Age (years) | Playing experience (years) | Body mass (kg) | ||||
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Forwards | Backs | Forwards | Backs | Forwards | Backs | |
Values are reported as means (95% CI). Significant team differences (p<0.05) between like superscripts. *Forwards significantly different (p<0.05) from backs. Forwards (n=80; first grade, n=11; second grade, n=16; under 19, n=10; under 16, n=12; under 15, n=11; under 14, n=7; under 13, n=13). Backs (n=79; first grade, n=9; second grade, n=13; under 19, n=12; under 16, n=9; under 15, n=12; under 14, n=10; under 13, n=14). | ||||||
First grade | 25.1 (23.0 to 27.2)a | 23.4 (20.9 to 25.9) | 19.1 (16.0 to 22.2)a | 16.2 (13.1 to 19.3) | 91.9 (85.3 to 98.5)a | 88.6 (84.4 to 92.8) |
Second grade | 23.8 (22.0 to 25.6)b | 21.9 (19.5 to 24.3) | 15.2 (12.2 to 18.2)b | 13.0 (8.8 to 17.2) | 99.2 (92.9 to 105.5)b* | 82.4 (78.8 to 86.0) |
Under 19 | 17.8 (17.2 to 18.4)abc | 17.3 (16.8 to 17.8) | 10.4 (8.6 to 12.2)ac | 9.2 (7.1 to 11.3) | 89.4 (78.6 to 100.2)c | 74.2 (67.7 to 80.7) |
Under 16 | 15.4 (15.1 to 15.7)abd | 15.6 (15.3 to 15.9) | 7.5 (5.1 to 9.9)ab | 8.9 (6.9 to 10.9) | 75.5 (68.9 to 82.1)abd | 64.8 (60.2 to 69.4) |
Under 15 | 14.5 (14.2 to 14.8)abc | 14.6 (14.3 to 14.9) | 6.6 (4.8 to 8.4)ab | 6.1 (3.8 to 8.4) | 76.5 (70.0 to 83.0)abe* | 62.1 (57.7 to 66.5) |
Under 14 | 13.5 (13.0 to 14.0)abc | 13.7 (13.4 to 14.0) | 6.1 (3.3 to 8.9)ab | 5.8 (3.8 to 7.8) | 67.7 (57.5 to 77.9)abc | 52.1 (47.4 to 56.8) |
Under 13 | 12.5 (12.2 to 12.8)abcd | 12.3 (12.0 to 12.6) | 4.7 (3.2 to 6.2)abc | 3.4 (1.9 to 4.9) | 57.0 (49.0 to 65.0)abcde | 44.8 (41.5 to 48.1) |