Analysis Recent GPS Data

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As part of the new collective bargaining agreement, the players have agreed to make GPS tracking data accessible. As a result, it is now (partially) available on the AFL app for Telstra Mobile customers.

Week by week we can now see:
  • Total distance covered for both teams
  • Total distance covered at high speed for both teams
  • Average speed in attack for both teams
  • Average speed in defence for both teams
  • The top five players for distance covered
  • The top five players for distance covered at high speed
  • The top five players for maximum speed reached
  • The top five players for average speed
  • The top five players for total sprint efforts
  • The top five players for total repeat sprint efforts
  • The top five players for average speed in attack
  • The top five players for average speed in defence

At the moment it appears that our data is only accessible from round 14 onwards (with the exception of round 15). I will update the thread if other rounds become available.

Round 14 vs. North Melbourne

Total distance covered
WB - 293.1km
NM - 291.9km

Total distance covered at high speed
WB - 48.5km
NM - 50.3km

Average speed in attack
WB - 8.1km/h
NM - 7.9km/h

Average speed in defence
WB - 8.0km/h
NM - 8.0km/h

Total distance covered
  1. Ben Brown - 15.9km
  2. Caleb Daniel - 15.5km
  3. Sam Gibson - 15.2km
  4. Aaron Mullett - 15.1km
  5. Lachie Hunter - 15.0km

Total distance covered at high speed
  1. Jarrad Waite - 3.1km
  2. Lachie Hunter - 3.1km
  3. Sam Gibson - 3.1km
  4. Jamie MacMillan - 3.1km
  5. Luke Dahlhaus - 3.0km

Maximum speed
  1. Nathan Hrovat - 32.3km/h
  2. Zaine Cordy - 32.2km/h
  3. Marley Williams - 32.1km/h
  4. Declan Mountford - 31.9km/h
  5. Majak Daw - 31.8km/h

Average speed
  1. Declan Mountford - 9.6km/h
  2. Caleb Daniel - 9.4km/h
  3. Bailey Dale - 9.3km/h
  4. Ryan Clarke - 9.3km/h
  5. Sam Gibson - 9.2km/h

Total sprint efforts
  1. Mason Wood - 17
  2. Lachie Hunter - 17
  3. Jamie MacMillan - 16
  4. Jake Stringer - 14
  5. Luke McDonald - 14

Total repeat sprint efforts
  1. Jake Stringer - 3
  2. Mason Wood - 3
  3. Nathan Hrovat - 2
  4. Jason Johannisen - 1
  5. Liam Picken - 1

Average speed in attack
  1. Ryan Clarke - 9.1km/h
  2. Mitch Wallis - 9.1km/h
  3. Caleb Daniel - 9.0km/h
  4. Jarrad Waite - 8.9km/h
  5. Tom Liberatore - 8.9km/h

Average speed in defence
  1. Aaron Mullett - 9.0km/h
  2. Declan Mountford - 8.9km/h
  3. Caleb Daniel - 8.8km/h
  4. Lachie Hunter - 8.5km/h
  5. Shaun Atley - 8.4km/h

Round 16 vs. Adelaide
Total distance covered
ADEL - 281.3km
WB - 277.8km

Total distance covered at high speed
ADEL - 36.3km
WB - 33.0km

Average speed in attack
ADEL - 7.2km/h
WB - 7.0km/h

Average speed in defence
CARL - 7.2km/h
WB - 7.0km/h

Total distance covered
  1. Bailey Dale - 14.4km
  2. Rory Laird - 14.3km
  3. Mitch Wallis - 14.2km
  4. Rory Atkins - 14.2km
  5. Riley Knight - 14.0km

Total distance covered at high speed
  1. Rory Atkins - 2.5km
  2. Riley Knight - 2.5km
  3. Eddie Betts - 2.4km
  4. Matthew Boyd - 2.3km
  5. Richard Douglas - 2.1km

Maximum speed
  1. Jason Johannisen - 31.3km/h
  2. Charlie Cameron - 31.0km/h
  3. Matthew Suckling - 31.0km/h
  4. Jake Kelly - 31.0km/h
  5. Daniel Talia - 30.6km/h

Average speed
  1. Rory Atkins - 9.9km/h
  2. Caleb Daniel - 9.6km/h
  3. Riley Knight - 9.6km/h
  4. Rory Sloane - 9.6km/h
  5. Richard Douglas - 9.5km/h

Total sprint efforts
  1. Eddie Betts - 25
  2. Riley Knight - 20
  3. Jake Lever - 15
  4. Clay Smith - 15
  5. Richard Douglas - 14

Total repeat sprint efforts
  1. Jake Stringer - 3
  2. Jason Johannisen - 3
  3. Eddie Betts - 3
  4. Richard Douglas - 2
  5. Easton Wood - 2

Average speed in attack
  1. Mitch Honeychurch - 8.5km/h
  2. Riley Knight - 8.4km/h
  3. Mitch Wallis - 8.3km/h
  4. Rory Atkins - 8.0km/h
  5. David Mackay - 7.9km/h
Average speed in defence
  1. Rory Laird - 8.7km/h
  2. Bailey Dale - 8.2km/h
  3. Sam Jacobs - 8.2km/h
  4. Zaine Cordy - 8.0km/h
  5. Rory Atkins - 8.0km/h

Round 17 vs. Carlton

Total distance covered
CARL - 282.7km
WB - 281.2km

Total distance covered at high speed
CARL - 40.0km
WB - 38.1km

Average speed in attack
CARL - 7.9km/h
WB - 7.4km/h

Average speed in defence
CARL - 8.0km/h
WB - 7.2km/h

Total distance covered

  1. Marc Murphy - 16.2km
  2. Sam Kerridge - 15.3km
  3. Jed Lamb - 14.8km
  4. Kade Simpson - 14.5km
  5. Caleb Daniel - 14.5km

Total distance covered at high speed

  1. Blaine Boekhorst - 2.7km
  2. Shane Biggs - 2.6km
  3. Marc Murphy - 2.5km
  4. Sam Kerridge - 2.5km
  5. Robert Murphy - 2.4km

Maximum speed

  1. Kade Simpson - 32km/h
  2. Zaine Cordy - 31.7km/h
  3. Robert Murphy - 31.7km/h
  4. Liam Jones - 31.7km/h
  5. Lachie Hunter - 31.7km/h

Average speed

  1. Blaine Boekhorst - 9.8km/h
  2. Marc Murphy - 9.7km/h
  3. Sam Kerridge - 9.7km/h
  4. Caleb Daniel - 9.6km/h
  5. Nick Graham - 9.6km/h

Total sprint efforts

  1. Jason Johannisen - 21
  2. Lachie Plowman - 18
  3. Shane Biggs - 18
  4. Lachie Hunter - 14
  5. Luke Dahlhaus - 14

Total repeat sprint efforts

  1. Shane Biggs - 3
  2. Zac Fisher - 3
  3. Lachie Plowman - 2
  4. Robert Murphy - 2
  5. Blaine Boekhorst - 2

Average speed in attack

  1. Zac Fisher - 9.5km/h
  2. Jed Lamb - 9.4km/h
  3. Jack Silvagni - 9.3km/h
  4. Liam Sumner - 9.1km/h
  5. Marc Murphy - 9.0km/h
Average speed in defence

  1. Marc Murphy - 9.5km/h
  2. Blaine Boekhorst - 9.4km/h
  3. Ciaran Byrne - 9.3km/h
  4. Kade Simpson - 9.0km/h
  5. Jacob Weitering - 9.0km/h

I'll do some basic trend analysis when we have a larger sample size. For now, this is just a resource for those interested.
 

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Without any understanding of how those numbers relate to what we actually see with our own two eyes, I'm not sure there's much can read into it beyond what it is at face value. For example, I now know "Carlton's speed in defence" was quicker than ours, but that doesn't really mean anything to me in the context of how each teams moved the ball, played, or the types of players they had on the field. It's interesting, no doubt, but given we have no historical context or baseline for what the numbers mean against what we actually watch, it doesn't really hold much value, compared to something like, looking at each team's kick to handball ratios or so on.
 
I think we aren't running enough as a team overall.

I also think our zone set up reduces the amount of running we need to do overall.

We have become lazy and over reliant on our system.
 
The Original Swooper said:
It seems our opponents run faster, run further and run more often in both attack and defence. A few surprises in there too.
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I reckon the Carlton games figures we've done ok in considering Stringer was injured at the start of the second quarter.

I think Carlton copped an injury or two late in the game, but for most of the game they had 22 whereas we had 21.
 
Notcie Caleb Daniel's average speed is always 9.6km/h. Also what are repeat sprint efforts??
 
Also I dont read too much into the averages ones. Just really look at total distance covered, total distance covered at high speed, maximum speed and total sprint efforts.
 

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