{"id":797870,"date":"2026-07-13T16:16:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/797870\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:16:25","slug":"afl-umpire-contact-ladder-how-far-away-from-a-mammoth-fine-is-your-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/797870\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL Umpire Contact Ladder: How far away from a mammoth fine is your club?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The threat of a considerable financial sanction looms over a myriad of clubs, with the AFL<\/a> promising to collect at least $20,000 in fines from clubs whose players make contact, however negligible, with its umpires five or more times in a given season.<\/p>\n

Last month, the Gold Coast Suns<\/a> became the first club to pay up, and will be counting their lucky stars that the league asked for only $20,000, as opposed to the $50,000 that was initially threatened in an email sent to clubs in May.<\/p>\n

Essendon joined the Suns on five infractions<\/a> on Monday, after Sullivan Robey<\/a> and Angus Clarke<\/a> were cited for brushes with those in yellow during Sunday’s almighty loss at the hands of the Lions. Lion Jarrod Berry’s infraction of the same kind, in the same match, moved the back-to-back premiers within one infringement of the fine, too.<\/p>\n

Six clubs find themselves just one instance away from also footing the substantial bill, with premiership fancies Fremantle, Sydney and Brisbane among them.<\/p>\n

\"MELBOURNE,MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JUNE 12: Curtis Deboy, AFL Field Umpire and Rhylee West of the Bulldogs come into contact during the 2025 AFL Round 14 match between the St Kilda Saints and the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium on June 12, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson\/AFL Photos via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Carlton, in Round 13 (two offences) and Essendon and Sydney in Round 18 (two and three offences, respectively) are the three clubs to have two or more offences of this nature in one game. By extension, that suggests only the lowly Port Adelaide Power<\/a> and West Coast\u00a0 Eagles (one offence each, this season) are more than one game away from the fine.<\/p>\n

AFL<\/a> UMPIRE CONTACT LADDER:<\/p>\n

NUMBER OF OFFENCES
\nCLUBS<\/p>\n

5
\nEssendon Bombers<\/a>, Gold Coast Suns<\/a><\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

3
\nAdelaide Crows<\/a>, Geelong Cats<\/a>, GWS Giants<\/a>, Richmond Tigers<\/a><\/p>\n

2
\nCarlton Blues<\/a>, Hawthorn Hawks<\/a>, Melbourne Demons<\/a>, St Kilda Saints<\/a><\/p>\n

1
\nPort Adelaide Power<\/a>, West Coast Eagles<\/a><\/p>\n

0
\nN\/A<\/p>\n

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