As we enter the last week of the regular season, I feel I should do any new readers a favour and reiterate a point I’ve made…
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2 Things Holding Back Quality Footy Writing and Analysis Analytics Among Fans and the Media (Part 2)
Posted in Analytics Landscape, and Opinion
This is a follow-up article to one I wrote last week about the state of analytics at AFL clubs. That article has been my most…
Here are the FFSS ratings following this round. Ratings changes are pretty static come this time of the year. We have learned so much about each…
2016 Round 22 – Tips and Predictions
Posted in Tipping
For the sake of those using these to help shape their tips, here is how the FFSS predictor sees round 22. As I wrote last…
4 Things Stopping Analytics from Providing AFL Club Success (Part 1) A Look into the Role of Analytics in the AFL
Posted in Analytics Landscape, and Opinion
This post is dedicated to my musings about the footy industry and the role of analytics both now and in the future. There won’t be much…
Ratings After Round 21 Top-4 Set?
Posted in Ratings
Courtesy of last second Nic Natanui goal at Spotless Stadium on Saturday, there is a game between the top-4 on the ladder and 5th for…
Regular followers of Figuring Footy will have noticed that I haven’t written any in depth match preview/prediction articles in the last few weeks. The reason…
Match Analysis Using Shot Quality A Review of the Melbourne v Hawthorn Game
Posted in ExpScore, Game Analysis, Scoring Map, and Shot Quality
Last week I introduced a model which can be used to calculate the true quality of any scoring shot taken during a match. This basically quantifies…
I have been busy this week with work on my new Shot Probability model. Today too my free time is being taken up with creating some…