AFL Women's leading goalkicker

The AFL Women's leading goalkicker award is awarded annually to the AFL Women's (AFLW) player who kicks the most goals during the home-and-away season.^[1][2]

AFL Women's leading goalkicker
Awarded for	Player with most goals during the AFL Women's home-and-away season
Country	Australia
Presented by	AFL Women's
First awarded	2017
Currently held by	Aishling Moloney Taylor Smith
Most awards	Darcy Vescio (2)

Winners

Table of recipients

Season	Recipient(s)	Club	Goals			Games	Ref.
			H&A	Finals	Total
2017	Darcy Vescio	Carlton	14	—	14	7	[3]
2018	Brooke Lochland	Western Bulldogs	12	0	12	8	[4]
2019	Stevie-Lee Thompson	Adelaide	13	1	14	9	[5]
2020	Caitlin Greiser	St Kilda	10	—	10	6	[6]
2021	Darcy Vescio (2)	Carlton	16	—	16	9	[7]
2022 (S6)	Ashleigh Woodland	Adelaide	19	2	21	12	[8]
2022 (S7)	Jesse Wardlaw	Brisbane	19	3	22	12	[9]
2023	Kate Hore	Melbourne	20	0	20	12	[10]
	Eden Zanker	Melbourne	20	3	23	12
2024	Aishling Moloney	Geelong	21	–	21	11	[11]
	Taylor Smith	Brisbane	21	TBA

Table of clubs' totals

Club	Total	Seasons
Adelaide	2	2019, 2022 (S6)
Brisbane	2	2022 (S7), 2024
Carlton	2	2017, 2021
Melbourne	2	2023[a]
Geelong	1	2024
St Kilda	1	2020
Western Bulldogs	1	2018
Collingwood	0	—
Fremantle	0	—
Gold Coast	0	—
Greater Western Sydney	0	—
North Melbourne	0	—
Richmond	0	—
West Coast	0	—

Notes

1. Two Melbourne players won the award in 2023.

See also

• Sports portal
• Australia portal

• Coleman Medal

References

1. "AFLW Player Awards". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
2. Lovett, Michael, ed. (25 August 2022). AFL Record – 2022 NAB AFLW Season 7 Season Guide. Crocmedia. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-6484651-8-8.
3. Chalkley-Rhoden, Stephanie (28 March 2017). "AFLW: Adelaide's Erin Phillips rounds off incredible premiership season with best and fairest". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
4. "Emma Kearney named AFLW best and fairest but future with Dogs unclear". Guardian Australia. Guardian Media Group. Australian Associated Press. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
5. "Stevie-Lee Thompson". Australian Football. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
6. "Caitlin Greiser". Australian Football. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
7. Healy, Jonathan (28 March 2021). "Blues gun wraps up goalkicking title in Blacktown nail-biter". womens.afl. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
8. "Crows seal top spot, star forward wraps up goalkicker award". womens.afl. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
9. "Jesse Wardlaw Named S7 Leading Goalkicker". Brisbane Lions. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
10. "Demon duo titled 2023 leading goalkickers". Melbourne Football Club. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
11. Welsh, Sophie (3 November 2024). "Goalkicking award shared as Lions sharpshooter denied late shot". afl.com.au.

External links

• AFLW Awards
• AFLW All Time Leading Goalkickers