The 2024 Free Kick Ladder - Round 19

Umpiring.

Hasn’t it been the talk of the town in recent weeks.

The AFL executives continue to make it a very difficult game to officiate so we must have some sort of sympathy for the men and women in bright yellow, fluoro green and light blue.

But still that won’t change the opinions of many, especially those who feel their club is hard done by.

There are some teams who cop it more than others, but is it merely a coincidence? Or do they struggle to grasp the rules themselves?

It’s hard to know.

But what we do know is that numbers make up the Free Kick Ladder and we have them all for your information in the wake of Round 19.

So read on to see where your club sits in the latest edition of the FK Ladder.

See the latest numbers after the weekend:

Best differentials

1 - Gold Coast (+62)
2 - Essendon (+53)
3 - Brisbane (+36)
4 - Carlton (+22)
5 - Fremantle (+21)

Worst differentials

1 - Richmond (-75)
2 - GWS Giants (-54)
3 - Geelong (-36)
4 - North Melbourne (-18)
5 - Melbourne (-17)

Most frees for

1 - Gold Coast (368)
2 - Collingwood (348)
3 - Adelaide (345)
4 - Carlton (341)
5 - North Melbourne (339)

Least frees for

1 - Richmond (269)
2 - Geelong (276)
3 - GWS Giants (280)
4 - Melbourne (301)
5 - Western Bulldogs (305)

Most frees against

1 - North Melbourne (357)
2 - Adelaide (352)
3 - Richmond (344)
4 - Hawthorn (336)
5 - GWS Giants (334)

Least frees against

1 - Essendon (272)
2 - Brisbane (298)
3 - Fremantle (302)
4 - Gold Coast (306)
5 - West Coast (308)

The 2024 Free Kick Ladder - Round 18

Gold Coast remains clear on top with a differential of +62, helped by the most free kicks for (368) and the fourth fewest frees against (306).

Essendon sits second on +53 mainly due to the fact that they have conceded the least free kicks (272) so far in 2024. They sit on the edge of the eight for free kicks (325).

Brisbane is third on +36 with the second least frees against (298) while sitting seventh for frees kicks (334).

Making up the top five is Carlton on +22 and Fremantle on +21.

At the foot remains Richmond who have a differential of -75 by virtue of the fewest free kicks (269) in the competition and the third most frees against (344). The Tigers received just nine frees on the weekend.

Second bottom are the poor old Giants on -54 with the third least free kicks for (280) and the fifth most frees against (334).

Next is Geelong on -36 with the second least frees for (276) while North Melbourne on -18 and Melbourne on -17 make up the bottom five.