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Club-first umpire view

Each club gets its favourite umpires and least-favourite umpires based on long-run residual margin performance.

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Showing active umpires only

Retired means no officiated match since 1 Aug 2025, or missing both AFLUA link and shirt number. Active 41 · retired 58.

Ranking rule

4 lined matches

Favourite and least-favourite lists only rank umpire-club pairs that clear the minimum sample.

Low-confidence band

4-6 matches

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Use this page for the long-view umpire history, and the round or match pages for current appointments.

Free-kick side stat

Free-kick differential

Positive means the listed club received more frees than its opponent in that umpire sample. Negative means fewer.

Club

Adelaide

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Leigh Fisher +13.4 pts

Sample 25 · free-kick diff +1.8

Nathan Williamson -5.5 pts

Sample 29 · free-kick diff +1.1

John Howorth +12.0 pts

Sample 16 · free-kick diff +0.5

Brett Rosebury -2.9 pts

Sample 33 · free-kick diff +2.3

Nicholas McGinness +10.1 pts

Sample 10 · free-kick diff -0.4

Paul Rebeschini -2.7 pts

Sample 9 · free-kick diff +0.2

Club

Brisbane Lions

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Simon Meredith +11.0 pts

Sample 43 · free-kick diff +0.3

Nick Jankovskis -14.1 pts

Sample 6 · low confidence · free-kick diff -2.8

Justin Power +10.3 pts

Sample 12 · free-kick diff +2.8

Andrew Adair -9.4 pts

Sample 8 · free-kick diff +2.5

Jacob Mollison +9.6 pts

Sample 35 · free-kick diff +0.8

Brendan Hosking -9.1 pts

Sample 31 · free-kick diff +1.4

Club

Carlton

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Nick Brown +10.8 pts

Sample 16 · free-kick diff -0.6

Brendan Hosking -13.9 pts

Sample 31 · free-kick diff +1.4

Cameron Jones +5.2 pts

Sample 4 · low confidence · free-kick diff +1.0

Andre Gianfagna -11.4 pts

Sample 11 · free-kick diff -1.0

Harrison Birch +4.7 pts

Sample 5 · low confidence · free-kick diff +3.0

Jacob Mollison -8.0 pts

Sample 41 · free-kick diff +1.6

Club

Collingwood

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Andre Gianfagna +6.1 pts

Sample 23 · free-kick diff +3.2

Eleni Tee -8.1 pts

Sample 7 · free-kick diff +4.6

Brett Rosebury +5.6 pts

Sample 55 · free-kick diff +0.8

Nathan Toner -6.3 pts

Sample 10 · free-kick diff -0.4

John Howorth +3.5 pts

Sample 20 · free-kick diff +1.8

Paul Rebeschini -5.7 pts

Sample 6 · low confidence · free-kick diff -0.2

Club

Essendon

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Craig Fleer +13.9 pts

Sample 19 · free-kick diff -1.2

Andrew Stephens -12.3 pts

Sample 22 · free-kick diff +1.0

Jordan Fry +8.1 pts

Sample 6 · low confidence · free-kick diff +1.2

Nathan Toner -9.6 pts

Sample 16 · free-kick diff +0.1

Eleni Tee +6.7 pts

Sample 11 · free-kick diff -0.6

Daniel Johanson -8.8 pts

Sample 16 · free-kick diff -0.4

Club

Fremantle

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Justin Power +11.2 pts

Sample 27 · free-kick diff -0.7

Leigh Fisher -11.0 pts

Sample 26 · free-kick diff -3.1

Cameron Jones +10.8 pts

Sample 5 · low confidence · free-kick diff +8.0

Matthew Young -8.9 pts

Sample 6 · low confidence · free-kick diff +1.8

Jacob Mollison +10.7 pts

Sample 34 · free-kick diff -0.7

Craig Fleer -8.8 pts

Sample 20 · free-kick diff -0.5

Club

GWS

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Nathan Toner +10.3 pts

Sample 12 · free-kick diff -2.1

Hayden Meyer -10.1 pts

Sample 22 · free-kick diff -0.6

Andrew Stephens +8.0 pts

Sample 29 · free-kick diff -1.8

Jamie Broadbent -9.1 pts

Sample 20 · free-kick diff -2.8

Simon Meredith +6.7 pts

Sample 40 · free-kick diff -2.2

Paul Rebeschini -6.3 pts

Sample 10 · free-kick diff +0.3

Club

Geelong

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Andrew Heffernan +13.5 pts

Sample 13 · free-kick diff +0.7

Matthew Young -9.2 pts

Sample 4 · low confidence · free-kick diff +1.0

Andrew Stephens +8.9 pts

Sample 33 · free-kick diff +1.4

Peter Bailes -7.3 pts

Sample 9 · free-kick diff -1.3

Brent Wallace +7.9 pts

Sample 21 · free-kick diff +0.9

Mathew Nicholls -5.7 pts

Sample 44 · free-kick diff +0.9

Club

Gold Coast

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Matthew Young +11.7 pts

Sample 6 · low confidence · free-kick diff +4.3

Matt Stevic -11.2 pts

Sample 22 · free-kick diff +0.2

Leigh Fisher +5.9 pts

Sample 39 · free-kick diff -0.6

Cameron Jones -10.4 pts

Sample 6 · low confidence · free-kick diff -0.5

Paul Rebeschini +4.8 pts

Sample 10 · free-kick diff +1.5

Jacob Mollison -9.5 pts

Sample 30 · free-kick diff +1.1

Club

Hawthorn

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Matthew Young +16.0 pts

Sample 7 · free-kick diff +2.1

Justin Power -8.0 pts

Sample 13 · free-kick diff -1.9

Paul Rebeschini +9.0 pts

Sample 13 · free-kick diff +0.2

Eleni Tee -5.1 pts

Sample 13 · free-kick diff -0.3

Matt Stevic +7.9 pts

Sample 47 · free-kick diff +0.3

Andrew Stephens -4.2 pts

Sample 30 · free-kick diff +0.4

Club

Melbourne

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Paul Rebeschini +11.3 pts

Sample 7 · free-kick diff -2.1

Justin Power -12.2 pts

Sample 11 · free-kick diff -1.4

Brendan Hosking +8.0 pts

Sample 37 · free-kick diff -0.6

Jordan Fry -10.2 pts

Sample 5 · low confidence · free-kick diff +2.6

Nick Foot +6.4 pts

Sample 32 · free-kick diff -0.1

Simon Meredith -6.4 pts

Sample 36 · free-kick diff -0.4

Club

North Melbourne

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Cameron Jones +9.0 pts

Sample 11 · free-kick diff -2.0

Nathan Toner -13.1 pts

Sample 11 · free-kick diff -0.9

Tom Bryce +8.0 pts

Sample 13 · free-kick diff -0.9

Daniel Johanson -10.5 pts

Sample 12 · free-kick diff -3.0

Nick Jankovskis +7.6 pts

Sample 5 · low confidence · free-kick diff -2.2

Mathew Nicholls -7.7 pts

Sample 35 · free-kick diff +0.6

Club

Port Adelaide

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Justin Power +12.4 pts

Sample 11 · free-kick diff +0.0

Hayden Meyer -11.4 pts

Sample 20 · free-kick diff -4.2

Cameron Dore +10.1 pts

Sample 17 · free-kick diff -2.3

Martin Rodger -9.4 pts

Sample 7 · free-kick diff -0.4

Nick Brown +7.1 pts

Sample 12 · free-kick diff -0.2

Alex Whetton -8.8 pts

Sample 17 · free-kick diff -1.3

Club

Richmond

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Rob O'Gorman +6.0 pts

Sample 28 · free-kick diff -3.3

Paul Rebeschini -10.8 pts

Sample 15 · free-kick diff -2.0

Peter Bailes +5.5 pts

Sample 7 · free-kick diff +2.7

Jordan Fry -8.4 pts

Sample 6 · low confidence · free-kick diff -1.0

Matt Stevic +5.4 pts

Sample 46 · free-kick diff -2.8

Andrew Stephens -8.3 pts

Sample 25 · free-kick diff -2.2

Club

St Kilda

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Jordan Fry +10.1 pts

Sample 8 · free-kick diff +1.4

Hayden Meyer -12.4 pts

Sample 23 · free-kick diff -0.2

Cameron Dore +7.4 pts

Sample 16 · free-kick diff -1.4

Peter Bailes -11.9 pts

Sample 6 · low confidence · free-kick diff -1.5

Simon Meredith +7.1 pts

Sample 22 · free-kick diff -2.0

Tom Bryce -9.2 pts

Sample 5 · low confidence · free-kick diff +3.8

Club

Sydney

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Daniel Johanson +12.7 pts

Sample 17 · free-kick diff +1.6

Alex Whetton -8.4 pts

Sample 12 · free-kick diff +0.0

Cameron Dore +7.8 pts

Sample 13 · free-kick diff -0.1

Nathan Williamson -7.1 pts

Sample 26 · free-kick diff +0.7

Mathew Nicholls +6.1 pts

Sample 50 · free-kick diff -0.9

Simon Meredith -6.6 pts

Sample 50 · free-kick diff -0.9

Club

West Coast

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Hayden Meyer +5.6 pts

Sample 13 · free-kick diff +1.2

Cameron Dore -15.0 pts

Sample 20 · free-kick diff +0.4

Harrison Birch +5.1 pts

Sample 15 · free-kick diff +0.2

Nathan Toner -9.4 pts

Sample 10 · free-kick diff +0.3

Brendan Hosking +3.1 pts

Sample 22 · free-kick diff +2.2

Brent Wallace -9.4 pts

Sample 19 · free-kick diff +0.1

Club

Western Bulldogs

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Peter Bailes +15.6 pts

Sample 9 · free-kick diff +3.0

Cameron Jones -9.6 pts

Sample 6 · low confidence · free-kick diff -0.5

Martin Rodger +10.7 pts

Sample 11 · free-kick diff +0.4

Harrison Birch -6.9 pts

Sample 5 · low confidence · free-kick diff +1.4

Curtis Deboy +10.3 pts

Sample 24 · free-kick diff +2.5

Jacob Mollison -5.4 pts

Sample 37 · free-kick diff +1.1