Table 4.
Comparison of work and resting efforts and distances between elite senior\ (statistics directly recorded from Dawson et al. 2004a) and junior AFL competitions. The split results for the junior data refers to the specific position under the general classification (e.g. Under “midfield”, the left result refers to the “centre” position whereas the right result refers to the “wing” position).
| Position / Playing Standard | Total Game Distance (m) |
Total Game ‘Working’ Distance (m) |
Total Game Resting’ Distance (m) |
Total Game no. of ‘Working’ Efforts |
Total Game no. of ‘Resting’ Efforts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Midfield (Centre/Wing) |
Elite Senior | 16,979 m | 11,537 m | 5,442m | 644 | 381 |
| Elite Junior (U/18) | 11,537/11, 877m | 8,924/9,424m | 2,613/2,452m | 162/166 | 149/158 | |
| Ruck | Elite Senior | 15,393 m | 10,618 m | 4,775 m | 641 | 407 |
| Elite Junior (U/18) | 9,203 m | 6,631 m | 2,573 m | 161 | 166 | |
|
Small F/B (HBP / BP) |
Elite Senior | 16,278 m | 9,249m | 7,029 m | 574 | 397 |
| Elite Junior (U/18) | 11,545 /5,319m* | 8,903/3,152m* | 2,642/2,167m* | 180/78* | 182/82* | |
* Note three quarters only recorded in Back Pocket (BP) position.