| Article ID: | iaor20002879 |
| Country: | Australia |
| Volume: | 18 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Start Page Number: | 11 |
| End Page Number: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1999 |
| Journal: | ASOR Bulletin |
| Authors: | Ryan P. |
| Keywords: | statistics: inference |
The results of the Australian Rules competition Victorian Football League's Final Four system during the period 1931–1971 are examined and analysed from a statistical perspective. These results show that the higher placed teams had more success than simple probability laws predict.