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Does anyone understand how the player ranking system works in the official A.F.L statistics which appear in the papers?

The average appears on the right hand column and the particular game they're playing appears on the left.

It intrigues me how the rankings don't have any correlation to the best players that appear in the same paper.

In other words how do they work it out each week please? Thanks

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    Does anyone understand how the player ranking system works in the official A.F.L statistics which appear in the papers?

    The average appears on the right hand column and the particular game they're playing appears on the left.

    It intrigues me how the rankings don't have any correlation to the best players that appear in the same paper.

    In other words how do they work it out each week please? Thanks

    The figure is a weighted statistical analysis of player-performance. Various actions carry different point awards, some of which may be negative. The actual modus of calculation is not available to the public. Champion Data might clue you up if you subscribe.

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    Effective kick 4 Points

    Ineffective kick 0 Points

    Clanger kick -8 Points

    Handball effective 2 Points

    Ineffective handball 0 Points

    Handball clanger -6 Points

    Handball receive 1 Point

    Hardball get 4 Points

    Loose-ball get 4 Points

    Goal 8 Points

    Behind 1 Point

    Mark uncontested (maintaining possession) 1 Point

    Mark contested (maintaining possession) 6 Points

    Mark uncontested (from opposition) 4 Points

    Mark contested (from opposition) 8 Points

    Tackles 4 Points

    Free kick for 4 Points

    Free kick against -6 Points

    Hitout to Advantage 3 Points

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    Effective kick 4 Points

    Ineffective kick 0 Points

    Clanger kick -8 Points

    Thanks for that guys.

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    Stating the obvious the more kicks/h.balls one gets helps but the key stat is efficency.This is out of 100%. Clangers are not the only deciding factor in this. For a good example check Saturdays sport herald sun and compare Goodwin and Mcleod.

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    no wonder soft loose backmen look so good in those rankings, stand in the backline as a loose player, get 5-10 marks uncontested from opposition players bombing it long, kick the ball back up the field 15 metres to a teammate and you get 8 points for each mark and kick. thats 80 points for 10 marks and kicks, easy pickings for the loose man in defence.

    i spose it is a way of ranking payers, and no system will be perfect, but i think it could do with some improvement, especially when you consider how football fans really rate the game: to them the best players are the hard at it, contested types, most people are sick of watching loose backmen rack up possessions.

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