The Ranking on Dashboard Metrics data appears below, and currently shows that the teams’ ladder positions are most correlated with:

• The MoS Win Production Function (+0.95)

• Number of Quarters Won (+0.91)

• Goals Scored per Match (+0.88)

• Points Conceded per Match (+0.88)

• Points Scored per Match (+0.87)

• Own Scoring Shots per Match (+0.84)

• Goals Conceded per Match (+0.82)

• Q4 Performances (+0.80)

• Opponent Scoring Shots per Match (+0.79)

Ladder positions are least correlated with:

• Own Scoring Shot Conversion (+0.25)

• Q2 Performances (+0.43)

• Opponent Scoring Shot Conversion (+0.49)

• Q1 Performances (+0.57)

• Q3 Performances (+0.64)

The full Team Dashboard appears below and shows that, amongst other things:

• Geelong have converted only 49% of their scoring shots into goals, but allowed their opponents to convert at around 64%

• Conversely, Brisbane Lions has converted at 63% but allowed their opponents to convert at only 49%, and Richmond has converted at 58% but allowed their opponents to convert at only 45%

• Melbourne are still yet to lose a Q1 or Q3

• Fremantle are still yet to lose a Q4

• St Kilda are still yet to lose a Q3

• West Coast are still yet to win a Q2

• Carlton is still yet to win a Q3

• GWS is still yet to win a Q4

• Carlton have scored 64% of their points in the 1st half of games (and only 14% in Q3s)

• GWS have scored 62% of their points in the 1st half of games

• Port Adelaide have scored only 15% of their points in Q1s

• Melbourne have more than doubled their opponents’ score in Q1s and Q3s, but been outscored in Q2s

• Brisbane Lions and Geelong are the only teams to have outscored their opponents in each of the four quarters taken separately (Sydney has a percentage of exactly 100 in Q1s and would otherwise also be on the list)

• Essendon and West Coast are the only teams to have been outscored by their opponents in each of the four quarters taken separately

• Fremantle, who are 2nd on the ladder, have scored fewer goals than five other teams below them but in the Top 8

• Richmond, in 12th, have scored only three goals fewer than Melbourne, in 1st