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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
 Port Adelaide 12.0 133%
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6
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 1–3
2
 Geelong 11.4 124%
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 1–3
3
 Collingwood 10.7 132%
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 2–5
4
 Brisbane Lions 10.7 115%
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18
 2–8
5
 Richmond 10.0 111%
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3
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18
 4–7
6
 Essendon 9.8 102%
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13
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18
 4–10
7
 GWS 9.7 109%
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3
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8
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13
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18
 5–7
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 Hawthorn 9.4 102%
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2
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 6–10
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 Western Bulldogs 8.6 99%
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 9–11
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 St Kilda 8.3 102%
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 6–12
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 Carlton 8.3 103%
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 8–12
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 West Coast 8.0 93%
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 9–12
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 Melbourne 6.9 91%
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 13–16
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 North Melbourne 6.8 90%
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 13–16
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 Sydney 6.6 88%
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 14–17
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 Fremantle 6.4 89%
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 13–17
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 Gold Coast 6.1 83%
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 14–17
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 Adelaide 3.0 64%
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After Round 6, 2020.

PROJECTIONS
W L D % History Wins Finish
1
 Port Adelaide 5 1 – 164.6%
+7.0
1
2
 Geelong 4 2 – 125.2%
+7.4
2
3
 Brisbane Lions 4 2 – 116.5%
+6.7
4
4
 Essendon 4∗ 1 – 114.1%
+5.8
6
5
 Collingwood 3 2 1 142.2%
+7.7
3
6
 Richmond 3 2 1 100.3%
+7.0
5
7
 St Kilda 3 3 – 108.0%
+5.3
10
8
 Carlton 3 3 – 102.9%
+5.3
11
9
 Gold Coast 3 3 – 102.4%
+3.1
17
10
 GWS 3 3 – 101.8%
+6.7
7
11
 West Coast 3 3 – 92.7%
+5.0
12
12
 Western Bulldogs 3 3 – 89.1%
+5.6
9
13
 Hawthorn 3 3 – 84.4%
+6.4
8
14
 Fremantle 2 4 – 91.2%
+4.4
16
15
 Melbourne 2∗ 3 – 87.8%
+4.9
13
16
 North Melbourne 2 4 – 85.9%
+4.8
14
17
 Sydney 2 4 – 84.0%
+4.6
15
18
 Adelaide – 6 – 53.0%
+3.0
18

∗ Yet to play

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