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There is now so much data available recording the player's performance, it would stand out like dog's balls when you are on the decline. They monitor body fat, weight, km's run in training, speed across the ground, number of high speed sprints, weights lifted and reps and so on. They might even take blood samples now to measure cortisol and iron levels.This is my guess.
The coach during the off season would notice who is ready and who is going to have a big season. I doubt it would be a surprise for them.
They would see guys who are a little faster,fitter,stronger then normal and how handle it as to wether they'd be ready or not.
And with the older guys they would also notice the same in decline. Same goes for Mansour. It wouldn't of been one off season but the last few where they could see declines in train drills. And this is how they would make decisions.
In his first few games in SOO, everybody bagged Cleary but Fittler kept picking him. One of the reasons was the data that showed how many km's he run and how many he sprints he made. He made more effort than any player on both teams. The one percenters that make the difference between winning and losing.
There is literally nowhere to hide now. With GPS and the CCTV recording training, if you are slacking, you will be found out. Which is why it amazes me that BJ Leilua is still picked in first grade for the Tigers. You don't need data to four decimal places to see he is in decline. He got run around so many times by the the Roosters yesterday he must have got dizzy. The mind boggles at what his training times look like. They must measure his 40m sprint times using a sun dial and record it using time lapse photography to save on film.