As highlighted in "Experience - The Hidden Enemy", the St George Illawarra Dragons have been the most experienced team in the NRL but not of their own making. This has impacted the ability of the team to perform and therefore the perception of the coach #TWI
Revisiting the 2024/25 Rugby Union Competition Winners via #substack
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Revisiting "Experience - The Hidden Enemy" via Substack + The Portability of Talent bonus video with Ben Darwin.
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#TheGAINLINEReport #60: Experience - The Hidden Enemy. When you hear “We think the experience they bring will be great for the group”, it may well be the least understood facet of team performance. Tap to read zurl.co/XlmXq
“Office Equipment Derby” Day!
NEW! Not just a new episode, a whole new rugby show!
For the debut Episode of the AUS Rugby scene, @BMcSport.bsky.social was joined by Ben Darwin to see what the numbers and the draw says about the start of #SuperRugbyPacific in 2026
On 8/9 Rugby YouTube + pods everywhere! 🏉
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It's begining to look a lot like... gift giving season again.
Another very positive session with Ben Darwin & Cohesion Analytics #CohesionMatters #TalentIsNotEnough #Governance
Celebrating the @89combo.bsky.social podcast and keeping the memory alive by revisting Episode 10 - Cohesion up the Wazoo with Simon Strachan.
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Congratulations to the North Melbourne Kangaroos for their 2025 AFLW title. Back-to-back premierships and 2 straight unbeaten seasons. They finished 4th in #ABST2024 so going to right up the top for #ABST2025. Tap for #ABST2024 details - zurl.co/ZLxnw
Wasn’t to be for Brisbane but that’s game 28 for the Kangaroos winning streak with the GF win.
#ABST2025 watch - A potential unique outcome if the Brisbane Lions win the 2025 #AFLW Grand Final. Brisbane will hold the Men's & Women's titles for both AFL & NRL. Some serious bragging rights for BrisVegas! Tap for #ABST2024 ranking & details zurl.co/jFuAu
With the North Melbourne Kangaroos team heading into this weekends AFLW Grand Final on a 27 game unbeaten streak (and potential back-2-back Premiers) things are definately looking tight at the top of #ABST2025. Tap for #ABST2024 ranking and details - zurl.co/04jda
Another positive week in Japan engaging with clubs and learning more about the unique sporting landscape.
Japan League One rugby pre-season in full swing.
You will not be able to look at teams in the same way again when viewed through the lens of Cohesion Analytics. Reach out to understand how this can be applied in your domain #CohesionMatters
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Leading Plot the Ball this week: analysis of Arsenal’s consistency of selection, and how it’s vaulted them into the Premier League’s top tier.
The newsletter also features notes on Laura Wolvaardt, the Irish rugby team, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Macklin Celebrini: www.plottheball.com/p/consistent...
Tokyo/Japan based connections. Co-Founder Simon Strachan will be in Japan Nov 14th - 21st. Reach out to get an understanding on how the Cohesion Analytics Methodology can be used within the Corporate, Financial Services & Sporting environments. #CohesionMatters #TalentIsNotEnough
The Monopoly Effect: “As coaches I think we tend to not really recognise when things are in our favour” #AttributionBias
Listen to returning guest Ben Darwin on the Coaching Culture Podcast with Ben Herring.
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Heading into the #AFLW finals and with the North Melbourne Kangaroos not having lost a game since the 2023 AFLW Grand Final they are looking to be in a strong position for #ABST2025. Tap for #ABST2024 ranking & details www.gainline.biz/abst2024
Governance and the Boardroom are as integral to a sporting team's performance as the players and coach. Listen to returning guest Ben Darwin on the Coaching Culture Podcast with Ben Herring.
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Latest Ben Herring Coaching Culture Podcast with returning guest Ben Darwin - How Cohesion influences the Coach and the importance of Governance podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/y...
With the #NPC complete (congrats Canterbury) #TWI played a role in each teams ability to perform through the season. The #TWI ave of 6 non-finalists 57%, #TWI ave of all teams - 71%, #TWI ave of the 8 finalists - 81%, #TWI ave of the Grand Final - 84% #CohesionMatters #Governance
"Highlight for me was former Wallaby Ben Darwin from GAIN LINE Analytics" #TheLeadershipThinkTank
Reach out and engage with GAIN LINE Analytics to make #CohesionAnalytics part of your organisation's decision making process - gainline.biz/contact
As NRL & AFL folks head off on their summer PD trips checking in with high performing teams to find out what makes them good - Don't be afraid to also visit some poorer performing teams to see the difference. They may not be what everybody assumes they are #CohesionMatters
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.
