Blues coach and former All Black says New Zealand women are in danger of being left behind on international stage.
The Penrith Panthers have supplanted the Crusaders as the area’s best sports team, even though they have won seven straight Super Rugby titles.
The Crusaders placed third in this year’s annual rankings put together by Platinum Asset Management and Gain Line Analytics, despite having won the award and received a $10,000 prize the year before.
Melbourne City, the winners of the A-League Men, came in second place, while Penrith took first place.
The Crusaders “missed out on winning with more weight [given] to win-loss record than outcomes in knock-out matches,” according to a statement released by Platinum/Gain Line.
In Super Rugby Pacific, the Crusaders had four losses during the regular season before defeating the Chiefs, the Blues, and the Fijian Drua in the elimination rounds.
Positively for rugby in New Zealand, the Blues moved up six spots to the 17th spot on the list of the best teams from their 2022 ranking, and the Chiefs dropped to the 20th spot after failing to place in the top 25.
The only other rugby team in the top 25 was the Waratahs Women, who compete in Australia’s Super Rugby W competition.
National teams are not ranked in any code by Platinum/Gain Line.
Under former Warriors coach Ivan Cleary, the Panthers won their third consecutive NRL Premiership, taking first place.
“We are extremely proud of our recent success,” stated Matt Cameron, chief executive officer of the Penrith Panthers rugby league, in a statement.
“Ivan Cleary, our head coach, deserves special recognition for his outstanding leadership, which has genuinely facilitated everyone’s role on the team.
“Although the players on our team are young, our accomplishments have enabled them to grow as players and comprehend the necessary components to succeed in the game.
“Our first grade team is evidence of our senior administrators’ careful planning, effective development techniques, and essential quality of patience. It is imperative that we remain resolute.
“We are fortunate to have had unwavering support from senior management and the board at every turn on our journey.”
The Platinum/Gain Line methodology examines how teams are aligned throughout their entire organisation and how this contributes to improved outcomes.
A statement from the organisation read, “Our annual analysis looks at every game in Australasian sporting competitions conducting a home/away or equivalent competition with Australian teams.”
Rankings take into account rolling five-year results (2019–2023) for 21 competitions, encompassing over 8400 individual matches across 10 women’s leagues and unisex esports.
The collaboration between Platinum and Gain Line gave rise to “ABST,” Australia’s top sports team, which takes an analytical approach to comprehending how relationships (or “cohesion”) within teams affect results.
This is frequently disregarded since talent and leadership are the main topics of conventional analysis. The goal of ABST is to quantify and identify success while highlighting the importance of team composition.
AT A GLANCE
Top 25 sporting teams in Australasia (New Zealand teams in bold)
1 Penrith Panthers (NRL)
2 Melbourne City (A-League Men)
3 Crusaders (Super Rugby)
4 UNSW Wests (Men’s water polo)
5 Adelaide Crows (AFLW)
6 Sydney Kings (NBL)
7 Melbourne Demons (AFLW)
8 Brisbane Lions (AFLW)
9 Sydney FC (A League Women)
10 Perth Scorchers (Big Bash League)
11 Chiefs Esports Club
12 Adelaide Strikers (Women’s Big Bash League)
13 Brisbane Lions (AFL)
14 Western Australia (Sheffield Shield)
16 Tasmanian Tigers (Women’s National Cricket League)
17 Blues (Super Rugby)
18 Melbourne Boomers (WNBL)
19 Sydney Sixers (BBL)
20 Chiefs (Super Rugby)
21 NSW Waratahs (Super Rugby W)
22 Collingwood Magpies (AFL)
23 Melbourne Storm (NRL)
24 West Coast Fever (Netball)
25 Sydney Sirens (Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League)
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