Overview of study and study phases
| Overall research and partnership goals | Project phase | Study year |
| Develop evidence-based safety guidelines for lower limb injury in Australian football | 1 | 2010–11 |
| Refine guidelines and develop a delivery plan | 2 | 2011 |
| Implement and evaluate guidelines and delivery plan | 3 | 2012–13 |
| Develop and release of a national Australian football sports safety package | 4 | 2014 |
| Extension of sports safety package through national/state partners to other sports | 5 | 2014 |
| Promotion of general sports safety with partner agencies | 5 | 2010–14 |