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Table 1 Technical actions per minute (Mean ± SD) and comparison statistics (ES and 95% CI) for successful and unsuccessful phases of play

From: Physical and technical demands of offence, defence, and contested phases of play in Australian Football

Playing Position

Action

Offence

Defence

Successful

Unsuccessful

Comparison (E.S)

Successful

Unsuccessful

Comparison (E.S)

Backs

Handball/min

0.11 ± 0.15

0.18 ± 0.10

− 0.55 (− 1.40 to 0.30)

Kick/min

0.22 ± 0.25

0.38 ± 0.21

− 0.69 (− 1.55 to 0.17)

Mark/min

0.07 ± 0.11

0.11 ± 0.09

− 0.40 (− 1.24 to 0.45)

0.05 ± 0.06

0.00 ± 0.00

1.18 (0.27 to 2.08)

Tackle/min

0.07 ± 0.05

0.04 ± 0.10

0.38 (− 0.46 to 1.22)

Forwards

Handball/min

0.25 ± 0.28

0.18 ± 0.10

0.33 (− 0.32 to 0.99)

Kick/min

0.42 ± 0.31

0.23 ± 0.14

0.79 (0.11 to 1.47)

Mark/min

0.29 ± 0.25

0.09 ± 0.07

1.09 (0.39 to 1.79)

0.01 ± 0.02

0.00 ± 0.00

0.71 (0.03 to 1.38)

Tackle/min

0.11 ± 0.07

0.02 ± 0.08

1.20 (0.49 to 1.91)

Midfielders

Handball/min

0.28 ± 0.25

0.34 ± 0.20

− 0.27 (− 0.94 to 0.41)

Kick/min

0.51 ± 0.35

0.37 ± 0.17

0.51 (− 0.17 to 1.19)

Mark/min

0.17 ± 0.19

0.10 ± 0.08

0.48 (− 0.20 to 1.16)

0.01 ± 0.03

0.00 ± 0.00

0.47 (− 0.21 to 1.15)

Tackle/min

0.14 ± 0.10

0.01 ± 0.05

1.64 (0.87 to 2.42)