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FWC on Sport Nation guideThe AFL Free Kick Ladder - Round 16
Andrew Slevison • June 30th, 2026 2:36 pm
After 16 rounds, all 18 clubs have played 15 games each and the ladder now makes so much more sense.
Same goes for the Free Kick Ladder which has really taken shape with those who are on the positive side of proceedings and those who aren't so lucky.
Remarkably, the top four in free kick differentials is the same now as it was in Round 12. Furthermore, the top three remain the same disparity apart.
At the other end there is just one Victorian club in the bottom six.
See the latest numbers below:
Best differentials
1 - St Kilda (+35)2 - Geelong (+29)3 - Sydney (+22)4 - Richmond (+19)5 - Brisbane (+11)
Worst differentials
1 - GWS Giants (-60)2 - Gold Coast (-29)3 - Carlton (-17)4 - West Coast (-14)5 - Fremantle (-9)
Most frees for
1 - Sydney (327)2 - North Melbourne (311)3 - Geelong (310)4 - Adelaide (304)5 - West Coast (297)
Least frees for
1 - GWS Giants (248)2 - Collingwood (257)3 - Melbourne (260)4 - Fremantle (262)5 - Brisbane (272)
Most frees against
1 - Gold Coast (314)2 - West Coast (311)3 - North Melbourne (310)4 - GWS Giants (308)5 - Sydney (305)
Least frees against
1 - Collingwood (251)2 - St Kilda (255)3 - Melbourne (256)4 - Brisbane (261)Eq.5 - Fremantle & Richmond (271)
The 2026 Free Kick Ladder - Round 16
St Kilda (+35) remains on top of the Free Kick Ladder with the second fewest frees against (255).
Their differential is six more than Geelong (+29) who have been awarded the third most frees for (310).
In third remains Sydney (+22) thanks to the most frees for (327). They've also had the fifth most frees against (305).
Making up the top five is Richmond (+19) and Brisbane (+11) - the latter moving up from eighth four weeks ago.
Down the bottom it is again the poor old Giants (-60) who own a massive differential, owing to the least frees for (248) and fourth most against (308).
Gold Coast (-29) are the same as they were after Round 12. The Suns have given away the most free kicks in the league.
Third bottom is Carlton (-17) who sits slightly behind West Coast (-14) and Fremantle (-9).
See the FK Ladder after Round 16 below:
