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| AFLTables | |
|---|---|
| Name | AFL statistics website |
| Type | Sports statistics |
| Language | English |
| Owner | Private |
| Author | Private compilers |
| Launch | 1990s |
AFLTables
AFLTables is a comprehensive online repository of Australian rules football match statistics, player records, team results and historical data. It serves researchers, journalists, commentators and fans interested in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL), club histories like Collingwood Football Club, Essendon Football Club and Carlton Football Club, and tournaments such as the AFL Grand Final and Brownlow Medal. The site aggregates match scores, player biographies and season summaries linked to major competitions, grounds and events across Australian football history.
The resource compiles box scores, match-by-match breakdowns, ladder progressions and player career tallies for elite competitions including the Australian Football League, the pre-1990s Victorian Football League (VFL), interstate carnivals involving Victoria and South Australia, and representative fixtures such as the State of Origin series. It cross-references clubs like Hawthorn Football Club, Geelong Football Club and West Coast Eagles with venues such as the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Optus Stadium, and links players to awards like the Coleman Medal.
Initially compiled in the late 1990s by private historians and statisticians, the archive grew alongside digital interest in sports data during the era of websites created by enthusiasts of Kevin Bartlett, Leigh Matthews and other prominent figures. Contributors drew on printed annuals, newspaper archives from publishers such as The Age and Herald Sun (Melbourne), club yearbooks for Richmond Football Club and St Kilda Football Club, and league publications from the Australian Football League Commission. Over time the collection expanded to include historical seasons, finals series like the AFL Finals Series, and milestone games such as the 1966 VFL Grand Final.
Coverage spans match results, goal-kicking lists, disposals, marks, player debut dates and retirement information for thousands of players including stars like Tony Lockett and Gary Ablett Sr.. Season pages provide fixture grids, ladder tables and finals brackets for competitions such as the AFLW and the men's AFL. Statistical pages include club win–loss records against rivals such as Adelaide Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club, attendance figures at venues like Adelaide Oval, and lists of individual honors including the Norm Smith Medal.
Data are organized into season, round and match hierarchies linking clubs, players and venues to specific fixtures such as home-and-away rounds and finals. The compilers used primary sources including match day programs from clubs like Fremantle Football Club and archival reporting by outlets like The Australian. Methodology emphasizes consistency in match identifiers, standardization of player name variants (for individuals such as Chris Judd), and reconciliation of historical scoring conventions across eras, such as changes in scoring notation and season length.
The archive underpins reporting by sports journalists at outlets like ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), statistical analysis by commentators on programs featuring personalities such as Bruce McAvaney and academic research into topics including attendance trends and club performance. Clubs and historians reference its season-by-season data for centenary publications on entities like Western Bulldogs and North Melbourne Football Club, while fantasy football players and podcasters cite individual game statistics during discussions of coaching decisions by figures such as Alastair Clarkson.
The compilation has been acknowledged in media guides and by statisticians for its depth and breadth alongside official records maintained by the Australian Football League Commission. Accuracy is generally high for post-war matches and progressively more uncertain the further back records extend into early 20th-century competitions; researchers cross-check entries against sources like the National Library of Australia digitized newspapers and club archives from University of Melbourne collections when resolving discrepancies.
Users access the collection through searchable season and player indexes, match lists and printable tables. The site supports queries used by statisticians, historians and broadcasters referencing fixtures such as the ANZAC Day clash and the Dreamtime at the 'G matches. External tools and projects often scrape or reformat the data for visualization and analysis by academic groups at institutions like Monash University and by developers building apps for fans of clubs such as Sydney Swans and Gold Coast Suns.