• Powerade Isotonic Official Sports Drink of the AFL

 
Played on the largest playing surface of any professional sport and with games lasting almost two hours, Australian Football players can run up to 15km in a game. Players in all positions will kick,handball or punch the ball, tackle and be tackled, sprint and change direction quickly many times in a match. As such, the physical demands placed on the AFL player’s body are unlike those of any other football code.
 
With such a heavy emphasis placed on endurance and a premium placed on efficient energy use, hydration and recovery time is essential. To this effect, there now is an increased awareness that dehydration and carbohydrate depletion can have significantly detrimental effects on physical performance and recovery. As the official Sports Drink of the AFL, Powerade Isotonic delivers proper hydration and is playing a role in improving the physical performance of elite AFL players throughout the country. Powerade is proud to be the Official Sports Drink of the following AFL teams and associations providing them with fast hydration so they can perform at their peak.