AFLW 2023 - Simulations After Round 9

Below is a summary of the latest simulation results for the AFLW (produced using a version of the methodology described in this blog post).

So, roughly speaking, WoSHBODS currently groups the teams as folows:

  • Tier 1 (100% chances to play Finals and 99%+ for Top 4): Adelaide, Melbourne, andNorth Melbourne

  • Tier 2 (99%+ chances to play Finals): Brisbane

  • Tier 3 (85-90% chances to play Finals and 25-50% chances of Top 4): Essendon and Gold Coast

  • Tier 4 (90% chances to play Finals and 0% chances of Top 4): Geelong

  • Tier 5 (40-50% chances to play Finals): Collingwood, St Kilda, and Sydney

  • Tier 6 (<2% chances to play Finals): Fremantle, Carlton, and Richmond

  • Tier 7 (0% chances to play Finals): Hawthorn, GWS, West Coast, Port Adelaide, and Western Bulldogs

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AFLW 2023 - Round 9

WoSHBODS’ is tipping only one upset this week as it finds itself with a very different opinion about the relative abilities of the Eagles and the Dogs.

It expects:

  • Melbourne (68) to be the highest scoring team

  • Fremantle (23) to be the lowest scoring team

  • Gold Coast v GWS (94) to be the highest scoring game

  • Adelaide v North Melbourne (68) to be the lowest scoring game

It also expects 4.5 home teams to win, and 7.1 favourites.

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AFLW 2023 - Simulations After Round 8

Below is a summary of the latest simulation results for the AFLW (produced using a version of the methodology described in this blog post).

So, roughly speaking, WoSHBODS currently groups the teams as folows:

  • Tier 1 (100% chances to play Finals and 90%+ for Top 4): Adelaide, Melbourne, North Melbourne, and Brisbane

  • Tier 2 (90%+ chances to play Finals): Collingwood and Gold Coast

  • Tier 3 (75-80% chances to play Finals): Essendon and Geelong

  • Tier 4 (15-25% chances to play Finals): Carlton, Richmond, and Sydney

  • Tier 5 (2-7% chances to play Finals): St Kilda and Fremantle

  • Tier 6 (0% chances to play Finals): Hawthorn, GWS, Port Adelaide, West Coast, and Western Bulldogs

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AFLW 2023 - Round 8

WoSHBODS’ is tipping one (or maybe two) upsets this week: Geelong to narrowly beat Collingwood, and Adelaide to beat Brisbane, which is only an upset according to Sportsbet.

It expects:

  • Gold Coast (63) to be the highest scoring team

  • West Coas (23) to be the lowest scoring team

  • Western Bulldogs v Sydney (100) to be the highest scoring game

  • Hawthorn v Richmond (67) to be the lowest scoring game

It also expects 3.8 home teams to win, and 6.4 favourites.

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AFLW 2023 - Simulations After Round 7

Below is a summary of the latest simulation results for the AFLW (produced using a version of the methodology described in this blog post).

So, roughly speaking, WoSHBODS currently groups the teams as folows:

  • Tier 1 (100% chances to play Finals and 99%+ for Top 4): Adelaide, Melbourne, and North Melbourne

  • Tier 2 (90%+ chances to play Finals and 25-35% for Top 4): Essendon, Brisbane, and Gold Coast

  • Tier 3 (65-80% chances to play Finals and 5-10% for Top 4): Geelong and Collingwood

  • Tier 4 (40% chances to play Finals): Carlton

  • Tier 5 (10-20% chances to play Finals): St Kilda and Richmond

  • Tier 6 (<5% chances to play Finals): Sydney, Fremantle, and Hawthorn

  • Tier 7 (0% chances to play Finals): GWS, Port Adelaide, West Coast, and Western Bulldogs

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AFLW Round 7 Results - Best

WoSHBODS tipped all 9 winners this week, and recorded a Margin MAE of only 10.1 points per game and a Totals MAE of 17.6 points per game. That took it to a season long 78% accuracy, 16.3 Margin MAE, and 20.2 Totals MAE. I’m not sure that a reasonable person could hope for much better than this at this point in the season, given the inherent variability in AFLW performances.

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AFLW 2023 - Round 7

WoSHBODS’ is again tipping two upsets this week: Hawthorn to beat Sydney, and Essendon to beat Richmond. Both are expected to be very narrow victories.

It expects:

  • Melbourne (86) to be the highest scoring team

  • Port Adelaide (13) to be the lowest scoring team

  • West Coast v Melbourne (99) to be the highest scoring game

  • Richmond v Essendon (64) to be the lowest scoring game

It also expects 5.0 home teams to win, and 7.0 favourites.

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AFLW 2023 - Simulations After Round 6

Below is a summary of the latest simulation results for the AFLW (produced using a version of the methodology described in this blog post).

So, roughly speaking, WoSHBODS currently groups the teams as folows:

  • Tier 1 (99%+ chances to play Finals and 98% for Top 4): Adelaide, Melbourne, and North Melbourne

  • Tier 2 (95%+ chances to play Finals and 50% for Top 4): Gold Coast

  • Tier 3 (80-85% chances to play Finals and 15-20% for Top 4): Essendon and Brisbane

  • Tier 4 (50-70% chances to play Finals): Carlton, Geelong, and Collingwood

  • Tier 5 (15-30% chances to play Finals): Richmond, St Kilda, and Sydney

  • Tier 6 (5% chances to play Finals): Fremantle

  • Tier 6 (Less than 0.1% chances to play Finals): and Hawthorn, GWS, Port Adelaide, Western Bulldogs, and West Coast

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AFLW 2023 - Round 6 - Unders/Overs

UPDATE 12 NOON SUNDAY

One final unders wager for Investors today

UPDATE 12:45PM SATURDAY

The bookmakers continue to play ducks and drakes with the AFLW Totals markets, today waiting until about 12:20pm in the TAB’s case to post markets. Sportsbet posted them about 45 minutes earlier.

Anyway, WoSHBODS likes three of them, two as overs and one as unders


AFLW 2023 - Round 6

WoSHBODS’ is tipping two upsets this week: Gold Coast to beat Richmond, and Sydney to beat Port Adelaide. Neither would be huge upsets, but dogs beating favourites they would nonetheless be.

It expects:

  • Sydney (56) to be the highest scoring team

  • Fremantle (7) to be the lowest scoring team

  • Port Adelaide v Sydney (103) to be the highest scoring game

  • Fremantle v North Melbourne (54) to be the lowest scoring game

It also expects 4.0 home teams to win, and 6.6 favourites.

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