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Is the AFL the world’s most even sports league?

Posted on July 7, 2017July 7, 2017 by Max Barry

You know what? It’s an even season. So agrees The Arc:

This AFL season is on pace to be the most even of any major sports league, and among the most even in footy history.

Source: Footy Forensics Is the AFL the world’s most even sports league?

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Wins % Range
1
 Adelaide 16.9 144%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
 1–2
2
 Collingwood 17.2 130%
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
 1–2
3
 Geelong 16.1 136%
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
 3–4
4
 Brisbane Lions 16.0 112%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
 3–5
5
 Gold Coast 15.2 120%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
 4–5
6
 GWS 15.1 116%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
 6
7
 Fremantle 15.0 110%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
 7–8
8
 Hawthorn 14.6 114%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
 7–9
9
 Western Bulldogs 13.9 134%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
 8–9
10
 Sydney 11.3 96%
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
 10
11
 Carlton 9.1 95%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
 11–12
12
 Melbourne 9.2 93%
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2
3
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5
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8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
 11–13
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 Port Adelaide 9.5 84%
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
 12–13
14
 St Kilda 7.3 88%
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
 14–15
15
 Essendon 7.4 72%
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
 14–15
16
 Richmond 6.2 69%
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
 16–17
17
 North Melbourne 5.9 74%
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
 16–17
18
 West Coast 1.7 62%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
 18

After Round 20, 2025.

PROJECTIONS
W L D % History Wins Finish
1
 Collingwood 15 4 – 135.0%
+2.2
2
2
 Adelaide 14 5 – 146.0%
+2.9
1
3
 Brisbane Lions 13 5 1 110.8%
+2.5
4
4
 Geelong 13 6 – 134.2%
+3.1
3
5
 Hawthorn 13 6 – 119.9%
+1.6
8
6
 GWS 13 6 – 118.4%
+2.1
6
7
 Fremantle 13 6 – 111.7%
+2.0
7
8
 Gold Coast 12∗ 6 – 119.5%
+3.2
5
9
 Western Bulldogs 11 8 – 132.6%
+2.9
9
10
 Sydney 9 10 – 93.9%
+2.3
10
11
 Port Adelaide 8 11 – 83.2%
+1.5
13
12
 Carlton 7 12 – 93.3%
+2.1
11
13
 Melbourne 6 13 – 90.0%
+3.2
12
14
 St Kilda 6 13 – 86.4%
+1.3
14
15
 Essendon 6∗ 12 – 71.7%
+1.4
15
16
 Richmond 5 14 – 68.1%
+1.2
16
17
 North Melbourne 4 14 1 72.8%
+1.4
17
18
 West Coast 1 18 – 63.5%
+0.7
18

∗ Yet to play

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Tips Bits MAE Correct
Matter of Stats

2 8 4 8 7 7 5 9 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 9 6 5 7

128 36.79 25.76 75.3%
AFL Lab

2 8 4 6 7 7 7 7 8 6 5 5 5 6 6 4 7 8 6 6 7

127 31.24 26.76 74.7%
Punters

1 8 5 7 7 6 4 7 6 7 6 7 5 6 6 4 7 9 5 6 7

126 36.91 25.61 74.1%
Don't Blame the Data

2 8 3 7 7 8 5 7 7 6 6 6 4 6 6 3 7 9 5 7 7

126 35.58 25.80 74.1%
Glicko Ratings

2 8 5 7 7 7 5 7 6 8 6 6 4 6 4 4 6 9 6 6 7

126 35.53 25.71 74.1%
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2 8 5 7 7 7 5 7 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 3 7 9 5 6 7

126 35.09 25.84 74.1%
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2 7 3 8 7 8 5 7 6 8 5 6 5 5 6 4 7 9 5 6 7

126 34.41 26.76 74.1%
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1 8 6 6 7 7 4 9 7 6 6 6 4 6 6 3 6 9 5 6 7

125 36.30 25.98 73.5%
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2 8 5 7 7 6 5 7 7 6 5 6 5 6 5 4 7 9 5 6 7

125 34.87 25.79 73.5%
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1 8 6 7 6 7 4 9 7 5 6 5 5 6 5 4 6 8 5 5 7

122 36.84 26.35 71.8%
The Wooden Finger

2 8 4 7 5 7 4 7 8 6 5 6 6 6 6 4 7 9 3 5 7

122 34.62 27.01 71.8%
ZaphBot

1 8 6 7 7 6 3 7 7 5 5 7 3 5 6 5 6 9 6 6 7

122 32.80 26.44 71.8%
Squiggle

1 7 5 8 7 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 4 4 7 9 6 5 7

122 31.75 26.64 71.8%
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2 8 5 6 7 7 5 7 6 6 5 6 5 6 5 4 6 9 4 5 7

121 37.24 25.48 71.2%
AFLalytics

2 7 5 7 7 6 4 8 7 6 6 6 4 6 4 3 6 9 5 6 7

121 35.11 26.08 71.2%
The Cruncher

2 7 5 6 7 6 4 7 6 6 6 6 4 6 4 5 6 9 6 5 7

120 37.54 25.17 70.6%
Wheelo Ratings

1 8 5 6 7 6 4 6 7 7 6 6 5 6 4 4 6 9 5 5 7

120 36.47 25.35 70.6%
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1 8 5 7 7 7 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 4 3 7 9 4 6 7

120 31.36 26.18 70.6%
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1 7 5 6 6 6 4 6 8 6 5 6 5 6 5 4 7 9 4 6 8

120 25.74 27.91 70.6%
Massey Ratings

1 8 5 6 6 6 4 6 6 5 5 6 5 6 5 4 7 8 4 7 8

118 35.63 26.12 69.4%
Stattraction

2 7 4 8 6 6 4 8 7 6 5 5 4 6 6 4 6 9 4 5 6

118 32.31 26.58 69.4%
What Snoo Thinks

1 8 3 7 6 8 4 7 8 7 5 5 4 6 5 3 6 9 3 6 7

118 31.97 26.86 69.4%
Hyperion

1 7 5 6 6 7 3 6 7 5 3 7 4 4 6 4 6 8 6 8 8

117 30.03 27.73 68.8%
footycharts

2 7 3 8 7 6 5 8 6 6 4 6 4 5 5 3 6 8 6 6 6

117 29.76 27.46 68.8%
Graft

1 5 5 6 7 6 5 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 7 9 5 6 7

117 29.46 27.28 68.8%
Elo Predicts!

1 7 3 6 7 6 4 8 7 6 4 5 4 4 5 4 7 9 5 7 7

116 31.14 26.69 68.2%
PlusSixOne

1 6 2 6 7 6 6 6 8 5 3 6 4 6 6 4 6 9 4 7 8

116 18.03 29.19 68.2%
AFL Scorigami

2 8 4 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 5 4 6 4 3 6 9 3 5 8

111 28.16 27.88 65.3%

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