Affinda adds AFL legend James Hird as AI sports boss
James Hird swaps Essendon chaos for Affinda’s AI sports push, turning messy club data into wins and revenue.
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James Hird swaps Essendon chaos for Affinda’s AI sports push, turning messy club data into wins and revenue.
Vizrt has announced that Richmond AFL has signed on to use Viz Libero Teams for coaching analysis and content creation. The platform provides 3D match analysis tools including measurements, defensive
Advanced athlete intelligence platform Athoz has officially announced its expansion into the Australian sports market, securing an agreements across the National Rugby League, National Basketball League, and Australian Football League.
The AFL and Telstra have announced a leap in their sports technology, entering a two-year partnership with Champion Data to trial cutting-edge Optical Tracking Technology at Marvel Stadium.
Ultralytics’ YOLO26 arrived quietly in January, but make no mistake: in the global arms race for vision analytics, this is the biggest leap forward the football industry has seen in years. For Australian football, which is too often left to play catch-up with European and Asian rivals, the new…