Throughout the 2016 AFL season, Champion Data devised a new formula to measure just how good a player is, and have now launched their new Relative Ratings.

The ratings take into account how a player performs in relation to those at the same age as them, and compares them to all other players at that age from 2010 onwards.

Each player's output over the course of the 2016 season is determined through the relative ratings, and their age is decided on December 31st of that season, meaning despite Marcus Bontempelli being 20 on Grand Final day, he will be grouped with 21-year-olds.

Patrick Dangerfield - who led the AFL in relative ratings in 2016 - had a rating of +77%, meaning he averaged 77% more AFL Player Rating points than any other 26-year-old midfielder since 2010.

The following lists shows the top player in each age group for relative ratings across the 2016 season.

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29-year-olds

Lance Franklin (Sydney) +44%

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 01: Lance Franklin of the Swans celebrates a goal during the 2016 Toyota AFL Grand Final match between the Sydney Swans and the Western Bulldogs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 01, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/AFL Media/Getty Images)

Buddy bagged a total of 80 goals in 2016, and rated above average in all but one key area among all key forwards (contested marking). His 8.7 score involvements a game saw him rank No.1.

Notables: Paul Puopolo (Hawthorn) +26%, Josh J. Kennedy (West Coast) +24%

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