Keh??BECAUSE WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY?
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Keh??BECAUSE WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY?
We're a Perth-based club, it's very easy for everyone else to ignore us and our potential if we aren't continually winning (which is hard to do in the off-season).Keh??
That's my problem with this level of statistical analysis as well.I think the champion data ratings showcase how statistical analysis isn't really as applicable to Aussie rules as it is to other sports. The whole thing rests on how predictable a sport is i.e. how easy it is to estimate what will happen next in terms of individual parts, whether a player will kick well in any given kick, based on previous history. The accuracy depends on how many moving parts there are in a sport - Basketball and ours are harder than, say, Baseball, because there's so many more variables. When it comes to Aussie rules, I reckon ours is one of the most chaotic on the planet.
That's why CD's ranking are so f’ed. They reduce every element of the sport down to a digit, and build up to rating players, groups of players and subsequently teams based on those initial axioms. It's how statistics works, but when the interpretation is quite difficult (i.e. how they qualify what counts as a tackle), then you get bizarre results like the ones released a couple days ago.
I think the champion data ratings showcase how statistical analysis isn't really as applicable to Aussie rules as it is to other sports. The whole thing rests on how predictable a sport is i.e. how easy it is to estimate what will happen next in terms of individual parts, whether a player will kick well in any given kick, based on previous history. The accuracy depends on how many moving parts there are in a sport - Basketball and ours are harder than, say, Baseball, because there's so many more variables. When it comes to Aussie rules, I reckon ours is one of the most chaotic on the planet.
That's why CD's ranking are so f’ed. They reduce every element of the sport down to a digit, and build up to rating players, groups of players and subsequently teams based on those initial axioms. It's how statistics works, but when the interpretation is quite difficult (i.e. how they qualify what counts as a tackle), then you get bizarre results like the ones released a couple days ago.
I’d like to read that article if you or anybody else can find itI remember when we won the flag there was an article about Champion Data's 'Eagle problem' because they couldn't figure out how we were successful based on their data models.
Don't know if they have sorted it out since.
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I try to keep my enthusiasm and arrogance in perspective, but I wouldn't say the window is narrowing yet?Why do people say our premiership window is narrowing? Yes NN,Jk,Hurn,Jetta are getting on but Williams,OAllen and Brander are doing a fairly lengthy apprenticeship and will form a pretty formidable spine.Petrol,Cameron,Ryan and maybe Rioli are young as is Barass.Our recruiting has been outstanding both from a premiership view and from a future point of view.Our last two first picks are both mids and hopefully will start to replace the Shueys.I feel sorry..not.. for all those supporters who jumped ship when the purple scum came along.Years and years in the wilderness; years spent developing an inferiority complex and learning to hate our superiority.WCE; we are the greatest!! LG
I’d like to read that article if you or anybody else can find it
Just somehow called Perera Houghton..Basil cocking up our AFLW calling something chronic.
Miscalling players.
Said Swanson kicked our first goal last week.
Probably just read that a leader kicked the goal and then looked up who our captain was.
Former Docker Michael Barlow believes West Coast’s weakness in 2020 lies on their wings
Former Docker Michael Barlow believes West Coast’s weakness in 2020 lies on their wings
Eagles wings their weakness: Barlow
The former Fremantle and Gold Coast midfielder believes West Coast’s ball use off the wings will be their biggest deficiency in 2020.thewest.com.au
I realise we have lost Masto, who was a great user of the footy when given acres of time and space, but I wouldn't say that our wings are a weakness. Jetta often pushes up on the wing to deliver some scything passes. And to say Gaff is not a great ball user? Come on... I realise he has no right boot but on his left he is up there with our best.
Former Docker Michael Barlow believes West Coast’s weakness in 2020 lies on their wings
Eagles wings their weakness: Barlow
The former Fremantle and Gold Coast midfielder believes West Coast’s ball use off the wings will be their biggest deficiency in 2020.thewest.com.au
I realise we have lost Masto, who was a great user of the footy when given acres of time and space, but I wouldn't say that our wings are a weakness. Jetta often pushes up on the wing to deliver some scything passes. And to say Gaff is not a great ball user? Come on... I realise he has no right boot but on his left he is up there with our best.
Where do you think our weakness is?
Where do you think our weakness is?
I wouldn't use the term weakness, but going by the latter stages of last season, I'd say our defence has the most question marks heading into 2020.Where do you think our weakness is?
Yep. SCG, Kardinia Park and winning flags from outside top 4.The SCG.