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.
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 23, 2024.
# | Player | Goals | Club(s) | Games | Average per game | Average per season | Career span | Ref. |
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1 | Tony Lockett | 1360 | St Kilda (1983–1994; 898 goals, 183 games)‡ | 281 | 4.84 | 75.56 | 1983–1999, 2002 | [1] |
Sydney (1995–1999, 2002; 462 goals, 98 games) | ||||||||
2 | Gordon Coventry | 1299‡ | Collingwood ‡ | 306 | 4.25 | 72.17 | 1920–1937 | [2] |
3 | Jason Dunstall | 1254‡ | Hawthorn ‡ | 269 | 4.66 | 89.57 | 1985–1998 | [3] |
4 | Lance Franklin | 1066 | Hawthorn (2005–2013; 580 goals, 182 games) | 354 | 3.01 | 56.11 | 2005–2023 | [4] |
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 | [5] |
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 | [6] |
Geelong (1984–1997; 1021 goals, 242 games)‡ | ||||||||
7 | Jack Titus | 970‡ | Richmond ‡ | 294 | 3.30 | 53.89 | 1926–1943 | [7] |
8 | Matthew Lloyd | 926‡ | Essendon ‡ | 270 | 3.43 | 61.73 | 1995–2009 | [8] |
9 | Leigh Matthews | 915 | Hawthorn | 332 | 2.76 | 53.82 | 1969–1985 | [9] |
10 | Peter McKenna | 874 | Collingwood (1965–1975; 838 goals, 180 games) | 191 | 4.58 | 72.83 | 1965–1975, 1977 | [10] |
Carlton (1977; 36 goals, 11 games) | ||||||||
11 | Bernie Quinlan | 817 | Footscray (1969–1977; 241 goals, 177 games) | 366 | 2.23 | 45.39 | 1969–1986 | [11] |
Fitzroy (1978–1986; 576 goals, 189 games) | ||||||||
12 | Matthew Richardson | 800 | Richmond | 282 | 2.84 | 47.06 | 1993–2009 | [12] |
13 | Tom Hawkins | 796 | Geelong | 359 | 2.22 | 45.94 | 2007–present | [13] |
14 | Jack Riewoldt | 787 | Richmond | 347 | 2.27 | 46.29 | 2007–2023 | [14] |
15 | Kevin Bartlett | 778 | Richmond | 403 | 1.93 | 40.95 | 1965–1983 | [15] |
16 | Saverio Rocca | 748 | Collingwood (1992–2000; 514 goals, 156 games) | 257 | 2.91 | 49.87 | 1992–2006 | [16] |
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 | [17] |
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 | [18] |
19 | Bill Mohr | 735 | St Kilda | 195 | 3.77 | 56.54 | 1929–1941 | [19] |
20 | Peter Hudson | 727 | Hawthorn | 129 | 5.64 | 80.78 | 1967–1974, 1977 | [20] |
Wayne Carey | 727 | North Melbourne/Kangaroos (1989–2001; 671 goals, 244 games)‡ | 272 | 2.67 | 48.47 | 1989–2001, 2003–2004 | [21] | |
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 | [22] |
West Coast (2008–2022; 712 goals, 271 games)‡ | ||||||||
23 | Harry Vallence | 722 | Carlton | 204 | 3.54 | 55.54 | 1926–1938 | [23] |
24 | Nick Riewoldt | 718 | St Kilda | 336 | 2.14 | 42.24 | 2001–2017 | [24] |
25 | Dick Lee | 707 | Collingwood | 230 | 3.07 | 41.59 | 1906–1922 | [25] |
26 | Matthew Pavlich | 700‡ | Fremantle ‡ | 353 | 1.98 | 41.18 | 2000–2016 | [26] |
27 | Bob Pratt | 681‡ | South Melbourne ‡ | 158 | 4.31 | 61.91 | 1930–1939, 1946 | [27] |
28 | Jack Moriarty | 662 | Essendon (1922; 36 goals, 13 games) | 170 | 3.89 | 60.18 | 1922, 1924–1933 | [28] |
Fitzroy (1924–1933; 626 goals, 157 games)‡ | ||||||||
29 | Eddie Betts | 640 | Carlton (2005–2013, 2020–2021; 330 goals, 218 games) | 350 | 1.83 | 37.65 | 2005–2021 | [29] |
Adelaide (2014–2019; 310 goals, 132 games) | ||||||||
30 | Taylor Walker | 639‡ | Adelaide ‡ | 277 | 2.31 | 38.25 | 2008–present | [30] |
31 | Alastair Lynch | 633 | Fitzroy (1988–1993; 173 goals, 120 games) | 306 | 2.07 | 37.24 | 1988–2004 | [31] |
Brisbane Bears (1994–1996; 89 goals, 32 games) | ||||||||
Brisbane Lions (1997–2004; 371 goals, 154 games) | ||||||||
Jeremy Cameron | 633 | Greater Western Sydney (2012–2020; 427 goals, 171 games)‡ | 251 | 2.52 | 48.67 | 2012–present | [32] | |
Geelong (2021–present; 206 goals, 80 games) | ||||||||
33 | David Neitz | 631‡ | Melbourne ‡ | 306 | 2.06 | 39.44 | 1993–2008 | [33] |
34 | Michael Moncrieff | 629 | Hawthorn | 224 | 2.81 | 48.38 | 1971–1983 | [34] |
35 | Brendan Fevola | 623 | Carlton (1999–2009; 575 goals, 187 games) | 204 | 3.05 | 51.92 | 1999–2010 | [35] |
Brisbane Lions (2010; 48 goals, 17 games) | ||||||||
36 | Michael Roach | 607 | Richmond | 200 | 3.04 | 46.69 | 1977–1989 | [36] |
37 | Stewart Loewe | 594 | St Kilda | 321 | 1.85 | 34.94 | 1986–2002 | [37] |
Jonathan Brown | 594‡ | Brisbane Lions ‡ | 256 | 2.32 | 39.60 | 2000–2014 | [38] | |
39 | Kelvin Templeton | 593 | Footscray (1974–1982; 494 goals, 143 games) | 177 | 3.35 | 49.42 | 1974–1985 | [39] |
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 | [40] |
Fremantle (1999–2001; 148 goals, 47 games) | ||||||||
41 | Jarryd Roughead | 578 | Hawthorn | 283 | 2.04 | 38.53 | 2005–2019 | [41] |
42 | Simon Madden | 575 | Essendon | 378 | 1.52 | 30.26 | 1974–1992 | [42] |
Simon Beasley | 575‡ | Footscray ‡ | 154 | 3.73 | 71.88 | 1982–1989 | [43] | |
44 | Richard Osborne | 574 | Fitzroy (1982–1992; 411 goals, 187 games) | 283 | 2.03 | 33.76 | 1982–1998 | [44] |
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 | [45] | |
46 | Norm Smith | 572 | Melbourne (1935–1948; 546 goals, 210 games) | 227 | 2.52 | 35.75 | 1935–1950 | [46] |
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 | [47] |
Hawthorn (1996–2000; 41 goals, 100 games) | ||||||||
48 | Brad Johnson | 558 | Footscray/Western Bulldogs | 364 | 1.53 | 32.82 | 1994–2010 | [48] |
49 | Chris Grant | 554 | Footscray/Western Bulldogs | 341 | 1.62 | 30.78 | 1990–2007 | [49] |
50 | Peter Daicos | 549 | Collingwood | 250 | 2.20 | 36.60 | 1979–1993 | [50] |
Fraser Gehrig | 549 | West Coast (1995–2000; 159 goals, 115 games) | 260 | 2.11 | 39.21 | 1995–2008 | [51] | |
St Kilda (2001–2008; 390 goals, 145 games) | ||||||||
Warren Tredrea | 549‡ | Port Adelaide ‡ | 255 | 2.15 | 39.21 | 1997–2010 | [52] | |
53 | Dick Harris | 548 | Richmond | 196 | 2.80 | 49.82 | 1934–1944 | [53] |
54 | Luke Breust | 546 | Hawthorn | 297 | 1.84 | 40.62 | 2011–present | [54] |
55 | Lindsay White | 540 | Geelong (1941, 1944–1950; 429 goals, 117 games) | 142 | 3.80 | 54.00 | 1941–1950 | [55] |
South Melbourne (1942–1943; 111 goals, 25 games) | ||||||||
56 | John Coleman | 537 | Essendon | 98 | 5.48 | 89.50 | 1949–1954 | [56] |
57 | Jack Darling | 530 | West Coast | 297 | 1.78 | 40.33 | 2011–present | [57] |
58 | Brian Taylor | 527 | Richmond (1980–1984; 156 goals, 43 games) | 140 | 3.76 | 47.91 | 1980–1990 | [58] |
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 | [59] |
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 | [60] |
61 | Brent Harvey | 518 | North Melbourne/Kangaroos | 432 | 1.20 | 20.57 | 1996–2016 | [61] |
62 | Steve Johnson | 516 | Geelong (2002–2015; 452 goals, 253 games) | 293 | 1.75 | 32.25 | 2002–2017 | [62] |
Greater Western Sydney (2016–2017; 64 goals, 40 games) | ||||||||
63 | Peter Sumich | 514 | West Coast | 150 | 3.43 | 57.11 | 1989–1997 | [63] |
64 | John Longmire | 511 | North Melbourne/Kangaroos | 200 | 2.56 | 42.58 | 1988–1999 | [64] |
Below are the players who hold the record for most goals kicked at their respective clubs.
Bold | Current player |
Updated to the end of round 23, 2024.
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]
Player | Total to break record | Record broken | Career goals | Club(s) | Career span |
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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) |
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