Table 4.  Comparison of work and resting efforts and distances between elite senior (statistics directly recorded from Dawson et al. 2004a) and junior AFL competitions. The split results for the junior data refers to the specific position under the general classification (e.g. Under “midfield”, the left result refers to the “centre” position whereas the right result refers to the “wing” position).

Position / Playing Standard

Total Game
Distance (m)

Total Game
‘Working’
Distance (m)

Total Game
Resting’
Distance (m)

Total Game no. of
‘Working’ Efforts

Total Game no. of
‘Resting’ Efforts

Midfield
(Centre/Wing)

Elite Senior

16,979 m

11,537 m

5,442m

644

381

Elite Junior (U/18)

11,537/11, 877m

8,924/9,424m

2,613/2,452m

162/166

149/158

Ruck

Elite Senior

15,393 m

10,618 m

4,775 m

641

407

Elite Junior (U/18)

9,203 m

6,631 m

2,573 m

161

166

Small F/B
(HBP / BP)

Elite Senior

16,278 m

9,249m

7,029 m

574

397

Elite Junior (U/18)

11,545 /5,319m*

8,903/3,152m*

2,642/2,167m*

180/78*

182/82*

* Note three quarters only recorded in Back Pocket (BP) position.