What Is This?
This is the start of a weekly blog exploring sports analytics, with a focus on the AFL.
Each week throughout the 2026 season, we will dig into a question, test an assumption, or explore a pattern using real data. The goal is not hot takes or predictions – it is honest analysis of what the numbers actually say.
What to Expect
Topics will range across things like:
- Do players really perform better against certain opponents?
- How quickly does recent form actually predict future performance?
- What makes a home ground advantage, and is it shrinking?
- How do weather conditions affect scoring patterns?
Some of these will confirm what most footy fans already suspect. Others might challenge conventional wisdom. Either way, the data will do the talking.
Why?
Because the best conversations about sport happen when opinions meet evidence. And because data literacy in sports is a skill worth building – for analysts, fans, and anyone who enjoys understanding the game at a deeper level.
New articles drop weekly. Let’s get into it.