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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.

Retired filter

Showing active umpires only

Retired means no officiated match since 1 Aug 2025, or missing both AFLUA link and shirt number. Active 42 · 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 -7.2 pts

Sample 32 · free-kick diff +1.4

John Howorth +11.6 pts

Sample 17 · free-kick diff +0.9

Brett Rosebury -4.7 pts

Sample 35 · free-kick diff +2.4

Alex Whetton +10.8 pts

Sample 20 · free-kick diff -2.2

Martin Rodger -2.7 pts

Sample 10 · free-kick diff +3.2

Club

Brisbane Lions

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Jacob Mollison +11.3 pts

Sample 37 · free-kick diff +0.6

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

Brendan Hosking -10.8 pts

Sample 32 · free-kick diff +1.2

Simon Meredith +9.9 pts

Sample 45 · free-kick diff +0.2

Peter Bailes -9.8 pts

Sample 5 · low confidence · free-kick diff -0.2

Club

Carlton

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Nick Brown +10.8 pts

Sample 16 · free-kick diff -0.6

Brendan Hosking -13.1 pts

Sample 32 · free-kick diff +1.7

Nicholas McGinness +6.1 pts

Sample 10 · free-kick diff +2.6

Andre Gianfagna -10.5 pts

Sample 12 · free-kick diff +0.0

Cameron Jones +5.2 pts

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

Jacob Mollison -8.2 pts

Sample 42 · free-kick diff +1.5

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 +6.1 pts

Sample 58 · free-kick diff +0.9

Paul Rebeschini -5.7 pts

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

Jamie Broadbent +3.6 pts

Sample 24 · free-kick diff +0.6

Nathan Toner -5.4 pts

Sample 11 · free-kick diff +0.1

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 +11.4 pts

Sample 28 · free-kick diff -0.1

Leigh Fisher -11.1 pts

Sample 27 · free-kick diff -3.3

Jacob Mollison +10.3 pts

Sample 35 · free-kick diff -0.6

Matthew Young -8.9 pts

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

Cameron Jones +8.8 pts

Sample 6 · low confidence · free-kick diff +6.0

Brett Rosebury -8.8 pts

Sample 40 · free-kick diff -1.4

Club

GWS

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Nathan Toner +8.5 pts

Sample 13 · free-kick diff -2.0

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 +12.7 pts

Sample 14 · free-kick diff +0.6

Matthew Young -9.2 pts

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

Andrew Stephens +9.2 pts

Sample 34 · free-kick diff +1.1

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

Jacob Mollison -9.5 pts

Sample 30 · free-kick diff +1.1

Paul Rebeschini +4.8 pts

Sample 10 · free-kick diff +1.5

Craig Fleer -8.4 pts

Sample 18 · free-kick diff -0.9

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

Nick Brown +8.0 pts

Sample 15 · free-kick diff -1.4

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 -11.7 pts

Sample 12 · free-kick diff -0.9

Cameron Jones +9.0 pts

Sample 7 · free-kick diff +1.0

Jordan Fry -9.1 pts

Sample 6 · low confidence · free-kick diff +0.8

Brendan Hosking +7.5 pts

Sample 38 · free-kick diff -0.9

Jamie Broadbent -6.2 pts

Sample 16 · free-kick diff +0.3

Club

North Melbourne

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Cameron Jones +9.0 pts

Sample 11 · free-kick diff -2.0

Nathan Toner -12.4 pts

Sample 12 · free-kick diff -1.2

Nick Jankovskis +7.6 pts

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

Daniel Johanson -10.5 pts

Sample 12 · free-kick diff -3.0

Matt Stevic +7.4 pts

Sample 30 · free-kick diff +0.7

Jack Howard -8.0 pts

Sample 4 · low confidence · free-kick diff -4.0

Club

Port Adelaide

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Justin Power +11.3 pts

Sample 12 · free-kick diff +0.7

Hayden Meyer -11.4 pts

Sample 20 · free-kick diff -4.2

Cameron Dore +9.2 pts

Sample 18 · free-kick diff -1.8

Alex Whetton -10.5 pts

Sample 19 · free-kick diff -0.8

Nick Brown +6.3 pts

Sample 14 · free-kick diff +0.7

Martin Rodger -9.4 pts

Sample 7 · free-kick diff -0.4

Club

Richmond

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Rob O'Gorman +5.8 pts

Sample 31 · free-kick diff -3.2

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 -9.0 pts

Sample 7 · free-kick diff -1.1

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

Simon Meredith +7.1 pts

Sample 22 · free-kick diff -2.0

Peter Bailes -11.9 pts

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

Matthew Young +6.8 pts

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

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

Nathan Williamson -7.1 pts

Sample 26 · free-kick diff +0.7

Tom Bryce +10.6 pts

Sample 5 · low confidence · free-kick diff +2.8

Simon Meredith -5.6 pts

Sample 52 · free-kick diff -0.9

Peter Bailes +8.6 pts

Sample 5 · low confidence · free-kick diff +0.2

Alex Whetton -5.5 pts

Sample 13 · free-kick diff -0.1

Club

West Coast

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Hayden Meyer +5.6 pts

Sample 13 · free-kick diff +1.2

Cameron Dore -14.9 pts

Sample 21 · free-kick diff +0.4

Harrison Birch +5.1 pts

Sample 15 · free-kick diff +0.2

Brent Wallace -10.2 pts

Sample 21 · free-kick diff -0.2

Brendan Hosking +3.1 pts

Sample 22 · free-kick diff +2.2

Nathan Toner -10.1 pts

Sample 12 · free-kick diff -1.3

Club

Western Bulldogs

Favourite umpires

Least favourite umpires

Peter Bailes +16.0 pts

Sample 10 · free-kick diff +1.9

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 -5.3 pts

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

Curtis Deboy +10.3 pts

Sample 24 · free-kick diff +2.5

John Howorth -5.1 pts

Sample 23 · free-kick diff +0.1