Team numerical advantage in Australian rules football: A missing piece of the scoring puzzle?

ABSTRACT: The primary aim of this study was to determine the relationship between a team numerical advantage during structured phases of play and match event outcomes in professional Australian football. The secondary aim was to quantify how players occupy different sub-areas of the playing field in match play, while accounting for match phase and ball location. Spatiotemporal player tracking data and play-by-play event data from professional players and teams were collected from the 2019 Australian Football League season played at a single stadium. Logistic regression analysed the relationship between total players and team numerical advantage during clearances and inside 50's. Total players and team numerical advantage were also quantified continuously throughout a match, which were separated into

SUBMITTER: Alexander JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8284792 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature