How Many Holding The Ball Free Kicks Has Your Team Won This Year?

It’s the most loudly contested decision in the AFL by the fans.

So who’s been rewarded holding the ball the most – and the least – this year?

Scroll down to find out where your team sits…

Meanwhile on Footy Talk, Nick Riewoldt goes after AFL head of umpiring Stephen McBurney after the Lachie Sullivan free kick revealed a glaring inconsistency with the laws of the game:

HOW YOUR TEAM FARES WITH HOLDING THE BALL:

TEAM	FREE KICKS WON
Collingwood	61
Gold Coast	59
Sydney	57
Carlton	53
Brisbane	52
Essendon	52
Fremantle	50
Western Bulldogs	49
Port Adelaide	48
West Coast	42
North Melbourne	41
Adelaide	40
Melbourne	39
Richmond	35
St Kilda	35
Geelong	34
GWS Giants	34
Hawthorn	32

TEAM	FREE KICKS CONCEDED
Fremantle	58
North Melbourne	56
Brisbane	55
Hawthorn	54
Sydney	52
Western Bulldogs	50
Adelaide	47
Carlton	47
West Coast	47
Gold Coast	45
Richmond	42
St Kilda	42
Melbourne	41
GWS Giants	39
Collingwood	38
Geelong	35
Port Adelaide	33
Essendon	32

TEAM	HOLDING THE BALL DIFFERENTIAL:
Collingwood	+23
Essendon	+20
Port Adelaide	+15
Gold Coast	+14
Carlton	+6
Sydney	+5
Geelong	-1
Western Bulldogs	-1
Melbourne	-2
Brisbane	-3
GWS Giants	-5
West Coast	-5
Adelaide	-7
Richmond	-7
St Kilda	-7
Fremantle	-8
North Melbourne	-15
Hawthorn	-22