List of Melbourne Football Club leading goalkickers

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The following is a list of Melbourne Football Club leading goalkickers in each season of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League) and AFL Women's.

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VFL/AFL

^Denotes current player
+Player won Coleman Medal/VFL Leading Goalkicker Medal in same season
SeasonPlayer(s)Goals
1897 Jack Leith +22
1898 Charlie Young 21
1899Jack Leith(2)21
1900 Tommy Ryan 24
1901 Frank Langley 17
1902 Jack Leith (3)26
1903 Vince Coutie 19
1904Vince Coutie+ (2)39
1905 Harry Cordner 16
1906 Basil Onyons 16
1907Jack Leith(4)27
1908Vince Coutie(3)37
1909 Harry Brereton 34
1910 Stan Fairbairn 24
1911Harry Brereton+ (2)46
1912Harry Brereton+ (3)56
1913 Mick Maguire 13
1914 Arthur Best 30
1915 Roy Park 35
1919 George Heinz 15
1920 Harry Harker 23
1921Harry Harker(2)47
1922Harry Harker(3)47
1923 Percy Tulloh 31
1924Percy Tulloh(2)24
1925 Harry Davie 56
1926 Harry Moyes 55
1927Harry Davie(2)40
1928 Bob Johnson 55
1929 Dick Taylor 30
1930 George Margitich 73
1931George Margitich(2)66
1932George Margitich(3)60
1933Bob Johnson(2)62
1934 Jack Mueller 52
1935 Maurie Gibb 59
1936 Eric Glass 56
1937 Ron Baggott 51
1938 Norm Smith 80
1939Norm Smith(2)54
1940Norm Smith(3)86
1941Norm Smith(4)89
1942 Fred Fanning 37
1943Fred Fanning+ (2)62
1944Fred Fanning+ (3)87
1945Fred Fanning+ (4)67
1946Jack Mueller(2)58
1947Fred Fanning+ (5)97
1948 Lance Arnold 41
1949 Bob McKenzie 40
1950 Denis Cordner 36
1951Bob McKenzie(2)40
1952 Noel Clarke 49
1953Bob McKenzie(3)38
1954Noel Clarke(2)51
1955 Stuart Spencer 34
1956 Bob Johnson 43
1957 Athol Webb 56
1958 Ron Barassi, Jr. 44
Athol Webb(2)
1959Ron Barassi, Jr.(2)46
1960 Ian Ridley 38
1961 Bob Johnson 36
1962 Laurie Mithen 37
1963 Barry Bourke 48
1964 John Townsend 35
1965John Townsend(2)34
1966 Barrie Vagg 20
1967 Hassa Mann 38
1968Hassa Mann(2)29
1969 Ross Dillon 48
1970Ross Dillon(2)41
1971 Paul Callery 38
1972 Greg Parke 63
1973 Ross Brewer 32
1974Ross Brewer(2)40
1975 Greg Wells 32
1976 Ray Biffin 47
1977 Ross Brewer (3)63
1978 Henry Coles 33
1979 Robert Flower 33
1980 Brent Crosswell 31
1981 Mark Jackson 76
1982 Gerard Healy 77
1983Robert Flower(2)40
1984 Kelvin Templeton 51
1985 Brian Wilson 40
1986 Greg Healy 35
1987Robert Flower(3)47
1988 Ricky Jackson 43
1989 Darren Bennett 34
1990Darren Bennett(2)87
1991 Allen Jakovich 71
1992Allen Jakovich(2)40
1993Allen Jakovich(3)39
1994 Garry Lyon 79
1995Garry Lyon(2)77
1996 David Neitz 56
1997David Neitz(2)30
Jeff Farmer
1998Jeff Farmer(2)47
1999David Neitz(3)46
2000Jeff Farmer(3)76
2001 Russell Robertson 42
2002David Neitz+ (4)82
2003David Neitz(5)65
2004David Neitz(6)69
2005Russell Robertson(2)73
2006David Neitz(7)68
2007Russell Robertson(3)42
2008 Brad Miller 26
2009Russell Robertson(4)29
2010 Brad Green 55
2011 Liam Jurrah 40
2012 Mitch Clark 29
2013 Jeremy Howe 28
2014 Chris Dawes 20
2015 Jesse Hogan 44
2016Jesse Hogan(2)41
2017 Jeff Garlett 42
2018 Tom McDonald ^53
2019 Christian Petracca ^22
2020 Bayley Fritsch ^22
2021Bayley Fritsch^ (2)59
2022Bayley Fritsch^ (3)55
2023Bayley Fritsch^ (4)38
2024Bayley Fritsch^ (5)41

AFL Women's

^Denotes current player
+Player won AFL Women's leading goalkicker in same season
SeasonPlayer(s)Goals
2017 Alyssa Mifsud 9
2018 Tegan Cunningham 9
2019Tegan Cunningham(2)8
2020 Kate Hore ^5
Shelley Scott
2021Kate Hore^ (2)12
2022 (S6) Tayla Harris ^18
2022 (S7)Kate Hore^ (3)17
2023 Eden Zanker ^+23
2024 Alyssa Bannan ^12

Note: In 2023, the AFL Women's league leading goalkicker award was shared by Melbourne players Kate Hore and Eden Zanker. However, as Zanker kicked more goals in finals, Hore did not lead the club's goalkicking that year.

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