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

• Percentage of Quarters Won (+0.94)

• Scoring Shots Conceded (+0.91)

• The MoS Win Production Function (+0.91)

• Opponent Scoring: Points (+0.79)

• Own Scoring: Points (+0.73)

• Own Scoring: Goals (+0.73)

• Q4 Performances (+0.73)

• Own Scoring per Game (+0.71)

• Opponent Scoring: Goals (+0.71)

The weakest rank correlations with ladder position are associated with:

• Opponent Scoring Shot Conversion (+0.1)

• Q1 Performances (+0.51)

At this stage, Port Adelaide looks perhaps the most out of place as a Top 8 team, based solely on their scoring metrics, and Essendon 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 Melbourne in Q4s.

• Geelong have scored only 18% 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

• Richmond have scored only 20% of their points in Q1s

• Hawthorn have scored only 13% of their points in Q3s. Their percentage for that quarter is 27.

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

• Collingwood have scored 33% of their points in Q4s

• Hawthorn have scored 31% of their points in Q1s

• St Kilda, who sit 3rd on the Ladder have won only 19 of 32 of their quarters, which is 4 fewer than Melbourne.

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

• Essendon, in 9th, has kicked 9 more goals than five of the teams higher on the ladder

• St Kilda has conceded 18 goals fewer than any other team in the competition - only 65 gols in 8 games

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