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From father to son: A review and demographic analysis of the Australian Football League’s Father–Son rule
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posted on 2023-05-19, 08:30 authored by Tuck, GNThe Australian Football League’s (AFL’s) Father–Son rule is a unique player drafting rule that allows sons of former players to be selected by their father’s club. The rules that determine eligibility have undergone numerous changes since its introduction in 1949, including rules for new teams from outside of the traditional Victorian-based clubs that had no history of fathers from which Father–Son selections could be derived. The observed number of Father–Son selections to each club is markedly different between the Victorianbased clubs, and between the Victorian and non-Victorian-based clubs. In this paper, a demographic model and player data from the AFL and the state leagues are used to estimate the annual number of available sons to each of the AFL clubs. Results show that the observed number of selections can largely be explained by the number of available sons. The model can also be used to predict the number of available sons into the future, and so can be used to guide management decisions regarding competitive balance if further modifications to the AFL’s Father–Son rule are required.
History
Publication title
Sports Management ReviewVolume
18Pagination
596-608ISSN
1441-3523Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Elsevier Sci LtdPlace of publication
New ZealandRights statement
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