
Length:
69 minutes
Released:
Feb 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It's a word spoken about in sporting terms by players, coaches and pundits alike but never has "cohesion" been so articulated and detailed by none other than a former Wallaby in Ben Darwin. Along with his business partner, former Wallaby video analyst Simon Strachan, they have founded an Australian business called GAINLINE Analytics that consults to both sporting teams and the commercial business sector. Focusing on cohesion analytics and developing sophisticated and data driven metrics such as the Team Work Index (TWI) they seek to answer one of the most important questions in all of professional sport; what actually determines success?This is by far the deepest dig of all, grappling with the history of what made Australian rugby so successful and conversely, what has happened to turn the tide the other way. With case studies of other sports as well as an analysis of the changes in the northern hemisphere rugby nations, this episode seeks to get to the core of just what has happened to Australian rugby with some stunning revelations as well as guest cameos from past interviewees. Dig into an episode that is not to be missed!
Released:
Feb 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (40)

A podcast that investigates the mysterious decline of Australian rugby union and a fan who made a documentary that took him through a journey into the void to pick up the pieces of Australian rugby to find a path forward to fortune and glory.