"Children who are taller have an obvious advantage when playing the football code of AFL," Dr Barnett said. "If you were born in January, you have almost 12 months' growth ahead of your classmates born late in the year."

　　巴奈特博士说：“如果按照澳大利亚足球联盟的规则，那些个头较高的孩子具有明显优势。如果你一月份出生，那么你比在这一年年底出生的同班同学就多长了近12个月。”

　　Barnett found there were 33 per cent more professional AFL players than expected with birthdays in January and 25 per cent fewer in December.

　　巴奈特发现，该联盟中一月份出生的职业球员数量超出预期33%，而12月份出生的球员数量则比预期少25%。