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AFL analysis, video breakdowns, and list management tools
In (trying to) analyse games, a part I always enjoy is watching key passages of play twice.
Why sort teams into tiers and not a ladder like normal people? Well, two reasons...
This is either going to end up being fun or embarrassing.
At this time of the year, with season previews popping up left, right and centre, there tends to be a few trusty cliches involved.
For a while I’ve been trying to figure out how to create as many impartial, simple-to-understand tools when attempting to analyse an AFL list. Things that you can look at and instantly glean unbiased knowledge from.
A slightly different structure to today’s edition of the Notebook, with two main observations followed by a string of mini-thoughts...
For how the round looked on paper leading in, it turned out to be quite entertaining in reality. A draw, two more games decided by a kick, Nathan Buckley’s Collingwood farewell and a ripper in Adelaide which kicked things all off.
Despite finishing on top of the ladder, with the second most points scored, the fewest conceded and the biggest inside 50 differential in the league, the Power sit a distant fourth in premiership favouritism.