Umpires and RFC
Umpires. They've seemingly been the bane of our existence ever since the club was formed, to the point where Richmond once forfeited a VFA Grand Final after an objectionable umpiring appointment.
Using data on umpire appointments kindly supplied by the AFLUA, I've worked out lists of officials under whom we have our best and worst records (minimum 5 matches). Not surprisingly, the lists are generally reflective of the club's success (or lack of) during various eras. Keep in mind with the following stats that umpires have operated in teams of 2 or 3 for more than 30 years, so any favourable/unfavourable results listed alongside a particular umpire should not be seen as mutually exclusive events.
Umpire Frst Last M W L D Win%
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Ian Artso* 1969 1973 7 7 0 0 100.0%
Graeme Marcy 1978 1981 9 8 1 0 88.9%
Don Jolley 1968 1971 16 14 2 0 87.5%
Stanley Morgan 1939 1943 8 7 1 0 87.5%
George Frood 1932 1935 7 6 1 0 85.7%
Mike Dye 1973 1981 18 15 3 0 83.3%
Reg Devine 1928 1933 9 7 1 1 83.3%
George Mackenzie 1908 1910 6 5 1 0 83.3%
Peter Sheales 1965 1972 29 24 5 0 82.8%
Charles Lewis 1924 1928 11 9 2 0 81.8%
Ken Quinn 1975 1981 16 13 3 0 81.3%
Keith Dargavel 1980 1982 5 4 1 0 80.0%
Chris Donlon 2005 2007 5 4 1 0 80.0%
* Another 53 umpires have unblemished records after umpiring in 1-4 Richmond matches.
Our worst records:
Umpire Frst Last M W L D Win%
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James Brewer 1962 1966 6 0 6 0 0.0%
Troy Burton 1997 2000 5 0 5 0 0.0%
Mark Fussell 2002 2003 5 0 5 0 0.0%
Stephen Luckman* 1988 1991 5 0 5 0 0.0%
Ross Castle 1985 1989 8 1 7 0 12.5%
Dean Margetts 2002 2007 12 2 10 0 16.7%
Walter Andrew 1960 1963 6 1 5 0 16.7%
Gary Forster 1987 1992 11 2 9 0 18.2%
Warwick Roach 1951 1956 11 2 9 0 18.2%
Brett Rosebury 2001 2007 16 3 13 0 18.8%
Michael Viney 1990 1993 5 1 4 0 20.0%
Mathew Nicholls 2003 2007 9 2 7 0 22.2%
Derek Woodcock 2001 2007 12 3 9 0 25.0%
Shane McDonald 1986 1991 12 3 9 0 25.0%
Robert Boyle 1908 1912 8 2 6 0 25.0%
Anton McKernan 1991 1994 8 2 6 0 25.0%
James Murphy 1912 1914 8 2 6 0 25.0%
Colin Rowston 2002 2004 8 2 6 0 25.0%
Colin Mance 1957 1960 6 1 4 1 25.0%
* Another 46 umpires are yet to officiate in a Richmond win after 1-4 matches.
Of 314 field umpires, we are in the red with 149, 50/50 with 36, and in the black with 129.
We've actually done very well in comparison to other clubs since 1998 when free kick stats were first recorded by the AFL, sitting 2nd in percentage of total free kicks:
Cb FFor FAga Diff %FFor
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WB 3993 3685 +308 52.0%
Ri 3860 3569 +291 52.0%
Co 3924 3648 +276 51.8%
WC 4093 3814 +279 51.8%
Ka 3859 3678 +181 51.2%
Ca 4020 3925 +95 50.6%
St 3897 3855 +42 50.3%
Ge 4003 3963 +40 50.3%
PA 4096 4088 +8 50.0%
Fr 3856 3897 -41 49.7%
Ha 3867 3996 -129 49.2%
Ad 3796 3935 -139 49.1%
Br 3823 4057 -234 48.5%
Me 3840 4098 -258 48.4%
Sy 3928 4195 -267 48.4%
Es 3869 4195 -326 48.0%
Umpires under whom we've done well:
Umpire FF FA Df %FFor
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Jason Baldwin 37 21 +16 63.8%
Richard Fox 41 24 +17 63.1%
David Ackland 23 17 +6 57.5%
Dean Margetts 208 155 +53 57.3%
Andrew Malcolm 24 18 +6 57.1%
Peter Carey 98 74 +24 57.0%
Ray Chamberlain 130 99 +31 56.8%
Grant Vernon 19 15 +4 55.9%
Greg Scroop 84 67 +17 55.6%
Mark Nash 152 122 +30 55.5%
We're only on the wrong side of the free kick ledger with 11 of the 64 field umpires to have officiated in Richmond matches since 1998:
Umpire FF FA Df %FFor
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David Corcoran 14 22 -8 38.9%
Chris Mitchell 107 137 -30 43.9%
Troy Pannell 64 81 -17 44.1%
Damien Sully 60 74 -14 44.8%
Luke Farmer 63 73 -10 46.3%
Matthew Norden 108 121 -13 47.2%
Gavin Deller 23 25 -2 47.9%
Derek Humphery-Smith 184 192 -8 48.9%
Stefan Grun 189 197 -8 49.0%
Darren Goldspink 391 403 -12 49.2%
Shaun Ryan 213 218 -5 49.4%
I found the free kick figures ran contrary to my perception, and hereby resolve to be more considerate towards umpires in future since they are clearly on our side.
Until R1 2008 anyway.
Umpires. They've seemingly been the bane of our existence ever since the club was formed, to the point where Richmond once forfeited a VFA Grand Final after an objectionable umpiring appointment.
Using data on umpire appointments kindly supplied by the AFLUA, I've worked out lists of officials under whom we have our best and worst records (minimum 5 matches). Not surprisingly, the lists are generally reflective of the club's success (or lack of) during various eras. Keep in mind with the following stats that umpires have operated in teams of 2 or 3 for more than 30 years, so any favourable/unfavourable results listed alongside a particular umpire should not be seen as mutually exclusive events.
Umpire Frst Last M W L D Win%
-------------------------------------------
Ian Artso* 1969 1973 7 7 0 0 100.0%
Graeme Marcy 1978 1981 9 8 1 0 88.9%
Don Jolley 1968 1971 16 14 2 0 87.5%
Stanley Morgan 1939 1943 8 7 1 0 87.5%
George Frood 1932 1935 7 6 1 0 85.7%
Mike Dye 1973 1981 18 15 3 0 83.3%
Reg Devine 1928 1933 9 7 1 1 83.3%
George Mackenzie 1908 1910 6 5 1 0 83.3%
Peter Sheales 1965 1972 29 24 5 0 82.8%
Charles Lewis 1924 1928 11 9 2 0 81.8%
Ken Quinn 1975 1981 16 13 3 0 81.3%
Keith Dargavel 1980 1982 5 4 1 0 80.0%
Chris Donlon 2005 2007 5 4 1 0 80.0%
* Another 53 umpires have unblemished records after umpiring in 1-4 Richmond matches.
Our worst records:
Umpire Frst Last M W L D Win%
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James Brewer 1962 1966 6 0 6 0 0.0%
Troy Burton 1997 2000 5 0 5 0 0.0%
Mark Fussell 2002 2003 5 0 5 0 0.0%
Stephen Luckman* 1988 1991 5 0 5 0 0.0%
Ross Castle 1985 1989 8 1 7 0 12.5%
Dean Margetts 2002 2007 12 2 10 0 16.7%
Walter Andrew 1960 1963 6 1 5 0 16.7%
Gary Forster 1987 1992 11 2 9 0 18.2%
Warwick Roach 1951 1956 11 2 9 0 18.2%
Brett Rosebury 2001 2007 16 3 13 0 18.8%
Michael Viney 1990 1993 5 1 4 0 20.0%
Mathew Nicholls 2003 2007 9 2 7 0 22.2%
Derek Woodcock 2001 2007 12 3 9 0 25.0%
Shane McDonald 1986 1991 12 3 9 0 25.0%
Robert Boyle 1908 1912 8 2 6 0 25.0%
Anton McKernan 1991 1994 8 2 6 0 25.0%
James Murphy 1912 1914 8 2 6 0 25.0%
Colin Rowston 2002 2004 8 2 6 0 25.0%
Colin Mance 1957 1960 6 1 4 1 25.0%
* Another 46 umpires are yet to officiate in a Richmond win after 1-4 matches.
Of 314 field umpires, we are in the red with 149, 50/50 with 36, and in the black with 129.
We've actually done very well in comparison to other clubs since 1998 when free kick stats were first recorded by the AFL, sitting 2nd in percentage of total free kicks:
Cb FFor FAga Diff %FFor
-----------------------
WB 3993 3685 +308 52.0%
Ri 3860 3569 +291 52.0%
Co 3924 3648 +276 51.8%
WC 4093 3814 +279 51.8%
Ka 3859 3678 +181 51.2%
Ca 4020 3925 +95 50.6%
St 3897 3855 +42 50.3%
Ge 4003 3963 +40 50.3%
PA 4096 4088 +8 50.0%
Fr 3856 3897 -41 49.7%
Ha 3867 3996 -129 49.2%
Ad 3796 3935 -139 49.1%
Br 3823 4057 -234 48.5%
Me 3840 4098 -258 48.4%
Sy 3928 4195 -267 48.4%
Es 3869 4195 -326 48.0%
Umpires under whom we've done well:
Umpire FF FA Df %FFor
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Jason Baldwin 37 21 +16 63.8%
Richard Fox 41 24 +17 63.1%
David Ackland 23 17 +6 57.5%
Dean Margetts 208 155 +53 57.3%
Andrew Malcolm 24 18 +6 57.1%
Peter Carey 98 74 +24 57.0%
Ray Chamberlain 130 99 +31 56.8%
Grant Vernon 19 15 +4 55.9%
Greg Scroop 84 67 +17 55.6%
Mark Nash 152 122 +30 55.5%
We're only on the wrong side of the free kick ledger with 11 of the 64 field umpires to have officiated in Richmond matches since 1998:
Umpire FF FA Df %FFor
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David Corcoran 14 22 -8 38.9%
Chris Mitchell 107 137 -30 43.9%
Troy Pannell 64 81 -17 44.1%
Damien Sully 60 74 -14 44.8%
Luke Farmer 63 73 -10 46.3%
Matthew Norden 108 121 -13 47.2%
Gavin Deller 23 25 -2 47.9%
Derek Humphery-Smith 184 192 -8 48.9%
Stefan Grun 189 197 -8 49.0%
Darren Goldspink 391 403 -12 49.2%
Shaun Ryan 213 218 -5 49.4%
I found the free kick figures ran contrary to my perception, and hereby resolve to be more considerate towards umpires in future since they are clearly on our side.
Until R1 2008 anyway.