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…
Category: Scoring Map
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…
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…
Grand Final Preview (Part 4) – Reader Questions
Posted in Analytics Landscape, ExpScore, Guest Post, Ratings, and Scoring Map
In the lead-up to Saturday’s Grand Final I’ll be posting a new article each day previewing the big match. These articles will use some of the…
Grand Final Preview (Part 3) – Do Dogs Have the Structure to Kick a Winning Score?
Posted in Analytics Landscape, Game Analysis, Scoring Map, and Team Metrics
In the lead-up to Saturday’s Grand Final I’ll be posting a new article each day previewing the big match. These articles will use some of the…
Grand Final Preview (Part 1) – Two Very Different Defences
Posted in Analytics Landscape, ExpScore, Game Analysis, Scoring Map, and Shot Quality
In the lead-up to Saturday’s grand final I’ll be posting a new article each day previewing the big match. These articles will use some of the…
A Fresh Way to Think About Footy – GWS v Western Bulldogs (Guest Post) Scoring Chains and Ball Movement from Defence
Posted in Analytics Landscape, Game Analysis, Scoring Map, and Team Metrics
For a change of pace this week, I have handed over the reins of the Figuring Footy stallion (colt?) to some other amateur footy writers. I’m interested to see what…