AFL Team Metrics

Our own rating system for the AFL Premiership. All 18 clubs are scored 1-100 on six long-term measures, built from a decade of home-and-away seasons and finals.

teams: 18
leagues: 1

Rated through the 2026 season.

These ratings are recomputed once a week. Last update: Sep 28, 2026·Next update: Oct 5, 2026

What each rating measures

Overall.: How strong the team has been across the whole period.
Offense.: Points scored, weighted towards recent seasons.
Defense.: Points and goals conceded, on the same weighting.
Dominance.: How far clear of the rest of its league the team finishes.
Consistency.: How little the team's level swings from season to season.

AFL Premiership

Every team below plays in the same league, so these ratings can be read against one another directly.

#	Team	Overall	Offense	Defense	Dominance	Consistency	Form
1	Brisbane Lions	100	100	85	100	100	Rising
2	Geelong Cats	97	99	97	98	75	Rising
3	Sydney Swans	92	87	90	94	64	Rising
4	Western Bulldogs	83	81	92	85	73	Declining
5	Fremantle Dockers	81	57	100	83	50	Rising
6	Collingwood Magpies	79	59	90	80	38	Stable
7	Melbourne Demons	78	67	91	79	44	Rising
8	Adelaide Crows	70	69	80	71	29	Rising
9	Hawthorn Hawks	70	63	79	72	31	Rising
10	Greater Western Sydney Giants	69	63	73	70	60	Stable
11	Carlton Blues	65	56	80	67	66	Declining
12	Port Adelaide Power	65	49	78	66	43	Declining
13	St Kilda Saints	59	41	83	60	85	Rising
14	Gold Coast Suns	58	54	71	60	55	Rising
15	Essendon Bombers	32	29	35	33	35	Declining
16	Richmond Tigers	23	19	38	25	1	Stable
17	North Melbourne Kangaroos	10	20	7	11	58	Rising
18	West Coast Eagles	1	1	1	1	48	Stable

⚠ Fewer than the full run of seasons — this rating carries less weight.