BFNL Seniors · Preliminary Final · 12 September 2026

Queenscliff v Geelong Amateur

Queenscliff 14.14 (98)def. Geelong Amateur 8.10 (58)

After trailing by seven points at quarter time, Queenscliff took control and won by 40 points to reach the BFNL Grand Final.

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38Identifiable free kicksQueenscliff 19 · Geelong Amateur 19

26Appear warranted3 vision inconclusive · 1 not warranted · 8 cannot be assessed

44Ball-ups18 field · 26 centre restarts

40 pointsFinal marginQueenscliff won 98–58.

Umpire identification disclaimer. Identifications were cross-checked against the supplied left-to-right lineup image (Errol Burns, Daniel Wilson and Hamish Irvin), what can be seen in the single-camera broadcast and the expected three-umpire rotation. Entries marked “Rotation estimate” are not visually confirmed and must not be treated as definitive personal attribution. The review assesses the visible decision, not an umpire's overall performance.

Overall finding

Bottom line

The broadcast-identifiable free-kick count finished 19–19. Queenscliff received six of the ten identifiable last-quarter frees, but the even match total does not point to an overall numerical advantage for either side.

Of 38 decisions, 26 appear warranted under the cited law, the vision is inconclusive on three, one does not appear warranted and eight cannot be assessed fairly from the single-camera angle. “Cannot assess” does not mean incorrect.

The clearest adverse finding is the holding-the-ball free at 0:10 of the last quarter: the player is tackled almost immediately and the vision does not show a realistic opportunity to make a genuine attempt.

Decision split

Free kicks by umpire

Receiving team is shown below.

Field umpire

Errol Burns

11identifiable free kicks

Queenscliff 7Geelong Amateur 4

Appears warranted: 7
Vision inconclusive / not warranted: 2
Cannot assess: 2

Field umpire

Daniel Wilson

13identifiable free kicks

Queenscliff 6Geelong Amateur 7

Appears warranted: 10
Vision inconclusive / not warranted: 2
Cannot assess: 1

Field umpire

Hamish Irvin

14identifiable free kicks

Queenscliff 6Geelong Amateur 8

Appears warranted: 9
Vision inconclusive / not warranted: 0
Cannot assess: 5

Workload

Zone allocation

Zone times are rotation-based estimates over 117:45 of playing time. Mid Zone is between the 50-metre arcs; End Zone is inside either arc.

Errol Burns

34.7%65.3%

40:50 mid · 76:55 end

Daniel Wilson

32.9%67.1%

38:45 mid · 79:00 end

Hamish Irvin

32.4%67.6%

38:10 mid · 79:35 end

Mid ZoneEnd Zone

Umpire	Mid / 60	End / 60
Errol Burns	8.8	3.9
Daniel Wilson	13.9	3.0
Hamish Irvin	12.6	4.5

Administration

Ball-ups

These counts cover field ball-ups and centre restarts and are workload figures, not quality scores.

Umpire	Field	Centre	Total
Errol Burns	6	9	15
Daniel Wilson	7	9	16
Hamish Irvin	5	8	13

44all ball-ups

Match flow

Quarter-by-quarter

The free-kick count was level overall and Queenscliff won the scoring battle in each of the final three quarters.

Quarter	Score at break	Queenscliff frees	Geelong Amateur frees	Field ball-ups	Centre
Q1	Geelong Amateur 2.5 (17) – Queenscliff 1.4 (10)	5	5	8	4
Q2	Queenscliff 4.7 (31) – Geelong Amateur 3.5 (23)	4	5	3	5
Q3	Queenscliff 8.8 (56) – Geelong Amateur 5.3 (33)	4	5	6	7
Q4	Queenscliff 14.14 (98) – Geelong Amateur 8.10 (58)	6	4	1	10

Timestamped evidence

Confirmed paid free kicks

Select a game clock to open the replay about 10 seconds before the decision. Marks, ball-ups, centre restarts, boundary throw-ins and uninterrupted play are excluded. Terminology and references use the 2026 AFL Laws of Australian Football; the BFNL last-disposal rule is identified as a local competition variation.

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Showing 38 of 38 decisions

Broadcast-identifiable free-kick decisions
Qtr	Clock	Receiving team	Umpire	Zone	Decision	2026 AFL Law	Assessment	Review note
Q1	2:34	Geelong Amateur	Hamish IrvinRotation estimate	Mid Zone	Free Kick – infringement not visible	Not identifiable	Cannot assess	The free and advantage are clear, but the original infringement is outside the broadcast focus.
Q1	5:18	Queenscliff	Daniel WilsonRotation estimate	Mid Zone	Free Kick After Disposal – Prohibited Contact	18.3.3	Cannot assess	Play is recalled a long way downfield; the initiating contact is not shown clearly enough to assess.
Q1	7:15	Geelong Amateur	Hamish IrvinRotation estimate	End Zone	Free Kick – infringement not visible	Not identifiable	Cannot assess	The recipient is identifiable, but the camera does not establish the infringement.
Q1	12:47	Geelong Amateur	Errol BurnsBroadcast support	Mid Zone	Holding the Ball – Prior Opportunity	18.6.2	Appears warranted	The ball carrier attempts to evade and is legally tackled without disposing of the football.
Q1	20:03	Queenscliff	Daniel WilsonRotation estimate	End Zone	Prohibited Contact – Push in the Back	18.3.2(b)	Vision inconclusive	There is forward contact, although the player also contributes to the fall; either interpretation is credible.
Q1	21:23	Queenscliff	Errol BurnsBroadcast support	Mid Zone	Holding the Ball – Diving on Top of or Dragging the Football Beneath the Body	18.6.5	Appears warranted	The player takes the football to ground and does not knock it clear immediately.
Q1	21:54	Queenscliff	Daniel WilsonBroadcast support	Mid Zone	Prohibited Contact – High Contact	18.3.2(c)	Appears warranted	The fend-off makes contact above the shoulders.
Q1	24:23	Geelong Amateur	Hamish IrvinRotation estimate	Mid Zone	Holding the Ball – Incorrect Disposal	18.6.3	Appears warranted	After taking on the tacklers, the player loses the football without a legal kick or handball.
Q1	24:43	Queenscliff	Errol BurnsRotation estimate	Mid Zone	Prohibited Contact – Holding Off the Ball	18.3.2(d)	Cannot assess	A non-controlling umpire reports an off-ball hold, but the contact is distant and obscured.
Q1	27:20	Geelong Amateur	Daniel WilsonRotation estimate	End Zone	Last Disposal Out of Bounds	Local competition variation	Appears warranted	The final disposal before the boundary is visible; the assessment assumes the BFNL last-disposal variation applies.
Q2	0:19	Geelong Amateur	Hamish IrvinRotation estimate	Mid Zone	Prohibited Contact – High Contact in a Tackle	18.3.2(c)	Appears warranted	The tackle rides over the shoulder and advantage is correctly allowed.
Q2	1:29	Queenscliff	Hamish IrvinBroadcast support	End Zone	Holding the Ball – Prior Opportunity	18.6.2	Appears warranted	The player has time in possession and is caught before making a legal disposal.
Q2	2:01	Queenscliff	Hamish IrvinBroadcast support	Mid Zone	Prohibited Contact – Holding Off the Ball	18.3.2(d)	Cannot assess	The free is brought back for an off-ball hold away from the camera's main focus.
Q2	6:01	Geelong Amateur	Errol BurnsRotation estimate	End Zone	Last Disposal Out of Bounds	Local competition variation	Appears warranted	The ball is disposed of across the boundary; correct under the applicable last-disposal variation.
Q2	9:04	Geelong Amateur	Daniel WilsonBroadcast support	Mid Zone	Last Disposal Out of Bounds	Local competition variation	Appears warranted	The final kick before the boundary is identifiable on the available angle.
Q2	12:24	Geelong Amateur	Daniel WilsonBroadcast support	Mid Zone	Prohibited Contact – Push in the Back	18.3.2(b)	Vision inconclusive	Contact follows the fumble, but its force and effect are difficult to separate from the player's momentum.
Q2	17:42	Queenscliff	Daniel WilsonBroadcast support	Mid Zone	Holding the Ball – Prior Opportunity	18.6.2	Appears warranted	The Geelong Amateur player is caught after having time to dispose of the football.
Q2	19:54	Queenscliff	Errol BurnsRotation estimate	End Zone	Free Kick – infringement not visible	Not identifiable	Cannot assess	The free is recalled to the forward contest, but the broadcast does not reveal its cause.
Q2	21:06	Geelong Amateur	Errol BurnsRotation estimate	Mid Zone	Prohibited Contact – Push in the Back	18.3.2(b)	Appears warranted	The Queenscliff player arrives into the opponent's back after the mark is not completed.
Q3	0:12	Queenscliff	Daniel WilsonRotation estimate	Mid Zone	Prohibited Contact – Push in the Back	18.3.2(b)	Appears warranted	The player is driven forward in the tackle without a legal disposal opportunity.
Q3	0:27	Geelong Amateur	Daniel WilsonBroadcast support	End Zone	Holding the Ball – Incorrect Disposal	18.6.3	Appears warranted	The ball carrier takes on the tackle and loses the football; the later high-contact appeal does not alter the first decision.
Q3	3:38	Geelong Amateur	Hamish IrvinRotation estimate	Mid Zone	Last Disposal Out of Bounds	Local competition variation	Appears warranted	The last disposal before the ball crosses the line is visible.
Q3	9:30	Queenscliff	Errol BurnsRotation estimate	End Zone	Holding the Ball – Prior Opportunity	18.6.2	Appears warranted	The player is caught after attempting to move through the tackle.
Q3	11:59	Queenscliff	Hamish IrvinRotation estimate	End Zone	Free Kick – infringement not visible	Not identifiable	Cannot assess	The non-controlling umpire identifies an infringement in the ruck contest, but the broadcast angle does not.
Q3	13:09	Queenscliff	Daniel WilsonRotation estimate	Mid Zone	Prohibited Contact – Push in the Back	18.3.2(b)	Appears warranted	The contact dislodges the player from behind before he can complete the contest.
Q3	18:18	Geelong Amateur	Errol BurnsRotation estimate	Mid Zone	Prohibited Contact – Push in the Back	18.3.2(b)	Vision inconclusive	There is contact in the back, but the recipient accentuates it; the vision supports genuine doubt.
Q3	24:53	Geelong Amateur	Hamish IrvinRotation estimate	End Zone	Out of Bounds on the Full	18.10.2(a)	Appears warranted	The Queenscliff kick crosses the boundary without being touched or bouncing.
Q3	25:42	Geelong Amateur	Hamish IrvinRotation estimate	End Zone	Holding the Ball – Diving on Top of or Dragging the Football Beneath the Body	18.6.5	Appears warranted	The player pulls the football underneath and does not knock it clear.
Q4	0:10	Queenscliff	Errol BurnsBroadcast support	Mid Zone	Holding the Ball – No Genuine Attempt	18.6.4	Does not appear warranted	The player is tackled almost immediately with the ball pinned; the vision does not show a realistic chance to make a genuine attempt.
Q4	2:02	Queenscliff	Hamish IrvinBroadcast support	End Zone	Prohibited Contact – Push in the Back	18.3.2(b)	Appears warranted	The defender extends into the opponent's back after he has moved the ball on.
Q4	3:21	Geelong Amateur	Daniel WilsonRotation estimate	Mid Zone	Prohibited Contact – Push in the Back	18.3.2(b)	Appears warranted	The player is pushed forward after taking possession.
Q4	6:07	Queenscliff	Hamish IrvinRotation estimate	Mid Zone	Free Kick – infringement not visible	Not identifiable	Cannot assess	A free is paid near the centre restart, but neither the act nor signal is clear on the broadcast.
Q4	6:17	Geelong Amateur	Daniel WilsonRotation estimate	Mid Zone	Prohibited Contact – High Contact	18.3.2(c)	Appears warranted	The tackle makes contact above the shoulders.
Q4	8:30	Queenscliff	Errol BurnsRotation estimate	End Zone	Holding the Ball – Prior Opportunity	18.6.2	Appears warranted	The player has prior opportunity and is caught in a strong legal tackle.
Q4	10:52	Queenscliff	Hamish IrvinRotation estimate	Mid Zone	Holding the Ball – Prior Opportunity	18.6.2	Appears warranted	The ball carrier is run down after electing to take on the tackler.
Q4	17:59	Geelong Amateur	Hamish IrvinBroadcast support	Mid Zone	Prohibited Contact – Holding Off the Ball	18.3.2(d)	Appears warranted	The hold away from the football prevents the player joining the next contest.
Q4	23:47	Geelong Amateur	Daniel WilsonRotation estimate	End Zone	Prohibited Contact – High Contact	18.3.2(c)	Appears warranted	The tackle rides high and the receiving player is within scoring range.
Q4	27:25	Queenscliff	Errol BurnsRotation estimate	End Zone	Holding the Ball – Prior Opportunity	18.6.2	Appears warranted	The player attempts to evade, is caught and fails to complete a legal disposal.

Method, rotation assumptions and limitations

Source: manual review of the public Local Footy Hub single-camera footage from the first bounce to the final siren. Broadcast commentary, captions and crowd reaction were not used. Decisions were identified from the on-field passage of play, whistle, umpire control and ensuing restart.

Umpire tracking: names were cross-checked against the supplied left-to-right lineup image and then followed through the normal three-umpire scoring rotation. The ledger distinguishes broadcast-supported identifications from rotation estimates. A rotation estimate should not be read as a definitive personal attribution.

Zones: Mid Zone is between the 50-metre arcs and End Zone is either area inside a 50-metre arc. Time is the estimated allocated role between scoring restarts, not GPS position.

Assessment: “appears warranted” means the available vision provides a reasonable basis under the cited law; “vision inconclusive” means the footage supports more than one credible interpretation; “does not appear warranted” means the visible facts do not satisfy the cited law; and “cannot assess” means the angle does not permit a fair finding.

Laws: terminology and references use the 2026 AFL Laws of Australian Football. Approved controlling-body variations may apply, including the BFNL Last Disposal Out of Bounds rule.