Below is the latest Ranking on Dashboard Metrics table, which shows that Port Adelaide are unlucky to not be in the Top 10, with the Dogs perhaps undeservedly taking their places.

The metrics currently most rank correlated with ladder position are:

• MoS Win Production Function: +0.93

• Own Points per Game: +0.91

• Own Goals per Game: +0.89

• Own Scoring Shots per Game: +0.89

• Percent of Quarters Won: +0.88

• Q2 Performances: +0.79

• Q3 Performances: +0.74

Those least rank correlated with ladder position are:

• Q4 Performances: +0.37

• Q1 Performances: +0.47

Below is the latest Ranking on Dashboard Metrics table, which shows that St Kilda and Port Adelaide are unlucky to not be in the Top 10, with the Dogs and Pies perhaps undeservedly taking their places.

The metrics currently most rank correlated with ladder position are:

• MoS Win Production Function: +0.87

• Own Scoring Shots per Game: +0.86

• Percent of Quarters Won: +0.86

• Own Points per Game: +0.86

• Own Goals per Game: +0.85

• Q2 Performances: +0.75

• Opponent Scoring Shots per Game: +0.74

• Q3 Performances: +0.73

Those least rank correlated with ladder position are:

• Opponent Scoring Shot Conversion: +0.44

• Own Scoring Shot Conversion: +0.44

• Q4 Performances: +0.47

Below is the latest Ranking on Dashboard Metrics table, which shows that Port Adelaide remain unlucky to not be in the Top 10, with Melbourne perhaps undeservedly taking their places.

The metrics currently most rank correlated with ladder position are:

• MoS Win Production Function: +0.94

• Percent of Quarters Won: +0.89

• Own Points per Game: +0.87

• Own Scoring Shots per Game: +0.87

• Own Goals per Game: +0.87

• Q2 Performances: +0.78

• Opponent Points per Game: +0.77

• Opponent Scoring Shots per Game: +0.76

• Opponent Goals per Game: +0.74

• Q3 Performances: +0.73

Those least rank correlated with ladder position are:

• Opponent Scoring Shot Conversion: +0.44

• Own Scoring Shot Conversion: +0.48

• Q1 Performances: +0.49

Below is the latest Ranking on Dashboard Metrics table, which shows that Port Adelaide and St Kilda are unlucky to not be in the Top 10, with Melbourne and Western Bulldogs perhaps undeservedly taking their places.

The metrics currently most rank correlated with ladder position are:

• Percent of Quarters Won: +0.91

• MoS Win Production Function: +0.89

• Own Points per Game: +0.85

• Own Goals per Game: +0.83

• Own Scoring Shots per Game: +0.79

• Opponent Scoring Shots per Game: +0.75

• Opponent Points per Game: +0.74

• Opponent Goals per Game: +0.71

Those least rank correlated with ladder position are:

• Opponent Scoring Shot Conversion: +0.42

• Own Scoring Shot Conversion: +0.43

(Note that Sydney is now in the Top 4 on every metric)

Below is the latest Ranking on Dashboard Metrics table, which shows that the teams currently in the Top 10 motly deserve to be there based on the metrics shown here, with the possible exception of Melbourne who might be replaced by Port Adelaide.

The metrics currently most rank correlated with ladder position are:

• MoS Win Production Function: +0.93

• Percent of Quarters Won: +0.89

• Own Points per Game: +0.87

• Own Goals per Game: +0.82

• Own Scoring Shots per Game: +0.81

• Opponent Scoring Shots per Game: +0.77

• Opponent Points per Game: +0.72

• Opponent Goals per Game: +0.7

Those least rank correlated with ladder position are:

• Opponent Scoring Shot Conversion: +0.34

• Own Scoring Shot Conversion: +0.44

(Note that Sydney, remarkably, is in the Top 3 on every metric)

Below is the latest Ranking on Dashboard Metrics table, which shows that the teams currently in the Top 10 still deserve to be there based on the metrics shown here, with the possible exception of Melbourne who might be replaced by Adelaide.

The metrics currently most rank correlated with ladder position are:

• MoS Win Production Function: +0.95

• Own Scoring Shots per Game: +0.88

• Own Points per Game: +0.88

• Own Goals per Game: +0.83

• Percent of Quarters Won: +0.77

• Opponent Scoring Shots per Game: +0.74

Those least rank correlated with ladder position are:

• Opponent Scoring Shot Conversion: +0.26

• Own Scoring Shot Conversion: +0.43

• Q1 Performances: +0.43

• Q4 Performances: +0.46

• Q2 and Q3 Performances: +0.48

Below is the latest Ranking on Dashboard Metrics table, which shows that the teams currently in the Top 10 deserve to be there based on the metrics shown here (note that I order teams based firstly on the percentage of available competition points they have accrued and then on percentage).

Outside the 10, Adelaide is the only team with metrics that would also justify a spot for them, albeit probably only in 10th.

The metrics currently most rank correlated with ladder position are:

• Own Points per Game: +0.94

• MoS Win Production Function: +0.94

• Own Goals per Game: +0.93

• Percent of Quarters Won: +0.89

• Own Scoring Shots per Game: +0.84

• Opponent Scoring Shots per Game: +0.8

• Opponent Points per Game: +0.78

Those least rank correlated with ladder position are:

• Opponent Scoring Shot Conversion: +0.31

• Q4 Performances: +0.44

Below is the Ranking on Dashboard Metrics table after Round 3.

Next week we’ll start looking at what it’s revealing.

Below is the Ranking on Dashboard Metrics table after Round 2.

It’s still too early to draw any meaningful conclusions from it.

Below is the Ranking on Dashboard Metrics table after Round 1.

It is far too early to suggest that the sample is in sufficiently for us to draw any meaningful conclusions from this table.