AFL Rankings: Round 11 2023

We’re now at the point of about halfway through the season, where the matches the ranking points include are eleven matches from 2022 (finals included), and eleven matches from 2023. The ranking points are more heavily weighted to recent matches, so 2023 matches currently make up about three-quarters of a team’s ranking points. Nevertheless, it is interesting to see which teams are still relatively highly or lowly ranked because the ranking system still ‘remembers what they did last year’.

Collingwood, Brisbane, Melbourne: These teams are considered to have by far the strongest performances in 2023. All three teams have percentages (points for/points against) of over 120 in 2023.

Geelong, Sydney, Richmond: These teams currently sit outside the top eight on the AFL ladder, and are ranked where they are mainly due to their performances in the second half of last season. Geelong still looks strong despite recent losses, Sydney and Richmond are around average in 2023.

Port Adelaide: Didn’t make finals last year, but were actually pretty good with some close losses. Sitting second on ladder this year, but percentage is only 112, putting them in ‘second tier’ of sides for 2023 performances alone. 

Western Bulldogs, Adelaide, Essendon: Average or below average in second half of last season, but have improved to better than average this season with all of them in top eight of ladder.

Fremantle, St. Kilda, Carlton, Gold Coast: ‘Middle of pack’ teams this year and last season. However, there are more ‘middle of pack’ teams because the worst two teams are historically bad, so being ‘middle of pack’ can get you anywhere from about sixth to thirteenth.

GWS, Hawthorn: Below average last year, below average this year.

North Melbourne, West Coast: Horrible last year, horrible this year.