In an attempt to compare statistics between AFL and the
The mark of a quality individual effort at AFL level is around 30 disposals, which one in 15 players achieve each round.
The equivalent mark at AFLW level – logged by one in 15 players each round last season – is 17 disposals, which primarily reflects the shorter game time (15-minute quarters).
Western Bulldogs midfielder Emma Kearney leads all-comers with the highest disposal tally in a match (30, recorded against the Brisbane Lions in round six last season).
Odds and ends
Collingwood may have targeted elite youth in last year’s NAB AFLW Draft, but will still have the oldest list in the competition (26.3 years) when games start on February 2.
In contrast, the Brisbane
Boosted by the likes of the competition’s tallest player, ruck Erin Hoare (194cm), Tegan Cunningham (186cm), Alyssa Mifsud and Lauren Pearce (184cm), and Eden Zanker (183cm), Melbourne has the tallest list in the competition, with an average height of 172.9cm.
Elite Players
Adelaide may be reigning NAB AFL Women's premiers, but according to Champion Data's AFLW Prospectus, only six of the remaining 21 Crows who played last season are rated "elite" or "above average".
A staggering 11 Crows are ranked "below average" or "poor", the highest tally of any club.
It shows the big influence Adelaide's top players – competition best and fairest Erin Phillips, co-captain Chelsea Randall, spearhead Sarah Perkins and NAB
CHAMPION DATA'S NAB AFLW ELITE
Adelaide: Sarah Perkins, Erin Phillips
Brisbane Lions: Sabrina Frederick-Traub, Jess Wuetschner
Carlton: Lauren Arnell, Brianna Davey
Collingwood: Jess Duffin
Fremantle: Kara Donnellan, Alex Williams
Greater Western Sydney:
Melbourne: Meg Downie, Melissa Hickey, Karen Paxman, Daisy Pearce, Lauren Pearce
Western Bulldogs: Ellie Blackburn, Katie Brennan, Tiarna Ernst, Emma Kearney, Hannah Scott
Elite players are those ranked in the top 10
