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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23-year-olds

Sam Docherty (Carlton) +61%

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 17: Sam Docherty of the Blues is tackled by Josh Kennedy of the Eagles during the 2016 AFL Round 17 match between the Carlton Blues and the West Coast Eagles at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on July 17, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Media/Getty Images)

 

The Carlton defender had a brilliant campaign last season, rating elite for AFL Player Rating points, disposals, metres gained, uncontested possessions, intercept marks and intercept possessions, and was the only defender in the AFL to rank elite in all of those categories.

Notables: Toby Greene (GWS) +59%

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