VFL/AFL goalkicking records

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.

Former Collingwood captain Dick Lee was the first VFL/AFL player to kick 500 goals

Most VFL/AFL goals

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 the 2024 season.

#	Player	Goals	Club(s)	Games	Average per game	Average per season	Career span	Ref.
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	44.22	2007–2024	[13]
14	Jack Riewoldt	787	Richmond	347	2.26	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	Jeremy Cameron	648	Greater Western Sydney (2012–2020; 427 goals, 171 games)‡	254	2.55	49.85	2012–present	[29]
			Geelong (2021–present; 221 goals, 83 games)
30	Taylor Walker	641‡	Adelaide‡	278	2.31	37.71	2008–present	[30]
31	Eddie Betts	640	Carlton (2005–2013, 2020–2021; 330 goals, 218 games)	350	1.83	37.65	2005–2021	[31]
			Adelaide (2014–2019; 310 goals, 132 games)
32	Alastair Lynch	633	Fitzroy (1988–1993; 173 goals, 120 games)	306	2.07	37.24	1988–2004	[32]
			Brisbane Bears (1994–1996; 89 goals, 32 games)
			Brisbane Lions (1997–2004; 371 goals, 154 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]
	Luke Breust	549	Hawthorn	300	1.83	39.21	2011–present	[53]
54	Dick Harris	548	Richmond	196	2.80	49.82	1934–1944	[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	532	West Coast (2011–2024; 532 goals, 298 games)	298	1.79	38.00	2011–present	[57]
			North Melbourne (2025–present; 0 goals, 0 games)
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]

Club goalkicking record holders

Below are the players who hold the record for most goals kicked at their respective clubs.

Bold	Current player

Updated to the end of the 2024 season.

Club	Player	Goals	Games	Years	Ref.
Adelaide	Taylor Walker	641	278	2008–present	[65]
Brisbane Bears	Roger Merrett	285	164	1988–1996	[66]
Brisbane Lions	Jonathan Brown	594	256	2000–2014	[67]
Carlton	Stephen Kernahan	738	251	1986–1997	[68]
Collingwood	Gordon Coventry	1299	306	1920–1937	[69]
Essendon	Matthew Lloyd	926	270	1995–2009	[70]
Fitzroy	Jack Moriarty	626	157	1924–1933	[71]
Footscray/Western Bulldogs	Simon Beasley	575	154	1982–1989	[72]
Fremantle	Matthew Pavlich	700	353	2000–2016	[73]
Geelong	Gary Ablett Sr.	1021	242	1984–1997	[74]
Gold Coast	Tom Lynch	254	131	2011–2018	[75]
Greater Western Sydney	Jeremy Cameron	427	171	2012–2020	[76]
Hawthorn	Jason Dunstall	1254	269	1985–1998	[77]
Melbourne	David Neitz	631	306	1993–2008	[78]
North Melbourne/Kangaroos	Wayne Carey	671	244	1989–2001	[79]
Port Adelaide	Warren Tredrea	549	255	1997–2010	[80]
Richmond	Jack Titus	970	294	1926–1943	[81]
South Melbourne/Sydney	Bob Pratt	681	158	1930–1939, 1946	[82]
St Kilda	Tony Lockett	898	183	1983–1994	[83]
University	Roy Park	111	44	1912–1914	[84]
West Coast	Josh Kennedy	712	271	2008–2022	[85]

VFL/AFL goalkicking record holder

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.^[86]

Player	Total to break record	Record broken	Career goals	Club(s)	Career span
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)

See also

• VFL/AFL games records
• AFL Women's goalkicking records