The relationship of team and individual athlete performances on match quarter outcome in elite women’s Australian Rules football

Cust, Emily; Sweeting, Alice; Ball, Kevin; Anderson, Hamish; Robertson, Sam

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2019.05.004

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“…By replicating the demands of matches, coaches may be able to better prepare their team for the congested nature of AFLW competition. The PIs that were identified as important here are similar to those identified by Cust et al (2019) who also found that kicks, inside 50s and contested possessions were important. Black et al (2019) also found that inside 50s were important, but in contrast to the present study, found that uncontested possessions were also important.…”

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“…Furthermore, kicks and contested marks were related to final ladder position. Cust et al (2019) explored the issue further by examining how the relative contribution of individual players to whole of team technical performance, was related to the outcome of a quarter in a match. Based on 13 technical PIs from two seasons of AFLW, they found that the contribution of high-performing players was more important than the collective team effort.…”

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Technical performance in elite women’s Australian football – comparisons with men’s football, identifying important performance characteristics and apparent trends

Dwyer

Domenico

Young

2021

International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport

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There is a need to establish normative values for technical performance indicators (PI) in the relatively new Australian Football League Women's (AFLW), to identify trends, to compare with the established men's league, and associations with match outcome. Data from the 2019 AFL (men's) season and the 2017-19 AFLW (women's) seasons, included the normalised (to 60 minute) match totals for 23 technical PIs and five score-based PIs. The values of 23 PIs were different (p < 0.05) between the women's and men's leagues. These differences suggest that women make fewer disposals (passes) to teammates, they make more errors and contest possession of the ball more often. Consequently, AFLW teams move the ball to within 50 metres of their goal and score less often. There are eight PIs that appear to be on a trend of increase in the AFLW. The relationships between the characteristics of team technical performance and match outcome are similar between the leagues, although contested possession is more important in the AFLW. Technical performance of the athletes in the women's league is different to men, but some of these differences appear to be narrowing. Despite the differences, the relationship between technical performance and match outcome are similar in both leagues.

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Technical performance in elite women’s Australian football – comparisons with men’s football, identifying important performance characteristics and apparent trends

Dwyer

Domenico

Young

2021

International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport

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“…Therefore, work is required to determine the relationship between player positioning and match event outcomes that occur continuously throughout a match. Player positioning and performance outcomes can also be influenced by various contextual variables, such as, match phase, ball location, and quality of opposition [6][7][8]. Thus, contextual variables should be included when assessing how players occupy different sub-areas on a playing field and how this may influence player positioning and match event outcomes [2,4].…”

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

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Bedin²,

Jackson³

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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 three match phases (offence, defence, and stoppage) and four field positions (defensive 50, defensive midfield, attacking midfield, and forward 50). Results identified an increased team numerical advantage produced a greater likelihood of gaining possession from clearances or generating a score from inside 50’s. Although, an increased number of total players inside 50 was likely associated with a concomitant decrease in the probability of scoring, irrespective of a team numerical advantage. Teams were largely outnumbered when the ball was in their forward 50 but attained a numerical advantage when the ball was in the defensive 50.

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“…Given the lack of evidence for contact skills and training behaviours, it can be postulated that contact skill coaching, frameworks and preparatory strategies in female field collision sports are underpinned by research and experiences in male populations. Applying contact skill evidence in male athletes to female athletes may be misguided considering the differences in locomotor and collision demands 2 , physiology 5 , selection and execution of technical skill 39 44 45 and team tactics 2 48 61 62 . The data provided in this review does not support the generalisation of male-derived training data to female field collision athletes.…”

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Physical and Technical Demands and Preparatory Strategies in Female Field Collision Sports: A Scoping Review

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Women’s participation in field collision sports is growing worldwide. Scoping reviews provide an overview of scientific literature in a developing area to support practitioners, policy, and research priorities. Our aim is to explore published research and synthesise information on the physical and technical demands and preparation strategies of female field collision sports. We searched four databases and identified relevant published studies. Data were extracted to form (1) a numerical analysis and (2) thematic summary. Of 2318 records identified, 43 studies met the inclusion criteria. Physical demands were the most highly investigated (n+=+24), followed by technical demands (n+= 18), tactical considerations (n+=+8) and preparatory strategies (n=1). The key themes embody a holistic model contributing to both performance and injury prevention outcomes in the context of female field collision sports. Findings suggest a gender data gap across all themes and a low evidence base to inform those preparing female athletes for match demands. Given the physical and technical differences in match-demands the review findings do not support the generalisation of male-derived training data to female athletes. To support key stakeholders working within female field collision sports there is a need to increase the visibility of female athletes in the literature.

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The relationship of team and individual athlete performances on match quarter outcome in elite women’s Australian Rules football

Abstract: The relationship of team and individual athlete performances on match quarter outcome in elite women's Australian Rules football

Cited by 14 publications

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Technical performance in elite women’s Australian football – comparisons with men’s football, identifying important performance characteristics and apparent trends

Technical performance in elite women’s Australian football – comparisons with men’s football, identifying important performance characteristics and apparent trends

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

Physical and Technical Demands and Preparatory Strategies in Female Field Collision Sports: A Scoping Review

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