diff --git a/unravel/soccer/graphs/graph_converter_pl.py b/unravel/soccer/graphs/graph_converter_pl.py
index fe49461a..f355b413 100644
--- a/unravel/soccer/graphs/graph_converter_pl.py
+++ b/unravel/soccer/graphs/graph_converter_pl.py
@@ -153,6 +153,17 @@ def _verify_feature_funcs(self, funcs, feature_type: Literal["edge", "node"]):
                     "Function has an incorrect feature type edge features should be 'edge', node features should be 'node'. "
                 )
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _sort(df):
+        sort_expr = (pl.col(Column.TEAM_ID) == Constant.BALL).cast(int) * 2 - (
+            (pl.col(Column.BALL_OWNING_TEAM_ID) == pl.col(Column.TEAM_ID))
+            & (pl.col(Column.TEAM_ID) != Constant.BALL)
+        ).cast(int)
+
+        df = df.sort([*Group.BY_FRAME, sort_expr, pl.col(Column.OBJECT_ID)])
+        df = df.sort(Group.BY_FRAME + [Column.OBJECT_ID])
+        return df
+
     def _shuffle(self):
         if isinstance(self.settings.random_seed, int):
             self.dataset = self.dataset.sample(
@@ -161,16 +172,7 @@ def _shuffle(self):
         elif self.settings.random_seed == True:
             self.dataset = self.dataset.sample(fraction=1.0)
         else:
-
-            sort_expr = (pl.col(Column.TEAM_ID) == Constant.BALL).cast(int) * 2 - (
-                (pl.col(Column.BALL_OWNING_TEAM_ID) == pl.col(Column.TEAM_ID))
-                & (pl.col(Column.TEAM_ID) != Constant.BALL)
-            ).cast(int)
-
-            self.dataset = self.dataset.sort(
-                [*Group.BY_FRAME, sort_expr, pl.col(Column.OBJECT_ID)]
-            )
-            self.dataset = self.dataset.sort(Group.BY_FRAME + [Column.OBJECT_ID])
+            self.dataset = self._sort(self.dataset)
 
     def _remove_incomplete_frames(self) -> pl.DataFrame:
         df = self.dataset
@@ -707,6 +709,7 @@ def plot(
         team_color_a: str = "#CD0E61",
         team_color_b: str = "#0066CC",
         ball_color: str = "black",
+        sort: bool = True,
         color_by: Literal["ball_owning", "static_home_away"] = "ball_owning",
     ):
         """
@@ -1079,13 +1082,16 @@ def frame_plot(self, frame_data):
         self._fig = plt.figure(figsize=(25, 18))
         self._fig.subplots_adjust(left=0.06, right=1.0, bottom=0.05)
 
+        if sort:
+            df = self._sort(df)
+
         if generate_video:
             writer = animation.FFMpegWriter(fps=fps, bitrate=1800)
 
             with writer.saving(self._fig, file_path, dpi=300):
-                for group_id, frame_data in df.sort(
-                    Group.BY_FRAME + [Column.OBJECT_ID]
-                ).group_by(Group.BY_FRAME, maintain_order=True):
+                for group_id, frame_data in df.group_by(
+                    Group.BY_FRAME, maintain_order=True
+                ):
                     self._fig.clear()
                     frame_plot(self, frame_data)
                     writer.grab_frame()