Table 2 Mean (± SD) data for whole game and maximum ball in play (BiP) for all playing positions
From: Physical and technical demands of Australian football: an analysis of maximum ball in play periods
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Metric | Match Phase | Full Back (n = 3) | Full Forward (n = 5) | Ruck (n = 3) | Key Position (n = 9) | Half Forward (n = 13) | Half Back (n = 8) | Half Line (n = 19) | Midfield (n = 8) | Wing (n = 12) | Mid-Wing (n = 17) |
Distance (m·min−1) | Match Average | 117.5 ± 8.4 | 124.1 ± 8.3 | 114.3 ± 5.9 | 119.7 ± 8.8 | 129.9 ± 11.0 | 126.7 ± 10.7 | 128.3 ± 10.9 | 128.6 ± 10.5 | 133.3 ± 8.8 | 130.4 ± 10.1 |
Max BiP | 216.9 ± 24.9 | 228.5 ± 29.6 | 199.8 ± 23.5 | 219.1 ± 28.2 | 235.7 ± 26.1 | 225.6 ± 24.1 | 230.9 ± 25.6 | 230 ± 24.3 | 236.3 ± 23.4 | 232.5 ± 24.1 | |
HSR (m·min−1) | Match Average | 15.7 ± 3.4 | 18.5 ± 4.2 | 8.6 ± 2.2 | 15.8 ± 4.9 | 23.4 ± 5.0 | 22.6 ± 4.5 | 23.0 ± 4.8 | 17.8 ± 3.5 | 27.5 ± 7.4 | 21.6 ± 7.2 |
Max BiP | 101.2 ± 34.6 | 113.6 ± 42.6 | 76.1 ± 33.0 | 102.5 ± 39.6 | 119.8 ± 35.6 | 114.4 ± 34.2 | 117.2 ± 34.9 | 104.9 ± 33.4 | 133.4 ± 38.3 | 116.1 ± 38.0 | |
HIE (efforts·min−1) | Match Average | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.6 ± 0.2 |
Max BiP | 2.9 ± 1.0 | 3.0 ± 1.0 | 2.0 ± 0.6 | 2.8 ± 1.0 | 3.1 ± 0.8 | 3.3 ± 0.8 | 3.2 ± 0.8 | 2.8 ± 0.7 | 3.4 ± 0.9 | 3.1 ± 0.8 | |
PlayerLoad (AU·min−1) | Match Average | 5.3 ± 0.6 | 5.1 ± 0.4 | 4.7 ± 0.3 | 5.2 ± 0.5 | 6.0 ± 0.5 | 5.4 ± 0.5 | 5.7 ± 0.6 | 5.7 ± 0.8 | 6.0 ± 0.6 | 5.8 ± 0.8 |
Max BiP | 9.6 ± 1.1 | 9.3 ± 1.0 | 7.9 ± 0.9 | 9.2 ± 1.2 | 10.5 ± 1.1 | 9.1 ± 0.8 | 9.8 ± 1.2 | 9.3 ± 1.3 | 10.2 ± 1.3 | 9.7 ± 1.4 | |
VHSR (m·min−1) | Match Average | 2.3 ± 0.9 | 3.2 ± 1.3 | 0.8 ± 0.5 | 2.5 ± 1.3 | 4.2 ± 1.4 | 4.0 ± 1.4 | 4.1 ± 1.4 | 2.0 ± 1.0 | 5.6 ± 2.4 | 3.4 ± 2.4 |
Max BiP | 38.0 ± 20.2 | 55.8 ± 36.1 | 28.5 ± 21.5 | 43.8 ± 29.6 | 51.4 ± 26.3 | 51.7 ± 25.1 | 51.6 ± 25.6 | 39.0 ± 21.0 | 60.9 ± 29.8 | 47.6 ± 27.0 | |
Accelerations (> 3 m·s−2) (efforts·min−1) | Match Average | 0.6 ± 0.2 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.2 |
Max BiP | 3.6 ± 1.0 | 4.1 ± 1.2 | 4.4 ± 1.4 | 3.9 ± 1.2 | 4.1 ± 1.2 | 4.1 ± 1.0 | 4.1 ± 1.1 | 4.3 ± 0.9 | 4.0 ± 1.1 | 4.2 ± 1.0 | |