How many games is your team on pace to win for the year? The early rounds tell us quite a bit.
Australian football
New at ESPN: how will each team’s chance of making the finals evolve?
How much do the early rounds matter?
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How impressive was Dusty’s game?
Commentators raved about Dustin Martin’s first game of the 2017 season. They were right.
Weekly ESPN column
Read my first weekly piece on AFL footy for ESPN
Who will make the finals? The wisdom of crowds
Readers of The Arc weighed in with their views about which teams will make the finals in 2017. What did they have to say?
Footy has fewer tossups than other sports
A large proportion of AFL games have a strong favourite, compared to other sports.
Win probability estimates: what are they good for?
Estimating teams’ win probability is good and cool.
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A note about AFL Women’s
We’re not covering AFLW yet, but we hope to soon.
What are the best teams to have missed the finals?
The Blues were lucky to make the finals in 2013, but they were unlucky the year before.
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The Kangaroos: not very bouncy
North Melbourne are the most consistent team of the AFL era. Is that a good thing?