Lefthanded
Premiership Player
- Sep 9, 2013
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1. Champion data model is to sell the data to clubs. Only way we'd get the data for free is after drafts.That's a shame. You (and any fans who want it) should be able to have the same level of access to stats and footage as the clubs get.
No reason why it shouldn't be that way.
Yeah, it costs a bit of money to produce that material - but can't reasonably expect fans to be able to afford to pay for it, and besides, it's already been paid for anyway. The AFL is pretty much a closed economy. May as well give the material away to increase fan engagement.
Something to lobby the AFL over IMO.
2. Clubs would get stats from these providers but would also have their own assessments / stats from recruiters observations - we will never see these as clubs' all looking to unearth the next hidden gem from drafts and even after the draft would want their observations (eg what they look for) kept secret