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Grand Final Weekend 2012
The AFL (Sydney v Hawthorn) and the NRL (Storm v Bulldogs) held Grand Finals last weekend. The minor premiers (Hawthorn and the Bulldogs) were defeated in both finals. AFL I monitored scores at the end...
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True Colours? Winning Football Games
Each football season in Australia, I think about teams’ performances against their previous season’s rankings. For Australian Rules, Rugby League, Rugby Union and the W League, I maintain a simple...
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AFL 2013: Profiling Winning and Losing After Five Rounds
Five rounds have been completed in the 2013 AFL season. Geelong, Essendon and Port Adelaide have won all five of their games to date. GWS are the only team not to have won a game. The average points...
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The Hawthorn Effect 2013
Introduction Last weekend, Hawthorn defeated Brisbane in Round 14 of the 2013 AFL Competition. The win extended Hawthorn’s undefeated run this season to twelve games. Their only loss of the season was...
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Goal-Line Technology Update: July 2013
There have been some interesting news items about goal-line technology this week. The GoalControl system was used in all six stadia in the FIFA Confederations Cup 2013, Brazil. There was no contentious...
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Coach as Leader
This season’s AFL competition has taken place against the backdrop of ASADA investigations into the use of supplements in the sport. The Essendon club has been at the centre of these investigations. On...
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Pathways to and from the 2013 AFL Finals: Visualising Performance
I have been monitoring winning and losing performances in the 2013 AFL competition. My starting point was the rankings of the teams at the end of the 2012 season. Source: http://www.afl.com.au/ladder...
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Pathways to and from the 2013 AFL Finals: Winning and Losing
Yesterday, I wrote about visualising performance in the 2013 AFL Competition. Today, I have some data to share about winners and losers. During the 2013 season, the gaps between the average weekly...
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Visualising Actual Performance Compared to Predicted Performance
Introduction The Sydney Moderns Exhibition in general, and Roy de Maistre in particular, have sent me off thinking about visualisation this week. I have been wondering if I can combine my interest in...
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Fremantle’s Path to the 2013 AFL Grand Final
Fremantle have won their way to their first AFL Grand Final after defeating Sydney. During the regular season, their scoring performance compared to the weekly winning average was: Fremantle lost five...
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