Graphs in this post were inspired by an MLS article by Kevin Shank which was sent to me by @insightlane Kicking a winning score is all…
Category: Analytics Landscape
Who are the Best (and Worst) Kicks in the Comp? Looking at Goalkicking in 3 Different Ways
Posted in Analytics Landscape, ExpScore, Shot Quality, and xScore
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…
Every Shot in the 2017 Coleman Medal Race A Wide Open Race
Posted in Analytics Landscape, ExpScore, Scoring Map, Shot Quality, and xScore
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…
Are West Coast too Dependent on Kennedy?
Posted in Analytics Landscape, ExpScore, Player Tracking, Scoring Map, Team Analysis, and xScore
Jake Stringer Marcus Bontempelli Lachie Hunter Liam Picken Clay Smith Bob Murphy Tom Boyd This is a list of the Western Bulldog’s top seven goalkickers…
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…
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…
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?…
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…
My Focus for 2017 and Some Round 1 Tips
Posted in Analytics Landscape, Ratings, and Tipping
2017 promises to be one of the most exciting seasons of footy in recent memory. There are probably 16 clubs with legitimate aspirations of, come…
How Soon Until We Know the Best AFLW Team? Network Visualisations of the 2017 AFLW Fixture
Posted in AFLW, and Analytics Landscape
I’ve been keenly following the AFL Women’s league over the last couple of weeks and am already unashamedly at the stage where I plan my weekend…