| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Chandrakumaran, J., Larkin, P., McIntosh, S., & Robertson, S. (240301). Compounding endowment effects when trading draft picks in the Australian Football League. PLoS ONE, 19(3 March), |
| 2023 | Chandrakumaran, J., Larkin, P., McIntosh, S., & Robertson, S. (230901). Optionality in Australian Football League draftee contracts. PLoS ONE, 18(9 September), |
| 2023 | McIntosh, S., & Robertson, S. (230101). Relationships between contract status and player performance in the Australian Football League. Journal of Sports Sciences, 41(2), (89-99). |
| 2021 | McIntosh, S., Jackson, K. B., & Robertson, S. (210101). Apples and oranges? Comparing player performances between the Australian Football League and second-tier leagues. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39(18), (2123-2132). |
| 2019 | McIntosh, S., Kovalchik, S., & Robertson, S. (190801). Comparing subjective and objective evaluations of player performance in Australian Rules football. PLoS ONE, 14(8), |
| 2019 | McIntosh, S., Kovalchik, S., & Robertson, S. (190101). Multifactorial benchmarking of longitudinal player performance in the australian football league. Frontiers in Psychology, 10(MAY), |
| 2018 | McIntosh, S., Kovalchik, S., & Robertson, S. (181201). Validation of the Australian Football League Player Ratings. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 13(6), (1064-1071). |
| 2018 | McIntosh, S., Kovalchik, S., & Robertson, S. (180504). Examination of player role in the Australian Football League using match performance data. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 18(3), (451-462). |
| 2016 | Robertson, S., Gupta, R., & McIntosh, S. (161001). A method to assess the influence of individual player performance distribution on match outcome in team sports. Journal of Sports Sciences, 34(19), (1893-1900). |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Sport analytics
- Organisational decision making
Available to supervise research students
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About Sam McIntosh
Dr Sam McIntosh completed his PhD in 2020, with Victoria University and the Western Bulldogs Football Club. Sam’s PhD focused on how player performance data can be modelled to inform various aspects of team and player individuality, value and potential, with a specific focus on providing a framework to support player drafting and recruitment in the AFL.
Since January 2020, Sam has been a List and Recruitment Analyst and Postdoctoral Researcher with Victoria University. He has spent time co-appointed with the Western Bulldogs Football Club, and contributes to Victoria University's TRACK team. Sam’s applied focus and research primarily investigates how player performance data and sport analytics can best forecast and profile athlete performance to improve organisational decision making.
Qualifications
- PhD, Victoria University, Australia, 2020
- BAppSc (Hons), Victoria University, Australia, 2015
- BExSpSc, Deakin University, Australia, 2014
- BHlthRhbSc, Charles Sturt University, Australia, 2012
Key publications
Sam has over 9 publications, with a selection listed here.
A more comprehensive list of Sam's publications is available in the VU Research Repository.
Journal article (showing 9 of 9)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Funding details for this researcher are currently unavailable.
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Not available for media queries
Currently supervised research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD (1) | Associate supervisor |
Key academic roles
| Dates | Role | Department / Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2020 - Present |
List and Recruitment Analyst
|
Victoria University |
| Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
|---|---|
| Jan 2020 -
Present
|
List and Recruitment Analyst
Victoria University |
