You've seen the selections, but what REALLY goes on behind the scenes on draft night?
How do clubs make decisions on players?
How do they forecast the ladder to predict the value of future picks?
And how do you get to be THE analytics person behind the biggest recruiting decisions?
Binuk Kodituwakku is on the pod to answer all those questions and more.
We cover:
- Working on draft night
- Analytics behind trading, drafting, and recruiting players
- Finishing a law degree whilst self-learning analytics
- Working in the US
- Systematic networking and career planning
- How to create your own data project
If you want to learn directly from Binuk, become a SportsGrad Member and attend his masterclass in List Management on Wednesday December 8!
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Public data sources:
AFL Tables: https://afltables.com/afl/afl_index.html
Draft Guru: https://www.draftguru.com.au/
HPN: https://www.hpnfooty.com/
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