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The Month In Review: July ’18

August 1, 2018, 6:51 pm By Joel Leave a Comment

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The Obstruction Rule‘s True Ladder™

The Obstruction Rule’s True Ladder™ is our take on the popular “Power Rankings” found on other sites. Unlike the arbitrary rankings of those however, our True Ladder™ ranks the teams by their expected performance against a league average opponent. It’s calculated by deducting the projected tries conceded against a league average opponent from the projected tries scored. So yes, the selection of the ranking system is equally as arbitrary. But ours uses maths!

1) South Sydney Rabbitohs (14-5)

2) Sydney Roosters (13-6)

3) Melbourne Storm (14-5)

4) Canberra Raiders (8-11)

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The Month In Review: June ’18

July 3, 2018, 4:38 pm By Joel Leave a Comment

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The Obstruction Rule‘s True Ladder™

The Obstruction Rule’s True Ladder™ is our take on the popular “Power Rankings” found on other sites. Unlike the arbitrary rankings of those however, our True Ladder™ ranks the teams by their expected performance against a league average opponent. It’s calculated by deducting the projected tries conceded against a league average opponent from the projected tries scored. So yes, the selection of the ranking system is equally as arbitrary. But ours uses maths!

1) South Sydney Rabbitohs (12-4)

2) Sydney Roosters (10-6)

3) St George-Illawarra Dragons (12-3)

4) Canberra Raiders (6-9)

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The Month In Review: May ’18

May 30, 2018, 6:41 pm By Joel Leave a Comment

(NOTE: If this is your first visit to the site, be sure to click here for an explanation of what we’re all about.)

The Obstruction Rule‘s True Ladder™

The Obstruction Rule’s True Ladder™ is our take on the popular “Power Rankings” found on other sites. Unlike the arbitrary rankings of those however, our True Ladder™ ranks the teams by their expected performance against a league average opponent. It’s calculated by deducting the projected tries conceded against a league average opponent from the projected tries scored. So yes, the selection of the ranking system is equally as arbitrary. But ours uses maths!

1) South Sydney Rabbitohs (8-4)

2) Sydney Roosters (7-5)

3) St George-Illawarra Dragons (9-3)

4) Melbourne Storm (7-5)

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The Month In Review: April ’18

May 1, 2018, 4:45 pm By Joel Leave a Comment

(NOTE: If this is your first visit to the site, be sure to click here for an explanation of what we’re all about.

The Obstruction Rule‘s True Ladder™

The Obstruction Rule’s True Ladder™ is our take on the popular “Power Rankings” found on other sites. Unlike the arbitrary rankings of those however, our True Ladder™ ranks the teams by their expected performance against a league average opponent. It’s calculated by deducting the projected tries conceded against a league average opponent from the projected tries scored. So yes, the selection of the ranking system is equally as arbitrary. But ours uses maths!

1) St George Illawarra Dragons (7-1)

2) Melbourne Storm (5-3)

3) South Sydney Rabbitohs (4-4)

4) Brisbane Broncos (4-4)

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The Month In Review: March ’18

April 4, 2018, 4:32 pm By Joel Leave a Comment

(NOTE: If this is your first visit to the site, be sure to click here for an explanation of what we’re all about.

The Obstruction Rule‘s True Ladder™

The Obstruction Rule’s True Ladder™ is our take on the popular “Power Rankings” found on other sites. Unlike the arbitrary rankings of those however, our True Ladder™ ranks the teams by their expected performance against a league average opponent. It’s calculated by deducting the projected tries conceded against a league average opponent from the projected tries scored. So yes, the selection of the ranking system is equally as arbitrary. But ours uses maths!

1) St George Illawarra Dragons (4-0)

2) Melbourne Storm (2-2)

3) Sydney Roosters (2-2)

4) Manly Sea Eagles (2-2)

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