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2025 AFL statistics

Week 4 finals

Statistics notes

  • Umpires who officiated first match of season (RO Syd. v. Haw.) and last match of season (GF Gee. v. Bris.)
    • Simon Meredith (F, 5th time)
    • Michael Barlow (B, 2nd)
    • Dan Field-Read (B, 1st)
    • Adam Wojcik (G, 2nd)
    • Jacob Mollison (F, 2nd)
  • Andrew Stephens is the 70th grand Final field umpire. First umpire to officiate 5 prelims prior to first GF (in the 2 preliminary final era 1994-2025). He is 30th oldest field umpire appointed to a GF (37 years 80 days) and 63rd youngest appointed to first grand final. He is 4th most experienced field umpire appointed to a first grand final – 258 matches
  • Damien Main is the 108th grand final boundary umpire . He is the 4th most experienced boundary umpire appointed to first grand final – 191 matches. He is 2nd boundary umpire to officiate 4 preliminary finals prior to a first grand final (Matt Vitiritti) This is the most for a boundary umpire in the 2 preliminary final era 1994-2025
  • 2025 grand final was the 2nd most experienced grand final team in the 10 umpire era – 2803 matches (2023- 2975 matches)
  • Simon Meredith moves to equal 4th place on the list of most VFL/AFL grand finals umpired – 10 (Ian Robinson, Leigh Paterson, Brett Rosebury – 9)
  • Damien Main has umpired 16 AFL finals series matches. The 2025 AFL Grand Final was the first umpired on a Saturday (Thursday 2; Friday 13). Courtesy Damien Main via Sam Stagg.
  • Adam Wojcik (334) and Matthew Dervan (204) were the most experienced team of goal umpires appointed to a VFL/AFL grand final – 538 matches (2021 Stephen Williams 225, Steven Axon 269 – 494 matches)
  • Matthew Konetschka moves to 6th place on the list of most VFL/AFL finals series matches boundary umpired – 37 (Mark Thomson – 36)
  • Adam Wojcik moves to 3rd place on the list of most VFL/AFL matches goal umpired – 335 (Craig Clark – (334)
  • Matthew Dervan moves to equal 4th place on the list of most VFL/AFL finals series matches goal umpired – 28 (Craig Clark)
Umpire2025Career
Andrew Adair1949
Peter Bailes2248
Harry Birch1732
Jamie Broadbent24123
Nicholas Brown23163
Tom Bryce1437
Jeffrey Dalgleish18277
Curtis Deboy26207
Cameron Dore20125
Robert Findlay25381
Leigh Fisher23263
Craig Fleer23251
Nicholas Foot24263
Jordan Fry1529
Andre Gianfagna24152
Leigh Haussen17164
Andrew Heffernan23103
Brendan Hosking26290
Jack Howard1010
John Howorth23133
Nicholas Jankovskis1623
Daniel Johanson15100
Cameron Jones2040
Nicholas McGinness2165
Simon Meredith29528
Hayden Meyer27198
Jacob Mollison28386
Mathew Nicholls10448
Robert O'Gorman12229
Justin Power22137
Paul Rebeschini1585
Martin Rodger2469
Brett Rosebury26559
Andrew Stephens28259
Matt Stevic18517
James Strybos822
Eleni Tee15100
Nathan Toner2687
Brent Wallace24163
Alex Whetton21141
Nathan Williamson26215
Matthew Young1745
Umpire2025Career
Blake Anderson2145
Jordan Andrews23219
Michael Baker14156
Michael Barlow26167
Kaitlin Barr11
Harrison Bell66
Simon Blight2380
Christopher Bull24299
Ian Burrows27439
Sam Button34
John Cooper1717
Adam Coote8431
Jake Creasey44
Damien Cusack16209
Brett Dalgleish2293
Chris Delany23148
Patrick Dineen17140
Nathan Doig25415
Mitch Dorling22
Ben Duce33
Ty Duncan2365
Christopher Esler8259
Benjamin Fely2074
Kieran Ferguson1896
Daniel Field-Read26229
Bailey Foulk22
Josh Furman6134
Josh Garrett24182
Luke Graves2238
Jaco Jansen van Rensberg2323
Matthew Jenkinson25302
Matthew Konetschka25314
Anthony Laughton66
Benjamin Macdonald25196
Damien Main27192
Michael Marantelli26359
Joshua Mather10226
Lachlan Menara2222
Greta Miller11
Will Morris2143
Zachary Mousaco88
Sean Moylan19130
Nicholas Phillips2088
Adrian Pretorius1212
Lachlan Rayner12176
Adam Reardon22153
Jordan Russell2589
Melissa Sambrooks11
Sam Stagg25122
Nick Swanson20131
Matthew Tomkins22330
Benjamin Williams2121
David Wood1898
Umpire2025Career
Dylan Benwell19147
Sally Boud14100
Matthew Bridges1591
Peter Challen13182
Alex Chisholm18102
Michael Craig17199
Matthew Dervan22205
Braden Ford88
Bryce Guy919
Sam Hunter1890
Brodie Kenny-Bell18192
Callum Leonard1658
Matthew Maclure19125
Taylor Mattioli1438
Angus McKenzie-Wills17174
Luke Monea99
Rhys Negerman1760
Steven Piperno17198
Simon Plumridge1788
David Rodan16119
Chelsea Roffey15326
Brett Rogers15240
Thomas Sullivan2170
Sam Walsh19150
Stephen Williams16302
Adam Wojcik21335
Jason Yazdani1244

Records (Completion of season 2025)

Current H/A streak leaders
UmpireMatches
Simon Meredith128
Andrew Stephens24
All Time leaders
Brett Rosebury559
Simon Meredith528
Matt Stevic517
Shane McInerney502
Hayden Kennedy495
Mathew Nicholls448
Chris Donlon426
Rowan Sawers406
Stephen McBurney401
Ray Chamberlain389
Finals leaders
Matt Stevic63
Brett Rosebury57
Simon Meredith 55
Shaun Ryan 41
Jack Elder39
Hayden Kennedy39
Darren Goldspink37
Bryan Sheehan37
Brett Allen37
Ian Robinson35
Rowan Sawers35
UmpireGames
Current Streak leaders
Sam Stagg24
Chris Delaney19
Ty Duncan19
All Time leaders
Ian Burrows439
Mark Thomson438
Adam Coote431
Nathan Doig 415
Darren Wilson404
Michael Marantelli359
Chris Gordon350
Mitch Le Fevre330
Matthew Tomkins330
Aaron Deckys327
Finals leaders
Ian Burrows50
Darren Wilson48
Michael Marantelli39
Chris Gordon38
Matthew Tomkins38
Matt Konetschka37
Mark Thomson36
Nathan Doig 34
Adam Coote31
Lindsay Lancaster29
Jonathan Creasey29
UmpireGoals waved 2025
Matthew Dervan558
Tom Sullivan542
Adam Wojcik507
Matthew Maclure468
Current H/A streak leaders
UmpireMatches
Brodie Kenny-Bell 7
Various (4)6
All Time leaders
David Dixon356
David Flegg337
Adam Wojcik335
Craig Clark334
Chelsea Roffey326
Mark Canning319
Colin Hood311
Charles Bell310
Steve Stirling304
Stephen Williams302
Finals leaders
Adam Wojcik39
Luke Walker37
David Dixon34
Craig Clark28
Matthew Dervan28
Anthony Black25
Stephen Williams25
Reg Treloar24
Chris Appleton24
Mark Canning20

2025 AFLW (S10) statistics

Round 8

Statistics notes

  • Zali Mertens (F) is awarded Heritage No. 130
  • John Varker is the 14th umpire to officiate in 50 AFLW matches (2nd goal)
  • There were no changes to the published appointments

 

 

 

Umpire2025Career
Andrew Adair336
Jason Armstrong22
Matthew Baigent953
Joshua Ball734
Jordan Bannister66
Katelin Bayre79
Sam Bridges625
Tom Bryce339
Tristan Burgess77
Ray Chamberlain619
Lachlan Coyne613
Gen Devenish640
Christopher Donlon55
Shamus Dundon514
Jordan Fry220
Jason Gibb510
Leigh Haussen216
Harrison Hughes219
Nicholas Jankovskis339
Michael Craig24
Kezia Laker22
Tom Lyon524
Belinda Maher710
Zali Mertens22
Hannah Milner11
Andrew Mitchell969
Sam Morgan220
Sam Nippress958
Kayne Nund1121
Justin Orr66
Joseph O'Brien111
Jordyn Pearson347
Luke Porter444
Alysha Ramsay710
Paul Rebeschini218
Samantha Ritchie312
Martin Rodger236
Heath Ryan66
Mitch Scott327
Nick Scott725
Gabby Simmonds563
Emma Stark719
James Strybos452
Andrew Talbot220
Eleni Tee214
Sophia Tozer68
Kyle Van Raay19
Sarah Vanderschoot44
Matthew Young124
Umpire2025Career
Naomi Andersen88
Blake Anderson362
Michael Baker39
Kaitlin Barr641
Adam Bastick66
Sam Beer537
Harrison Bell212
Emily Best723
Simon Blight236
Peter Bock810
Trent Bowes870
James Brayshaw728
Leigh Buwalda626
Jake Creasey112
Chris Delany17
Mitch Dorling312
Taylor Dorsey311
Christopher Esler22
Kyle Fisher446
Jess Gaffney826
Olivia Grcic88
Riley Guerin428
Scott Hansford452
Jacob Hudson632
Jaco Jansen van Rensberg230
Amberly Jones820
Emma Jones712
Shane Jones88
Mitch Le Fevre12
Madeleine Lum853
Ronin Mahony77
Corey Malcolm234
Greta Miller569
Jason Moore46
Tom Morris66
Will Morris131
Zachary Mousaco134
Mitch O'Neill517
Taylah Parker821
Charles Powell845
Oliver Pratt88
Adrian Pretorius133
Liam Ramsay717
Cooper Ranie733
Tara Reed833
Zac Reed29
Melissa Sambrooks450
Mackenzie Scholes88
Nick Swanson26
Mark Thomson33
Matthew Tomkins11
Elliot Wang88
Ben Williams129
David Wood217
Lachlan Wright732
Nathan Wrigley816
Umpire2025Career
Sally Boud17
Laura Brogan619
Michael Button221
Luke Caifano212
Peter Challen26
Michael Craig13
Braden Ford222
Nicholas Ford539
Muneerah Foster511
Bryarne Fry59
Jenna Green612
Brad Hammer312
Georgia Henderson242
Josh Hickman432
Emilie Hill750
Joshua James419
Bradley Kellett66
Morgan Lee515
Callum Leonard131
Emma Loaney510
Zachary Mabb337
Tayla Manning548
Kane Miller527
Luke Monea245
Simon Plumridge212
Isabelle Rawsthorne59
James Rizio236
Will Robertson621
David Rodan210
Jack Stammers543
Adam Steger539
Courtney Stelling66
Alexander Strassberg513
Aengus Taylor614
John Varker250
Neve Worthy217
Jason Yazdani132
Emma Young636

AFLW Umpires 2017-2024

The AFLW competition commenced in 2017. Since 2019 umpires have been eligible for membership of the AFLUA.

Field umpireHer. No.YearsMatches
Andrew Adair472018-202433
Matt Adams162017-202433
Bronte Annand512019-20205
Matt Baigent532019-202444
Peter Bailes552019-202440
Josh Ball992022-202427
Cameron Barr1920172
Katelin Bayre11620242
Matt Belina2820172
Mason Beyer2420171
Harrison Birch1032022-202411
Chris Brackenrig832021-202213
Sam Bridges682020-202419
Jamie Broadbent482018-202218
Nick Brown922022-20246
Tom Bryce42017-202436
Patrick Burns132017-201913
Ray Chamberlain562020-202413
Ben Cheever720175
Tom Chrystie892022-202432
Joel Clamp1002022-202321
Lisa Compton-Robins962022-202414
Lachlan Coyne10620237
Andrew Crosby252017-202013
Michael Curtis4020184
Jeff Dalgleish652020-20244
Sebastian Dalgleish11320244
Genevieve Devenish742020-202434
Cameron Dore432018-202311
Cory Dugan2920171
Shamus Dundon11220249
Jack Edwards5020197
Blake Evans982022-202311
Sam Ferguson1012022-202313
Robert Findlay7120201
Leigh Fisher902022-20238
Craig Fleer732020-20213
Nick Foot772020-20228
Jordan Fry602020-202418
Jamie Galbraith4920182
Dean Garroway202017-20229
Matt Geddes3220172
Andrew Gianfagna802021-20224
Jason Gibb12020245
Courtney Gibson412018-202450
Ryan Guy102017-20188
David Harris8720222
Mitch Harris612020-202215
Leigh Haussen1052023-20245
Andrew Heffernan332017-202320
Brendan Hosking8620223
Jack Howard972022-202315
John Howorth382018-202413
Harrison Hughes52017-202417
Rowan Hundertmark702020-20226
Louis Jago692020-202211
Nick Jankovskis82017-202436
Daniel Johanson422018-202424
Cameron Jones172017-202417
James Kerr11920248
Shaun Kirk-Williams3420172
Ben Laycock1082023-202413
Giles Lewis542019-202225
Lucy Lopes572020-20227
Tom Lyon1042023-202419
Belinda Maher11720243
Cameron Manthey852021-202425
Nick McGinness362017-202447
Tomas McIntee882022-202313
Trent McPhee442018-202215
Toby Medlin3520171
Chris Melin762020-202211
Simon Meredith582020-20226
Jack Millar11520246
Annie Mirabile12017-20188
Andrew Mitchell722020-202460
Jacob Mollison662020-20224
Sam Morgan62019-202418
David Newell4620183
Mathew Nicholls812021-20224
Sam Nippress752020-202449
Kayne Nund114202410
Joseph O'Brien212017-202310
Robert O'Gorman642020-20248
Alex Paton3020172
Jordyn Pearson782020-202444
Michael Pell112017-202235
Brad Percey1092023-202410
Luke Porter672020-202440
Justin Power312017-20247
Alysha Ramsay11820243
Vic Rawlings372017-20184
Brodie Rayner2720172
Paul Rebeschini522019-202416
Samantha Ritchie1102023-20249
Martin Rodger122017-202334
Leighton Rowe392018-202222
MItch Scott842021-202424
Nick Scott952022-202318
Gabby Simmonds182017-202458
Curtis Snadden9120223
Sam Somerville142017-20229
Jack Spencer220171
Emma Stark932022-202312
James Strybos222017-202448
Andrew Talbot1072023-202418
Eleni Tee592020-202312
Nathan Toner32017-202435
Libby Toovey920173
Cameron Valenti2320172
Kyle Van Raay11120248
Luke Wachtel2620172
Declan Waddington1520172
Brent Wallace792020-20238
Oscar Wharton1022022-202311
Alex Whetton942022-202414
Sam Whetton822021-202430
Ben Williams12120245
Nathan Williamson632020-20213
Jordan Wright6220205
Matt Young452018-202423
Boundary umpireHer. No.YearsMatches
Brayden Almond2820174
Blake Anderson92017-202459
Michael Baker1032022-20246
Phil Barkman1320174
Kaitlin Barr1092022-202435
Sam Beer1222022-202432
Harrison Bell145202410
Ollie Bennett772020-20229
Emily Best1322023-202416
Josh Blain832021-202224
Simon Blight512019-202434
Peter Bock12420222
Trent Bowes442018-202462
Stephanie Boxall2420171
James Brayshaw1342023-202421
Sean Burton1042022-20235
Sam Button812020-202334
Leigh Buwalda382018-202120
Ryleigh Cameron2120171
Gerard Carter692020-202111
Liam Cashion642019-202010
Lucas Chamberlain142017-20209
John Cooper582019-202447
Adam Coote1102022-20236
Pat Cran1082022-202412
Jake Creasey144202411
Matthew Crowley712020-202218
Damien Cusack1122022-20247
Jake D'Angelo872021-202327
Brett Dalgleish1272022-20243
Patrick Damato12017-201910
Chris Delany882021-20246
Caleb Devine10620226
Pat Dineen11320222
Brenton Dickson3320184
Brayden Dixon520173
Nathan Doig12620224
Alex Donoghue172017-202018
Mitch Dorling14620249
Taylor Dorsey14220248
Ben Duce672020-202443
Ty Duncan482018-202427
Martin Elsegood792020-202216
Ben Fely342018-202429
Tyler Fenton3920183
Kieran Ferguson522019-202430
Kyle Fisher102017-202442
Isaac Fishlock352018-202218
Shauna Flynn252017-20185
Bailey Foulk1022022-202421
Josh Furman302018-20227
Jessica Gaffney1302023-202418
Josh Garrett982022-20246
Rhys Goodyer152017-20198
Luke Graves742020-202432
Riley Guerin1292023-202424
Harrison Hansford652019-202434
Scott Hansford862021-202448
Lachlan Harty220178
Ashley Hawkes602019-202122
Cory Herrmann5520194
Ryan Hickey682020-202442
Lachlan Higgs852021-202225
Jacob Hudson1162022-202426
Merlene Hutt192017-20198
Patrick Jackson9620229
Jaco Jansen van Rensberg992022-202428
Matthew Jenkinson1232022-20246
Amberly Jones1352023-202412
Delsen Jones92202219
Emma Jones14320245
Lleyton Jose902022-202429
Riley Kane7220206
Claire Knight2020173
Ethan Lamont752020-202220
Anthony Laughton612019-202329
Mitch Le Fevre12520221
Tim Lougoon1142022-20245
Madeleine Lum402018-202445
Nick Mabb1820178
Ben Macdonald13620232
Damien Main12820221
Corey Malcolm1192022-202432
Lachlan Marsden5920195
Jack Marsh782020-202210
Troy Matthews2620173
Lachlan Mazurak9720228
Lachlan Menara892022-202436
Greta Miller532019-202464
Ash Moore5020181
Jason Moore13320232
Will Morris822021-202430
Zachary Mousaco842021-202433
Sean Moylan10020223
Connor Nakkan1620174
Mitch O'Neill1372023-202412
David Park4120185
Taylah Parker1312023-202413
Nick Phillips542019-202236
Jonathan Poethke3620182
Charles Powell952022-202437
Adrian Pretorius732020-202432
Caylem Priest292017-20186
Liam Ramsay138202410
Cooper Ranie1052022-202426
Elliott Raymond62017-20196
Lachlan Rayner1202022-20235
Adam Reardon14020241
Tara Reed1072022-202425
Zac Reed14120247
Ben Robinson10120226
Sam Royans702020-202334
Ben Russell4220185
Jordan Russell662018-202326
Melissa Sambrooks32017-202446
Corey Sauerwald5620194
Michael Saunders1152022-20247
Dominic Schiliro932022-202439
Kyle Sinclair452018-20198
Jessica Smith2720171
Dylan Speck372018-202319
Lewis Spiker1120176
Joseph Spiteri622019-20207
Sam Stagg312018-202317
Nick Swanson1172022-20244
Travis Taylor3220186
Cameron Temme72017-201811
Braydon Theil802020-202324
Shane Thiele1112022-202411
Kooper Thompson2220173
Beau Trail4920183
Mitchell Vernon462018-20198
Luke Webb-Speck820174
Bryn Weir9120224
Dylan Whan94202211
Luke Wilke632019-202013
Jesse Wilkie122017-202240
Grace Wilkin1182022-202424
Ben Williams572019-202428
Chris Williams420176
Lewis Williams762020-202213
Aiden Wilson2320174
David Wood432018-202415
Nick Wrenn472018-202117
Lachlan Wright1212022-202425
Nathan Wrigley13920248
Goal umpireHer No.YearsMatches
Tope Adepoyibi362019-202012
Sian Atkins2320183
Dylan Benwell8420241
Sally Boud752023-20246
Matt Bridges272018-202213
Ciara Briody492020-202214
Laura Brogan782023-202413
Alannah Bruno32017-20186
Michael Button712022-202419
Luke Caifano692022-202410
Peter Challen762023-20244
Michael Craig7220232
Christian Cutrona302018-202213
Pat Dwyer720174
Luke Edwards642022-20237
Matt Edwards402020-202441
Mark Ensbey6020222
Braden Ford522021-202420
Nic Ford122017-202434
Muneerah Foster8120246
Bryanne Fry8320244
Tiana Fry102017-202120
Adam Gardner412020-202214
Thomas Gath502020-202218
Jenna Green8520246
Jackson Griffiths252018-20195
Kate Griffiths2020183
Bryce Guy52017-202423
Brad Hammer222018-20249
Georgia Henderson512020-202440
Josh Hickman532022-202428
Emilie Hill332019-202443
Daniel Hoskin652022-20244
Sam Hunter392019-20246
Joshua James732023-202415
Brodie Kenny-Bell5920222
Maddison Lamont112017-20228
Morgan Lee772023-202410
Callum Leonard212018-202430
Emma Loaney8220245
Kate Lushington2820183
Zac Mabb422020-202434
Tayla Manning372019-202443
Emma Marinelli420172
Taylor Mattioli182017-202434
Xanthia McCarthy482020-20236
Darcie McGavin552022-202419
Angus McKenzie1620172
Jayne McManus1720196
Cameron Milich2420184
Kane Miller472020-202422
Brendan Moloney82017-202215
Luke Monea12017-202443
Rhys Negerman342019-202414
Shaun Ostler2920183
Victor Petrovic312018-20218
Steven Piperno6120223
Simon Plumridge322019-202410
Isabelle Rawsthorne6320224
James Rizio382019-202334
Will Robertson562022-202415
David Rodan582022-20248
Chelsea Roffey742023-20245
Brett Rogers6720223
Bridget Saftenberger622022-202311
Kym Schultz132017-20185
Chad Smith572022-202312
Jack Stammers442020-202438
Adam Stegar452020-202434
Belinda Stewart142017-202429
Jessica Stewart1520172
Alexander Strassberg792023-20248
Tom Sullivan432020-202110
Aengus Taylor802023-20248
Kelly Tellam220174
Melissa Thiele920173
Callum Thornton7020224
Jayden Trivanovic1920173
John Varker62017-202448
Braden White352019-202216
Adam Wojcik6620223
Neve Worthy682022-202415
Chloe Wright462020-20228
Jason Yazdani262018-202331
Emma Young542022-202430