Brendan Hosking

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Brendan Hosking

No. 16 Heritage 425 Active Last officiated 16 Jul 2026

Lean, Victorian bias and upset history for 2022-2026.

Upset likelihood

27.9%

Eligible underdog win rate

Matches 104 · Baseline 28.6% · -0.7 pts

Victorian bias

-1.6 pts

Victorian side vs non-Victorian opponent

Matches 105 · Free-kick diff +0.5

Significant upsets

5

Only 60%+ favourites with 60+ upset scores count.

2022-2026

Club ladder

All teams ranked by lean

Lean is residual margin versus the closing line. Free-kick diff is context only.

# Club Matches Lean Free-kick diff
1
Melbourne
37 +8.0 pts -0.6
2
Fremantle
35 +6.1 pts +0.5
3
Hawthorn
32 +5.7 pts +0.2
4
St Kilda
27 +4.4 pts +1.0
5
Western Bulldogs
34 +4.0 pts +1.4
6
Sydney
37 +3.2 pts -0.5
7
West Coast
22 +3.1 pts +2.2
8
Richmond
38 +2.6 pts -2.8
9
Geelong
40 +1.9 pts +0.6
10
Port Adelaide
38 +1.7 pts -3.1
11
Adelaide
27 +0.8 pts +1.4
12
North Melbourne
34 -1.2 pts +1.0
13
GWS
24 -2.5 pts -1.2
14
Gold Coast
27 -4.0 pts -2.7
15
Collingwood
43 -4.8 pts +0.9
16
Essendon
37 -7.0 pts -0.2
17
Brisbane Lions
31 -9.1 pts +1.4
18
Carlton
31 -13.9 pts +1.4

Officiated shocks

Top significant upsets

Only 60+ upset scores with a 60%+ favourite are shown, so fewer than five is normal.

West Coast 16.9 105 def. Melbourne 10.10 70 90

Round 10 · 19 May 2024 · Optus Stadium

6.25 odds · 88% favourite · 35-pt win · 34.5-pt dog

Brisbane Lions 19.13 127 def. Adelaide 11.9 75 81

Round 7 · 26 Apr 2026 · Gabba

3.14 odds · 73% favourite · 52-pt win · 19.5-pt dog

Melbourne 18.12 120 def. Hawthorn 12.9 81 80

Round 10 · 16 May 2026 · MCG

3.12 odds · 73% favourite · 39-pt win · 20.5-pt dog

Gold Coast 11.10 76 def. by GWS 17.9 111 77

Round 23 · 16 Aug 2025 · Carrara

3.30 odds · 74% favourite · 35-pt win · 18.5-pt dog

Brisbane Lions 7.11 53 def. by Collingwood 16.9 105 76

Round 6 · 17 Apr 2025 · Gabba

2.55 odds · 65% favourite · 52-pt win · 10.5-pt dog