Bye: Round 13

After facing Richmond on the Saturday of round 12, Adelaide football manager Phil Harper said nothing special was planned for the group, but that players would have several days away from football to refresh for the second half of the season. After training late in their bye week, players will have the round 13 weekend free before preparing to take on Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium in round 14. - Harry Thring

Bye: Round 11

The Lions have a fairly standard week of training but will be given an extra day off by splitting after Thursday's session and returning the following Monday. A number of players on the injury list, including Daniel Rich (shoulder), Tom Rockliff (quad), Jared Polec (ankle) and Stefan Martin (ankle), are in the final stages of recovery and will be expected to continue rehab programs over the break. - Michael Whiting

Bye: Round 13

With the Blues facing a tough four-week block with games against Essendon, Hawthorn, Sydney and Collingwood split by their bye, the last thing on the mind of coach Mick Malthouse is giving his players a break. Malthouse, who is still bedding down his reworked game plan, is yet to decide whether to allow his charges some time off following their round-12 clash with Hawthorn on Friday June 14. At this stage, the only certainty is that there will be a recovery session the next day. - Ben Collins

COLLINGWOOD
Bye: Round 13
The Pies have two more weeks of footy before their bye. Theplayers will finish at the club on Wednesday June 19 and will enjoyfour days of leave before returning to the club on June 24 to preparefor the away game against Port Adelaide the following Saturday. Unlikelast year, the Pies won't be travelling to Queensland as a group, butthey have carte blanche to leave Victoria and hit the beach somewherefor a few days. - Ashley Browne




An extra clinic or two is always on the agenda for clubs over a bye.  Picture: AFL Media

The Bombers don't have their bye until round 13, but the club has already worked out its plan for how it will handle that week. After facing Gold Coast on the Saturday night of round 12, the Bombers will give their players three or four days away from the club. They will be expected to do their own fitness programs during that time and will mostly return to the club on Thursday to prepare for their round 14 clash with West Coast the following Friday in Perth. Essendon's VFL side has its bye in the same round as the AFL. - Callum Twomey

FREMANTLE
Bye: Round 11
Ross Lyon has given his players five days off over the bye weekend in abid to freshen the side up for a big assault on September after theDockers put together the second best opening ten rounds to a season inthe club's history. Only those playing in the WAFL or recovering frominjury such as Matthew Pavlich, Aaron Sandilands, Anthony Morabito, andMichael Walters will train this week. Pavlich is still no certainty toreturn to the line-up against Brisbane in round 12 with Lyon suggestinghis captain could play WAFL if necessary. Walters will push his case toplay against the Lions, while Morabito and Sandilands are both beinghandled with extra caution. - Alex Malcolm

Bye: Round 12
In the past two seasons the Cats have played Gold Coast and the Brisbane Lions on the weekend following their bye, and they have used that as an opportunity to spend a week in south-east Queensland before those games. But although Geelong will play the Lions on the weekend after having the bye this year, the players and coaches are not heading north for an extended period this time around. Instead, they will be free to do whatever they want over their bye weekend. "Most of our players will get a good mental break, and we don't to force them to have fun on our terms," Cats coach Chris Scott said. - Adam McNicol

GOLD COAST
Bye: Round 13
The Suns play Essendon in Melbourne on the Saturday before their bye. They will then break and not be expected to return to training until the following Friday. This will give their many interstate players a chance to return 'home' for an extended period before the second half of the season. Injured players will be given individual programs to work on while away from the club. - Michael Whiting


Guy McKenna and Harley Bennell can enjoy the beach without posing for cameras for one week at least.


GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY

Bye: Round 13

The Giants host Port Adelaide in round 12, their final game before the bye. They will have their normal recovery session on the Monday before embarking on a number of community and school clinics across western Sydney and in the NSW zone on Monday and Tuesday. The players are then free to return home, or wherever else they choose, on Wednesday. They aren't required back at the club until Sunday to resume training on Monday, June 24 ahead of their trip to Etihad Stadium to face North Melbourne. - James Dampney

Hawthorn will rest easy knowing Cyril will back when they return to training. Picture: AFL Media

NORTH MELBOURNE
Bye: Round 12
North will give it's players a few extra days off after it's clash with Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium this Saturday night, with some likely to stay an extra night on the Gold Coast. North players currently playing in the VFL will train next week as normal, with both of the Roos' VFL affiliates, North Ballarat and Werribee, scheduled to play next weekend. - Nick Bowen

Bye: Round 11

The week off has probably come at a good time for the Power, who enter their bye on the back of five-straight losses. Players will get four days off this week from Wednesday through to Saturday and then will be back at training on Sunday. Their round 12 match against Greater Western Sydney isn't until the following Sunday, so the Power will have a solid week to try and get their season back on track. - Harry Thring

Bye: Round 12

The Saints have their bye in round 12 after they play West Coast on Sunday at Etihad Stadium. They have no plans to get away as a group at this stage, with midfielder David Armitage saying it will be a good opportunity for rejuvenation.  "I think we'll get four or five days off and blokes will get away, go to their families and really refresh mentally and physically," Armitage said. "It's probably come at a good time. We'll go away, refresh and then come back for the second half of the season." - Jennifer Phelan

Bye: Round 12

The Swans face the Crows in Adelaide on Saturday and return to Sydney for a review of the game on Monday morning. From that point on the rest of the week is free for the players, with no club commitments. Players will be scattered across the country, with some heading north for some rest and recreation, others will stay at home with their families and some may head back to where they grew up for a few days. The following week they will all return to the club to prepare as normal for their next match, Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium. That will also be the first game when Kurt Tippett is eligible to make his Swans debut. - James Dampney


A debut in red and white awaits Kurt Tippett after the Swans' round 12 rest.  Picture: AFL Media

WEST COAST
Bye: Round 12
The Eagles have no plans for a break during their bye week in round 12.West Coast has only 12 days between its round 11 clash with St Kilda anda Friday night blockbuster against Hawthorn at the MCG in round 13. TheEagles precarious 5-5 record is made more concerning by their drawafter the bye, when they face Hawthorn, Essendon, Adelaide, Fremantleand Sydney Swans in a five-week stretch. It is unsurprising then thatJohn Worsfold has asked his players to train right through the bye toprepare for a make or break month of football. - Alex Malcolm

Bye: Round 11

The Western Bulldogs will enjoy the next two days off, after their big win over Port Adelaide in Darwin. The team will then go about training as usual, before enjoying a rare long weekend over the Queens birthday this week. - Jacqui Reed