The last of my advanced NRL statistics rounds out our look at Round 9. Involvement Rate combines Run % and Tackle % to estimate the amount of plays during a game that a player was involved with whilst on field. It should be used to track player work rate and primarily is an indicator of the quantity (but not quality) of effort put in my middle forwards. First up is the all minutes chart Souths forward Patrick Mago takes top spot this week, with an involvement rate of nearly 29% during his 10 minutes on field. This rate would estimate...
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NRL Round 8 advanced statistics – Involvement rate
The last of my trio of advanced stats is now available for Round 8. For the unfamiliar, you can check out the Involvement Rate article on the site for a run down of how it works. To quickly summarise, we’re looking for an estimate of how often a player is “involved” during a game on both sides of the ball, either by tackling or running the ball. As with my other statistics, it’s not about quality, mainly quantity. I’m not trying to identify the most damaging runners, just those who expend a significant effort in a short period of time...
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It’s time to look at another advanced statistic for NRL Round 7, which is Involvement rate. Involvment Rate combines Run % and Tackle % to give a more wholistic view of player workrate. The idea is that the indiviudual Tackle % and Run % metrics are skewed by position, and combining them flattens that somewhat and also shows those players who are equally as strong on both sides of the ball An example from my article explaining Inolvement Rate shows why combining them is important: “Firstly, it reduces how involved Hookers are for Tackle %, since their roles are primarily...
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This article was originally posted on Medium in November 2019 The basics of rugby league haven’t changed in over a century, it still revolves around either running the ball or tackling the player with it. If you’re on the field and not doing either of those things, then you’re often described as a passenger or labelled with the venerable “playing in a dinner suit”. Coaches and media will often talk about how “involved” someone is or was during a game, but it’s very nebulous and never quantified or backed up with anything other than a player having “X” amount of...
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