(06-04-2016, 08:38 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:Just looked at AFL Tables, we are 7th oldest in average age
NM 26.9
FR 25.9
HW 25.8
ES 25.7
WC 25.7
GE 25.4
CA 25.2
AD 25
PA 25
SY 24.9
RI 24.8
SK 24.6
CW 24.5
WB 24.4
GW 24.3
GC 24
ME 23.8
BL 23.7
Average age is meaningless, it's the number you have in the right age bracket with the right number of games behinds. Having a number late 20's, 30 and older as well as a number of good ones very young, teens/early 20s to make an average of 25, is not the same as having most of your list in the 24-28 range making the same average. The latter you have the majority in your prime, the former you have many youngsters ready to come though, with the average skewed by a few older ones.
Like i said, the standard deviation from the average gives a much better picture. That tells you stable your average is as it tells you how much variation you have from the average.