It's not just the formation that can vary - it's also how (with whom) those players rotate; I was amazed when playing with a kiwi (Bridget) as our centre forward in a social comp in Brisbane a few years ago - she was rotating in behind our back line! Wot the! :-) Must say I was grateful when she saved our butts on more than one occasion.... Luv ya Bridget!

Before Sheffield, we experimented with a 2-2-2 formation to better deal with the 3m depth. It was meant to work like a continuous treadmill, ie first two players go in, then rotate in behind the back two. So there were no dedicated forwards and backs. Was very effective (strong possession game) but became confusing once you tried to do the subbing; the subs were never sure where in line they were. haha. was a lot of fun though.

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