Total list breakdown: Age, experience, 100-gamers, teens and more (afl)

[one-eyed]

Total list breakdown: Age, experience, 100-gamers, teens and more

AFL.com.au
3 December 2016

The top-10 draft class will help shape their clubs' lists for years to come

CLUB lists have been finalised for 2017 and a number of trends and anomalies have emerged.

AFL.com.au crunched the numbers across nine categories to paint a picture of how your club's list compares to the opposition.

The Western Bulldogs defied history in their push to win the premiership from seventh, and 17 clubs will have analysed their list structure since.

That the Dogs won the flag with a team that still ranks 10th for average age and eighth for average games will have their main rivals miffed.

Then there is Greater Western Sydney, which has quietly become the second-oldest team in the AFL, while North Melbourne has gone the other way.

So is your club rebuilding or readying for a finals charge in 2017? We'll let the numbers tell the story.

AVERAGE AGE

West Coast    24 years, 330 days
Greater Western Sydney     24y, 219d
Fremantle    24y, 207d
Hawthorn    24y, 184d
Essendon    24y, 102d
Geelong    24y, 18d
St Kilda    23y, 350d
Richmond    23y, 344d
Adelaide    23y, 340d
Western Bulldogs    23y, 322d
Collingwood    23y, 319d
Gold Coast    23y, 305d
Port Adelaide    23y, 286d
Carlton    23y, 299d
Sydney    23y, 265d
Melbourne     23y, 233d
North Melbourne    23y, 218d
Brisbane Lions    22y, 225d

* Ages calculated at round one, 2017

AVERAGE GAMES

West Coast    85 games
Hawthorn    79
Greater Western Sydney    76
Essendon    69
Fremantle    67
Collingwood    64
Port Adelaide    64
Western Bulldogs    64
Geelong    63
St Kilda    63
Richmond    62
Gold Coast    60
North Melbourne    59
Sydney    59
Melbourne    58
Adelaide      57
Carlton    53
Brisbane Lions    42



AVERAGE GOALS PER PLAYER

West Coast     63
Hawthorn     61
Sydney    49
Greater Western Sydney    46
Collingwood    43
Port Adelaide    43
Geelong    42
Adelaide    41
Western Bulldogs    41
St Kilda    39
North Melbourne    37
Fremantle    36
Richmond    36
Essendon    35
Gold Coast    35
Melbourne     30
Carlton    28
Brisbane Lions    24


FINALS EXPERIENCE

Hawthorn     315
Sydney     267
West Coast    222
Fremantle    185
Geelong    185
Western Bulldogs    173
North Melbourne    139
Greater Western Sydney    135
Adelaide    130
Collingwood    125
Port Adelaide    90
Essendon    84
St Kilda    77
Richmond    65
Melbourne     58
Carlton    55
Gold Coast    52
Brisbane Lions    35


YET TO DEBUT

North Melbourne    16
Adelaide    14
Geelong    14
Sydney    13
Carlton    12
Port Adelaide    11
Brisbane Lions    10
Fremantle    10
West Coast    10
Melbourne    9
Collingwood    8
Essendon    8
Greater Western Sydney    8
Hawthorn    8
St Kilda    8
Western Bulldogs      7
Richmond    6
Gold Coast    6


TEENAGERS ON LIST

Brisbane Lions    11
Carlton    11
Gold Coast    10
Essendon    9
Geelong    9
North Melbourne    9
Collingwood    8
Port Adelaide    8
Sydney    8
Western Bulldogs    8
Adelaide    7
Hawthorn    7
Greater Western Sydney    6
West Coast    6
Fremantle    5
Melbourne    5
Richmond    5
St Kilda    4


PLAYERS FROM RIVAL CLUBS

Carlton    16
St Kilda    13
Collingwood    12
Greater Western Sydney    12
Hawthorn    12
Melbourne    12
Adelaide    11
Gold Coast    11
West Coast    11
Brisbane Lions    10
Richmond    10
Port Adelaide    9
Essendon    8
Fremantle    8
Geelong    7
North Melbourne      7
Sydney    7
Western Bulldogs    5


PLAYERS 30 AND OVER

Fremantle    7
Greater Western Sydney     6
West Coast    5
Western Bulldogs    5
Essendon    4
Hawthorn    4
Melbourne    4
St Kilda    4
Adelaide    3
Geelong    3
Gold Coast    3
North Melbourne    3
Sydney    3
Carlton    2
Port Adelaide    2
Brisbane Lions    1
Collingwood      1
Richmond    1


PLAYERS WITH 100 OR MORE GAMES

West Coast    19
Hawthorn    16
Collingwood    13
North Melbourne    13
Essendon    12
Fremantle    12
Geelong    12
Port Adelaide    11
Richmond    11
Greater Western Sydney    10
St Kilda    10
Adelaide    9
Carlton    9
Melbourne    9
Sydney    9
Western Bulldogs    9
Gold Coast    8
Brisbane Lions    7

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-12-03/total-list-breakdown-all-the-key-stats

[tdy]

5 teenagers 6 yet to debut there's not much hidden potential in this list.

[Sticky Fingers]

Interesting that this year's grandfinalists were 1 and 2 for the least number of players on their lists from other clubs. Suggests our recruiting over the last 5 years has been mis-guided. And we added another 3 this year.

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Interesting that this year's grandfinalists were 1 and 2 for the least number of players on their lists from other clubs. Suggests our recruiting over the last 5 years has been mis-guided. And we added another 3 this year.

Yes but this year they at least look like quality additions as opposed to the Townsend and Moore type of additions......


Oils aint oils Soul...

[Yeahright]

Interesting that this year's grandfinalists were 1 and 2 for the least number of players on their lists from other clubs. Suggests our recruiting over the last 5 years has been mis-guided. And we added another 3 this year.

Makes you wonder why Sydney are known for taking other teams players and prolonging their careers?

[Sticky Fingers]

Interesting that this year's grandfinalists were 1 and 2 for the least number of players on their lists from other clubs. Suggests our recruiting over the last 5 years has been mis-guided. And we added another 3 this year.

Yes but this year they at least look like quality additions as opposed to the Townsend and Moore type of additions......


Oils aint oils Soul...

True enough this year.

But the next Judd (or whoever) is not going to come from another club, he will come from the draft. And we still trade that opportunity away.

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Interesting that this year's grandfinalists were 1 and 2 for the least number of players on their lists from other clubs. Suggests our recruiting over the last 5 years has been mis-guided. And we added another 3 this year.

Yes but this year they at least look like quality additions as opposed to the Townsend and Moore type of additions......


Oils aint oils Soul...

True enough this year.

But the next Judd (or whoever) is not going to come from another club, he will come from the draft. And we still trade that opportunity away.

Yes but a Judd comes up once a decade and we are poo at picking them. FWIW I wanted to keep pick 6 for Brodie but it is what it is.

[Yeahright]

But the next Judd (or whoever) is not going to come from another club, he will come from the draft. And we still trade that opportunity away.

Carlton beg to differ