AFL Platform Update - 25th May 2026
New Versions​
This update is released in the following versions:
- AFL API v1.71
- AFL Warehouse v1.8
Official Selected Team Lineups​
This update adds a new match endpoint that returns the official AFL/AFLW selected team lineup. While materially similar to the Match Persons endpoint (which returns the players who participated in the match), this endpoint includes players who didn't participate and keeps a log of which players were switched in and out prior to the start of the match. For 2024 and 2025 AFL matches it also lists which player was set to the Substitute Position.
This endpoint is available to accounts that can access AFL and AFLW matches. It only provides data for matches from 2024 onwards. Older matches, and Tier 2 League matches are not supported, and you should continue to use the Match Persons endpoint.
AFL API​
Bug Fixes​
Time filtering with "Time in" Percentage metrics​
Fixed an issue where the following metrics were not recalculated to produce the correct percentage when the match statistics were filtered by a time period (thereby reducing the time they could have been in that position/zone/possession).
- TIME_IN_FORWARD_HALF_PCT
- TIME_IN_ZONE_PCT
- TIME_IN_POSSESSION_PCT
- TIME_IN_POSSESSION_DISPUTE_PCT
Tier 2 Match Kick Intent Metric Update​
Fixed an issue with the following metrics so they correctly include kicks in Tier 2 matches based on their captured kick intent.
- KICK_FOR_DISTANCE
- KICK_FOR_GOAL
- KICK_FOR_GOAL_SMOTHERED
- KICK_TO_FORWARD_LEAD
- KICK_TO_BACK_LEAD
- KICK_TO_OPEN
- KICK_TO_PACK
- KICK_TO_COVERED
- KICK_TO_LEAD
- LEAD_TARGET
- LEAD_DEFENDER
- STOPPAGE_EXIT_KICK
AFL Warehouse & Score Source G.B./G.B.P. Metrics​
This update removed the following metrics from the AFL Warehouse - they were added to the warehouse in error, as they aren't consumable at an individual metric record level.
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_BU_GB
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_BU_GBP
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_BUTI_GB
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_BUTI_GBP
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_CB_GB
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_CB_GBP
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_GB
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_GBP
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_INT_GB
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_INT_GBP
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_KI_GB
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_KI_GBP
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_ST_GB
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_ST_GBP
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_TI_GB
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_TI_GBP
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_INT_INT_GB
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_INT_INT_GBP
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_INT_ST_GB
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_INT_ST_GBP
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_INT_KI_GB
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_INT_KI_GBP
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_INT_CB_GB
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_INT_CB_GBP
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_INT_TI_GB
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_INT_TI_GBP
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_INT_BU_GB
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_INT_BU_GBP
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_INT_BUTI_GB
- CHAIN_LAUNCH_INT_BUTI_GBP
Match Status Endpoint - missing Placeholder match status​
Fixed an issue where the placeholder match status was missing from the metadata endpoint response payload.