WHAT IS FOOTY QUOTIENT?

Footy Quotient exists as a way to evaluate the statistical input of a player - relative to that of their team and the opposition - as a unique number known as THE Q.

Most significantly, THE Q is able to compare one player to another in a game played at ANY LEVEL, by ANY GENDER, and in ANY ERA.

This new way of looking at statistics is based on nothing more than the 4 fundamentals of footy - Kicks, Handballs, Marks and Score - which importantly...

a) have been recorded at VFL/AFL level for the longest amount of time - since Round 1 1965,

b) can be accumulated by ANY player on the field, and

c) let's face it, are the only ones that most pundits use when detailing a player's game. "They had 20 kicks, 15 handballs, took 8 marks and kicked 3.1"

The first section below explains the mathematics behind THE Q, whilst the next few sections explain the theory in more detail by comparing players and their stats.

THE Q MATHS

1 - PLAYER DATA

Take a player's statistics from a game

NAME TEAM OPPONENT KICKS HANDBALLS DISPOSALS MARKS GOALS BEHINDS SCORE
Matthew Lappin Carlton Fremantle 18 9 27 11 6 3 39

2 - MATCH DATA

Take the match statistics by combining that of the player's team and that of their opposition

DETAILS KICKS HANDBALLS DISPOSALS MARKS GOALS BEHINDS SCORE
Carlton 230 157 387 119 19 15 129
Fremantle 176 131 307 96 8 7 55
COMBINED 406 288 694 215 27 22 184
*SCORE totals do not include rushed behinds

3 - THE 4 KEY PLAYER STATISTICS RELATIVE TO THAT OF THEIR TEAM

Each player's statistic is evaluated as a percentage (quotient) of their team's total, and is known as TEAM Q

DETAILS KICKS HANDBALLS MARKS SCORE
Matthew Lappin 18 9 11 39
Carlton Total 230 157 119 129
TEAM Q 7.826 5.732 9.244 30.233

4 - THE 4 KEY PLAYER STATISTICS RELATIVE TO THAT OF THE MATCH

Each player's statistic is evaluated as a percentage (quotient) of the match total (both teams combined), and is known as MATCH Q

DETAILS KICKS HANDBALLS MARKS SCORE
Matthew Lappin 18 9 11 39
Match Total 406 288 215 184
MATCH Q 4.434 3.125 5.116 21.196

5 - OBTAIN THE Q

Add up the player's TEAM Q and MATCH Q totals

DETAILS KICKS
TEAM Q		 HANDBALLS
TEAM Q		 MARKS
TEAM Q		 SCORE
TEAM Q		 KICKS
MATCH Q		 HANDBALLS
MATCH Q		 MARKS
MATCH Q		 SCORE
MATCH Q		 THE Q
Matthew Lappin 7.826 5.732 9.244 30.233 4.434 3.125 5.116 21.196 86.905

THE Q THEORY

Focus on ONE statistic - in this case, the player's score tally - and then compare it with others who have the same tally.

The table below shows a record of one player from every decade - each having kicked 4.2 - and it is ordered by THE Q from highest to lowest.

THE Q presents a view point like no other - a 13 possession game sits on top of the list, and a 45 possession game scores lower than one with only 8.

NAME TEAM OPP KI HB DI MK GL BH SC THE Q RD YEAR VENUE
Tom Papley SY WB 10 3 13 8 4 2 26 123.403 4 2020 S.C.G.
Mark Withers BR WC 24 15 39 8 4 2 26 106.212 16 1988 W.A.C.A.
Brian Kekovich CA ME 7 1 8 3 4 2 26 92.776 15 1967 Princes Park
Wayne Richardson CO WB 33 12 45 5 4 2 26 88.318 1 1971 Victoria Park
Paul Hudson HA FR 19 6 25 10 4 2 26 76.640 15 1995 Waverley Park
Dustin Martin RI NM 26 7 33 7 4 2 26 71.331 5 2011 Docklands
Jade Rawlings HA WB 12 5 17 13 4 2 26 68.958 14 2003 M.C.G.

THE Q THEORY - IN FURTHER DETAIL

The combined table below highlights how the relativity of the 4 key player statistics come together to obtain THE Q.

The top half details TEAM Q, and the bottom half details MATCH Q.

DETAIL KI KI
TEAM		 KI
TEAM Q		 HB HB
TEAM		 HB
TEAM Q		 MK MK
TEAM		 MK
TEAM Q		 SC SC
TEAM		 SC
TEAM Q		 TEAM Q
Tom Papley 10 167 5.988 3 109 2.752 8 73 10.959 26 38 68.421 88.120
Mark Withers 24 204 11.765 15 98 15.306 8 63 12.698 26 84 30.952 70.722
Brian Kekovich 7 196 3.571 1 55 1.818 3 61 4.918 26 51 50.980 61.288
Wayne Richardson 33 253 13.044 12 61 19.672 5 72 6.944 26 159 16.352 56.012
Paul Hudson 19 206 9.223 6 109 5.505 10 78 12.821 26 118 22.034 49.582
Dustin Martin 26 216 12.037 7 179 3.911 7 105 6.667 26 111 23.423 46.038
Jade Rawlings 12 184 6.522 5 114 4.386 13 83 15.663 26 153 16.994 43.564
DETAIL KI KI
MATCH		 KI
MATCH Q		 HB HB
MATCH		 HB
MATCH Q		 MK MK
MATCH		 MK
MATCH Q		 SC SC
MATCH		 SC
MATCH Q		 MATCH Q
Tom Papley 10 332 3.012 3 239 1.255 8 133 6.015 26 104 25.000 35.282
Mark Withers 24 404 5.941 15 170 8.824 8 129 6.202 26 179 14.525 35.491
Brian Kekovich 7 406 1.724 1 96 1.042 3 122 2.459 26 99 26.263 31.487
Wayne Richardson 33 472 6.992 12 114 10.526 5 136 3.677 26 234 11.111 32.305
Paul Hudson 19 401 4.738 6 198 3.030 10 174 5.747 26 192 13.542 27.057
Dustin Martin 26 406 6.404 7 324 2.161 7 161 4.348 26 210 12.381 25.293
Jade Rawlings 12 347 3.458 5 224 2.232 13 153 8.497 26 232 11.207 25.394

The table below adds up TEAM Q and MATCH Q totals to obtain THE Q

DETAILS KICKS
TEAM Q		 HANDBALLS
TEAM Q		 MARKS
TEAM Q		 SCORE
TEAM Q		 KICKS
MATCH Q		 HANDBALLS
MATCH Q		 MARKS
MATCH Q		 SCORE
MATCH Q		 THE Q
Tom Papley 5.988 2.752 10.959 68.421 3.012 1.255 6.015 25.000 123.403
Mark Withers 11.765 15.306 12.698 30.952 5.941 8.824 6.202 14.525 106.212
Brian Kekovich 3.571 1.818 4.918 50.980 1.724 1.042 2.459 26.263 92.776
Wayne Richardson 13.044 19.672 6.944 16.352 6.992 10.526 3.677 11.111 88.318
Paul Hudson 9.223 5.505 12.821 22.034 4.738 3.030 5.747 13.542 76.640
Dustin Martin 12.037 3.911 6.667 23.423 6.404 2.161 4.348 12.381 71.331
Jade Rawlings 6.522 4.386 15.663 16.994 3.458 2.232 8.497 11.207 68.958