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Title: The state of the game: What the stats say about footy in 2022 (afl site)
Post by: one-eyed on May 12, 2022, 08:09:04 PM

The state of the game: What the stats say about footy in 2022

The impact of introduced rules is evident in new gameplay data released by the AFL.

Statistic                          2019    2020 (adjusted after shortened games)    2021               2022

Scoring (points for)           80.9                          75.7                                         79.7               83.4

Centre bounce goals           1.5                            1.4                                         1.5                  1.7

Defensive 50 to inside 50
(percentage)                    21.4%                       20.3%                                     23.8%             24.7%

Kick ins to inside 50
(percentage)                    18.8%                       19.1%                                     22.6%             24.2%

Corridor use                     27.5%                       25.8%                                     27.6%             27.5%

Tackles                             59.9                          63.1                                        57.4                54.3

Stoppages                        87.9                          89.8                                        85.6                 86.1

Percentage of secondary
Stoppages                       14.3%                       15.4%                                     15.5%              15.0%

Pressure factor                1.82                           1.85                                        1.80                 1.80

https://www.afl.com.au/news/758859/the-state-of-the-game-what-the-stats-say-about-footy-in-2022

Title: Re: The state of the game: What the stats say about footy in 2022 (afl site)
Post by: WilliamPowell on May 13, 2022, 10:45:46 AM

So Scott was on the news last night boasting scoring has increased this year

By 3.7 points per game :gobdrop

Yep, certainly worth boasting about that