Adelaide’s Erin Phillips has been ranked the best performing player after two rounds in the NAB AFL Women’s Competition.
Phillips, who represented Australia in basketball at the Rio Olympics last year, has averaged 189.5 Champion Data ranking points, ahead of Western Bulldogs’ Emma Kearney (188.8 average ranking points) and Carlton’s Brianna Davey (176.6).
The 31-year-old dual WNBA champion has had a remarkable start to her AFLW career, booting three goals in the Club’s Round One win against Greater Western Sydney and gathering 17 possessions through the midfield on Friday night against the Western Bulldogs.
Joining Phillips among the statistical leaders after two rounds is fellow Crow midfielder Ebony Marinoff, who ranks fifth in the competition with an average Champion Data Player Rating of 168.1.
Fresh off the back of a Rising Star nomination for her Round One performance against the Giants, Marinoff was again in form against the Bulldogs, gathering 18 touches in the midfield, including six clearances and six tackles.
Marinoff’s numbers so far are staggering. The 19-year-old is averaging 14 kicks-per-game (first overall in the AFLW), 12.5 effective disposals (third), 11 contested possessions (third), 4.5 clearances (third) and 416.2 metres gained (second).
Adelaide is the highest scoring team, averaging 48 points per game
With three goals each, Sarah Perkins and Erin Phillips are equal second in the competition for goals, while Phillips is first overall for score assists with four.
Champion Data has also revealed that the average playing time of the AFLW games has been nearly 45% less than the men’s competition.
Over the first two rounds, the time the ball has spent “in play” has averaged 48 minutes 19 seconds, compared to 84:27 in the men’s competition last year.
