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Short explainers on how the AFL season works, the rules of scoring and the numbers behind every match centre.
A plain-English guide to the AFL ladder and finals: premiership points and percentage, how the top ten qualify through the wildcard round, the double chance for the top four, and every week of the finals to the Grand Final.
How AFL scores work: six points for a goal, one for a behind, what a rushed behind is, how to read a score like 14.12 (96), and how scoring has changed season by season since 2001.
What every AFL stat means: disposals, kicks and handballs, marks, contested and uncontested possessions, clearances, inside 50s, rebound 50s, tackles, intercepts, metres gained, score involvements, AFL Fantasy points and Champion Data player ratings.
How long an AFL game lasts: four 20-minute quarters plus time-on, how long quarters really run (season by season since 2001), the breaks, and what happens in a drawn final.
History: every AFL premiership since 1897.