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01 / How it works

Follow the evidence. See the context.

From scattered material to a connected briefing. A clear route through the information, with a way back to every source.

Sources → context → briefing / Illustrated workflow

How it works

Preparation starts before the question.

Dragonfly connects your information before you need it, so when a question comes, the context and source are already there.

  1. 01

    Bring the information together.

    Match data, reports, conversations, coach observations and other team information can all contribute. Dragonfly keeps the original source connected.

    Source record
    What was said or observed
    Where it came from
    When it happened
  2. 02

    Understand it in context.

    Dragonfly connects information to the relevant people, team, fixture, moment and previous history so an isolated number or comment becomes part of a bigger picture.

    Connected context
    Who it relates to
    When it happened
    What else connects to it
    What we’ve seen before
  3. 03

    Make it useful.

    Dragonfly turns the connected information into something your staff can actually use: an answer, report, conversation, preparation or decision.

    Ready to use
    What matters
    Why it matters
    The evidence behind it
    What still needs checking

Dragonfly does the groundwork. Your people make the call.

A closer look

Explore the full engine architecture
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See the whole game
Product architecture

From raw match to read-the-game intelligence

The Dragonfly Engine ingests every source, atomises it into cited signal, and publishes it to the surfaces and report sites your audience reads.

Legend
Data flowing through
The atom: one cited claim
01  Sources
Every input, raw
Match video
Broadcast & coaching footage
Opta event feed
Structured match events
Pundit transcripts
Commentary & previews
Articles & reports
Written analysis
Client data
Your own feeds, GPS & exports
Coach notes
Session notes & observations
02  Dragonfly Engine
Ingest → atomise → graph
Atomiser
Splits every source into atoms: a claim, tag, speaker, timestamp and source link.
Transcript · “The Breakdown”, R12
1 source · 14:22 of audio
Source
Atomised → 3 atoms
“Lineout dropped 12% in the wet.”
#lineoutS. Cane57:12
“Penalty count climbs after the 60th.”
#disciplineS. Cane61:48
“Pick-and-go metres up on the Chiefs.”
#attackprediction71:30
Vault
DuckDB knowledge graph of matches, people, teams & competitions.
03  Intelligence
Atoms become signal
Stats
Aggregated metrics & trends
Insights
Anomalies & signals, queryable
Predictions
Brier-scored, resolved & ranked
Theory
Foundational knowledge, cited
Experiments
Test tactical hypotheses on the Vault
Rugbyprint
Communication-style profile that tunes insights to each person
04  Surfaces
Where analysts work
Vault / Wiki
Matches, people, teams
Dashboard
Vault-wide stats
Reports
Pre-match & intelligence
Replay
Opta events on the pitch
05  Published
Sites, apps & bots
dragonflyengine.com
dragonflyengine/reports
dragonflyengine/wiki
Apps · iOS & Android
Assistant · ask the Vault
Dragonfly
One engine.
Every code: union & league.
Lens
your view

Every club, coach and analyst reads the same Vault through their own Lens. Filter by team, phase, opponent, player or season to see it your own way.

Feedback
loop

Usage, edits, ratings & match outcomes flow back into the Vault, so the engine sharpens every week.

See the whole game.Every published number traces back to its source.

Your next fixture starts here

See the whole game.

Start with the match. Keep the evidence in view.