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John Hird

Team: Albany BDivision: Division CLast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

791

Current Handicap

10
Honours
Season:

43

Matches Played

15

Wins

28

Losses

35%

Win Rate

7.1

Avg Win Margin

8.9

Avg Loss Margin

9-14

Home Record

6-14

Away Record

33%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
19 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 6/18/2024

Only 19 of the 33 matches needed for full confidence in the 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 window. The rating is pulled toward the league average, so the handicap may shift noticeably as more results arrive.

Milestones

Career

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Next goal: Decade Player4/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

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Handicap Trend

All Time · 43 matches

+10 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.

13 Aug2 Jun22 Jun20 Jul13 Jun19 Jul7 May18 Jun-13714

Gives 10 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current10
Win Percentage(35%)
47%
score-0.05→contribution-0.02
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
6.6
score-0.24→contribution-0.06
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
6.0
score+0.33→contribution+0.05
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
47%
score-0.05→contribution-0.01
Opponent Strength(15%)
857
score-0.21→contribution-0.03
Weighted Score-0.062
Sample Size Confidence
33%(19/33 matches)
Rating975 → shrunk 992→ adjusted 792
Recent 5-Season Rating (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)790
Recency Blend25% (19 recent matches)
Final Rating791
Handicap
10

Formula: Rating = 1000 + (weighted score × 400). Each factor is normalized to −1…+1, multiplied by its weight, then summed. Window: factors are computed from the Handicap Calculation Years only (2022, 2023, 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 ÷ 33, 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

15W28L43 matches·34.9% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Albany B2019–2024Division C, Division B43152834.9%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
6/18/2024Andrew DobsonH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
6/11/2024George LowdenH21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision C
5/30/2024Martin HickmanA21-20WIN+1LeagueDivision C
5/28/2024Fred DohertyH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision C
5/16/2024Jamilla BallH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision C
5/14/2024Ray EvansA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision C
5/7/2024Steve BibbyH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision C
8/17/2023Kevin TurnerA14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision C
8/3/2023Julie HumphreysA21-6WIN+15LeagueDivision C
7/27/2023Doug TaylorA17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
7/20/2023Sioux McgookinH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision C
7/19/2023vs Oxton Cons CA19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision C
7/6/2023Peter LoveH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision C
7/4/2023Tony SnutchH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision C
6/29/2023Jim MorrisA21-16WIN+5LeagueDivision C
6/28/2023vs Pensby CA21-17WIN+4LeagueDivision C
6/22/2023Gale Formston-wrightH10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision C
6/13/2023Beryl BellH21-14WIN+7LeagueDivision C
6/8/2023Doug TaylorH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision C
8/9/2021vs Oxton Cons BA2-21LOSS-19LeagueDivision B
7/28/2021vs Oxton Cons CA21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision B
7/27/2021Ray PenkethH6-21LOSS-15LeagueDivision B
7/22/2021Barry MillerH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision B
7/20/2021George JellicoeA10-21LOSS-11LeagueDivision B
7/15/2021Ruth BlakeH16-21LOSS-5LeagueDivision B
7/8/2021Robbie DeanH4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision B
7/1/2021Anne-marie WatersH21-7WIN+14LeagueDivision B
6/29/2021Mal SmithA21-13WIN+8LeagueDivision B
6/24/2021Andy PorterH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision B
6/22/2021Colin LitsterH21-18WIN+3LeagueDivision B
6/17/2021Derek WigfieldA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision B
6/15/2021Aaron RichardsA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision B
6/10/2021Billy HubbertH19-21LOSS-2LeagueDivision B
6/8/2021Kye GormanA3-21LOSS-18LeagueDivision B
6/2/2021vs Arno TixallA8-21LOSS-13LeagueDivision B
5/27/2021Gill SmithH11-21LOSS-10LeagueDivision B
5/25/2021Tony CollierA13-21LOSS-8LeagueDivision B
5/20/2021Steve CharmleyH21-10WIN+11LeagueDivision B
5/18/2021Graham WrightA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision B
8/22/2019Gill SmithH15-21LOSS-6LeagueDivision B
8/13/2019Derek WigfieldA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision B
8/8/2019Colin TaylorH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision B
8/6/2019Ritchie KirbyA9-21LOSS-12LeagueDivision B
George ONeill Trophy5 games · 1W
20241 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundCathy Kavanagh / John NashPort Sunlight VW B15-8WINLOST
20232 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundAlan Green / Stephen WheeldonThingwall B3-15LOSSWON
Round of 16 RoundJohn Gorrie / Jean ClarkPensby B4-15LOSSLOST
20222 rounds
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundMark Warrington / Margaret LewisParkfield11-15LOSSLOST
Round of 16 RoundFred Beacall / Dave ThomasAlbany11-15LOSSLOST
Geoff Clare Trophy2 games · 1W
20241 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Preliminary RoundPeter LoveOxton Cons B21-6WINLOST
20231 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Quarters RoundFred DohertyPt Sunlight Vill & Wks B12-21LOSSLOST
Leverhulme Cup1 games · 0W
20231 round
RoundOpponentTeamScoreResultTeam
Round of 16 RoundSteve SnowOxton Cons2-21LOSSLOST

Current Streak

3wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

3

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

7

Career worst losing streak

Last 560% win rate
WWWLL
Last 1050% win rate— steady
WWWLLLWLWL
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Doug Taylor11250%7/27/2023
Oxton Cons C11250%7/19/2023
Derek Wigfield0220%6/17/2021
Gill Smith0220%5/27/2021
Andrew Dobson101100%6/18/2024
George Lowden101100%6/11/2024
Martin Hickman101100%5/30/2024
Fred Doherty0110%5/28/2024
Jamilla Ball0110%5/16/2024
Ray Evans0110%5/14/2024
Biggest Win
Julie Humphreys (+15)8/3/2023
Heaviest Defeat
Unknown (-19)8/9/2021
Best Season
202342% · 12 matches
Worst Season
202125% · 20 matches
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
24% → 45%improving
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
85935 known · 8 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-233% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
12-2038% win rate

By Division

Division B6-18 (25%)
Division C9-10 (47%)
Division B25%
6W·18L·24 played
Division C47.4%
9W·10L·19 played

Debut

Aug 6, 2019

Latest

Jun 18, 2024

Seasons Active

4 (4.9 yr span)

Matches / Season

10.8 (43 total)

Seasons

2019202120232024