AFL field umpire · 2012–2026

Mathew Nicholls

Games

285

home-and-away, on file

Frees a game

35.1

league 37.1 (-2.1)

Home edge

+0.7

league +1.2 a game

This season

games in 2026

By club

Clubs with 3+ games

Each club's record with Mathew Nicholls umpiring
Club	Games	W–L	Frees for	Against	Diff	Usual	Swing
Geelong	41	23–18	18.4	17.0	+1.4	0	+1.4
Collingwood	40	23–17	17.3	15.0	+2.2	+1.3	+1
Brisbane	27	18–9	19.7	18.3	+1.5	+0.8	+0.7
Essendon	33	13–20	16.6	15.6	+1	+0.4	+0.6
Hawthorn	35	22–13	18.3	17.9	+0.3	0	+0.3
Richmond	28	13–15	17.4	18.8	-1.4	-1.6	+0.2
Sydney	47	30–17	17.8	18.3	-0.5	-0.6	+0.1
Fremantle	26	14–12	17.4	17.7	-0.3	-0.3	0
Port	42	24–18	17.5	18.1	-0.6	-0.4	-0.2
North	38	14–24	18.6	18.2	+0.4	+0.8	-0.4
Adelaide	26	12–14	17.2	16.9	+0.3	+0.9	-0.6
Carlton	28	10–18	17.5	17.7	-0.2	+0.4	-0.7
Bulldogs	29	14–15	17.6	17.0	+0.7	+1.3	-0.7
Gold Coast	25	10–15	16.8	18.0	-1.2	-0.4	-0.8
West Coast	30	13–17	18.1	17.4	+0.7	+1.7	-0.9
Melbourne	24	11–13	16.8	18.3	-1.5	-0.2	-1.3
St Kilda	24	7–17	16.5	18.2	-1.7	-0.2	-1.5
GWS	27	11–16	14.7	18.0	-3.3	-1.5	-1.8

Diff is frees for minus against per game with Mathew Nicholls umpiring; usual is the club's average in those seasons under every umpire; swing is the difference. Small samples swing a lot, and a club that tackles more draws more frees whoever is umpiring.

By season

Season	Games	Frees a game	League	Home edge
2026	10	37.8	37.7	-0.6
2025	10	34.9	38.9	-1.3
2024	25	34.1	35.4	-1.4
2023	23	31.0	35.3	+0.7
2022	9	35.1	40.5	-0.4
2021	19	41.5	38.2	+1.7
2020	6	31.5	32.3	+0.2
2019	17	32.6	37.4	+2.4
2018	23	40.2	41.2	+0.6
2017	25	33.2	37.4	+2.6
2016	25	39.0	37.8	+1.8
2015	23	34.4	36.2	+1.6
2014	25	30.8	33.3	+0.2
2013	24	34.6	36.2	+0.2
2012	21	34.8	38.0	+0.3

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