VFL/AFL goalkicking records
This page is a collection of VFL/AFL goalkicking records. The
games are excluded from the totals.Most VFL/AFL goals
Below are the players who have kicked at least 500 goals at VFL/AFL level.
‡ | Most VFL/AFL goals for that club |
Bold | Current player |
Updated to the end of round 5, 2024.
# | Player | Goals | Club(s) | Games | Average per game |
Average per season |
Career span | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tony Lockett | 1360 | St Kilda (1983–1994; 898 goals, 183 games)‡ | 281 | 4.84 | 75.56 | 1983–1999, 2002 | [1] |
Sydney (1995–1999, 2002; 462 goals, 98 games) | ||||||||
2 | Gordon Coventry | 1299‡ | Collingwood‡ | 306 | 4.25 | 72.17 | 1920–1937 | [2] |
3 | Jason Dunstall | 1254‡ | Hawthorn‡ | 269 | 4.66 | 89.57 | 1985–1998 | [3] |
4 | Lance Franklin | 1066 | Hawthorn (2005–2013; 580 goals, 182 games) | 354 | 3.01 | 56.11 | 2005–2023 | [4] |
Sydney (2014–2023; 486 goals, 172 games) | ||||||||
5 | Doug Wade | 1057 | Geelong (1961–1972; 834 goals, 208 games) | 267 | 3.96 | 70.47 | 1961–1975 | [5] |
North Melbourne (1973–1975; 223 goals, 59 games) | ||||||||
6 | Gary Ablett Sr. | 1031 | Hawthorn (1982; 10 goals, 6 games) | 248 | 4.16 | 68.73 | 1982, 1984–1997 | [6] |
Geelong (1984–1997; 1021 goals, 242 games)‡ | ||||||||
7 | Jack Titus | 970‡ | Richmond‡ | 294 | 3.30 | 53.89 | 1926–1943 | [7] |
8 | Matthew Lloyd | 926‡ | Essendon‡ | 270 | 3.43 | 61.73 | 1995–2009 | [8] |
9 | Leigh Matthews | 915 | Hawthorn | 332 | 2.76 | 53.82 | 1969–1985 | [9] |
10 | Peter McKenna | 874 | Collingwood (1965–1975; 838 goals, 180 games) | 191 | 4.58 | 72.83 | 1965–1975, 1977 | [10] |
Carlton (1977; 36 goals, 11 games) | ||||||||
11 | Bernie Quinlan | 817 | Footscray (1969–1977; 241 goals, 177 games) | 366 | 2.23 | 45.39 | 1969–1986 | [11] |
Fitzroy (1978–1986; 576 goals, 189 games) | ||||||||
12 | Matthew Richardson | 800 | Richmond | 282 | 2.84 | 47.06 | 1993–2009 | [12] |
13 | Tom Hawkins | 790 | Geelong | 351 | 2.25 | 45.94 | 2007–present | [13] |
14 | Jack Riewoldt | 787 | Richmond | 347 | 2.27 | 46.29 | 2007–2023 | [14] |
15 | Kevin Bartlett | 778 | Richmond | 403 | 1.93 | 40.95 | 1965–1983 | [15] |
16 | Saverio Rocca |
748 | Collingwood (1992–2000; 514 goals, 156 games) | 257 | 2.91 | 49.87 | 1992–2006 | [16] |
Kangaroos (2001–2006; 234 goals, 101 games) | ||||||||
17 | Barry Hall | 746 | St Kilda (1996–2001; 144 goals, 88 games) | 289 | 2.58 | 46.63 | 1996–2011 | [17] |
Sydney (2002–2009; 467 goals, 162 games) | ||||||||
Western Bulldogs (2010–2011; 135 goals, 39 games) | ||||||||
18 | Stephen Kernahan | 738‡ | Carlton‡ | 251 | 2.94 | 61.50 | 1986–1997 | [18] |
19 | Bill Mohr | 735 | St Kilda | 195 | 3.77 | 56.54 | 1929–1941 | [19] |
20 | Peter Hudson | 727 | Hawthorn | 129 | 5.64 | 80.78 | 1967–1974, 1977 | [20] |
Wayne Carey | 727 | North Melbourne/Kangaroos (1989–2001; 671 goals, 244 games)‡ | 272 | 2.67 | 48.47 | 1989–2001, 2003–2004 | [21] | |
Adelaide (2003–2004; 46 goals, 28 games) | ||||||||
22 | Josh Kennedy | 723 | Carlton (2006–2007; 11 goals, 22 games) | 293 | 2.47 | 42.53 | 2006–2022 | [22] |
West Coast (2008–2022; 712 goals, 271 games)‡ | ||||||||
23 | Harry Vallence | 722 | Carlton | 204 | 3.54 | 55.54 | 1926–1938 | [23] |
24 | Nick Riewoldt | 718 | St Kilda | 336 | 2.14 | 42.24 | 2001–2017 | [24] |
25 | Dick Lee | 707 | Collingwood | 230 | 3.07 | 41.59 | 1906–1922 | [25] |
26 | Matthew Pavlich | 700‡ | Fremantle‡ | 353 | 1.98 | 41.18 | 2000–2016 | [26] |
27 | Bob Pratt | 681‡ | South Melbourne‡ | 158 | 4.31 | 61.91 | 1930–1939, 1946 | [27] |
28 | Jack Moriarty | 662 | Essendon (1922; 36 goals, 13 games) | 170 | 3.89 | 60.18 | 1922, 1924–1933 | [28] |
Fitzroy (1924–1933; 626 goals, 157 games)‡ | ||||||||
29 | Eddie Betts | 640 | Carlton (2005–2013, 2020–2021; 330 goals, 218 games) | 350 | 1.83 | 37.65 | 2005–2021 | [29] |
Adelaide (2014–2019; 310 goals, 132 games) | ||||||||
30 | Alastair Lynch | 633 | Fitzroy (1988–1993; 173 goals, 120 games) | 306 | 2.07 | 37.24 | 1988–2004 | [30] |
Brisbane Bears (1994–1996; 89 goals, 32 games) | ||||||||
Brisbane Lions (1997–2004; 371 goals, 154 games) | ||||||||
31 | David Neitz | 631‡ | Melbourne‡ | 306 | 2.06 | 39.44 | 1993–2008 | [31] |
32 | Michael Moncrieff | 629 | Hawthorn | 224 | 2.81 | 48.38 | 1971–1983 | [32] |
33 | Brendan Fevola | 623 | Carlton (1999–2009; 575 goals, 187 games) | 204 | 3.05 | 51.92 | 1999–2010 | [33] |
Brisbane Lions (2010; 48 goals, 17 games) | ||||||||
34 | Taylor Walker | 619‡ | Adelaide‡ | 264 | 2.34 | 38.25 | 2008–present | [34] |
35 | Michael Roach | 607 | Richmond | 200 | 3.04 | 46.69 | 1977–1989 | [35] |
36 | Jeremy Cameron | 598 | Greater Western Sydney (2012–2020; 427 goals, 171 games)‡ | 235 | 2.54 | 48.67 | 2012–present | [36] |
Geelong (2021–present; 171 goals, 64 games) | ||||||||
37 | Stewart Loewe | 594 | St Kilda | 321 | 1.85 | 34.94 | 1986–2002 | [37] |
Jonathan Brown | 594‡ | Brisbane Lions‡ | 256 | 2.32 | 39.60 | 2000–2014 | [38] | |
39 | Kelvin Templeton | 593 | Footscray (1974–1982; 494 goals, 143 games) | 177 | 3.35 | 49.42 | 1974–1985 | [39] |
Melbourne (1983–1985; 99 goals, 34 games) | ||||||||
40 | Tony Modra | 588 | Adelaide (1992–1998; 440 goals, 118 games) | 165 | 3.56 | 58.80 | 1992–2001 | [40] |
Fremantle (1999–2001; 148 goals, 47 games) | ||||||||
41 | Jarryd Roughead | 578 | Hawthorn | 283 | 2.04 | 38.53 | 2005–2019 | [41] |
42 | Simon Madden | 575 | Essendon | 378 | 1.52 | 30.26 | 1974–1992 | [42] |
Simon Beasley | 575‡ | Footscray‡ | 154 | 3.73 | 71.88 | 1982–1989 | [43] | |
44 | Richard Osborne | 574 | Fitzroy (1982–1992; 411 goals, 187 games) | 283 | 2.03 | 33.76 | 1982–1998 | [44] |
Sydney (1993; 39 goals, 16 games) | ||||||||
Footscray (1994–1996; 98 goals, 51 games) | ||||||||
Collingwood (1997–1998; 26 goals, 29 games) | ||||||||
Stephen Milne | 574 | St Kilda | 275 | 2.09 | 44.15 | 2001–2013 | [45] | |
46 | Norm Smith | 572 | Melbourne (1935–1948; 546 goals, 210 games) | 227 | 2.52 | 35.75 | 1935–1950 | [46] |
Fitzroy (1949–1950; 26 goals, 17 games) | ||||||||
47 | Paul Salmon | 561 | Essendon (1983–1995, 2002; 520 goals, 224 games) | 324 | 1.73 | 29.53 | 1983–2000, 2002 | [47] |
Hawthorn (1996–2000; 41 goals, 100 games) | ||||||||
48 | Brad Johnson | 558 | Footscray/Western Bulldogs | 364 | 1.53 | 32.82 | 1994–2010 | [48] |
49 | Chris Grant | 554 | Footscray/Western Bulldogs | 341 | 1.62 | 30.78 | 1990–2007 | [49] |
50 | Peter Daicos | 549 | Collingwood | 250 | 2.20 | 36.60 | 1979–1993 | [50] |
Fraser Gehrig | 549 | West Coast (1995–2000; 159 goals, 115 games) | 260 | 2.11 | 39.21 | 1995–2008 | [51] | |
St Kilda (2001–2008; 390 goals, 145 games) | ||||||||
Warren Tredrea | 549‡ | Port Adelaide‡ | 255 | 2.15 | 39.21 | 1997–2010 | [52] | |
53 | Dick Harris | 548 | Richmond | 196 | 2.80 | 49.82 | 1934–1944 | [53] |
54 | Lindsay White | 540 | Geelong (1941, 1944–1950; 429 goals, 117 games) | 142 | 3.80 | 54.00 | 1941–1950 | [54] |
South Melbourne (1942–1943; 111 goals, 25 games) | ||||||||
55 | John Coleman | 537 | Essendon | 98 | 5.48 | 89.50 | 1949–1954 | [55] |
56 | Luke Breust | 529 | Hawthorn | 284 | 1.86 | 40.62 | 2011–present | [56] |
57 | Brian Taylor | 527 | Richmond (1980–1984; 156 goals, 43 games) | 140 | 3.76 | 47.91 | 1980–1990 | [57] |
Collingwood (1985–1990; 371 goals, 97 games) | ||||||||
58 | Daniel Bradshaw | 524 | Brisbane Bears (1996; 0 goals, 3 games) | 231 | 2.27 | 34.93 | 1996–2010 | [58] |
Brisbane Lions (1997–2009; 496 goals, 219 games) | ||||||||
Sydney (2010; 28 goals, 9 games) | ||||||||
59 | Michael O'Loughlin | 521 | Sydney | 303 | 1.72 | 34.73 | 1995–2009 | [59] |
60 | Brent Harvey | 518 | North Melbourne/Kangaroos | 432 | 1.20 | 20.57 | 1996–2016 | [60] |
61 | Steve Johnson | 516 | Geelong (2002–2015; 452 goals, 253 games) | 293 | 1.75 | 32.25 | 2002–2017 | [61] |
Greater Western Sydney (2016–2017; 64 goals, 40 games) | ||||||||
62 | Peter Sumich | 514 | West Coast | 150 | 3.43 | 57.11 | 1989–1997 | [62] |
63 | Jack Darling | 512 | West Coast | 282 | 1.82 | 40.33 | 2011–present | [63] |
64 | John Longmire | 511 | North Melbourne/Kangaroos | 200 | 2.56 | 42.58 | 1988–1999 | [64] |
Club goalkicking record holders
Below are the players who hold the record for most goals kicked at their respective clubs.
Bold | Current player |
Updated to the end of round 5, 2024.
VFL/AFL goalkicking record holder
Below are the players who have held the record for the most goals kicked at VFL/AFL level, beginning with the first player to reach 100 goals.[68]
Player | Total to break record |
Record broken | Career goals | Club(s) | Career span |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archie Smith | First to reach 100 goals (round 9, 1902) | 119 | Collingwood | 1897–1902 | |
Jack Leith | 120 | Round 14, 1903 | 162 | Melbourne | 1897–1908, 1911–1912 |
Teddy Lockwood | 127 | Round 2, 1904 | 144 | Geelong (1899–1901; 45 games, 61 goals) | 1899–1905 |
Collingwood (1902–1905; 53 games, 83 goals) | |||||
Mick Grace | 145 | Round 9, 1906 | 214 | Fitzroy (1897–1900; 65 games, 55 goals) | 1897–1900, 1903–1908 |
Carlton (1903–1907; 86 games, 133 goals) | |||||
St Kilda (1908; 16 games, 26 goals) | |||||
Dick Lee | 215 | Round 7, 1910 | 707 | Collingwood | 1906–1922 |
Len Mortimer | 280 | Round 14, 1913 | 289 | South Melbourne | 1906–1915 |
Dick Lee | 281 | Round 15, 1913 | 707 | Collingwood | 1906–1922 |
Gordon Coventry | 708 | Preliminary final, 1930 | 1299 | Collingwood | 1920–1937 |
Tony Lockett | 1300 | Round 10, 1999 | 1360 | St Kilda (1983–1994; 183 games, 898 goals) | 1983–1999, 2002 |
Sydney (1995–1999, 2002; 98 games, 462 goals) |
Other goalkicking records
See also
References
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- ^ a b "Gordon Coventry". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Jason Dunstall". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Lance Franklin". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Doug Wade". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Gary Ablett". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Jack Titus". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Matthew Lloyd". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Leigh Matthews". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Peter McKenna". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Bernie Quinlan". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Matthew Richardson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Tom Hawkins". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Jack Riewoldt". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Kevin Bartlett". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Saverio Rocca". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Barry Hall". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Stephen Kernahan". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Bill Mohr". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Peter Hudson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Wayne Carey". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Josh Kennedy". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Harry Vallence". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Nick Riewoldt". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Dick Lee". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Matthew Pavlich". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Bob Pratt". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Jack Moriarty". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Eddie Betts". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Alastair Lynch". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ a b "David Neitz". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Michael Moncrieff". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Brendan Fevola". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Taylor Walker". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Michael Roach". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Jeremy Cameron". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Stewart Loewe". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Jonathan Brown". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Kelvin Templeton". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Tony Modra". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Jarryd Roughead". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Simon Madden". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Simon Beasley". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Richard Osborne". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Stephen Milne". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Norm Smith". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Paul Salmon". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Brad Johnson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Chris Grant". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Peter Daicos". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Fraser Gehrig". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Warren Tredrea". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Dick Harris". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Lindsay White". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "John Coleman". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Luke Breust". AFL Tables. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Brian Taylor". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Daniel Bradshaw". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Michael O'Loughlin". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Brent Harvey". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Steve Johnson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Peter Sumich". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Jack Darling". AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "John Longmire". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Roger Merrett". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Tom Lynch". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Roy Park". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Miscellaneous Goal Kicking Records". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
Sources
- Most career goals at AFL Tables
- Every AFL goalkicker at Australian Football