VFL/AFL goalkicking records
This page is a collection of VFL/AFL goalkicking records. The Australian Football League (AFL), known as the Victorian Football League (VFL) until 1990, is the elite national competition in men's Australian rules football. This list only includes home-and-away matches and finals; representative games (i.e. State of Origin or international rules), pre-season and Night Series 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.
Bold | Current player |
‡ | Most VFL/AFL goals for that club |
Updated to the end of round 23, 2021.
# | Player | Goals | Club(s) | Games | Average per game |
Average per season |
Career span | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tony Lockett | 1360 | St Kilda (1983–1994; 183 games, 898 goals)‡ | 281 | 4.84 | 75.56 | 1983–1999, 2002 | [1] |
Sydney (1995–1999, 2002; 98 games, 462 goals) | ||||||||
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 | Doug Wade | 1057 | Geelong (1961–1972; 208 games, 834 goals) | 267 | 3.96 | 70.47 | 1961–1975 | [4] |
North Melbourne (1973–1975; 59 games, 223 goals) | ||||||||
5 | Gary Ablett Sr. | 1031 | Hawthorn (1982; 6 games, 10 goals) | 248 | 4.16 | 68.73 | 1982, 1984–1997 | [5] |
Geelong (1984–1997; 242 games, 1021 goals)‡ | ||||||||
6 | Lance Franklin | 992 | Hawthorn (2005–2013; 182 games, 580 goals) | 317 | 3.13 | 59.00 | 2005–present | [6] |
Sydney (2014–present; 135 games, 412 goals) | ||||||||
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; 180 games, 838 goals) | 191 | 4.58 | 72.83 | 1965–1975, 1977 | [10] |
Carlton (1977; 11 games, 36 goals) | ||||||||
11 | Bernie Quinlan | 817 | Footscray (1969–1977; 177 games, 241 goals) | 366 | 2.23 | 45.39 | 1969–1986 | [11] |
Fitzroy (1978–1986; 189 games, 576 goals) | ||||||||
12 | Matthew Richardson | 800 | Richmond | 282 | 2.84 | 47.06 | 1993–2009 | [12] |
13 | Kevin Bartlett | 778 | Richmond | 403 | 1.93 | 40.95 | 1965–1983 | [13] |
14 | Saverio Rocca | 748 | Collingwood (1992–2000; 156 games, 514 goals) | 257 | 2.91 | 49.87 | 1992–2006 | [14] |
Kangaroos (2001–2006; 101 games, 234 goals) | ||||||||
15 | Barry Hall | 746 | St Kilda (1996–2001; 88 games, 144 goals) | 289 | 2.58 | 46.63 | 1996–2011 | [15] |
Sydney (2002–2009; 162 games, 467 goals) | ||||||||
Western Bulldogs (2010–2011; 39 games, 135 goals) | ||||||||
16 | Stephen Kernahan | 738‡ | Carlton‡ | 251 | 2.94 | 61.50 | 1986–1997 | [16] |
17 | Bill Mohr | 735 | St Kilda | 195 | 3.77 | 56.54 | 1929–1941 | [17] |
18 | Peter Hudson | 727 | Hawthorn | 129 | 5.64 | 80.78 | 1967–1974, 1977 | [18] |
Wayne Carey | 727 | North Melbourne / Kangaroos (1989–2001; 244 games, 671 goals)‡ | 272 | 2.67 | 48.47 | 1989–2001, 2003–2004 | [19] | |
Adelaide (2003–2004; 28 games, 46 goals) | ||||||||
20 | Harry Vallence | 722 | Carlton | 204 | 3.54 | 55.54 | 1926–1938 | [20] |
21 | Nick Riewoldt | 718 | St Kilda | 336 | 2.14 | 42.24 | 2001–2017 | [21] |
22 | Jack Riewoldt | 715 | Richmond | 305 | 2.34 | 47.43 | 2007–present | [22] |
23 | Dick Lee | 707 | Collingwood | 230 | 3.07 | 41.59 | 1906–1922 | [23] |
24 | Matthew Pavlich | 700‡ | Fremantle‡ | 353 | 1.98 | 41.18 | 2000–2016 | [24] |
25 | Josh Kennedy | 686 | Carlton (2006–2007; 22 games, 11 goals) | 278 | 2.47 | 43.00 | 2006–present | [25] |
West Coast (2008–present; 256 games, 675 goals)‡ | ||||||||
26 | Bob Pratt | 681‡ | South Melbourne‡ | 158 | 4.31 | 61.91 | 1930–1939, 1946 | [26] |
27 | Jack Moriarty | 662 | Essendon (1922; 13 games, 36 goals) | 170 | 3.89 | 60.18 | 1922, 1924–1933 | [27] |
Fitzroy (1924–1933; 157 games, 626 goals)‡ | ||||||||
28 | Tom Hawkins | 657 | Geelong | 299 | 2.20 | 43.07 | 2007–present | [28] |
29 | Eddie Betts | 640 | Carlton (2005–2013, 2020–2021; 218 games, 330 goals) | 350 | 1.83 | 38.31 | 2005–2021 | [29] |
Adelaide (2014–2019; 132 games, 310 goals) | ||||||||
30 | Alastair Lynch | 633 | Fitzroy (1988–1993; 120 games, 173 goals) | 306 | 2.07 | 37.24 | 1988–2004 | [30] |
Brisbane Bears (1994–1996; 32 games, 89 goals) | ||||||||
Brisbane Lions (1997–2004; 154 games, 371 goals) | ||||||||
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; 187 games, 575 goals) | 204 | 3.05 | 51.92 | 1999–2010 | [33] |
Brisbane Lions (2010; 17 games, 48 goals) | ||||||||
34 | Michael Roach | 607 | Richmond | 200 | 3.04 | 46.69 | 1977–1989 | [34] |
35 | Stewart Loewe | 594 | St Kilda | 321 | 1.85 | 34.94 | 1986–2002 | [35] |
Jonathan Brown | 594‡ | Brisbane Lions‡ | 256 | 2.32 | 39.60 | 2000–2014 | [36] | |
37 | Kelvin Templeton | 593 | Footscray (1974–1982; 143 games, 494 goals) | 177 | 3.35 | 49.42 | 1974–1985 | [37] |
Melbourne (1983–1985; 34 games, 99 goals) | ||||||||
38 | Tony Modra | 588 | Adelaide (1992–1998; 118 games, 440 goals) | 165 | 3.56 | 58.80 | 1992–2001 | [38] |
Fremantle (1999–2001; 47 games, 148 goals) | ||||||||
39 | Jarryd Roughead | 578 | Hawthorn | 283 | 2.04 | 38.53 | 2005–2019 | [39] |
40 | Simon Madden | 575 | Essendon | 378 | 1.52 | 30.26 | 1974–1992 | [40] |
Simon Beasley | 575‡ | Footscray‡ | 154 | 3.73 | 71.88 | 1982–1989 | [41] | |
42 | Richard Osborne | 574 | Fitzroy (1982–1992; 187 games, 411 goals) | 283 | 2.03 | 33.76 | 1982–1998 | [42] |
Sydney (1993; 16 games, 39 goals) | ||||||||
Footscray (1994–1996; 51 games, 98 goals) | ||||||||
Collingwood (1997–1998; 29 games, 26 goals) | ||||||||
Stephen Milne | 574 | St Kilda | 275 | 2.09 | 44.15 | 2001–2013 | [43] | |
44 | Norm Smith | 572 | Melbourne (1935–1948; 210 games, 546 goals) | 227 | 2.52 | 35.75 | 1935–1950 | [44] |
Fitzroy (1949–1950; 17 games, 26 goals) | ||||||||
45 | Paul Salmon | 561 | Essendon (1983–1995, 2002; 224 games, 520 goals) | 324 | 1.73 | 29.53 | 1983–2000, 2002 | [45] |
Hawthorn (1996–2000; 100 games, 41 goals) | ||||||||
46 | Brad Johnson | 558 | Footscray / Western Bulldogs | 364 | 1.53 | 32.82 | 1994–2010 | [46] |
47 | Chris Grant | 554 | Footscray / Western Bulldogs | 341 | 1.62 | 30.78 | 1990–2007 | [47] |
48 | Peter Daicos | 549 | Collingwood | 250 | 2.20 | 36.60 | 1979–1993 | [48] |
Fraser Gehrig | 549 | West Coast (1995–2000; 115 games, 159 goals) | 260 | 2.11 | 39.21 | 1995–2008 | [49] | |
St Kilda (2001–2008; 145 games, 390 goals) | ||||||||
Warren Tredrea | 549‡ | Port Adelaide‡ | 255 | 2.15 | 39.21 | 1997–2010 | [50] | |
51 | Dick Harris | 548 | Richmond | 196 | 2.80 | 49.82 | 1934–1944 | [51] |
52 | Lindsay White | 540 | Geelong (1941, 1944–1950; 117 games, 429 goals) | 142 | 3.80 | 54.00 | 1941–1950 | [52] |
South Melbourne (1942–1943; 25 games, 111 goals) | ||||||||
53 | John Coleman | 537 | Essendon | 98 | 5.48 | 89.50 | 1949–1954 | [53] |
54 | Brian Taylor | 527 | Richmond (1980–1984; 43 games, 156 goals) | 140 | 3.76 | 47.91 | 1980–1990 | [54] |
Collingwood (1985–1990; 97 games, 371 goals) | ||||||||
55 | Daniel Bradshaw | 524 | Brisbane Bears (1996; 3 games, 0 goals) | 231 | 2.27 | 34.93 | 1996–2010 | [55] |
Brisbane Lions (1997–2009; 219 games, 496 goals) | ||||||||
Sydney (2010; 9 games, 28 goals) | ||||||||
56 | Michael O'Loughlin | 521 | Sydney | 303 | 1.72 | 34.73 | 1995–2009 | [56] |
57 | Brent Harvey | 518 | North Melbourne / Kangaroos | 432 | 1.20 | 20.57 | 1996–2016 | [57] |
58 | Steve Johnson | 516 | Geelong (2002–2015; 253 games, 452 goals) | 293 | 1.75 | 32.25 | 2002–2017 | [58] |
Greater Western Sydney (2016–2017; 40 games, 64 goals) | ||||||||
59 | Peter Sumich | 514 | West Coast | 150 | 3.43 | 57.11 | 1989–1997 | [59] |
60 | John Longmire | 511 | North Melbourne / Kangaroos | 200 | 2.56 | 42.58 | 1988–1999 | [60] |
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 the 2021 season.
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.[66]
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) |
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.
- ^ "Doug Wade". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Gary Ablett". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Lance Franklin". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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- ^ 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.
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- ^ "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.
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- ^ "Harry Vallence". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Nick Riewoldt". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Jack 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 "Josh Kennedy". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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- ^ a b "Jack Moriarty". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Tom Hawkins". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Eddie Betts". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Alastair Lynch". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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- ^ "Michael Moncrieff". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Brendan Fevola". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Michael Roach". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "John Longmire". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Taylor Walker". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Roger Merrett". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Tom Lynch". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Jeremy Cameron". 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