Cody Atkinson
@capitalcitycody.bsky.social
Day job: REDACTED.
Night job: Words, numbers, pictures for ABC Australia.
Non jobs: occasional musings about music and culture. A lot of gigs. Rep the Canberra scene.
Night job: Words, numbers, pictures for ABC Australia.
Non jobs: occasional musings about music and culture. A lot of gigs. Rep the Canberra scene.
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Re-sharing this piece from late last year, now there's some digital audio from the actual event to attach to it. Jeez they were good... www.patreon.com/posts/116170...
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July 29, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Re-sharing this piece from late last year, now there's some digital audio from the actual event to attach to it. Jeez they were good... www.patreon.com/posts/116170...
This week's article:
St Kilda's comeback win over Melbourne will go down in Saints folklore, but it wouldn't have been possible without one strategic move that again highlighted the complicated role of the tagger in modern footy.
To tag or not to tag? The decision that sparked the greatest comeback in AFL history
St Kilda's comeback win over Melbourne will go down in Saints folklore, but it wouldn't have been possible without one strategic move that again highlighted the complicated role of the tagger in modern footy.
www.abc.net.au
July 29, 2025 at 6:12 AM
This week's article:
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We have spent the year asking coaches around the league about tagging in 2025 and paying close attention to tagger roles, and then on Sunday a perfect example popped up.
To tag or not to tag? The decision that sparked the greatest comeback in AFL history
St Kilda's comeback win over Melbourne will go down in Saints folklore, but it wouldn't have been possible without one strategic move that again highlighted the complicated role of the tagger in moder...
www.abc.net.au
July 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
We have spent the year asking coaches around the league about tagging in 2025 and paying close attention to tagger roles, and then on Sunday a perfect example popped up.
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This Week in Football: The best ruck craft, the one-sidedness of big rivalries, long and short goals of the year, and a look at whether everything bad is American.
thisweekinfootball.com/twif/round-1...
thisweekinfootball.com/twif/round-1...
July 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This Week in Football: The best ruck craft, the one-sidedness of big rivalries, long and short goals of the year, and a look at whether everything bad is American.
thisweekinfootball.com/twif/round-1...
thisweekinfootball.com/twif/round-1...
A few weeks ago we threw some questions at Chris Scott post-game.
He was coy about the tactical talk. So we thought we'd look a bit deeper into what makes the Cats tick for the ABC this week.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
He was coy about the tactical talk. So we thought we'd look a bit deeper into what makes the Cats tick for the ABC this week.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Why the Cats are again in the hunt for the AFL flag
Geelong's game plan evolves each season, but there are common elements that make the Cats finals contenders on a regular basis.
www.abc.net.au
July 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
A few weeks ago we threw some questions at Chris Scott post-game.
He was coy about the tactical talk. So we thought we'd look a bit deeper into what makes the Cats tick for the ABC this week.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
He was coy about the tactical talk. So we thought we'd look a bit deeper into what makes the Cats tick for the ABC this week.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
This week
Unless you're playing at Docklands, weather is always a feature of games of AFL. Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson take a look at how teams adapt to different conditions, who plays better in the wet, and the growing issue of scheduling and heat.
How Australian Rules football adapts to the weather, and who's best in the wet
Unless you're playing at Docklands, weather is always a feature of games of AFL. Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson take a look at how teams adapt to different conditions, who plays better in the wet, and the growing issue of scheduling and heat.
www.abc.net.au
June 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
This week
This week:
Goalkicking accuracy is a talking point that consistently gets raised in the AFL — but how does 2025 compare to the years that have come before?
Goalkicking has been in the gun — but is the AFL any worse than its every been?
Goalkicking accuracy is a talking point that consistently gets raised in the AFL — but how does 2025 compare to the years that have come before?
www.abc.net.au
June 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
This week:
This week's article:
They went from winning the flag in 2023 to missing finals last year, and as they lead the AFL pack in 2025, the data shows this isn't just good old Collingwood forever.
How Collingwood has reinvented itself to become this season's team to beat
They went from winning the flag in 2023 to missing finals last year, and as they lead the AFL pack in 2025, the data shows this isn't just good old Collingwood forever.
www.abc.net.au
May 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This week's article:
This week:
Football fans have been treated to unique and often peculiar signs shown from team benches, but to those who know, these signs are a crucial form of communication.
From noodles to 'WIN', the AFL has weird signs but the messages are crystal clear
Football fans have been treated to unique and often peculiar signs shown from team benches, but to those who know, these signs are a crucial form of communication.
www.abc.net.au
May 15, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This week:
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This Week in Football - the dark art of control game defence, breaking down ruck roles, Dean Cox's adjustments, and asking where the clunks have gone
thisweekinfootball.com/twif/week-9-...
thisweekinfootball.com/twif/week-9-...
May 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This Week in Football - the dark art of control game defence, breaking down ruck roles, Dean Cox's adjustments, and asking where the clunks have gone
thisweekinfootball.com/twif/week-9-...
thisweekinfootball.com/twif/week-9-...
We also had another great This Week In Football.
Check it below!
Check it below!
This Week In Football Round 8: Welcome back Jack, the non-death of tackling, taking the foot off the pedal, the showdown lowdown, what it's like doing post-match press conferences, and the two sides of the best kicks.
May 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
We also had another great This Week In Football.
Check it below!
Check it below!
This week I spoke to Luke Beveridge, Adam Kingsley and James Ives about winning the ball and how that relates to winning football games.
Footy teams and experts talk constantly about the importance of winning clearances, but there is much more to it than simply getting to the ball first.
How the best AFL teams can win games through clearances
Footy teams and experts talk constantly about the importance of winning clearances, but there is much more to it than simply getting to the ball first.
www.abc.net.au
May 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
This week I spoke to Luke Beveridge, Adam Kingsley and James Ives about winning the ball and how that relates to winning football games.
This week in football - round 7 2025.
This is our biggest issue. A lot going on, across a lot of styles.
thisweekinfootball.com/twif/week-7-...
This is our biggest issue. A lot going on, across a lot of styles.
thisweekinfootball.com/twif/week-7-...
April 24, 2025 at 3:29 AM
This week in football - round 7 2025.
This is our biggest issue. A lot going on, across a lot of styles.
thisweekinfootball.com/twif/week-7-...
This is our biggest issue. A lot going on, across a lot of styles.
thisweekinfootball.com/twif/week-7-...
I put in (arguably) too much work into this one. We've tried to paint the history of the handball, and its modern deployment. @arwon.bsky.social kept me sane while I was scrolling through archives ha.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
The best team in the AFL are capable of putting together gloriously slick passages of play via the use of handballs, but for much of the game's history the handball either didn't exist, looked very different or was almost ignored completely.
The history of the handball, and how it changed Australian rules football
The best team in the AFL are capable of putting together gloriously slick passages of play via the use of handballs, but for much of the game's history the handball either didn't exist, looked very different or was almost ignored completely.
www.abc.net.au
April 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I put in (arguably) too much work into this one. We've tried to paint the history of the handball, and its modern deployment. @arwon.bsky.social kept me sane while I was scrolling through archives ha.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
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Really enjoyed this history of the handball by @arwon.bsky.social and @capitalcitycody.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Also gives me a chance to re-circulate something I did last year on moving the ball from d50 to taking a shot with no kicks in between.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Also gives me a chance to re-circulate something I did last year on moving the ball from d50 to taking a shot with no kicks in between.
April 16, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Really enjoyed this history of the handball by @arwon.bsky.social and @capitalcitycody.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Also gives me a chance to re-circulate something I did last year on moving the ball from d50 to taking a shot with no kicks in between.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Also gives me a chance to re-circulate something I did last year on moving the ball from d50 to taking a shot with no kicks in between.
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www.hpnfooty.com/thisweekinfo...
NO COLLUSION - three of us just happened to wake up in a "freo are a bit slow hey" mood, as if possessed by David King himself.
Great to contribute alongside @capitalcitycody.bsky.social @arwon.bsky.social @ryanbuckland.bsky.social @jasperchellappah.bsky.social
NO COLLUSION - three of us just happened to wake up in a "freo are a bit slow hey" mood, as if possessed by David King himself.
Great to contribute alongside @capitalcitycody.bsky.social @arwon.bsky.social @ryanbuckland.bsky.social @jasperchellappah.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
www.hpnfooty.com/thisweekinfo...
NO COLLUSION - three of us just happened to wake up in a "freo are a bit slow hey" mood, as if possessed by David King himself.
Great to contribute alongside @capitalcitycody.bsky.social @arwon.bsky.social @ryanbuckland.bsky.social @jasperchellappah.bsky.social
NO COLLUSION - three of us just happened to wake up in a "freo are a bit slow hey" mood, as if possessed by David King himself.
Great to contribute alongside @capitalcitycody.bsky.social @arwon.bsky.social @ryanbuckland.bsky.social @jasperchellappah.bsky.social
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I'm here to make spreadsheet and support a competent footy team, and -
(video courtesy of @capitalcitycody.bsky.social )
(video courtesy of @capitalcitycody.bsky.social )
April 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I'm here to make spreadsheet and support a competent footy team, and -
(video courtesy of @capitalcitycody.bsky.social )
(video courtesy of @capitalcitycody.bsky.social )
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This Week In Football, featuring seven short articles and several new contributors!
www.hpnfooty.com/thisweekinfo...
-Three looks at ball movement
-Freo, Freo and Freo
-Carlton's backwards transition
-Dees defensive errors
-More vs Better
-cost of Gather Round
www.hpnfooty.com/thisweekinfo...
-Three looks at ball movement
-Freo, Freo and Freo
-Carlton's backwards transition
-Dees defensive errors
-More vs Better
-cost of Gather Round
April 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
This Week In Football, featuring seven short articles and several new contributors!
www.hpnfooty.com/thisweekinfo...
-Three looks at ball movement
-Freo, Freo and Freo
-Carlton's backwards transition
-Dees defensive errors
-More vs Better
-cost of Gather Round
www.hpnfooty.com/thisweekinfo...
-Three looks at ball movement
-Freo, Freo and Freo
-Carlton's backwards transition
-Dees defensive errors
-More vs Better
-cost of Gather Round
This week: aging, football, youth, winning and Collingwood. Some combination of those words describe our ABC article this week.
The AFL approaches expansion at a time where there is more talent in the league than ever before courtesy of veterans extending their primes and young players entering the league ready to cause a splash right away.
The oldest team in AFL history is about to take the field — here's the data behind a growing trend
The AFL approaches expansion at a time where there is more talent in the league than ever before courtesy of veterans extending their primes and young players entering the league ready to cause a splash right away.
www.abc.net.au
April 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM
This week: aging, football, youth, winning and Collingwood. Some combination of those words describe our ABC article this week.
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Today from us at ABC:
The average AFL team is older than it's been in a century, and yet there's been so much focus and pressure on the promise of the youngest players. So let's look at both ends of the age range.
The average AFL team is older than it's been in a century, and yet there's been so much focus and pressure on the promise of the youngest players. So let's look at both ends of the age range.
The oldest team in AFL history is about to take the field — it's a growing trend
The AFL approaches expansion at a time where there is more talent in the league than ever before courtesy of veterans extending their primes and young players entering the league ready to cause a spla...
www.abc.net.au
April 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Today from us at ABC:
The average AFL team is older than it's been in a century, and yet there's been so much focus and pressure on the promise of the youngest players. So let's look at both ends of the age range.
The average AFL team is older than it's been in a century, and yet there's been so much focus and pressure on the promise of the youngest players. So let's look at both ends of the age range.
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Super excited to contribute to this with some of the people I most admire in footy analysis - knock ons are a stat for the love of god
CC Dermott Brereton C/O Fox Footy
Big thank you to @capitalcitycody.bsky.social for organising and asking me to contribute.
thisweekinfootball.great-site.net?p=1
CC Dermott Brereton C/O Fox Footy
Big thank you to @capitalcitycody.bsky.social for organising and asking me to contribute.
thisweekinfootball.great-site.net?p=1
thisweekinfootball.great-site.net
March 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Super excited to contribute to this with some of the people I most admire in footy analysis - knock ons are a stat for the love of god
CC Dermott Brereton C/O Fox Footy
Big thank you to @capitalcitycody.bsky.social for organising and asking me to contribute.
thisweekinfootball.great-site.net?p=1
CC Dermott Brereton C/O Fox Footy
Big thank you to @capitalcitycody.bsky.social for organising and asking me to contribute.
thisweekinfootball.great-site.net?p=1
This week: looking at how Richmond pulled off their stellar upset over Carlton, and how it fits in with the "upset template".
This piece features a tweet from James Ives which sort of spurred it on. If you are over there he's worth a follow.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
This piece features a tweet from James Ives which sort of spurred it on. If you are over there he's worth a follow.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
How the Tigers pulled off one of the biggest AFL upsets in recent memory
Naysayers may suggest Richmond's win over Carlton in round one was a fluke, but there was a method to the way the Tigers achieved the upset defeat.
www.abc.net.au
March 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This week: looking at how Richmond pulled off their stellar upset over Carlton, and how it fits in with the "upset template".
This piece features a tweet from James Ives which sort of spurred it on. If you are over there he's worth a follow.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
This piece features a tweet from James Ives which sort of spurred it on. If you are over there he's worth a follow.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
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Here's a sneaky lil season preview with some pretty charts and (I think) good reasonable opinions
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
Unpredictable AFL season 2025 set to be most open in years
The 2025 AFL season looks set to be desperately hard to separate the cream from the crop, with no side flawless, and almost every team harbouring hopes of playing footy in September.
www.abc.net.au
March 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Here's a sneaky lil season preview with some pretty charts and (I think) good reasonable opinions
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
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Such a good evidence-based AFL season preview from @arwon.bsky.social & @capitalcitycody.bsky.social
Here's a sneaky lil season preview with some pretty charts and (I think) good reasonable opinions
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
Unpredictable AFL season 2025 set to be most open in years
The 2025 AFL season looks set to be desperately hard to separate the cream from the crop, with no side flawless, and almost every team harbouring hopes of playing footy in September.
www.abc.net.au
March 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Such a good evidence-based AFL season preview from @arwon.bsky.social & @capitalcitycody.bsky.social
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List construction of the last AFL premiership sides
February 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM
List construction of the last AFL premiership sides