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Month: April 2017

<span class="entry-title-primary">An Early Look at the Best and Worst Defences</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">How Playing Style Dictates Where Scores are Conceded</span>

Defensive Relative Heatmap R5 2017 Richmond

An Early Look at the Best and Worst Defences How Playing Style Dictates Where Scores are Conceded

Posted in Analytics Landscape, ExpScore, Scoring Map, Shot Quality, Team Analysis, Team Metrics, and xScore

As seems to happen more often than not these days, the frantic, high scoring pace of the first couple of rounds has started to wear…

<span class="entry-title-primary">The Secret Weapon of the AFL’s Best Forward-line</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">The Art of the Big Boot</span>

45m vs 55m arc

The Secret Weapon of the AFL’s Best Forward-line The Art of the Big Boot

Posted in Analytics Landscape, Shot Quality, Team Analysis, and Team Metrics

Player skills can be tough to compare. How do we work out the best player the league at taking the ball out of a pack?…

<span class="entry-title-primary">Why 2017 Results Are Flattering The Cats</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">A re-introduction to ShotPlots</span>

Geelong R1-3 ShotPlot

Why 2017 Results Are Flattering The Cats A re-introduction to ShotPlots

Posted in Analytics Landscape, ExpScore, Scoring Map, Shot Quality, and xScore

You may have noticed the website has been a bit quiet lately. Along with the usual “life commitments” spiel, the main reason for this lack…