Star Crow Patrick Dangerfield is the seventh best player in the competition according to the new Official AFL Player Ratings.

The Official AFL Player Ratings is the most sophisticated, detailed and wide-ranging statistical system ever devised for AFL footy.

The ratings take into account every kick, mark and handball, but also where on the ground those possessions took place, whether or not the player was under pressure and whether the disposal hit the target. Other crucial elements, such as chasing, corralling, perceived and actual physical pressure to assess each player’s impact in creating or disrupting scoring chains, are also collated.

The ratings will work similarly to the individual player rankings used in tennis and golf. Every week, each AFL player will be given a score based on his output from his most recent game plus points from a window of 39 previous matches.

Gary Ablett is currently ranked No.1, ahead of Sydney Swans onballer Josh Kennedy, Geelong captain Joel Selwood and Collingwood star Scott Pendlebury. Hawks forward Cyril Rioli, who is sidelined with a hamstring injury, is likely to lose his 5^th-placed ranking in coming weeks, while 2012 Brownlow Medallist is just two points clear of Dangerfield in 6^th spot.

AFL captains Jobe Watson (Essendon) and Marc Murphy (Carlton), and former Hawks skipper Sam Mitchel round out the top 10.

Adelaide veteran Brent Reilly is the fourth-best defender in the League (ranked 47^th overall). Rory Sloane, who ranks 32^nd, is the only other Crow in the top 50.

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Adelaide's Official AFL Player Ratings