Introduction
This is a twentieth post about performance against ranking in three football codes in Australia in the 2013 Football season.
The codes are Australian Rules, Rugby League and Rugby Union
You can find some background information about this project here.
Australian Rules
In Round 20, the Gold Coast, Western Bulldogs and Collingwood played above their 2012 rankings in their defeats of Melbourne, Carlton and Sydney respectively. Until the defeat by Collingwood, Sydney had won six games in succession.
Average points scored by Winners this Round and over the whole season are:
For Losers:
Rugby League
Four teams played above their 2012 rankings in Round 22: the Titans, Knights, Roosters and Eels. The Titans and Knights won away from home against the Bulldogs and Sharks respectively. The Roosters completed a seventh win in succession against the Raiders. Six of these wins have been against higher ranked teams from 2012. drew at home against the Broncos, a higher ranked team from 2012. The Roosters last loss was in Round 14. The Sea eagles completed their sixth win in succession in their Round 22 clash against the Warriors.
Rugby Union
The Super 15 competition has concluded. SANZAR teams are preparing for international fixtures.
Photo Credit
Aussie Rules Football 9 (Kevin Tostado, CC BY 2.0)
