2007 AFL Goal of the Year

For main article please see: Goal of the Year

The Australian Football League celebrates the best goal of the season through the annual AFL Goal of the Year competition. In 2007, this is officially known as the Toyota AFL Mark of the Year

Winners by Round

Legend

• Winner of round in BLUE

Round	Report	Nominees	Team	% of Votes	Match	Ground	Note
1	Nominations	Russell Robertson	Melbourne	41%	Melbourne vs St Kilda	MCG	Remarkable goal while lying on his back near the goalsquare
		Travis Cloke	Collingwood	28%	Kangaroos vs Collingwood	MCG	Taken outside the 50 and squeezed through close to the boundary
		Michael Rischitelli	Brisbane	31%	Brisbane vs Hawthorn	The Gabba	roves tap off the center bounce and kicks a long goal
2	Winner	David Wirrpanda	West Coast	33%	West Coast vs Collingwood	Subiaco Oval	gathered close to the boundary and bounced through
		Leon Davis	Collingwood	28%	West Coast vs Collingwood	Subiaco	led opponent to ball close to boundary and spun and steered it to goal
		Mark McVeigh	Essendon	39%	Essendon vs Fremantle	Telstra Dome	laid a tackle, recovered the ball and kicked a goal
3	Nominations Winner	Leon Davis	Collingwood	52%	Collingwood vs Richmond	MCG	Gathered close to the boundary and kicks a banana goal
		David Mundy	Fremantle	18%	Fremantle vs West Coast	Subiaco Oval	Gave and received handball before he goaled from outside 50 m
		Jonathan Brown	Brisbane	30%	Sydney vs Brisbane	SCG	evaded Craig Bolton to snap a goal
4	Nominations Winner	Dustin Fletcher	Essendon	40%	St. Kilda vs Essendon	Telstra Dome	Torpedo from about 65m out.
		Adem Yze	Melbourne	24%	Melbourne vs Fremantle	MCG	Banana with outside of left boot from about 40m out on right boundary.
		Ashley Hansen	West Coast	26%	West Coast vs Carlton	Subiaco Oval	Banana with outside of right boot from about 40m out on right boundary
5	Nominations Winner	Alwyn Davey	Essendon	28%	Essendon vs Collingwood	MCG	Gathered ball on 50 m line, evaded tackle and goaled
		Alwyn Davey	Essendon	50%	Essendon vs Collingwood	MCG	[1]
		Eddie Betts	Carlton	22%	Carlton vs Brisbane	Telstra Dome	roved ball and sidestepped traffic before snapping a left-footed goal
6	Nominations Winner	Alwyn Davey	Essendon	43%	Essendon vs Hawthorn	MCG	[2]
		Jordan McMahon	Western Bulldogs	9%	West Coast vs Western Bulldogs	Subiaco Oval	Long run with numerous bounces through middle of ground before goal
		Des Headland	Fremantle	48%	Brisbane vs Fremantle	The Gabba	remarkable left foot goal from the boundary
7	Nominations Winner	Shannon Grant	Kangaroos	31%	Kangaroos vs Essendon	MCG	Gathers ball tight on the boundary, sidesteps opponent and goals
		Matthew Priddis	West Coast	33%	Geelong vs West Coast	Kardinia Park	stole a handball from opponent and snaps
		Nathan Eagleton	Western Bulldogs	36%	Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne	Telstra Dome	evades tackler to goal from 50 m
8	Nominations Winner	Shaun Higgins	Western Bulldogs	30%	Western Bulldogs vs Collingwood	Telstra Dome	After marking on the wing Higgins bounced twice and kicked a goal from about 50m.
		Brent Harvey	Kangaroos	21%	Kangaroos vs Carlton	Carrara Stadium	Running goal with opponent on his tail.
		Lance Whitnall	Carlton	49%	Kangaroos vs Carlton	Carrara Stadium	Difficult gather and snap from the pocket.
9	Nominations Winner	Daniel Jackson	Richmond	66%	Richmond vs Essendon	MCG	Difficult snap from deep in the left pocket whilst only partially facing the goal after receiving a Jack Riewoldt handpass
		Ashley McGrath	Brisbane Lions	20%	Brisbane Lions vs Collingwood	The Gabba	Gather near the boundary, evaded tackle & snapped goal.
		Lindsay Thomas	Kangaroos	14%	Melbourne v Kangaroos	MCG	After diving on the ball and recovering his footing, he snapped a goal on his non-preferred foot.
10	Nominations	David Wojcinski	Geelong	22%	St Kilda v Geelong	Telstra Dome	Gained possession on the wing and kicked goal after evading 2 opponents and bouncing twice.
		Mark McVeigh	Essendon	47%	Sydney v Essendon	SCG	Winning goal after quick gather and squeezed through from a narrow angle. Controversial because it was received from a player who kicked the ball from an out of bounds position, but was unseen by the countrolling boundary umpire.
		Nigel Lappin	Brisbane	31%	Richmond v Brisbane	Telstra Dome	Magnificent snap across the body against the right forward flank boundary.
11	Nominations	Lance Franklin	Hawthorn	15%	Hawthorn v Sydney	MCG	First goal of the game came from a snap around the body after chasin the ball along the boundary.
		Jared Brennan	Brisbane Lions	36%	Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs	The Gabba	Goal from tight angle on the boundary line after winning a contested ball.
		Chris Newman	Richmond	49%	Fremantle v Richmond	Subiaco Oval	70m bomb through the goals after being given a 50m penalty due to undisciplined play by Dean Solomon.
12	Nominations	Robert Gray	Port Adelaide	34%	Port Adelaide v Essendon	AAMI Stadium	Kicked goal after ducking a few tackles.
		Jonathan Brown	Brisbane Lions	27%	Geelong v Brisbane Lions	Kardinia Park	Gathered near boundary and snapped truly after avoiding a tackle from Matthew Egan.
		Andrew Walker	Carlton	39%	Carlton v Hawthorn	Telstra Dome	Left foot snap from near boundary line.
13	Nominations	Jeff Farmer	Fremantle	25%	Fremantle v Carlton	Subiaco Oval	Goal involving a lot of dodging and weaving amongst his opponents.
		Daniel Motlop	Port Adelaide	41%	Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide	The Gabba	Near 50m line on left boundary and kicked a reverse banana kick with the outside of his right foot whilst facing partially facing the boundary line.
		Nathan Foley	Richmond	34%	St Kilda v Richmond	Telstra Dome	Gathered ball in the centre of ground, bounced twice and kicked the goal from about 50m.
14		Shaun Burgoyne	Port Adelaide		Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide	Telstra Dome	Snapped goal from boundary line in heavy traffic.
		Aaron Davey	Melbourne		Carlton v Melbourne	MCG	Snap from a difficult angle.
		Kade Simpson	Carlton		Carlton v Melbourne	Telstra Dome	Broke a tackle, bounced and kicked the goal from about 50m.

• *Denotes current Round

See also

• Mark of the Year
• Goal of the Year
• 2007 AFL Mark of the Year
• 2007 AFL Army Award
• 2007 AFL Season

External links

• Toyota AFL Mark Of The Year