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Crown Green Handicap

Neil Ross

Team: Lever ClubDivision: Division ALast updated: 10/24/2026

Rating

997

Current Handicap

6
Honours
Season:

10

Matches Played

5

Wins

5

Losses

50%

Win Rate

7.2

Avg Win Margin

10.2

Avg Loss Margin

3-3

Home Record

2-2

Away Record

9%

Handicap Confidence

Low Confidence
10 / 33 matches for full confidence· Last recorded match: 5/23/2019

Only 10 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 Player2/10
✦SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

No season milestones recorded yet.

Handicap Trend

All Time · 10 matches

+6 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.

1 Jun13 Jun20 Jun20 Jul23 May-1258

Gives 6 more chalks than at the start of this period.

Started0
Lowest0
Current6
Win Percentage(35%)
50%
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Avg Winning Margin(23%)
7.2
score-0.13→contribution-0.03
Avg Losing Margin(15%)
10.2
score-0.37→contribution-0.05
Recent Form (last 20)(10%)
50%
score+0.00→contribution+0.00
Opponent Strength(15%)
1012
score+0.01→contribution+0.00
Weighted Score-0.086
Sample Size Confidence
9%(10/33 matches)
Rating966 → shrunk 997
Handicap
6

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

5W5L10 matches·50% win rate
ClubSeasonsDivision(s)PWLWin %
Lever Club2017–2019Division A105550%
DateOpponentH/AScoreResultMarginCompetitionDivision
5/23/2019Lee NaylorH21-8WIN+13LeagueDivision A
8/22/2017Ray JonesH14-21LOSS-7LeagueDivision A
7/20/2017Noel BoydA12-21LOSS-9LeagueDivision A
7/13/2017Steve GreenfieldH7-21LOSS-14LeagueDivision A
6/20/2017Jack JonesH21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision A
6/15/2017Ken HoltH21-12WIN+9LeagueDivision A
6/13/2017Jordan McdermottA21-11WIN+10LeagueDivision A
6/8/2017Les JonesA4-21LOSS-17LeagueDivision A
6/1/2017Wayne RobertsH17-21LOSS-4LeagueDivision A
5/25/2017Geoff HawkswellA21-19WIN+2LeagueDivision A

Current Streak

1wins

On a hot run

Longest Win Run

3

Career best winning streak

Longest Loss Run

3

Career worst losing streak

Last 540% win rate
WLLLW
Last 1050% win rate— steady
WLLLWWWLLW
OpponentWLTotalWin %Last Met
Lee Naylor101100%5/23/2019
Ray Jones0110%8/22/2017
Noel Boyd0110%7/20/2017
Steve Greenfield0110%7/13/2017
Jack Jones101100%6/20/2017
Ken Holt101100%6/15/2017
Jordan Mcdermott101100%6/13/2017
Les Jones0110%6/8/2017
Wayne Roberts0110%6/1/2017
Geoff Hawkswell101100%5/25/2017
Biggest Win
Lee Naylor (+13)5/23/2019
Heaviest Defeat
Les Jones (-17)6/8/2017
Form Arc (1st half → 2nd half)
60% → 40%declining
Avg Opponent Rating Faced
101210 known · 0 unknown
vs Strong Opponents (rating ≥ 1000)
1-420% win rate
vs Weak Opponents (rating < 1000)
4-180% win rate
Division A50%
5W·5L·10 played

Debut

May 25, 2017

Latest

May 23, 2019

Seasons Active

2 (2.0 yr span)

Matches / Season

5.0 (10 total)

Seasons

20172019