Teaching

Master of sport analytics

• SPE5ASA - Advanced Sport Analytics (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
• SPE5PSA - Principles of Sports Analytics (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
• SPE5SAP - Sports Analytics in Practice (2018, 2019, 2025)
• SPE5SDC - Sports Data Capture (2018, 2020)

Supervision

PhD

• 2024 Mary Claire Geneau - Classifying Lower Body Extensor Strength Qualities in Field Sport Athletes
• 2024 Susanne Ellens - Measuring Acceleration in Team Sports with Wearable Sensors
• 2022 Rebecca Peek - Advancing the Analysis of Peak Game Characteristics in Rugby Union to Inform Training Prescription

Master of sport analytics research theses:

• 2020
  • Analysis of centre bounce and centre field stoppage strategies in AFL. (St. Kilda Football Club)
  • A machine learning approach to dynamic win probability in AFL. (Carlton Football Club)
  • Automation of GPS data analysis for sport science. (Melbourne Rebels)
  • Rugby Union: Investigating the Potential Gain from Different 22-Metre Kicking Strategies.
  • Predicting professional athletes’ career outcomes using a nearest neighbour model.
• 2019
  • Constructing a field equity model for Rugby League using location data and phases of play. (Champion Data)
• 2018
  • What is ‘Draftable’ in Australian Rules Football. (AFL Victoria)
  • Optimising First Serve Selection in Men’s Professional Tennis Using Hawk-Eye Data. (Tennis Australia)
  • Common Rider Type Combinations in World Tour Cycling Teams. (Dimension Data Cycling Team)
  • Team Cohesion and Player Performance in NBA Basketball. (GainLine Analytics)
  • Does ball movement efficiency impact the scoring output of successful sides in the Australian Football League?
  • Modelling Team Sports with Bayesian Networks.

Honours

• 2022 James Ball - Forecasting the Performance Development of AFL listed Players

Short courses

• 3-day Sports Analytics Intensive at the Austrailan Institute of Sport (AIS). (2019, 2020)