Independent Sports Analytics · Sydney · Estd. 2026

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Predictive player ratings, match picks and season simulations for AFL and European football — powered by open-source R packages anyone can audit, build on or borrow.

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AFL

AFL Player Stats

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Per-match box-score stats — goals, disposals, tackles, and more across the AFL season.

AFL Matches

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Weekly match predictions with win probabilities, team power rankings, and projected lineups.

Football

Football Player Ratings

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Player ratings using RAPM+SPM across 15 European leagues. Who’s actually making their team better?

Football Matches

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Match predictions across 15 leagues with win probabilities and expected scorelines.

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Independent sports analytics out of Sydney. Every rating model is open source — you can audit the code, build on top of it, or just see how the sausage gets made.

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