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With the Top 14 & Pro D2 already started and the Premiership and URC starting this weekend, here is to the next 9 months of Northern Hemispere Club Rugby (just need to wait a couple of more months before Japan League One).

This weekend's Grand Final to be played out by two very high Cohesion, high capacity teams. As Brisbane's steady rise over the years has shown, it takes time to become competitive in the AFL. It's most often the slow and steady organisations that get to play it out in September.

Heading into the #NRL Preliminary Finals weekend with the Top 3 #TWI teams still in the mix. Long-term recruitment practice paying dividends at the business end of the season #Governance #CohesionMatters

Fantastic 8 days in Japan overlaying #CohesionAnalytics with the unique recruitment dynamics of Japan League One Rugby having to juggle Category A/B/C player combinations. Emphasis on long-term performance and recruitment ROI. #CohesionMatters #TalentIsNotEnough

Resharing with the finals in full swing. Remaining 4 #AFL teams had the strongest #Cohesion of the Top 8 through the H/A season. Lowest #Cohesion team in the Top 8 got bundled out in 2 games.

Don’t forget Japan League One (28 of the Boks points)

The stat you’ve never heard of: The secret herbs and spices behind Collingwood’s success? This is the little-known performance measure that could brighten the smile of Collingwood fans as the Magpies chase a second flag in three seasons.

The #AFL finals will come down to 1-off games but the capacity of each team played out across the majority of the competition during the H/A season. You have got to be in it to win it.

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LEEEEEEEEECH!

It takes time to develop a strong #TWI but it can drop as fast as a Shinkansen without effective oversight #CohesionAnalytics

Japanese based connections - GM of Sport Simon Strachan is in Japan through to September 12th. Reach out to connect.

Context is important when understanding outcomes. The Wallabies recent win against the Springboks has now put the British & Irish Lions series in a different light. Tap to read more - www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Tap here to explore The Leadership Circle featuring GAIN LINE Analytics' Ben Darwin
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2 wins from the 3 promoted teams after the first round of the Premier League. 1 game does not make a trend but great start regardless for Sunderland and Leeds.

This AFL pick swap was part of North Melbourne’s grand plan. But now they’re on the verge of unwanted history The Roos bet on themselves to not still be treading water when they sent their 2025 first-round draft pick to Richmond for the Tigers’ No.27 selection last year and their second-rounder this year.

Why #Cohesion Matters… www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/th...

Ben Darwin: The Science of Team Cohesion Podcast Episode · Coaching Culture with Ben Herring · 22/06/2025 · 1h 6m

Hope you enjoy this from Co-founder Ben… podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/c...

Strong signals on how #Cohesion plays a role in Promotion/Relegation. Challenge now for how Leeds, Burnley & Sunderland navigate their Premier League promotion.

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Winning a British & Irish Lions tour is not easy, and history tells that story. How does the 2025 tour stack up against previous tours? more here - zurl.co/aNWhA

Congratulations #MelbourneVixens for the 2025 #SuperNetball Championship. They have done 1 better after coming up short in the 2024 final. Some good performances over the last few season will mean a strong showing in #ABST2025. Tap for #ABST2024 details - zurl.co/wLC6o

From the archives with League/Union "code hopping" back in the conversation. Written well before the 2 years RTS will never get back & an uneventful season for Joey Manu in Japan. Transfer age is the key which J-AS may well prove out. Tap to read - zurl.co/2Wgs6

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GLA's Nic Stirzaker in Frankfurt at the #DFB for a #CohesionAnalytics Workshop. It was fantastic to see the set up and meet the people at such a world class organisation - thank you to Christofer Clemens and his team for hosting Nic.

#TheGAINLINEReport #59: Why was @BathRugby the only club to win their competition without having very high #TWI?... all the others did. And does it come with a catch?... yes it probably does. Tap to read mailchi.mp/gainline/the...

Here is the video mentioned. Jamie Roberts in his first game in Sydney playing for Wales and potentially forgetting about the New South part..... Good vision by the Drua to exploit the gap that opens up (vision c/o Stan SPORTS).

Lions Lions Lions Lions…

#TheGAINLINEReport #59: Why was @BathRugby the only club to win their competition without having very high #TWI?... all the others did. And does it come with a catch?... yes it probably does. Tap to read mailchi.mp/gainline/the...

Halfway through the year & lots of teams in the mix for #ABST2025. 14 comps down, 9 to go. #Crusaders & #MelbourneCity (M) back firing, #Panthers in trouble, #MelbourneStorm lurking, #UNSW Wests & #QueenslandThunder dominant in the pool #ABST2024 details gainline.biz/abst2024

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