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<span class="entry-title-primary">The Contrasting Styles of the AFL’s Big Men</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">The Shots that Made the 2017 Coleman Medal</span>
August 31, 2017
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The Contrasting Styles of the AFL’s Big Men The Shots that Made the 2017 Coleman Medal

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

Round 23 will be long remembered for the “live ladder” fueled drama on Sunday evening which saw West Coast creep into the eight at the…

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<span class="entry-title-primary">Who are the Best (and Worst) Kicks in the Comp?</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Looking at Goalkicking in 3 Different Ways</span>
July 20, 2017
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Who are the Best (and Worst) Kicks in the Comp? Looking at Goalkicking in 3 Different Ways

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For the fourth week in a row, a player has missed a potential match-winning shot with the last kick of the game. Isaac Smith relived…

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<span class="entry-title-primary">Every Shot in the 2017 Coleman Medal Race</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">A Wide Open Race</span>Coleman Jeremy Cameron 2017
June 28, 2017
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Every Shot in the 2017 Coleman Medal Race A Wide Open Race

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The injury to Josh Kennedy is dragging on. With Adam Simpson ruling out the two-time Coleman medalist from the Eagles’ elimination final rematch with the…

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<span class="entry-title-primary">Are St Kilda a Sleeping Giant?</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">A Look at For and Against xScore Percentages</span>St Kilda Scoring Shots 2017 R8
May 18, 2017
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Are St Kilda a Sleeping Giant? A Look at For and Against xScore Percentages

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

I spend a fair bit of time here developing ratings to compare team quality beyond their simple win/loss record. But I’ll let you in on…

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<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
April 26, 2017
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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…

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<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
April 14, 2017
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Why 2017 Results Are Flattering The Cats A re-introduction to ShotPlots

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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…

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