Sam Ferguson

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Sam Ferguson

Heritage 101 Active Last officiated 22 Aug 2026

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

Upset likelihood

Need 4+

Eligible matches for a stable read

Matches 3 · Baseline 28.3% · -28.3 pts

Victorian bias

Need 4+

Bias matches for a stable read

Matches 1 · Free-kick diff +10.0

Significant upsets

0

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
Essendon
2 +2.1 pts +6.0
2
Richmond
1 +1.6 pts +10.0
3
Geelong
2 -1.2 pts -6.0
4
Sydney
1 -2.6 pts -10.0
5
Adelaide
6
Brisbane Lions
7
Carlton
8
Collingwood
9
Fremantle
10
GWS
11
Gold Coast
12
Hawthorn
13
Melbourne
14
North Melbourne
15
Port Adelaide
16
St Kilda
17
West Coast
18
Western Bulldogs

Officiated shocks

Top significant upsets

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

No officiated upsets in 2022-2026 cleared the significant-shock threshold.