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James Hopkins

Team: PoliceDivision: Division 2Last updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

862

Current Handicap

14
Honours
Season:

89

Matches Played

55

Wins

34

Losses

62%

Win Rate

6.5

Avg Win Margin

5.5

Avg Loss Margin

35-14

Home Record

20-20

Away Record

100%

Handicap Confidence

Very Reliable
55 / 41 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 9/1/2026

A large recent sample: 55 matches in the 2024, 2025, 2026 window, comfortably past the 41-match benchmark for full confidence. The handicap is stable and only shifts as form changes.

Milestones

Career

50 Wins

55 wins

Next goal: Centurion55/100
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 89 matches

+14 Rising
Win on the night Loss on the nightLower handicap = stronger player

The line re-checks the handicap after every match — from results, winning and losing margins, the strength of who was played, and home or away. Each dot is the number that applied going into the next game.

26 Apr27 Jul23 May9 Apr9 Jul6 May19 Aug9 Jun1 Sept-14916

Gives 14 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current14
Win Percentage(40%)
58%
score+0.16→contribution+0.07
Avg Winning Margin(25%)
5.4
score-0.43→contribution-0.11
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
5.6
score+0.41→contribution+0.06
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
60%
score+0.20→contribution+0.02
Opponent Strength(10%)
850
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Weighted Score+0.040
Sample Size Confidence
100%(55/41 matches)
Rating1012 → shrunk 1012→ adjusted 862
Recent 3-Season Rating (2024, 2025, 2026)862
Recency Blend40% (55 recent matches)
Final Rating862
Handicap
14

Formula: Rating = 1000 + (weighted score × 300). Each factor is normalized to −1…+1, multiplied by its weight, then summed. Window: factors are computed from the Handicap Calculation Years only (2024, 2025, 2026), excluding walkovers — the same window the official recalculation uses. Bayesian shrinkage: the raw rating is pulled toward 1000 by confidence (window matches ÷ 41, an adaptive threshold set by the last recalculation). Offsets: division and B/C/D team offsets are then applied, weighted by where each window match was played. Recency blend: the calculation years are re-weighted at up to 40% by match volume. Players with a long career but fewer than 5 window matches fall back to their full career record. Rating maps to handicap 0–15 (lower = stronger) via the league's spread multiplier.

League

55W34L89 matches·61.8% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Police2022–2026Division 2, Division 389553461.8%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
9/1/2026Noel ParrH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 2
8/26/2026Jeff BarlowA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 2
8/25/2026Geoff ParrA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision 2
8/18/2026John CorlessH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 2
8/11/2026Robert PageH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 2
7/28/2026Derek RogersH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 2
7/14/2026Anthony LittleH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 2
7/7/2026Eddie HarrisonA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 2
6/30/2026Ray IllingH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 2
6/23/2026Steven LeaA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 2
6/16/2026Colin JonesH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 2
6/9/2026Mike HitchcoxA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 2
6/2/2026Phil WatkinsonA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 2
5/26/2026Lance FletcherH21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision 2
5/19/2026Dave RogersA20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 2
5/12/2026Simon ReadH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 2
4/28/2026John RyanH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 2
4/21/2026Ken WoodsA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 2
4/14/2026Steven LeaH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 2
4/7/2026John WalshA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 2
9/2/2025Jimmy NolanH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 2
8/26/2025J LyonsA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 2
8/19/2025Keith SpiersH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 2
8/12/2025P MooreA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 2
8/5/2025Kevin MoranH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 2
7/29/2025Steve BrownH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 2
7/22/2025Kevin BlackA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 2
7/15/2025Tony GordonH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 2
7/8/2025A WakefieldA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 2
7/1/2025Andy TurnerH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 2
6/24/2025Graham ParrA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision 2
6/17/2025Eddie BrooksH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 2
6/3/2025Stuart HolmesH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 2
5/27/2025John LesterA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision 2
5/6/2025Harry BurrowsA21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision 2
4/29/2025Mal GradyH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 2
4/22/2025Callum RothwellA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 2
4/15/2025Graham ParrH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 2
4/8/2025Paul SpoonerA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 2
9/3/2024Brian YoungH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 2
8/6/2024Jason FinneyH13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision 2
7/30/2024Chris SeddonH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 2
7/23/2024Graham ParrA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 2
7/16/2024Andy WeaverH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 2
7/9/2024Alan BurrowsA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 2
7/2/2024Andy TurnerH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 2
6/25/2024Alf RobinsonA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 2
6/18/2024Simon ReadH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 2
6/11/2024Neil AconleyA21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 2
6/4/2024Jim BamberH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 2
5/21/2024Craig BrandA15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision 2
5/14/2024David HeyesH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 2
5/7/2024Andy WeaverA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 2
4/30/2024Ian ThomsonH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 2
4/9/2024Mal PerksA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 2
9/5/2023Walter MillerH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 2
8/29/2023Dave NimmoA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision 2
8/22/2023John AshcroftH12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision 2
8/15/2023Lee BolanH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 2
8/8/2023Barry FosterA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision 2
8/1/2023Stuart BrandH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 2
7/4/2023Kevin CorriganH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 2
6/20/2023Robert ConnollyH20-21LOSS-1LeagueDivision 2
6/6/2023John WhiteA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 2
5/30/2023Ron SingletonH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision 2
5/23/2023Graham TinsleyA21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision 2
5/16/2023Dave RogersH4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision 2
5/9/2023Chris LeighA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 2
5/2/2023Geoff FosterH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 2
4/18/2023Ken HillH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision 2
9/6/2022Phil WatkinsH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 3
8/30/2022Ken DuffyA18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 3
8/23/2022Terry DooleyH18-21LOSS-3LeagueDivision 3
8/16/2022George MontgomeryH21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 3
8/9/2022John StampA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision 3
8/2/2022UnknownH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision 3
7/27/2022K WebsterA21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision 3
7/12/2022Les ClareA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision 3
7/5/2022Charlie McFarlaneH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision 3
6/28/2022Graham FenneyA21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision 3
6/21/2022Ken DuffyH21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 3
6/14/2022Terry DooleyA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
6/7/2022David CothamA21-5WIN+16LeagueDivision 3
5/31/2022John StampH21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision 3
5/24/2022Andrew CharnockA21-15WIN+6LeagueDivision 3
5/17/2022Tom EustaceH21-9WIN+12LeagueDivision 3
5/3/2022Roy LesterH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision 3
4/26/2022Steve GloverA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision 3
4/12/2022John PenningtonA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision 3

Current Streak

1wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

5

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

4

Career worst losing streak

Last 520% win rate
WLLLL
Last 1050% win rate↓ declining
WLLLLWWWWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Graham Parr12333.3%6/24/2025
Steven Lea11250%6/23/2026
Dave Rogers0220%5/19/2026
Simon Read202100%5/12/2026
Andy Turner11250%7/1/2025
Andy Weaver11250%7/16/2024
Ken Duffy11250%8/30/2022
Terry Dooley0220%8/23/2022
John Stamp202100%8/9/2022
Noel Parr101100%9/1/2026
Biggest Win
Lance Fletcher (+16)5/26/2026
Heaviest Defeat
Dave Rogers (-17)5/16/2023
Best Season
202274% · 19 matches
Worst Season
202456% · 16 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
68% → 56%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
82589 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
2-167% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
53-3362% win rate

By Division

Division 241-29 (59%)
Division 314-5 (74%)
Division 258.6%
41W·29L·70 played
Division 373.7%
14W·5L·19 played

Debut

Apr 12, 2022

Latest

Sep 1, 2026

Seasons Active

5 (4.4 yr span)

Matches / Season

17.8 (89 total)

Seasons

20222023202420252026