AFL Predictions for Week 9
Team Ratings for Week 9
The basic method is described on my Department home page.
Here are the team ratings prior to this week’s games, along with the ratings at the start of the season.
| Current Rating | Rating at Season Start | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 21.15 | 5.39 | 15.80 |
| Brisbane Lions | 17.88 | 22.65 | -4.80 |
| Western Bulldogs | 17.27 | 18.20 | -0.90 |
| Hawthorn Hawks | 15.90 | 21.95 | -6.10 |
| Geelong Cats | 14.66 | 15.04 | -0.40 |
| Adelaide Crows | 10.22 | 2.69 | 7.50 |
| GWS Giants | 8.73 | 9.08 | -0.40 |
| Sydney Swans | 6.69 | 12.60 | -5.90 |
| Fremantle Dockers | 5.82 | 5.99 | -0.20 |
| Carlton Blues | 5.73 | 5.01 | 0.70 |
| Port Adelaide Power | 2.29 | 7.63 | -5.30 |
| Gold Coast Suns | 0.51 | -6.41 | 6.90 |
| St Kilda Saints | -3.42 | 0.89 | -4.30 |
| Melbourne Demons | -7.88 | -0.21 | -7.70 |
| Essendon Bombers | -11.02 | -10.15 | -0.90 |
| Richmond Tigers | -30.84 | -31.00 | 0.20 |
| North Melbourne | -32.14 | -37.08 | 4.90 |
| West Coast Eagles | -33.97 | -34.67 | 0.70 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 62 matches played, 38 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 61.3%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
| Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Demons vs. Richmond Tigers | Apr 24 | 83 – 63 | 23.90 | TRUE |
| 2 | Collingwood vs. Essendon Bombers | Apr 25 | 107 – 66 | 29.40 | TRUE |
| 3 | Fremantle Dockers vs. Adelaide Crows | Apr 25 | 85 – 67 | 4.40 | TRUE |
| 4 | St Kilda Saints vs. Brisbane Lions | Apr 26 | 73 – 118 | -4.70 | TRUE |
| 5 | Port Adelaide Power vs. North Melbourne | Apr 26 | 97 – 88 | 51.20 | TRUE |
| 6 | GWS Giants vs. Western Bulldogs | Apr 26 | 81 – 113 | 8.00 | FALSE |
| 7 | Gold Coast Suns vs. Sydney Swans | Apr 27 | 117 – 79 | -0.50 | FALSE |
| 8 | Carlton Blues vs. Geelong Cats | Apr 27 | 94 – 76 | -0.80 | FALSE |
| 9 | Hawthorn Hawks vs. West Coast Eagles | Apr 27 | 124 – 74 | 63.00 | TRUE |
Predictions for Week 9
Here are the predictions for Week 9. The prediction is my estimated expected points difference with a positive margin being a win to the home team, and a negative margin a win to the away team.
| Game | Date | Winner | Prediction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon Bombers vs. North Melbourne | May 01 | Essendon Bombers | 21.10 |
| 2 | St Kilda Saints vs. Fremantle Dockers | May 02 | St Kilda Saints | 1.80 |
| 3 | Western Bulldogs vs. Port Adelaide Power | May 03 | Western Bulldogs | 26.00 |
| 4 | Adelaide Crows vs. Carlton Blues | May 03 | Adelaide Crows | 15.50 |
| 5 | Collingwood vs. Geelong Cats | May 03 | Collingwood | 17.50 |
| 6 | West Coast Eagles vs. Melbourne Demons | May 03 | Melbourne Demons | -15.10 |
| 7 | Sydney Swans vs. GWS Giants | May 04 | Sydney Swans | 2.00 |
| 8 | Hawthorn Hawks vs. Richmond Tigers | May 04 | Hawthorn Hawks | 46.70 |
| 9 | Brisbane Lions vs. Gold Coast Suns | May 04 | Brisbane Lions | 21.40 |
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