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Player Opportunity & Trust Index

Which players do coaches actually rely on, and who is still waiting for a chance?

  • Players used
    271
    Across all 13 clubs
  • Ever-present
    51
    Played every available minute (0 goalkeepers)
  • Players behind 80% of minutes
    12.3
    Average per club
  • Outfield players yet to play
    36
    Named in a squad, never came on
  • Key finding67%

    of Wellington Phoenix's minutes go to core players, the most settled group; 18% at Perth Glory.

  • Key finding26

    players used by Brisbane Roar & Perth Glory, the most; Newcastle Jets have used the fewest (15).

  • Key finding51

    players have not missed a minute, and 0 of them are goalkeepers.

  • Key finding12.3

    players account for 80% of a club's minutes, on average.

Who Gets the Minutes

How it's counted

Who Gets the Minutes

Tracked matches only

This league's figures cover its 20 tracked matches, not the whole season.

Minutes played

On to off, max 90 a match; stoppage time not counted.

Trust index (0–100)

Measured against the matches the player's club has played. 100 = started and finished every match.

Share of minutes (max 90 a match)
50%
Start rate
25%
Full-match rate
25%

Tiers

By trust index.

Core
75+
Regular
50–74
Rotation
25–49
Fringe
Under 25

Main position

Where he played most minutes.

Example
100' full-back, 72' midfield → Full-back
No match positions
The squad position the player directory lists
Neither
Unknown position, never guessed

Suspended

Missed the next match after a red card or every 4th yellow.

How each club shares out its minutes, and who plays them.

  • Core (75+)
  • Regular (50–74)
  • Rotation (25–49)
  • Fringe (Under 25)
Club
Players used
20
15
21
19
22
22
19
18
24
20
26
21
26

Waiting for a Chance

How it's counted

Waiting for a Chance

Tracked matches only

This league's figures cover its 20 tracked matches, not the whole season.

Minutes played

On to off, max 90 a match; stoppage time not counted.

Waiting for a chance

Outfield players named on the bench at least twice without coming on, who have played under a quarter of the available minutes.

Main position

Where he played most minutes.

Example
100' full-back, 72' midfield → Full-back
No match positions
The squad position the player directory lists
Neither
Unknown position, never guessed

How many outfield players at each club keep making the bench but barely play.

  • Centre-back
  • Midfielder
  • Winger
  • Position unknown
Club
Waiting
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0

Trust Index by Club

How it's counted

Trust Index by Club

Tracked matches only

This league's figures cover its 20 tracked matches, not the whole season.

Minutes played

On to off, max 90 a match; stoppage time not counted.

Trust index (0–100)

Measured against the matches the player's club has played. 100 = started and finished every match.

Share of minutes (max 90 a match)
50%
Start rate
25%
Full-match rate
25%

Tiers

By trust index.

Core
75+
Regular
50–74
Rotation
25–49
Fringe
Under 25

Full 90s

Started and was neither substituted nor sent off.

Main position

Where he played most minutes.

Example
100' full-back, 72' midfield → Full-back
No match positions
The squad position the player directory lists
Neither
Unknown position, never guessed

Age groups (U23, U21, U19…)

Birth dates where the league has them; otherwise the team sheet's marker. Only the groups the season marks are shown.

Example
a U19 also counts as U23

Players who changed club

Scored separately for each club.

Which coaches stick with the same players, and which keep rotating.

  • Core (75+)
  • Regular (50–74)
  • Rotation (25–49)
  • Fringe (Under 25)
Club average
Club
Club avg
Newcastle Jets
68
Sydney FC
57
Western United
53
Western Sydney Wanderers
52
Wellington Phoenix
51
Auckland FC
50
Macarthur FC
48
Melbourne Victory
48
Melbourne City
46
Central Coast Mariners
46
Adelaide United
42
Perth Glory
39
Brisbane Roar
39
Trust index (0–100)

Club Squad Profiles

How it's counted

Club Squad Profiles

Tracked matches only

This league's figures cover its 20 tracked matches, not the whole season.

Minutes played

On to off, max 90 a match; stoppage time not counted.

Trust index (0–100)

Measured against the matches the player's club has played. 100 = started and finished every match.

Share of minutes (max 90 a match)
50%
Start rate
25%
Full-match rate
25%

Tiers

By trust index.

Core
75+
Regular
50–74
Rotation
25–49
Fringe
Under 25

Full 90s

Started and was neither substituted nor sent off.

Age groups (U23, U21, U19…)

Birth dates where the league has them; otherwise the team sheet's marker. Only the groups the season marks are shown.

Example
a U19 also counts as U23

Which clubs lean on a few players, and which spread the minutes around.

Adelaide United24Auckland FC20Brisbane Roar26Central Coast…22Macarthur FC21Melbourne City22Melbourne Victory21Newcastle Jets15Perth Glory26Sydney FC18Wellington Phoe…20Western Sydney Wanderers19Western United19
273
players used
Whole league