Ranking Goals No.[ clarification needed ] Reached in Player Club(s) Career span 1 1,295 27 2011 Cameron Smith Melbourne Storm 2002–2020 2 1,136 35 2018 Adam Reynolds South Sydney Rabbitohs , Brisbane Broncos 2012– 3 942 15 1996 Jason Taylor Western Suburbs Magpies , North Sydney Bears , Northern Eagles , Parramatta Eels 1990–2001 4 923 28 2013 Johnathan Thurston Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs , North Queensland Cowboys 2002–2018 5 917 19 2001 Andrew Johns Newcastle Knights 1993–2007 6 915 34 2016 Jarrod Croker Canberra Raiders 2009–2023 7 891 23 2005 Hazem El Masri Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1996–2009 8 865 8 1982 Mick Cronin Parramatta Eels 1977–1986 9 855 16 1997 Daryl Halligan North Sydney Bears , Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1991–2000 10 847 7 1978 Graham Eadie Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 1971–1983 11 803 4 1971 Eric Simms South Sydney Rabbitohs 1965–1975 12 772 30 2015 James Maloney Melbourne Storm , New Zealand Warriors , Sydney Roosters , Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks , Penrith Panthers 2009–2019 13 742 3 1963 Keith Barnes Balmain 1955–1968 14 718 24 2006 Craig Fitzgibbon Illawarra Steelers , St. George Illawarra Dragons , Sydney Roosters 1998–2009 15 699 36 2023 Nathan Cleary Penrith Panthers 2016– 16 681 32 2016 Michael Gordon Penrith Panthers , Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks , Parramatta Eels , Sydney Roosters , Gold Coast Titans 2006–2019 17 652 22 2004 Clinton Schifcofske South Queensland Crushers , Parramatta Eels , Canberra Raiders 1996–2006 18 648 6 1973 Graeme Langlands St. George 1963–1976 19 646 26 2010 Luke Burt Parramatta Eels 1999–2012 20 624 20 2002 Ryan Girdler Illawarra Steelers , Penrith Panthers 1991–2004 21 603 2 1961 Ron Willey Canterbury-Bankstown , Manly-Warringah , Parramatta 1948–1964 =22 598 11 1984 Steve Gearin Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs , St. George Dragons , Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 1975–1986 25 2008 Matt Orford Northern Eagles , Melbourne Storm , Manly Warringah Sea Eagles , Canberra Raiders 2000–2009, 2011 24 586 29 2015 Corey Parker Brisbane Broncos 2001–2016 25 580 17 1998 Matthew Ridge Manly Warringah Sea Eagles , Auckland Warriors 1990–1999 26 564 9 1982 Ken Wilson Newtown Jets , Penrith Panthers 1971–1983 27 559 38 2023 Shaun Johnson New Zealand Warriors , Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2011–2024 28 554 37 2023 Mitchell Moses Wests Tigers , Parramatta Eels 2014– =29 553 13 1988 John Dorahy Western Suburbs Magpies , Manly Warringah Sea Eagles , Illawarra Steelers , North Sydney Bears 1974–1985, 1987–1989 21 2002 Ivan Cleary Manly Warringah Sea Eagles , North Sydney Bears , Sydney City Roosters , New Zealand Warriors 1992–2002 31 543 10 1982 Steve Rogers Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks , St. George Dragons 1973–1985 32 533 33 2016 Jamie Lyon Parramatta Eels , Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2000–2004, 2007–2016 33 527 12 1985 Ron Giteau Western Suburbs Magpies , Eastern Suburbs Roosters , Canberra Raiders 1974–1986 34 524 14 1988 Ross Conlon Western Suburbs Magpies , Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs , Balmain Tigers 1981–1988 35 521 31 2016 Jamie Soward Sydney Roosters , St. George Illawarra Dragons , Penrith Panthers 2005–2016 36 519 1 1960 Bernie Purcell Western Suburbs , South Sydney 1948–1960 37 511 18 2000 David Furner Canberra Raiders 1992–2000 38 501 5 1971 Bob Batty Manly-Warringah 1959–1971