Champion Data

Champion Data is an innovative sports data and analytics company. It has been the official statistical data provider to the Australian Football League (AFL) since 1999.

The company was created by former Carlton football legend Ted Hopkins and his wife Angelika Oehme in 1995. Hopkins’ vision was to tabulate statistical data from the AFL and provide a comprehensive and qualitative dimension with underlying analysis and commentaries.

Through Champion Data, Hopkins launched the Rev Rankings in the Herald Sun newspaper in 1996, an early precursor of AFL Fantasy player ratings. The company then entered in a partnership with the AFL for 1999 and beyond to provide the league with statistical data, an agreement which continues to this day.