2022 - Round 15 : Competitive

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This week comprises:

  • 3 games where the teams are separated by only 1 spot on the ladder

  • 3 games where the gap is 2 spots

  • 1 game where the gap is 3 spots, and

  • 2 games where the gap is 4 spots

That’s made for generally small TAB Bookmaker expected margins, including 3 of under a goal, and five more under three goals. The odd one out is the 25.5 handicap for North Melbourne playing Adelaide.

The overall average expected margin is just 12,7 points per game, which is low by general Round 15 standards, but curiously higher that the matching figure for the same round last season. It drops the all-season average expected margin to 18 points per game.

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2022 - Team Ratings After Round 14

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We have new number ones on both Systems again this week, as a stationary Melbourne has watched Geelong fall below it and allow it to retake top spot on MoSSBODS, and Western Bulldogs have clambered over that same falling Geelong and a stationary Melbourne to claim top spot on MoSHBODS.

Overall, eight teams moved places on MoSSBODS this week, and 15 did the same on MoSHBODS, leaving the two Systems agreeing only about the ranking of the 4th, 5th, 9th, 10th, and 15th through 18th teams. There are no teams, however, where they differ in their rankings by more than two places.

Eleven teams are now rated as above-average on MoSSBODS, and 12 teams on MoSHBODS, as it adds St Kilda to the list.

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2022 - Round 14 : MoSHPlay

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UPDATE 6:45PM SATURDAY

It’s Dogs by 4 points now, according to MoSHPlay.

UPDATE 4PM SATURDAY

Cats by 47 points is MoSHPlay’s final opinion.


UPDATE 7:15PM FRIDAY

MoSHPlay has the Saints by 15 points.

UPDATE 7PM THURSDAY

MoSHPlay is the extreme Margin Predictor in just two games, at this point.

UPDATE 6:45PM THURSDAY

Tigers by just 5 points, now, according to MoSHPlay.

UPDATE 7PM WEDNESDAY

It’s Tigers by 6 points, according to MoSHPlay.

2022 - Round 14 : Final Byes

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Half of this week’s three games could conceivably go down to the final kick (spoiler: they won’t) as, according to my competition ladder, which i ordered firstly be competition points per game played, sees 4th play 9th, 7th play 12th, and 10th play 13th (but, also, 6th play 16th, 5th play 17th, and 11th play 14th)

Altogether, the average expected margin is just over 3-goals per game, which is a little high in the context of Round 14s from recent history, being the highest average for a Round 14 since 2018, although lower than every Round 14 average prior to that in our sample.

It keeps the all-season average expected margin at 18.4 points per game, which, if maintained, would be the highest average since 2018.

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2022 - Team Ratings After Round 13

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We have new number ones on both Systems this week, as Geelong has edged past a falling Melbourne to take that prime position.

Overall, twelve teams moved places on MoSSBODS this week, and nine did the same on MoSHBODS, leaving the two Systems agreeing only about the ranking of the Top 3, 6th, and 11th through 14th. There’s only one team, however, where they differ in their rankings by more than two places: Collingwood, who MoSSBODS ranks 7th and MoSHBODS 10th.

The same twelve teams are rated as above-average on MoSSBODS and on MoSHBODS.

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2022 - Round 13 : MoSHPlay

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UPDATE 2:30PM MONDAY

Dees by 15 points, according to MoSHPlay.


UPDATE 2:45PM SUNDAY

MoSHPlay lands on Giants by 24 points.

UPDATE 6:45PM SATURDAY

Lions by 19 points, according to MoSHPlay.

UPDATE 7PM FRIDAY

MoSHPlay finishes at Carlton by 12 points.

UPDATE 6:45PM THURSDAY

MoSHPlay finishes at Richmond by 10 points for tonight’s game, and is forecaster most-extreme in this and just one other game.

UPDATE 7PM WEDNESDAY

Richmond by 8 points, according to MoSHPlay

2022 - Round 13 : Probably Not Six of the Best

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This week looms as a potentially disappointing round, rescued maybe by the Lions v Saints and Pies v Dees matchups.

All six games are expected to be won by at least three-and-a-half goals, and half of them by more than four goals,

Altogether that makes for an average expected margin of 26 points per game, which is very high in the context of Round 13s from recent history. It is, in fact, the highest average for a Round 13 since 2016.

It drives the all-season average expected margin up to 18.4 points per game, which, it maintained, would be the highest average since 2018.

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2022 - Team Ratings After Round 12

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Twelve teams moved places on MoSSBODS this week, and seven did the same on MoSHBODS, leaving the two Systems agreeing about the ranking of all teams except those in 8th, 9th, 10th, 15th and 16th. The same twelve teams are now rated as above-average on MoSSBODS and on MoSHBODS.

The Top 5 teams on both Systems are, in order, Melbourne, Geelong, Western Bulldogs, Sydney, and Fremantle.

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2022 - Round 12 : MoSHPlay

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UPDATE 4:45PM SUNDAY

Freo by just 3 points, according to MoSHPlay.

UPDATE 1:30PM SUNDAY

Pies by just 5 points, according to MoSHPlay.

UPDATE 6:45PM SATURDAY

MoSHPlay ends at Dees by 20 points.

UPDATE 4PM SATURDAY

Suns by 33 points, according to MoSHPlay.

UPDATE 1:30PM SATURDAY

Adelaide by 37 points, according to MoSHPlay.

UPDATE 7PM FRIDAY

MoSHPlay finishes at Dogs by 5 points.

UPDATE 7:15PM THURSDAY

MoSHPlay’s initial forecasts contain three that are the most extreme of all the Predictors, but only significantly so in the Gold Coast v North Melbourne game where it is 14 points below the bookmaker handicap.

2022 - Round 12 : Quieter Round

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We enter my least-favourite portion of the season, where essentially two rounds of football are played out over three weeks, just as the competition seemed to have reached an inflexion point.

The six games we have been offered include three that are expected to be won by 3-and-a-half goals or more, one that is expected to be won by about two goals, and just two that are expected to be won by about a goal or less.

Altogether that makes for an average expected margin of 20.5 points per game, which is a little high in the context of recent Round 12s, and especially so when compared to last year’s 11.8 points per game.

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2022 - Team Ratings After Round 11

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Eight teams moved places on MoSSBODS this week, and 13 did the same on MoSHBODS, leaving the two Systems agreeing only about which teams should be in 1st, 6th, 7th, 13th and 16th through 18th, but disagreeing by no more than two places about no team.

Melbourne remains first on both Systems, while MoSSBODS has Geelong in second and Western Bulldogs in third and MoSHBODS has Western Bulldogs in second and Geelong in third.

The same twelve teams are now rated as above-average on MoSSBODS and on MoSHBODS.

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2022 - Round 11 : MoSHPlay

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SUNDAY 4PM UPDATE

MoSHPlay lands on Port Adelaide by 33 points to finish the round.

SUNDAY 2:30PM UPDATE

Now it’s Carlton by 5 points, according to MoSHPlay.

SUNDAY 12:30PM UPDATE

Saints by 40 points, according to MoSHPlay.

SATURDAY 1PM UPDATE

MoSHPlay has finished at Lions by 32 points, and Geelong by 36 points.

FRIDAY 7:30PM UPDATE

MoSHPlay has finished at Swans by 9 points.

THURSDAY 7PM UPDATE

MoSHPlay is, at this stage, the most-extreme forecaster in four games this week, including a contrarian tip for Hawthorn over Gold Coast.