VFL/AFL goalkicking records explained

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.

bgcolor=C9F0FF ‡ Most VFL/AFL goals for that club
bgcolor=E6E6FA Bold Current player

Updated to the end of round 23, 2024.

class=unsortable style=width:2.5em PlayerGoalsClub(s)GamesCareer spanclass=unsortable
1 1360 align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF (1983–1994; 898 goals, 183 games)‡ 281 4.84 75.56 1983–1999, 2002 [1]
align=left (1995–1999, 2002; 462 goals, 98 games)
2 align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF 1299‡ align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF ‡ 306 4.25 72.17 align=left 1920–1937 [2]
3 align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF 1254‡ align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF ‡ 269 4.66 89.57 align=left 1985–1998 [3]
4 1066 align=left (2005–2013; 580 goals, 182 games) 354 3.01 56.11 2005–2023 [4]
align=left (2014–2023; 486 goals, 172 games)
5 1057 align=left (1961–1972; 834 goals, 208 games) 267 3.96 70.47 1961–1975 [5]
align=left (1973–1975; 223 goals, 59 games)
6 1031 align=left (1982; 10 goals, 6 games) 248 4.16 68.73 1982, 1984–1997 [6]
align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF (1984–1997; 1021 goals, 242 games)‡
7 align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF 970‡ align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF ‡ 294 3.30 53.89 align=left 1926–1943 [7]
8 align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF 926‡ align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF ‡ 270 3.43 61.73 align=left 1995–2009 [8]
9 align=left 915 align=left 332 2.76 53.82 align=left 1969–1985 [9]
10 874 align=left (1965–1975; 838 goals, 180 games) 191 4.58 72.83 1965–1975, 1977 [10]
align=left (1977; 36 goals, 11 games)
11 817 align=left (1969–1977; 241 goals, 177 games) 366 2.23 45.39 1969–1986 [11]
align=left (1978–1986; 576 goals, 189 games)
12 align=left 800 align=left 282 2.84 47.06 align=left 1993–2009 [12]
13 align=left 796 align=left 359 2.22 45.94 align=left 2007–present [13]
14 align=left 787 align=left 347 2.27 46.29 align=left 2007–2023 [14]
15 align=left 778 align=left 403 1.93 40.95 align=left 1965–1983 [15]
16 748 align=left (1992–2000; 514 goals, 156 games) 257 2.91 49.87 1992–2006 [16]
align=left (2001–2006; 234 goals, 101 games)
17 746 align=left (1996–2001; 144 goals, 88 games) 289 2.58 46.63 1996–2011 [17]
align=left (2002–2009; 467 goals, 162 games)
align=left (2010–2011; 135 goals, 39 games)
18 align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF 738‡ align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF ‡ 251 2.94 61.50 align=left 1986–1997 [18]
19 align=left 735 align=left 195 3.77 56.54 align=left 1929–1941 [19]
20 align=left 727 align=left 129 5.64 80.78 align=left 1967–1974, 1977 [20]
727 align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF / (1989–2001; 671 goals, 244 games)‡ 272 2.67 48.47 1989–2001, 2003–2004 [21]
align=left (2003–2004; 46 goals, 28 games)
22 723 align=left (2006–2007; 11 goals, 22 games) 293 2.47 42.53 2006–2022 [22]
align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF (2008–2022; 712 goals, 271 games)‡
23 align=left 722 align=left 204 3.54 55.54 align=left 1926–1938 [23]
24 align=left 718 align=left 336 2.14 42.24 align=left 2001–2017 [24]
25 align=left 707 align=left 230 3.07 41.59 align=left 1906–1922 [25]
26 align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF 700‡ align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF ‡ 353 1.98 41.18 align=left 2000–2016 [26]
27 align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF 681‡ align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF ‡ 158 4.31 61.91 align=left 1930–1939, 1946 [27]
28 662 align=left (1922; 36 goals, 13 games) 170 3.89 60.18 1922, 1924–1933 [28]
align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF (1924–1933; 626 goals, 157 games)‡
29 640 align=left (2005–2013, 2020–2021; 330 goals, 218 games) 350 1.83 37.65 2005–2021 [29]
align=left (2014–2019; 310 goals, 132 games)
30 align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF 639‡ align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF ‡ 277 2.31 38.25 align=left 2008–present [30]
31 633 align=left (1988–1993; 173 goals, 120 games) 306 2.07 37.24 1988–2004 [31]
align=left (1994–1996; 89 goals, 32 games)
align=left (1997–2004; 371 goals, 154 games)
633 align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF (2012–2020; 427 goals, 171 games)‡ 251 2.52 48.67 2012–present [32]
align=left (2021–present; 206 goals, 80 games)
33 align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF 631‡ align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF ‡ 306 2.06 39.44 align=left 1993–2008 [33]
34 align=left 629 align=left 224 2.81 48.38 align=left 1971–1983 [34]
35 623 align=left (1999–2009; 575 goals, 187 games) 204 3.05 51.92 1999–2010 [35]
align=left (2010; 48 goals, 17 games)
36 align=left 607 align=left 200 3.04 46.69 align=left 1977–1989 [36]
37 align=left 594 align=left 321 1.85 34.94 align=left 1986–2002 [37]
align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF 594‡ align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF ‡ 256 2.32 39.60 align=left 2000–2014 [38]
39 593 align=left (1974–1982; 494 goals, 143 games) 177 3.35 49.42 1974–1985 [39]
align=left (1983–1985; 99 goals, 34 games)
40 588 align=left (1992–1998; 440 goals, 118 games) 165 3.56 58.80 1992–2001 [40]
align=left (1999–2001; 148 goals, 47 games)
41 align=left 578 align=left 283 2.04 38.53 align=left 2005–2019 [41]
42 align=left 575 align=left 378 1.52 30.26 align=left 1974–1992 [42]
align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF 575‡ align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF ‡ 154 3.73 71.88 align=left 1982–1989 [43]
44 574 align=left (1982–1992; 411 goals, 187 games) 283 2.03 33.76 1982–1998 [44]
align=left (1993; 39 goals, 16 games)
align=left (1994–1996; 98 goals, 51 games)
align=left (1997–1998; 26 goals, 29 games)
align=left 574 align=left 275 2.09 44.15 align=left 2001–2013 [45]
46 572 align=left (1935–1948; 546 goals, 210 games) 227 2.52 35.75 1935–1950 [46]
align=left (1949–1950; 26 goals, 17 games)
47 561 align=left (1983–1995, 2002; 520 goals, 224 games) 324 1.73 29.53 1983–2000, 2002 [47]
align=left (1996–2000; 41 goals, 100 games)
48 align=left 558 align=left / 364 1.53 32.82 align=left 1994–2010 [48]
49 align=left 554 align=left / 341 1.62 30.78 align=left 1990–2007 [49]
50 align=left 549 align=left 250 2.20 36.60 align=left 1979–1993 [50]
549 align=left (1995–2000; 159 goals, 115 games) 260 2.11 39.21 1995–2008 [51]
align=left (2001–2008; 390 goals, 145 games)
align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF 549‡ align=left bgcolor=C9F0FF ‡ 255 2.15 39.21 align=left 1997–2010 [52]
53 align=left 548 align=left 196 2.80 49.82 align=left 1934–1944 [53]
54 align=left 546 align=left 297 1.84 40.62 align=left 2011–present [54]
55 540 align=left (1941, 1944–1950; 429 goals, 117 games) 142 3.80 54.00 1941–1950 [55]
align=left (1942–1943; 111 goals, 25 games)
56 align=left 537 align=left 98 5.48 89.50 align=left 1949–1954 [56]
57 align=left 530 align=left 297 1.78 40.33 align=left 2011–present [57]
58 527 align=left (1980–1984; 156 goals, 43 games) 140 3.76 47.91 1980–1990 [58]
align=left (1985–1990; 371 goals, 97 games)
59 524 align=left (1996; 0 goals, 3 games) 231 2.27 34.93 1996–2010 [59]
align=left (1997–2009; 496 goals, 219 games)
align=left (2010; 28 goals, 9 games)
60 align=left 521 align=left 303 1.72 34.73 align=left 1995–2009 [60]
61 align=left 518 align=left / 432 1.20 20.57 align=left 1996–2016 [61]
62 516 align=left (2002–2015; 452 goals, 253 games) 293 1.75 32.25 2002–2017 [62]
align=left (2016–2017; 64 goals, 40 games)
63 align=left 514 align=left 150 3.43 57.11 align=left 1989–1997 [63]
64 align=left 511 align=left / 200 2.56 42.58 align=left 1988–1999 [64]

Club goalkicking record holders

Below are the players who hold the record for most goals kicked at their respective clubs.

bgcolor=E6E6FA BoldCurrent player

Updated to the end of round 23, 2024.

ClubPlayerGoalsclass=unsortable
align=left bgcolor=F8F9FA align=left 639 277 align=left 2008–present
align=left align=left 285 164 align=left 1988–1996 [65]
align=left align=left 594 256 align=left 2000–2014
align=left align=left 738 251 align=left 1986–1997
align=left align=left 1299 306 align=left 1920–1937
align=left align=left 926 270 align=left 1995–2009
align=left align=left 626 157 align=left 1924–1933
align=left / align=left 575 154 align=left 1982–1989
align=left align=left 700 353 align=left 2000–2016
align=left align=left 1021 242 align=left 1984–1997
align=left align=left 254 131 align=left 2011–2018 [66]
align=left align=left 427 171 align=left 2012–2020
align=left align=left 1254 269 align=left 1985–1998
align=left align=left 631 306 align=left 1993–2008
align=left / align=left 671 244 align=left 1989–2001
align=left align=left 549 255 align=left 1997–2010
align=left align=left 970 294 align=left 1926–1943
align=left / align=left 681 158 align=left 1930–1939, 1946
align=left align=left 898 183 align=left 1983–1994
align=left align=left 111 44 align=left 1912–1914 [67]
align=left align=left 712 271 align=left 2008–2022

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]

Playerclass=unsortable Total to
break record		class=unsortable Record brokenCareer goalsClub(s)Career span
First to reach 100 goals (round 9, 1902) align=center 119 1897–1902
align=center 120 Round 14, 1903 align=center 162 1897–1908, 1911–1912
127 Round 2, 1904 144 (1899–1901; 45 games, 61 goals) 1899–1905
(1902–1905; 53 games, 83 goals)
145 Round 9, 1906 214 (1897–1900; 65 games, 55 goals) 1897–1900, 1903–1908
(1903–1907; 86 games, 133 goals)
(1908; 16 games, 26 goals)
align=center 215 Round 7, 1910 align=center 707 1906–1922
align=center 280 Round 14, 1913 align=center 289 1906–1915
align=center 281 Round 15, 1913 align=center 707 1906–1922
align=center 708 Preliminary final, 1930 align=center 1299 1920–1937
1300 Round 10, 1999 1360 (1983–1994; 183 games, 898 goals) 1983–1999, 2002
(1995–1999, 2002; 98 games, 462 goals)

Other goalkicking records

See main article: article.

See also

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tony Lockett. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Gordon Coventry. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Jason Dunstall. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  4. Web site: Lance Franklin. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Doug Wade. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Gary Ablett. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  7. Web site: Jack Titus. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  8. Web site: Matthew Lloyd. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  9. Web site: Leigh Matthews. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  10. Web site: Peter McKenna. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  11. Web site: Bernie Quinlan. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  12. Web site: Matthew Richardson. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  13. Web site: Tom Hawkins. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  14. Web site: Jack Riewoldt. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  15. Web site: Kevin Bartlett. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  16. Web site: Saverio Rocca. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  17. Web site: Barry Hall. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  18. Web site: Stephen Kernahan. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  19. Web site: Bill Mohr. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  20. Web site: Peter Hudson. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  21. Web site: Wayne Carey. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  22. Web site: Josh Kennedy. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  23. Web site: Harry Vallence. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  24. Web site: Nick Riewoldt. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  25. Web site: Dick Lee. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  26. Web site: Matthew Pavlich. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  27. Web site: Bob Pratt. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  28. Web site: Jack Moriarty. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  29. Web site: Eddie Betts. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  30. Web site: Taylor Walker. AFL Tables. 10 September 2020.
  31. Web site: Alastair Lynch. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  32. Web site: Jeremy Cameron. AFL Tables. 20 May 2020.
  33. Web site: David Neitz. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  34. Web site: Michael Moncrieff. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  35. Web site: Brendan Fevola. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  36. Web site: Michael Roach. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  37. Web site: Stewart Loewe. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  38. Web site: Jonathan Brown. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  39. Web site: Kelvin Templeton. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  40. Web site: Tony Modra. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  41. Web site: Jarryd Roughead. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  42. Web site: Simon Madden. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  43. Web site: Simon Beasley. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  44. Web site: Richard Osborne. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  45. Web site: Stephen Milne. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  46. Web site: Norm Smith. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  47. Web site: Paul Salmon. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  48. Web site: Brad Johnson. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  49. Web site: Chris Grant. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  50. Web site: Peter Daicos. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  51. Web site: Fraser Gehrig. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  52. Web site: Warren Tredrea. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  53. Web site: Dick Harris. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  54. Web site: Luke Breust. AFL Tables. 4 June 2023.
  55. Web site: Lindsay White. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  56. Web site: John Coleman. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  57. Web site: Jack Darling. AFL Tables. 16 July 2023.
  58. Web site: Brian Taylor. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  59. Web site: Daniel Bradshaw. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  60. Web site: Michael O'Loughlin. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  61. Web site: Brent Harvey. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  62. Web site: Steve Johnson. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  63. Web site: Peter Sumich. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  64. Web site: John Longmire. AFL Tables. 22 August 2019.
  65. Web site: Roger Merrett. AFL Tables. 20 May 2020.
  66. Web site: Tom Lynch. AFL Tables. 20 May 2020.
  67. Web site: Roy Park. AFL Tables. 20 May 2020.
  68. Web site: Miscellaneous Goal Kicking Records. AFL Tables. 23 August 2019.

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