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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
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 Collingwood 18.5 133%
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 Geelong 16.4 137%
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 Adelaide 15.4 135%
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 3–5
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 Western Bulldogs 15.1 136%
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 3–5
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 Brisbane Lions 15.3 112%
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 3–5
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 Gold Coast 14.7 120%
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 6–7
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 Hawthorn 14.5 114%
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 6–7
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 Fremantle 13.9 106%
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 8–9
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 GWS 13.5 107%
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 8–9
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 Sydney 10.5 98%
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 10
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 Port Adelaide 10.0 88%
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18
 11–12
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 Carlton 9.4 97%
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 11–12
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 Melbourne 8.8 91%
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 13–15
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 St Kilda 8.5 89%
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 14–15
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 Essendon 8.6 77%
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 13–15
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 North Melbourne 6.6 77%
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 16
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 Richmond 4.8 65%
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 17
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 West Coast 2.8 66%
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After 7 games of Round 17, 2025.

PROJECTIONS
W L D % History Wins Finish
1
 Collingwood 14 2 – 139.0%
+4.5
1
2
 Brisbane Lions 11 4 1 114.7%
+3.8
5
3
 Geelong 11 5 – 132.3%
+5.4
2
4
 Hawthorn 11 5 – 118.9%
+3.5
7
5
 Adelaide 10∗ 5 – 139.8%
+5.4
3
6
 Western Bulldogs 10 6 – 133.2%
+5.1
4
7
 Gold Coast 10∗ 5 – 122.5%
+4.7
6
8
 GWS 10 6 – 112.0%
+3.5
9
9
 Fremantle 10∗ 5 – 110.4%
+3.9
8
10
 Port Adelaide 7 9 – 87.6%
+3.0
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11
 Carlton 6 10 – 96.1%
+3.4
12
12
 Sydney 6∗ 9 – 92.1%
+4.5
10
13
 Essendon 6∗ 9 – 76.4%
+2.6
15
14
 Melbourne 5∗ 10 – 86.7%
+3.8
13
15
 St Kilda 5 11 – 85.7%
+3.5
14
16
 North Melbourne 4 11 1 77.3%
+2.1
16
17
 Richmond 3 13 – 63.0%
+1.8
17
18
 West Coast 1 15 – 63.9%
+1.8
18

∗ Yet to play

Power Rankings

Models Leaderboard

Tips Bits MAE Correct
Matter of Stats

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

108 28.51 26.57 76.6%
Aggregate

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

106 27.56 26.43 75.2%
Live Ladders

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

106 27.25 27.35 75.2%
Punters

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

106 27.04 26.56 75.2%
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2 8 4 6 7 7 7 7 8 6 5 5 5 6 6 4 7 6

106 24.87 27.25 75.2%
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1 8 6 6 7 7 4 9 7 6 6 6 4 6 6 3 6 7

105 29.05 26.42 74.5%
Don't Blame the Data

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

105 28.66 26.29 74.5%
The Wooden Finger

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

105 28.17 27.61 74.5%
Glicko Ratings

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

105 27.27 26.41 74.5%
s10

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

105 27.27 26.38 74.5%
Informed Stats

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

104 28.11 27.28 73.8%
Drop Kick Data

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

103 29.70 25.96 73.0%
Squiggle

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

102 25.43 27.08 72.3%
Wheelo Ratings

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

101 28.07 26.15 71.6%
AFLalytics

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

101 26.66 26.81 71.6%
Stattraction

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

101 26.04 27.04 71.6%
Cheap Stats

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

101 25.09 26.45 71.6%
ZaphBot

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

101 24.30 27.24 71.6%
The Cruncher

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

100 28.51 25.88 70.9%
What Snoo Thinks

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

100 27.59 27.01 70.9%
The Footycast

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

100 19.16 28.61 70.9%
Massey Ratings

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

98 26.64 26.98 69.5%
footycharts

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

97 24.43 27.85 68.8%
Graft

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

97 23.12 28.00 68.8%
Elo Predicts!

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

95 24.48 27.18 67.4%
PlusSixOne

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

95 13.53 29.51 67.4%
Hyperion

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

94 21.86 28.45 66.7%
AFL Scorigami

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

93 21.70 28.25 66.0%

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