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In this, the final part of three on 'Professional Team Sports Leagues in Australia', we take the modelling from earlier and use it to draw conclusions about what we would expect to find about competitive balance in the AFL over the history of the competition when we look at the figures. We also compare competitive balance in the AFL to the Major Leagues (MLB, NFL and NBA) on one hand, and other pro-sports leagues in Australia (NRL and NBL) on the other hand. The results are mixed - some of these comparisons tell us exactly what we would expect to see, while a few others tell us something contrary to expectations. Some additional figures on the general economic health of the AFL are also discussed.
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A presentation on the 2012 peer-reviewed article by lecturer Liam Lenten, which appeared recently in the journal Applied Economics Letters, entitled: “The Underdog Should Always Fire the First Salvo against Brazil”, which tests the old myth in football that it is unwise for an opposition team to...
Published 10/17/12
A guest lecture by John Didulica, currently the Football Operations Manager of Australian domestic league team Melbourne Heart, a former professional footballer, and a lawyer by academic training. He was also at one time the CEO of the player’s union for footballers in Australia, the AFPA. His...
Published 10/17/12