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Former Collingwood captain Dick Lee was the first VFL/AFL player to kick 500 goals

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.

Most VFL/AFL goals for that club
Bold Current player

Updated to the end of round 24, 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
Sydney (1995–1999, 2002; 462 goals, 98 games)
2 Gordon Coventry 1299 Collingwood 306 4.25 72.17 1920–1937
3 Jason Dunstall 1254 Hawthorn 269 4.66 89.57 1985–1998
4 Lance Franklin 1066 Hawthorn (2005–2013; 580 goals, 182 games) 354 3.01 56.11 2005–2023
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
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
Geelong (1984–1997; 1021 goals, 242 games)
7 Jack Titus 970 Richmond 294 3.30 53.89 1926–1943
8 Matthew Lloyd 926 Essendon 270 3.43 61.73 1995–2009
9 Leigh Matthews 915 Hawthorn 332 2.76 53.82 1969–1985
10 Peter McKenna 874 Collingwood (1965–1975; 838 goals, 180 games) 191 4.58 72.83 1965–1975, 1977
Carlton (1977; 36 goals, 11 games)
11 Bernie Quinlan 817 Footscray (1969–1977; 241 goals, 177 games) 366 2.23 45.39 1969–1986
Fitzroy (1978–1986; 576 goals, 189 games)
12 Matthew Richardson 800 Richmond 282 2.84 47.06 1993–2009
13 Tom Hawkins 796 Geelong 359 2.22 44.22 2007–2024
14 Jack Riewoldt 787 Richmond 347 2.26 46.29 2007–2023
15 Kevin Bartlett 778 Richmond 403 1.93 40.95 1965–1983
16 Saverio Rocca 748 Collingwood (1992–2000; 514 goals, 156 games) 257 2.91 49.87 1992–2006
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
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
19 Bill Mohr 735 St Kilda 195 3.77 56.54 1929–1941
20 Peter Hudson 727 Hawthorn 129 5.64 80.78 1967–1974, 1977
Wayne Carey 727 North Melbourne/Kangaroos (1989–2001; 671 goals, 244 games) 272 2.67 48.47 1989–2001, 2003–2004
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
West Coast (2008–2022; 712 goals, 271 games)
23 Harry Vallence 722 Carlton 204 3.54 55.54 1926–1938
24 Nick Riewoldt 718 St Kilda 336 2.14 42.24 2001–2017
25 Dick Lee 707 Collingwood 230 3.07 41.59 1906–1922
26 Matthew Pavlich 700 Fremantle 353 1.98 41.18 2000–2016
27 Bob Pratt 681 South Melbourne 158 4.31 61.91 1930–1939, 1946
28 Jack Moriarty 662 Essendon (1922; 36 goals, 13 games) 170 3.89 60.18 1922, 1924–1933
Fitzroy (1924–1933; 626 goals, 157 games)
29 Jeremy Cameron 642 Greater Western Sydney (2012–2020; 427 goals, 171 games) 252 2.55 48.67 2012–present
Geelong (2021–present; 215 goals, 81 games)
30 Taylor Walker 641 Adelaide 278 2.31 38.25 2008–present
31 Eddie Betts 640 Carlton (2005–2013, 2020–2021; 330 goals, 218 games) 350 1.83 37.65 2005–2021
Adelaide (2014–2019; 310 goals, 132 games)
32 Alastair Lynch 633 Fitzroy (1988–1993; 173 goals, 120 games) 306 2.07 37.24 1988–2004
Brisbane Bears (1994–1996; 89 goals, 32 games)
Brisbane Lions (1997–2004; 371 goals, 154 games)
33 David Neitz 631 Melbourne 306 2.06 39.44 1993–2008
34 Michael Moncrieff 629 Hawthorn 224 2.81 48.38 1971–1983
35 Brendan Fevola 623 Carlton (1999–2009; 575 goals, 187 games) 204 3.05 51.92 1999–2010
Brisbane Lions (2010; 48 goals, 17 games)
36 Michael Roach 607 Richmond 200 3.04 46.69 1977–1989
37 Stewart Loewe 594 St Kilda 321 1.85 34.94 1986–2002
Jonathan Brown 594 Brisbane Lions 256 2.32 39.60 2000–2014
39 Kelvin Templeton 593 Footscray (1974–1982; 494 goals, 143 games) 177 3.35 49.42 1974–1985
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
Fremantle (1999–2001; 148 goals, 47 games)
41 Jarryd Roughead 578 Hawthorn 283 2.04 38.53 2005–2019
42 Simon Madden 575 Essendon 378 1.52 30.26 1974–1992
Simon Beasley 575 Footscray 154 3.73 71.88 1982–1989
44 Richard Osborne 574 Fitzroy (1982–1992; 411 goals, 187 games) 283 2.03 33.76 1982–1998
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
46 Norm Smith 572 Melbourne (1935–1948; 546 goals, 210 games) 227 2.52 35.75 1935–1950
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
Hawthorn (1996–2000; 41 goals, 100 games)
48 Brad Johnson 558 Footscray/Western Bulldogs 364 1.53 32.82 1994–2010
49 Chris Grant 554 Footscray/Western Bulldogs 341 1.62 30.78 1990–2007
50 Peter Daicos 549 Collingwood 250 2.20 36.60 1979–1993
Fraser Gehrig 549 West Coast (1995–2000; 159 goals, 115 games) 260 2.11 39.21 1995–2008
St Kilda (2001–2008; 390 goals, 145 games)
Warren Tredrea 549 Port Adelaide 255 2.15 39.21 1997–2010
53 Dick Harris 548 Richmond 196 2.80 49.82 1934–1944
Luke Breust 548 Hawthorn 298 1.84 40.62 2011–present
55 Lindsay White 540 Geelong (1941, 1944–1950; 429 goals, 117 games) 142 3.80 54.00 1941–1950
South Melbourne (1942–1943; 111 goals, 25 games)
56 John Coleman 537 Essendon 98 5.48 89.50 1949–1954
57 Jack Darling 532 West Coast 298 1.79 40.33 2011–present
58 Brian Taylor 527 Richmond (1980–1984; 156 goals, 43 games) 140 3.76 47.91 1980–1990
Collingwood (1985–1990; 371 goals, 97 games)
59 Daniel Bradshaw 524 Brisbane Bears (1996; 0 goals, 3 games) 231 2.27 34.93 1996–2010
Brisbane Lions (1997–2009; 496 goals, 219 games)
Sydney (2010; 28 goals, 9 games)
60 Michael O'Loughlin 521 Sydney 303 1.72 34.73 1995–2009
61 Brent Harvey 518 North Melbourne/Kangaroos 432 1.20 20.57 1996–2016
62 Steve Johnson 516 Geelong (2002–2015; 452 goals, 253 games) 293 1.75 32.25 2002–2017
Greater Western Sydney (2016–2017; 64 goals, 40 games)
63 Peter Sumich 514 West Coast 150 3.43 57.11 1989–1997
64 John Longmire 511 North Melbourne/Kangaroos 200 2.56 42.58 1988–1999

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 2024 season.

Club Player Goals Games Years Ref.
Adelaide Taylor Walker 641 278 2008–present
Brisbane Bears Roger Merrett 285 164 1988–1996
Brisbane Lions Jonathan Brown 594 256 2000–2014
Carlton Stephen Kernahan 738 251 1986–1997
Collingwood Gordon Coventry 1299 306 1920–1937
Essendon Matthew Lloyd 926 270 1995–2009
Fitzroy Jack Moriarty 626 157 1924–1933
Footscray/Western Bulldogs Simon Beasley 575 154 1982–1989
Fremantle Matthew Pavlich 700 353 2000–2016
Geelong Gary Ablett Sr. 1021 242 1984–1997
Gold Coast Tom Lynch 254 131 2011–2018
Greater Western Sydney Jeremy Cameron 427 171 2012–2020
Hawthorn Jason Dunstall 1254 269 1985–1998
Melbourne David Neitz 631 306 1993–2008
North Melbourne/Kangaroos Wayne Carey 671 244 1989–2001
Port Adelaide Warren Tredrea 549 255 1997–2010
Richmond Jack Titus 970 294 1926–1943
South Melbourne/Sydney Bob Pratt 681 158 1930–1939, 1946
St Kilda Tony Lockett 898 183 1983–1994
University Roy Park 111 44 1912–1914
West Coast Josh Kennedy 712 271 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.

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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  12. "Matthew Richardson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  13. "Tom Hawkins". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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  17. "Barry Hall". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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  37. "Stewart Loewe". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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  41. "Jarryd Roughead". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  42. "Simon Madden". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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  44. "Richard Osborne". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  45. "Stephen Milne". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  46. "Norm Smith". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  47. "Paul Salmon". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  48. "Brad Johnson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  49. "Chris Grant". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  50. "Peter Daicos". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  51. "Fraser Gehrig". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  52. ^ "Warren Tredrea". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  53. "Dick Harris". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  54. "Luke Breust". AFL Tables. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  55. "Lindsay White". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  56. "John Coleman". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  57. "Jack Darling". AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  58. "Brian Taylor". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  59. "Daniel Bradshaw". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  60. "Michael O'Loughlin". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  61. "Brent Harvey". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  62. "Steve Johnson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  63. "Peter Sumich". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  64. "John Longmire". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  65. "Roger Merrett". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  66. "Tom Lynch". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  67. "Roy Park". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  68. "Miscellaneous Goal Kicking Records". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

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