The latest Ranking on Dashboard metrics data appears below, and shows that the strongest rank correlations with ladder position are associated with:

• The MoS Win Production Function (+0.91)

• Scoring Shots Conceded (+0.89)

• Percentage of Quarters Won (+0.79)

• Opponent Scoring: Points (+0.74)

• Own Scoring: Goals (+0.77)

• Own Scoring: Points (+0.75)

• Q4 Performances (+0.74)

• Opponent Scoring: Goals (+0.73)

The weakest rank correlations with ladder position are associated with:

• Opponent Scoring Shot Conversion (+0.1)

• Q1 Performances (+0.41)

At this stage, Port Adelaide looks perhaps the most out of place as a Top 8 team, based solely on their scoring metrics, and Sydney looks perhaps the most out of place as a team outside the Top 8.

Next, we have the full Team Dashboard below, which shows that:

• Collingwood have doubled their opponents’ scores in Q4s, as have Essendon in Q3s, and Melbourne in Q4s.

• Geelong have scored only 17% of their points in Q4s

• St Kilda have scored only 18% of their points in Q2s

• Brisbane Lions have scored only 20% of their points in Q4s

• Hawthorn have scored only 14% of their points in Q3s. Their percentage for that quarter is 30.

• Adelaide have scored 31% of their points in Q1s.

• Collingwood have scored 32% of their points in Q4s

• North Melbourne have scored 31% of their points in Q4s

• Western Bulldogs have scored 31% of their points in Q2s

• Melbourne have scored 32% of their points in Q4s

• Carlton have yet to lose a Q2, and Melbourne a Q4

• Fremantle have yet to win a Q1

• St Kilda, who sit 3rd on the Ladder have won only 15 of 28 of their quarters, which is 6 fewer than Melbourne, and 2 fewer than Adelaide, Essendon and Carlton.

• West Coast, in 17th, has kicked only 9 goals fewer than St Kilda, in 1st.

• Essendon, in 9th, has kicked 9 more goals than Collingwood, in 1st

• St Kilda has conceded 16 goals fewer than any other team in the competition

• The bottom five teams have, between them, won only one game in the last four rounds