Team, player and exposure characteristics from 2001 to 2008
| Seasons | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All seven seasons | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | |
| Age | 25.7 (4.4) | 25.7 (4.4) | 25.8 (4.0) | 26.0 (4.3) | 25.8 (4.1) | 25.9 (4.5) | 25.6 (4.6) | 25.5 (4.6) |
| No of matches/player | 34 (17) | 36 (16) | 39 (16) | 33 (17) | 35 (16) | 33 (17) | 32 (17) | 33 (17) |
| No of training sessions/player | 162 (53) | 174 (53) | 181 (45) | 151 (47) | 171 (46) | 156 (55) | 155 (56) | 160 (52) |
| Exposure hours/player | 254 (85) | 262 (80) | 290 (74) | 243 (80) | 273 (79) | 247 (89) | 245 (90) | 246 (83) |
| Match hours/player | 41 (23) | 43 (22) | 47 (23) | 40 (24) | 44 (24) | 40 (23) | 38 (24) | 40 (24) |
| Training hours/player | 213 (71) | 219 (66) | 243 (64) | 203 (67) | 229 (65) | 207 (75) | 207 (75) | 206 (68) |
Values are mean (SD).