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2024 AFL statistics

Completion of season
Statistics notes

  • The 2024 AFL Grand Final team was the second most experienced in the 10 umpire era (2 years) – 2,710 matches (2023 2,975 matches)
  • The 2024 AFL Grand Final boundary team was the 5th most experienced in the 4 boundary umpire era  937 matches (most 2023 1,134 matches)
  • Nick Foot  is the 69th field umpire to officiate in a VFL/AFL grand final
  • Dan Field-Read  is the 107th boundary umpire to officiate in a VFL/AFL grand final
  • Simon Meredith (498 matches and 49 years 201 days) and Matt Stevic (498 matches and 44 years 320 days) are the two most experienced and oldest umpires to officiate in a VFL/AFL grand final
  • Matt Stevic moves to equal 2nd place on the list of most consecutive VFL/AFL grand finals umpired  – 11, 2014-2024 (Lindsay Lancaster 1934-1944)
  • Matt Stevic moves to equal 1st place on the list of most VFL/AFL grand finals umpired – 12 (Lindsay Lancaster, Darren Wilson)
  • Matt Dervan moves to equal 7th place on the list of most VFL/AFL finals series matches goal umpired – 24 (Reg Treloar, Chris Appleton)
  • Dan Field-Read and Michael Barlow (B) umpired the first match of 2024 (7 March Syd. v. Melb.) and the final match of 2024 (28 September  Syd. v. Bris.). This is the 47th and 48th time this has occurred
  • There were no changes to the published appointments
Umpire2024Career
Andrew Adair1830
Peter Bailes2026
Harry Birch1115
Jamie Broadbent2799
Nicholas Brown22140
Tom Bryce1323
Ray Chamberlain7389
Jeffrey Dalgleish14259
Curtis Deboy26181
Christopher Donlon23426
Cameron Dore25105
Robert Findlay26356
Leigh Fisher23240
Craig Fleer23228
Nicholas Foot26239
Jordan Fry814
Hayden Gavine25171
Andre Gianfagna25128
Leigh Haussen20147
Andrew Heffernan2380
Brendan Hosking27264
John Howorth23110
Nicholas Jankovskis67
Daniel Johanson2185
Cameron Jones1220
Nicholas McGinness1944
Simon Meredith29499
Jacob Mollison27358
Mathew Nicholls25438
Robert O'Gorman21217
Justin Power23115
Paul Rebeschini1370
Martin Rodger2345
Brett Rosebury25533
Andrew Stephens27231
Matt Stevic26499
James Strybos514
Nathan Toner2361
Brent Wallace21139
Alex Whetton21120
Nathan Williamson29189
Matthew Young1328
Umpire2024Career
Blake Anderson2224
Jordan Andrews24196
Michael Baker22142
Michael Barlow26141
Simon Blight2457
Christopher Bull22275
Ian Burrows26412
Sean Burton13158
Adam Coote21423
Patrick Cran21169
Damien Cusack12193
Brett Dalgleish20291
Chris Delany20125
Patrick Dineen14123
Nathan Doig22390
Ty Duncan2042
Christopher Esler8251
Benjamin Fely2254
Kieran Ferguson2378
Daniel Field-Read21203
Josh Furman22128
Josh Garrett20158
Luke Graves1616
Matthew Jenkinson24277
Matthew Konetschka26289
Tim Lougoon18202
Benjamin Macdonald25171
Damien Main26165
Michael Marantelli22333
Joshua Mather23216
Jason Moore17196
Will Morris1922
Sean Moylan17111
Nicholas Phillips2568
Adam Reardon23131
Jordan Russell2364
Michael Saunders19303
Sam Stagg2197
Nick Swanson22111
Shane Thiele14309
Matthew Tomkins25308
David Wood1580
Umpire2024Career
Dylan Benwell17128
Sally Boud1386
Matthew Bridges1776
Peter Challen16169
Alex Chisholm1784
Michael Craig18182
Matthew Dervan22183
Bryce Guy1010
Daniel Hoskin14208
Sam Hunter1672
Brodie Kenny-Bell17174
Callum Leonard1442
Matthew Maclure21106
Taylor Mattioli1324
Angus McKenzie-Wills20157
Rhys Negerman1543
Steven Piperno20181
Simon Plumridge1771
David Rodan15103
Chelsea Roffey16311
Brett Rogers14225
Thomas Sullivan1749
Sam Walsh21131
Stephen Williams20286
Adam Wojcik19314
Jason Yazdani1532

Records (completion of season)

UmpireGames
Current streak leaders
Simon Meredith103
Nathan Williamson57
Jacob Mollison37
All Time leaders
Brett Rosebury533
Shane McInerney502
Matt Stevic499
Simon Meredith499
Hayden Kennedy495
Mathew Nicholls438
Chris Donlon426
Rowan Sawers410
Stephen McBurney401
Ray Chamberlain389
Finals leaders
Matt Stevic60
Brett Rosebury54
Simon Meredith 51
Shaun Ryan 41
Jack Elder39
Hayden Kennedy39
Darren Goldspink37
Bryan Sheehan37
Brett Allen37
Ian Robinson35
Rowan Sawers35
UmpireGames
Current Streak leaders
Simon Blight24
Josh Mather 13
Michael Barlow12
Ben Fely12
All Time leaders
Mark Thomson438
Adam Coote423
Ian Burrows412
Darren Wilson404
Nathan Doig 390
Chris Gordon350
Michael Marantelli333
Mitch Le Fevre330
Aaron Deckys327
John Morris325
Finals leaders
Darren Wilson48
Ian Burrows47
Chris Gordon38
Mark Thomson36
Michael Marantelli36
Matthew Tomkins35
Matt Konetschka34
Nathan Doig 32
Adam Coote31
Lindsay Lancaster29
Jonathan Creasey29
UmpireGames
Current streak leaders
Steve Piperno 6
Stephen Williams4
Adam Wojcik4
All Time leaders
David Dixon356
David Flegg337
Craig Clark334
Mark Canning319
Adam Wojcik314
Colin Hood311
Chelsea Roffey311
Charles Bell310
Steve Stirling304
Tom NIcholson288
Finals leaders
Luke Walker37
Adam Wojcik36
David Dixon34
Craig Clark28
Anthony Black25
Stephen Williams25
Reg Treloar24
Chris Appleton24
Matthew Dervan24
Mark Canning20

2024 AFLW (S9) statistics

Completion of season

Statistics notes

Details of AFLW grand final umpires (prior to match)

FIELD UMPIRES         Emergency
Name 1. Gabby Simmonds 4. Sam Whetton 6. Matt Adams   26. Jordyn Pearson
Heritage No. 18 82 16   78
Games 57 29 32   44
Finals 8 6 6   8
Grand Finals Debut Debut 1   1
           
BOUNDARY UMPIRES         Emergency
Name Kaitlin Barr Zachary Mousaco Scott Hansford Ben Duce Harrison Bell
Heritage No. 109 84 86 67 145
Games 34 32 47 42 10
Finals 5 2 4 3 3
Grand Finals Debut Debut Debut Debut  
           
GOAL UMPIRES         Emergency
Name Georgia Henderson John Varker     Matthew Edwards
Heritage No 51 6     40
Games 39 47     41
Finals 8 5     7
Grand Finals 1 1     1
Umpire2024Career
Andrew Adair233
Matthew Adams933
Matthew Baigent1144
Peter Bailes340
Joshua Ball827
Katelin Bayre22
Harry Birch211
Sam Bridges919
Nicholas Brown26
Tom Bryce236
Ray Chamberlain413
Thomas Chrystie1032
Lisa Compton-Robins514
Jeffrey Dalgleish14
Sebastian Dalgleish44
Gen Devenish934
Shamus Dundon99
Jordan Fry218
Jason Gibb55
Courtney Gibson1150
Leigh Haussen35
John Howorth213
Harrison Hughes1017
Nicholas Jankovskis336
Daniel Johanson224
Cameron Jones217
James Kerr88
Ben Laycock613
Lucinda Lopes327
Tom Lyon1019
Belinda Maher33
Cameron Manthey925
Nicholas McGinness247
Jack Millar66
Andrew Mitchell1360
Sam Morgan618
Sam Nippress1449
Kayne Nund1010
Robert O'Gorman38
Jordyn Pearson1144
Brad Percey610
Luke Porter940
Justin Power37
Alysha Ramsay33
Paul Rebeschini316
Samantha Ritchie89
Mitch Scott624
Gabby Simmonds1058
James Strybos248
Andrew Talbot1018
Nathan Toner235
Kyle Van Raay88
Alex Whetton414
Sam Whetton830
Ben Williams55
Matthew Young223
Umpire2024Career
Blake Anderson259
Michael Baker16
Kaitlin Barr1335
Sam Beer1432
Harrison Bell1010
Emily Best916
Simon Blight334
Trent Bowes962
James Brayshaw1221
John Cooper647
Patrick Cran412
Jake Creasey1111
Damien Cusack37
Brett Dalgleish13
Chris Delany26
Mitch Dorling99
Taylor Dorsey88
Ben Duce1143
Ty Duncan227
Benjamin Fely129
Kieran Ferguson230
Kyle Fisher942
Bailey Foulk821
Jess Gaffney918
Josh Garrett26
Luke Graves332
Riley Guerin1424
Harrison Hansford534
Scott Hansford1548
Ryan Hickey942
Jacob Hudson1026
Jaco Jansen van Rensberg628
Matthew Jenkinson16
Amberly Jones512
Emma Jones55
Lleyton Jose729
Tim Lougoon35
Madeleine Lum1145
Corey Malcolm1132
Lachlan Menara736
Greta Miller1164
Will Morris330
Zachary Mousaco1033
Mitch O'Neill912
Taylah Parker913
Charles Powell1037
Adrian Pretorius432
Liam Ramsay1010
Cooper Ranie1226
Adam Reardon11
Tara Reed925
Zac Reed77
Melissa Sambrooks1346
Michael Saunders37
Dominic Schiliro1039
Nick Swanson24
Shane Thiele511
Grace Wilkin824
Benjamin Williams528
David Wood115
Lachlan Wright1125
Nathan Wrigley88
Umpire2024Career
Dylan Benwell11
Sally Boud26
Laura Brogan813
Michael Button819
Luke Caifano410
Peter Challen24
Matthew Edwards1141
Braden Ford520
Nicholas Ford734
Muneerah Foster66
Bryarne Fry44
Jenna Green66
Bryce Guy123
Brad Hammer69
Georgia Henderson1240
Josh Hickman628
Emilie Hill1143
Daniel Hoskin14
Sam Hunter16
Joshua James715
Morgan Lee710
Callum Leonard230
Emma Loaney55
Zachary Mabb534
Tayla Manning743
Taylor Mattioli134
Darcie McGavin619
Kane Miller522
Luke Monea643
Rhys Negerman114
Simon Plumridge110
Will Robertson615
David Rodan28
Chelsea Roffey25
Jack Stammers638
Adam Steger534
Belinda Stewart629
Alexander Strassberg48
Aengus Taylor48
John Varker1048
Neve Worthy615
Emma Young1030

AFLW Umpires 2017-2023

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

Field umpireHer. No.YearsMatches
Andrew Adair2018-202331
Matt Adams2017-202324
Bronte Annand2019-20205
Matt Baigent2019-202333
Peter Bailes2019-202337
Josh Ball2022-202319
Cameron Barr20172
Matt Belina20172
Mason Beyer20171
Harrison Birch2022-20239
Chris Brackenrig2021-202213
Sam Bridges2020-202210
Jamie Broadbent2018-202218
Nick Brown2022-20234
Tom Bryce2017-202334
Patrick Burns2017-201913
Ray Chamberlain2020-20239
Ben Cheever20175
Tom Chrystie2022-202322
Joel Clamp2022-202321
Lisa Compton-Robins2022-20239
Lachlan Coyne20237
Andrew Crosby2017-202013
Michael Curtis20184
Jeff Dalgleish2020-20213
Genevieve Devenish2020-202325
Cameron Dore2018-202311
Cory Dugan20171
Jack Edwards20197
Blake Evans2022-202311
Sam Ferguson2022-202313
Robert Findlay20201
Leigh Fisher2022-20238
Craig Fleer2020-20213
Nick Foot2020-20228
Jordan Fry2020-202316
Jamie Galbraith20182
Dean Garroway2017-20229
Matt Geddes20172
Andrew Gianfagna2021-20224
Courtney Gibson2018-202339
Ryan Guy2017-20188
David Harris20222
Mitch Harris2020-202215
Leigh Haussen20232
Andrew Heffernan2017-202320
Brendan Hosking20223
Jack Howard2022-202315
John Howorth2018-202311
Harrison Hughes2017-20237
Rowan Hundertmark2020-20226
Louis Jago2020-202211
Nick Jankovskis2017-202333
Daniel Johanson2018-202222
Cameron Jones2017-202315
Shaun Kirk-Williams20172
Ben Laycock20237
Giles Lewis2019-202225
Lucy Lopes2020-202324
Tom Lyon20239
Cameron Manthey2021-202316
Nick McGinness2017-202345
Tomas McIntee2022-202313
Trent McPhee2018-202215
Toby Medlin20171
Chris Melin2020-202211
Simon Meredith2020-20226
Annie Mirabile2017-20188
Andrew Mitchell2020-202347
Jacob Mollison2020-20224
Sam Morgan2019-202312
David Newell20183
Mathew Nicholls2021-20224
Sam Nippress2020-202335
Joseph O'Brien2017-202310
Robert O'Gorman2020-20225
Alex Paton20172
Jordyn Pearson2020-202333
Michael Pell2017-202235
Brad Percey20234
Luke Porter2020-202331
Justin Power2017-20224
Vic Rawlings2017-20184
Brodie Rayner20172
Paul Rebeschini2019-202313
Samantha Ritchie20231
Martin Rodger2017-202334
Leighton Rowe2018-202222
MItch Scott2021-202318
Nick Scott2022-2318
Gabby Simmonds2017-202348
Curtis Snadden20223
Sam Somerville2017-20229
Jack Spencer20171
Emma Stark2022-202312
James Strybos2017-202346
Andrew Talbot20238
Eleni Tee2020-202312
Nathan Toner2017-202333
Libby Toovey20173
Cameron Valenti20172
Luke Wachtel20172
Declan Waddington20172
Brent Wallace2020-20238
Oscar Wharton2022-202311
Alex Whetton2022-20238
Sam Whetton2021-202324
Nathan Williamson2020-20213
Jordan Wright20205
Matt Young2018-202321
Boundary umpireHer. No.YearsMatches
Brayden Almond2820174
Blake Anderson92017-202357
Michael Baker1032022-20235
Phil Barkman1320174
Kaitlin Barr1092022-202322
Sam Beer1222022-202318
Ollie Bennett772020-20229
Emily Best13220237
Josh Blain832021-202224
Simon Blight512019-202331
Peter Bock12420222
Trent Bowes442018-202353
Stephanie Boxall2420171
James Brayshaw13420239
Sean Burton1042022-20235
Sam Button812020-202334
Leigh Buwalda382018-202120
Ryleigh Cameron2120171
Gerard Carter692020-202111
Liam Cashion642019-202010
Lucas Chamberlain142017-20209
John Cooper582019-202341
Adam Coote1102022-20236
Pat Cran1082022-20238
Matthew Crowley712020-202218
Damien Cusack1122022-20234
Jake D'Angelo1272021-202327
Brett Dalgleish12022-20232
Patrick Damato872017-201910
Chris Delany8820214
Caleb Devine10620226
Pat Dineen3320222
Brenton Dickson11320184
Brayden Dixon520173
Nathan Doig12620224
Alex Donoghue172017-202018
Ben Duce672020-202332
Ty Duncan482018-202225
Martin Elsegood792020-202216
Ben Fely342018-202228
Tyler Fenton3920183
Kieran Ferguson522019-202328
Kyle Fisher102017-202333
Isaac Fishlock352018-202218
Shauna Flynn252017-20185
Bailey Foulk1022022-202313
Josh Furman302018-20227
Jessica Gaffney13020239
Josh Garrett982022-20234
Rhys Goodyer152017-20198
Luke Graves742020-202329
Riley Guerin129202310
Harrison Hansford652019-202329
Scott Hansford862021-202333
Lachlan Harty220178
Ashley Hawkes602019-202122
Cory Herrmann5520194
Ryan Hickey682020-202333
Lachlan Higgs852021-202225
Jacob Hudson1162022-202316
Merlene Hutt192017-20198
Patrick Jackson9620229
Jaco Jansen van Rensberg992022-202322
Matthew Jenkinson1232022-20235
Amberly Jones13520237
Delsen Jones92202219
Lleyton Jose902022-202322
Riley Kane7220206
Claire Knight2020173
Ethan Lamont752020-202220
Anthony Laughton612019-202329
Mitch Le Fevre12520221
Tim Lougoon11420222
Madeleine Lum402018-202334
Nick Mabb1820178
Ben Macdonald13620232
Damien Main12820221
Corey Malcolm1192022-202321
Lachlan Marsden5920195
Jack Marsh782020-202210
Troy Matthews2620173
Lachlan Mazurak9720228
Lachlan Menara892022-202329
Greta Miller532019-202353
Ash Moore5020181
Jason Moore13320232
Will Morris822021-202327
Zachary Mousaco842021-202223
Sean Moylan10020223
Connor Nakkan1620174
Mitch O'Neill13720233
David Park4120185
Taylah Parker13120234
Nick Phillips542019-202236
Jonathan Poethke3620182
Charles Powell952022-202327
Adrian Pretorius732020-202328
Caylem Priest292017-20186
Cooper Ranie1052022-202314
Elliott Raymond62017-20196
Lachlan Rayner1202022-20235
Tara Reed1072022-202316
Ben Robinson10120226
Sam Royans702020-202334
Ben Russell4220185
Jordan Russell662018-202326
Melissa Sambrooks32017-202333
Corey Sauerwald5620194
Michael Saunders1152022-20234
Dominic Schiliro932022-202329
Kyle Sinclair452018-20198
Jessica Smith2720171
Dylan Speck372018-202319
Lewis Spiker1120176
Joseph Spiteri622019-20207
Sam Stagg312018-202317
Nick Swanson11720222
Travis Taylor3220186
Cameron Temme72017-201811
Braydon Theil802020-202324
Shane Thiele1112022-20236
Kooper Thompson2220173
Beau Trail4920183
Mitchell Vernon462018-20198
Luke Webb-Speck820174
Bryn Weir9120224
Dylan Whan94202211
Luke Wilke632019-202013
Jesse Wilkie122017-202240
Grace Wilkin1182022-202316
Ben Williams572019-20221
Chris Williams420176
Lewis Williams762020-202213
Aiden Wilson2320174
David Wood432018-201910
Nick Wrenn472018-202117
Lachlan Wright12120227
Goal umpireHer No.YearsMatches
Tope Adepoyibi362019-202012
Sian Atkins2320183
Sally Boud7520234
Matt Bridges272018-202213
Ciara Briody492020-202214
Laura Brogan7820235
Alannah Bruno32017-20186
Michael Button712022-202311
Luke Caifano692022-20236
Peter Challen7620232
Michael Craig7220232
Christian Cutrona302018-202213
Pat Dwyer720174
Luke Edwards642022-20237
Matt Edwards402020-202330
Mark Ensbey6020222
Braden Ford522021-202315
Nic Ford122017-202327
Tiana Fry102017-202120
Adam Gardner412020-202214
Thomas Gath502020-202218
Jackson Griffiths252018-20195
Kate Griffiths2020183
Bryce Guy52017-202222
Brad Hammer2220183
Georgia Henderson512020-202328
Josh Hickman532022-202322
Emilie Hill332019-202332
Daniel Hoskin652022-20233
Sam Hunter392019-20235
Joshua James7320238
Brodie Kenny-Bell5920222
Maddison Lamont112017-20228
Morgan Lee7720233
Callum Leonard212018-202328
Kate Lushington2820183
Zac Mabb422020-202329
Tayla Manning372019-202336
Emma Marinelli420172
Taylor Mattioli182017-202333
Xanthia McCarthy482020-20236
Darcie McGavin552022-202313
Angus McKenzie1620172
Jayne McManus1720196
Cameron Milich2420184
Kane Miller472020-202317
Brendan Moloney82017-202215
Luke Monea12017-202337
Rhys Negerman342019-202313
Shaun Ostler2920183
Victor Petrovic312018-20218
Steven Piperno6120223
Simon Plumridge322019-20225
Isabelle Rawsthorne6320224
James Rizio382019-202334
Will Robertson562022-20239
David Rodan582022-20236
Chelsea Roffey7420233
Brett Rogers6720223
Bridget Saftenberger622022-202311
Kym Schultz132017-20185
Chad Smith572022-202312
Jack Stammers442020-202332
Adam Stegar452020-202329
Belinda Stewart142017-202323
Jessica Stewart1520172
Alexander Strassberg7920234
Tom Sullivan432020-202110
Aengus Taylor8020234
Kelly Tellam220174
Melissa Thiele920173
Callum Thornton7020224
Jayden Trivanovic1920173
John Varker62017-202338
Braden White352019-202216
Adam Wojcik6620223
Neve Worthy682022-20239
Chloe Wright462020-20228
Jason Yazdani262018-202331
Emma Young542022-202320