Category: AFL
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What’s the “premiership window” showing us?
The metric charting attack and defensive strength has become a feature in AFL media. We aim to explain the tool, show historical results, and test its accuracy across finals outcomes, ladder position and win percentage, concluding that the window is enjoyable to explore but functions more as a simple summary of performance than a predictor…
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The many shapes of AFL fields
This article explores the significance of varying AFL field shapes and dimensions. The analysis compares the fields played on between 2020-2025, what legal fields could look like, and suggests that understanding these differences enhances appreciation of the sport’s diversity.
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2+ decades of where scoring shots have come from
An analysis of the changing trends in scoring shots in the AFL, revealing a decrease in long kicks for goal, an increase in variety of scoring angles, and a preference for shooting from the right side of the field, while discussing possible factors contributing to these changes.
