Follow through is a result of poor balance or belief that following through with the hips generates power I guess. Really good video @Buzz
My very, very limited experience coming back to cricket and trying a few different things is the very best strokes feel effortless with a solid base from the legs, playing the ball under the eyes and with the right timing.... a feeling of less is more and quite simple on the rare occasions it happens! As soon as you chase a contact or lose the stable base you add risk of a loose shot as it is quite hard to compensate for.
The first thing that jumped out besides the movement after the ball is the stiffness or lack of flexibility around the hips and upper body. It looked the same with the bowling. I suspect that being so stiff in these areas makes it harder to time the ball and get the head/ feet/ bat in the right position and the shuffle afterwards is a way to compensate when the ball is in slightly different areas.
I suspect that if you can be looser in the hips and upper body then the movement after the ball will disappear naturally. Some of the shots in the video with no movement afterwards were very nice for example.
I also wonder what other people think about the face of the bat pointing so square? I wonder if this too makes it a little harder to time the ball too as you add in to the equation needing to get the face come through at the right angle at the right time. Maybe something in the grip or another consequence of the stiffness of the hips/ body where you rely on the bat coming around the pads on the times when the feet/ head can't quite get in the right place and the angled face helps this around the pad type stroke?
Definitely nothing wrong with the effectiveness of the shots in the video and I have zero coaching experience by hopefully there is something constructive hidden in the waffle 
Good stuff!
The stiffness and lack of flexibility is due to the rugby/gym training imo, will be working on that
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