The latest Rankings on Dashboard Metrics graphic appears below, and reveals that team rankings on the following metrics are most highly correlated with ladder position:

• Percent of Quarters Won (+0.89)

• Own Points per Game (+0.87)

• The MoS Win Production Function (+0.86)

• Own Goals per Game (+0.85)

• Own Scoring Shots per Game (+0.79)

• Q3 Performances (+0.74)

Least highly correlated are:

• Own Scoring Shot Conversion (+0.34)

• Q2 Performances (+0.42)

• Opponent Scoring Shot Conversion (+0.49)

Overall, arguably, the the Western Bulldogs’ rankings look least congruent with their ladder position, although Essendon still has legitimate claims, too.

And, here is the larger Team Dashboard, which reveals that:

• Sydney have won 23 quarters this season, GWS 21, and Geelong and Melbourne 20

• North Melbourne has won only four quarters this season

• Geelong generated fewer scoring shots than their opponents have in Q4s. They’ve won only 44% of them and have a percentage of just 104.

• Port Adelaide have generated fewer scoring shots than their opponents have in Q2s.

• Fremantle have generated fewer scoring shots than their opponents have in Q1s.

• Essendon have generated fewer scoring shots than their opponents have in Q1s, Q2s, and Q3s.

• Gold Coast has outscored their opponents by almost 2:1 in Q2s, but been outscored by their opponents in every other quarter

• Hawthorn has outscored their opponents in Q2s, but been outscored by their opponents in every other quarter

• Richmond has narrowly outscored their opponents in Q1s, but been outscored by their opponents in every other quarter

• The only teams to have outscored their opponents in every quarter are Geelong, Melbourne, Port Adelaide, and Sydney.

• Brisbane Lions has scored 65% of their points in 1st halfs and conceded 60% in 2nd halfs. They’ve converted at only 23% in Q3s

• Melbourne has scored 59% of their points in 2nd halfs

• Carlton’s opponents have converted at over 70% in Q1s

• North Melbourne. West Coast, and Western Bulldogs have converted at 66% or higher in Q1s.