Home → Elite → Australian Rules Football → Performance Analysis Australian Rules Football Sportscode Performance Analysis Recruiting Opponent Scouting Coaching Collingwood FC: The Crucial Role of the Analyst in Australian Rules Football 17 Apr, 2023 By Tony Sprangers @tonysprangers Collingwood FC: The Crucial Role of the Analyst in Australian Rules Football from Hudl on Vimeo. One of the biggest and most popular clubs in Australian sport, Collingwood FC have been a mainstay of the AFL/VFL competitions since their inception in 1892. In more recent times, performance analysis has become a key component in optimizing success in the professional game. In this video, we travelled to Collingwood's Olympic Park training facility to speak to Senior Coach Craig McRae in-depth about how analysis is used in the modern era of AFL and specifically the key roles of the analysts themselves in these processes. Topics covered in this video: The roles of the coach and analyst in an AFL clubThe structure and workflow of performance analysis at Collingwood FCUnique challenges in the game of Australian Rules that analysis solvesVideo and data for player scouting and drafting High-performance video and data on one connected platform - Learn more about how the world's best teams use Hudl Pro Suite to drive their analysis