AFL · 4,662 games logged

AFL Umpires: what really happens in their games

Across 4,662 logged AFL games, the biggest scoring gap between umpires is real: games with Nick Jankovskis average 181.3 points, games with Dean Margetts just 155.3 — against a league average of 168.1. Every umpire below links to their full record.

Umpire	Games	Avg points	League	Home wins	Free kicks/gm	Home FK edge
Simon Meredith	165	167.1	168.1	48%	37.5	+0.9
Andrew Stephens	155	167.3	168.1	56%	37.0	-0.1
Nathan Williamson	154	165.9	168.1	56%	37.6	+0.9
Jacob Mollison	153	167.4	168.1	61%	37.6	+0.7
Hayden Meyer	153	168.9	168.1	57%	37.1	+0.2
Brett Rosebury	150	170.0	168.1	57%	38.1	+1.1
Brendan Hosking	143	166.8	168.1	62%	37.7	+1.2
Jamie Broadbent	137	164.8	168.1	55%	37.9	+1.8
John Howorth	137	172.2	168.1	62%	40.6	+0.7
Matt Stevic	136	162.6	168.1	52%	38.9	+0.5
Craig Fleer	135	167.7	168.1	49%	38.7	+1.3
Leigh Fisher	133	166.9	168.1	59%	37.2	+0.6
Nick Foot	133	167.7	168.1	59%	36.2	-0.3
Rob Findlay	127	168.2	168.1	55%	37.5	+0.7
Rob OGorman	126	167.3	168.1	56%	36.9	+1.5
Cameron Dore	126	172.8	168.1	48%	37.7	+0.3
Nick Brown	124	167.3	168.1	47%	38.1	+0.0
Alex Whetton	123	171.1	168.1	59%	37.4	+0.1
Curtis Deboy	122	165.1	168.1	59%	40.0	+1.6
Justin Power	122	166.3	168.1	51%	37.3	+0.5
Daniel Johanson	119	169.4	168.1	61%	37.5	+1.1
Andre Gianfagna	117	170.2	168.1	55%	36.6	+1.0
Andrew Heffernan	114	168.0	168.1	59%	37.5	+1.1
Nathan Toner	112	172.1	168.1	59%	37.6	+1.1
Brent Wallace	110	168.5	168.1	64%	37.1	+1.7
Leigh Haussen	100	170.7	168.1	58%	37.4	+1.3
Mathew Nicholls	98	170.2	168.1	57%	35.4	-0.1
Chris Donlon	98	162.8	168.1	54%	37.9	+0.3
Martin Rodger	93	174.1	168.1	58%	34.5	+0.6
Paul Rebeschini	87	169.0	168.1	57%	37.0	+1.0
Nicholas McGinness	81	163.2	168.1	57%	37.1	+0.9
Eleni Tee	74	169.6	168.1	58%	38.0	+1.3
Andrew Adair	71	166.8	168.1	56%	37.2	-0.5
Peter Bailes	70	176.0	168.1	67%	35.4	+1.5
Cameron Jones	63	166.7	168.1	52%	37.2	-1.2
Jeff Dalgleish	63	166.1	168.1	60%	37.1	+0.8
Ray Chamberlain	58	163.2	168.1	64%	36.5	+0.4
Tom Bryce	56	177.3	168.1	50%	37.7	+0.6
Harrison Birch	54	179.8	168.1	63%	36.1	+1.2
Jordan Fry	45	173.6	168.1	56%	38.8	-0.9
Matthew Young	45	171.7	168.1	58%	37.1	+1.4
Nick Jankovskis	42	181.3	168.1	55%	34.2	-0.1
James Strybos	22	172.5	168.1	59%	37.2	-0.9
Jack Howard	20	160.6	168.1	60%	37.3	+0.1
David Harris	17	162.6	168.1	76%	41.7	+1.5
Michael Pell	17	160.3	168.1	76%	38.2	+0.9
Dean Margetts	15	155.3	168.1	47%	38.0	+0.1
Joel Clamp small sample	13	188.2	168.1	69%	37.5	-0.2
Jordyn Pearson small sample	13	163.4	168.1	62%	34.3	-0.8
Joseph OBrien small sample	13	180.1	168.1	77%	38.6	+1.5
Sam Morgan small sample	8	166.5	168.1	38%	37.6	+0.6

"Small sample" means we don't have enough of that umpire's games yet to publish a full page — the row still shows what we do have. Averages update as new games are logged. Last build: 2026-08-29 22:14 UTC.

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Common questions

Do AFL umpires really affect the score?

The numbers on this page are real averages from logged games, shown next to the league average so you can see the gap. Some of the gap is the umpire, some is the games they happen to get. Treat it as one more thing to check — not a system on its own.

Where does this data come from?

Official game records: final scores, free-kick counts for every logged game each umpire worked. We only publish a full page for umpires with enough games to be meaningful.

How do bettors use umpire stats?

Mostly for totals. If a umpire's games run clearly above or below the league average, that's worth knowing before you take an over or under. Check the number, then check the price.

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