List of Essendon Football Club leading goalkickers

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The following list details all of the major goalkicking records relating specifically to Essendon Football Club, including season highs, career highs, and game highs for both the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League) and AFL Women's, as well as the club's pre-VFL/AFL records. The AFL's annual leading goalkicker award, the Coleman Medal, is named after Essendon's John Coleman. At the 2009 Essendon Best & Fairest awards night, outgoing CEO Peter Jackson announced that the Essendon leading goalkicker medal would be named the Matthew Lloyd Medal in honour of the recently retired Matthew Lloyd. [1] This is sometimes referred to as the Matthew Lloyd Leading Goalkicker Award. [2]

Contents

Leading goalkickers by season

The following is a list of Essendon leading goalkickers in each season. [3]

Pre-VFA era

SeasonPlayer(s)Goals
1873 [ data missing ]
1874 James Robertson4
1875 [ data missing ]
1876 W. Martin5
George Miller

VFA era

SeasonPlayer(s)Goals
1877 Bob Amess3
1878 M. O'Meara7
1879 Alf Goding7
1880 Tom Bloomfield7
1881 J. M. Carter4
A. Crow
1882 G. Cairns13
1883 Wilfred Kent-Hughes14
1884 H. C. Caldwell13
1885 Phil McShane18
1886 H. C. Caldwell(2)11
1887 H. C. Caldwell(3)11
1888 Alf Carter9
Finlay
1889 Alf Carter(2)15
1890 Fergusson14
1891 W. Christian20
1892 Albert Thurgood 56
1893 Albert Thurgood (2)63
1894 Albert Thurgood (3)62
1895 Alec Hall 9
Norman Waugh
1896 Norman Waugh (2)29

VFL/AFL era

✪Player won Coleman Medal (or equivalent)
†Team played finals (which count for the tally)
Bold text indicates player currently plays in AFL or AFLW
SeasonPlayer(s)Goals
1897 Norman Waugh (3)23†
1898 Charlie Moore 20†
1899 Arthur Cleghorn 15
1900 Albert Thurgood ✪ (4)25†
1901 Fred Hiskins ✪34†
1902 Albert Thurgood (5)32†
1903 Mick Madden 15
1904 Mick Madden (2)25†
1905 George Barker 29†
1906 Norman Yeo 31†
1907 Jim Martin 16
1908 David Smith 26†
1909 Paddy Shea 40†
1910 Bert Armstrong 30†
1911 Lou Armstrong 35†
1912 Jack Kirby 43†
1913 Jack Kirby (2)29
1914 Ernie Lumsden 28
1915 Bill Walker 14
1916 Did not compete due to WWI —
1917 Did not compete due to WWI —
1918 Norm Hall 15
1919 Dave Walsh 15
1920 Frank McDonald 33
1921 Frank McDonald (2)17
1922 Jack Moriarty 36†
1923 Greg Stockdale ✪68†
1924 Tommy Jenkins 50†
1925 Tommy Jenkins (2)37†
1926 Greg Stockdale (2)36†
1927 Jack Vosti 35
1928 Greg Stockdale (3)39
1929 Keith Forbes 40
Len Johnson
1930 Keith Forbes (2)54
1931 Ted Freyer 50
1932 Ted Freyer (2)52
1933 Ted Freyer (3)51
1934 Ted Freyer (4)61
1935 Keith Forbes (3)52
1936 Ted Freyer (5)50
1937 Keith Forbes (4)44
1938 Tom Reynolds 68
1939 Tom Reynolds (2)71
1940 Ted Bryce 48†
1941 Tom Reynolds (3)65†
1942 Tom Reynolds (4)61†
1943 Dick Reynolds 31†
1944 Ray Powell 42†
1945 Bill Brittingham 48
1946 Bill Brittingham (2)66†
1947 Ted Leehane 50†
1948 Bill Hutchison 52†
1949 John Coleman ✪100†
1950 John Coleman ✪ (2)120†
1951 John Coleman ✪ (3)75†
1952 John Coleman ✪ (4)103
1953 John Coleman ✪ (5)97†
1954 John Coleman (6)42
1955 Hugh Mitchell 51†
1956 Graham Willey 33
1957 Fred Gallagher 34†
1958 John Birt 31
1959 Ron Evans ✪78†
1960 Ron Evans ✪ (2)67†
1961 Hugh Mitchell (2)33
1962 Charlie Payne 39†
1963 Charlie Payne (2)36
1964 Hugh Mitchell (3)32†
1965 Ted Fordham 54†
1966 Ted Fordham ✪ (2)76†
1967 Alan Noonan 40
1968 Alan Noonan (2)51†
1969 Alan Noonan (3)43
1970 Geoff Blethyn 33
1971 Alan Noonan (4)31
1972 Geoff Blethyn (2)107†
1973 Alan Noonan (5)63†
1974 Alan Noonan (6)77
1975 Alan Noonan (7)48
1976 Geoff Blethyn (2)39
1977 Max Crow 38
1978 Wayne Primmer 47
1979 Terry Daniher 57†
1980 Simon Madden 45
1981 Tony Buhagiar 42†
1982 Simon Madden (2)49†
1983 Terry Daniher (2)64†
1984 Paul Salmon 63†
1985 Mark Harvey 48†
1986 Alan Ezard 47†
1987 Paul Salmon (2)43
1988 Paul Salmon (3)37
1989 Paul Salmon (4)39†
1990 Paul Salmon (5)43†
1991 Simon Madden (3)42†
1992 Paul Salmon (6)59
1993 Paul Salmon (7)65†
1994 Scott Cummings 32
1995 James Hird 47†
1996 James Hird (2)39†
1997 Matthew Lloyd 63
1998 Matthew Lloyd (2)70†
1999 Matthew Lloyd (3)87†
2000 Matthew Lloyd ✪ (4)109†
2001 Matthew Lloyd ✪ (5)105†
2002 Matthew Lloyd (6)47†
2003 Matthew Lloyd ✪ (7)93†
2004 Matthew Lloyd (8)96†
2005 Matthew Lloyd (9)59
2006 Scott Lucas 67
2007 Matthew Lloyd (10)62
2008 Matthew Lloyd (11)62
2009 Matthew Lloyd (12)35†
2010 Angus Monfries 24
2011 Stewart Crameri 34†
2012 Stewart Crameri (2)32
2013 Stewart Crameri (3)30
2014 Joe Daniher 28†
2015 Joe Daniher (2)34
2016 Joe Daniher (3)43
2017 Joe Daniher (4)65†
2018 Jake Stringer 30
2019 Jake Stringer (2)33†
2020 Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti 19
2021 Jake Stringer (3)41†
2022 Peter Wright 53
2023 Kyle Langford 51
2024 Kyle Langford (2)43

Multiple leading goalkickers

Multiple leading goalkickers (5 minimum)
12 Matthew Lloyd
7 Alan Noonan
7 Paul Salmon
6 John Coleman
5 Ted Freyer

Leading career goalkickers for Essendon

Matthew Lloyd is the club's career leading goalkicker. In addition to being the club's leading goalkicker a record 12 times, Lloyd has 926 career goals, also a club record. Matthew lloyd.jpg
Matthew Lloyd is the club's career leading goalkicker. In addition to being the club's leading goalkicker a record 12 times, Lloyd has 926 career goals, also a club record.
PlayerGamesGoalsAverageSeasons
1 Matthew Lloyd 2709263.431995–2009
2 Simon Madden 3785751.521974–1992
3 John Coleman 985375.481949–1954
4 Paul Salmon 2245202.321983–2002
5 Bill Hutchison 2904961.711942–1957
6 Scott Lucas 2704711.741996–2009
7 Terry Daniher 2944471.521978–1992
8 Dick Reynolds 3204421.381933–1951
9 Alan Noonan 1824202.311966–1976
10 Keith Forbes 1524152.731928–1937
11 Ted Freyer 12437231929–1937
12 Tom Reynolds 1093613.311937–1944
13 James Hird 2533431.361992–2007
14 Tim Watson 3073351.091977–1994
15 Darren Bewick 2383321.391988–2000
16 John Birt 1933031.571957–1967
17 Hugh Mitchell 2243011.341953–1967
18 Paul Vander Haar 2012781.381977–1990
19 Gordon Lane 1312561.951940–1949
20 Mark Mercuri 2072421.171992–2004


Coleman, seen here taking a spectacular mark over North Melbourne's full-back Vic Lawrence in 1953, retired with a record average of 5.48 goals per game (subsequently only beaten by Hawthorn's Peter Hudson), and his 14 goals in a single game remains a club record. John Coleman mark 1950.jpg
Coleman, seen here taking a spectacular mark over North Melbourne's full-back Vic Lawrence in 1953, retired with a record average of 5.48 goals per game (subsequently only beaten by Hawthorn's Peter Hudson), and his 14 goals in a single game remains a club record.

Most goals in a game

GoalsPlayerOpponentRoundYearVenue
14 John Coleman Fitzroy R71954Windy Hill
13 Matthew Lloyd Sydney R31999M.C.G.
13 John Coleman Geelong R81952Brisbane Exhibition Ground
13 John Coleman Hawthorn R181952Windy Hill
12 Fred Gallagher Geelong R81957Windy Hill
12 John Coleman Hawthorn R11949Windy Hill
12 Ted Freyer Melbourne R11935M.C.G.
11 Matthew Lloyd Western Bulldogs R192003Docklands
11 Paul Salmon West Coast R151987W.A.C.A.
11 Paul Salmon Richmond R191986VFL Park
11 Geoff Blethyn Footscray R121972Windy Hill
11 John Coleman South Melbourne R21953Lake Oval
11 John Coleman South Melbourne R21950Windy Hill

AFL Women's

Leading goalkickers by season

SeasonPlayer(s)Goals
2022 (S7) Daria Bannister 8
2023 Bonnie Toogood 16†
2024 Daria Bannister 10†

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References

  1. ↑ "The Collecting Bug". The Collecting Bug. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Wright claims maiden Crichton Medal". essendonfc.com.au. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Australian Football - Essendon Football Club - Honour Board". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  4. ↑ The Sporting Globe's photographer, Gerard Reilly, was at the same match; and his photograph of Coleman's mark appeared on the front page of the Saturday, 30 May 1953 Sporting Globe. In the following issue, under the title "Coleman Makes It Look So Easy", the Sporting Globe published the entire five-frame sequence of Gerard Reilly's photographs.

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