Round 3 of this season’s AFL competition saw some interesting performances compared to last season’s rankings.
GWS, the Western Bulldogs, Gold Coast, North Melbourne and Essendon defeated higher ranked opponents. North Melbourne overcame a 10 point deficit at the end of the Third Quarter to defeat Port Adelaide.
In this Round the average gap between winners and losers was:
So far this season, the average trend for winners has been:
For losers:
Photo Credit
First Showdown at Adelaide Oval (Adriano Rotolo, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)