VFL/AFL goalkicking records

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File:Dick Lee (cropped).jpg
Former Template:AFL captain Dick Lee was the first VFL/AFL player to kick 500 goals

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.

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 round 15, 2025.

# Player Goals Club(s) Games <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Average
per gameScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Average
per seasonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Career span Ref.
1 Script error: No such module "Sort". 1360 Template:AFL (1983–1994; 898 goals, 183 games)‡ 281 4.84 75.56 1983–1999, 2002 [1]
Template:AFL (1995–1999, 2002; 462 goals, 98 games)
2 Script error: No such module "Sort". 1299‡ Template:AFL‡ 306 4.25 72.17 1920–1937 [2]
3 Script error: No such module "Sort". 1254‡ Template:AFL‡ 269 4.66 89.57 1985–1998 [3]
4 Script error: No such module "Sort". 1066 Template:AFL (2005–2013; 580 goals, 182 games) 354 3.01 56.11 2005–2023 [4]
Template:AFL (2014–2023; 486 goals, 172 games)
5 Script error: No such module "Sort". 1057 Template:AFL (1961–1972; 834 goals, 208 games) 267 3.96 70.47 1961–1975 [5]
Template:AFL (1973–1975; 223 goals, 59 games)
6 Script error: No such module "Sort". 1031 Template:AFL (1982; 10 goals, 6 games) 248 4.16 68.73 1982, 1984–1997 [6]
Template:AFL (1984–1997; 1021 goals, 242 games)‡
7 Script error: No such module "Sort". 970‡ Template:AFL‡ 294 3.30 53.89 1926–1943 [7]
8 Script error: No such module "Sort". 926‡ Template:AFL‡ 270 3.43 61.73 1995–2009 [8]
9 Script error: No such module "Sort". 915 Template:AFL 332 2.76 53.82 1969–1985 [9]
10 Script error: No such module "Sort". 874 Template:AFL (1965–1975; 838 goals, 180 games) 191 4.58 72.83 1965–1975, 1977 [10]
Template:AFL (1977; 36 goals, 11 games)
11 Script error: No such module "Sort". 817 Template:AFL (1969–1977; 241 goals, 177 games) 366 2.23 45.39 1969–1986 [11]
Template:AFL (1978–1986; 576 goals, 189 games)
12 Script error: No such module "Sort". 800 Template:AFL 282 2.84 47.06 1993–2009 [12]
13 Script error: No such module "Sort". 796 Template:AFL 359 2.22 44.22 2007–2024 [13]
14 Script error: No such module "Sort". 787 Template:AFL 347 2.26 46.29 2007–2023 [14]
15 Script error: No such module "Sort". 778 Template:AFL 403 1.93 40.95 1965–1983 [15]
16 Script error: No such module "Sort". 748 Template:AFL (1992–2000; 514 goals, 156 games) 257 2.91 49.87 1992–2006 [16]
Template:AFL (2001–2006; 234 goals, 101 games)
17 Script error: No such module "Sort". 746 Template:AFL (1996–2001; 144 goals, 88 games) 289 2.58 46.63 1996–2011 [17]
Template:AFL (2002–2009; 467 goals, 162 games)
Template:AFL (2010–2011; 135 goals, 39 games)
18 Script error: No such module "Sort". 738‡ Template:AFL‡ 251 2.94 61.50 1986–1997 [18]
19 Script error: No such module "Sort". 735 Template:AFL 195 3.77 56.54 1929–1941 [19]
20 Script error: No such module "Sort". 727 Template:AFL 129 5.64 80.78 1967–1974, 1977 [20]
Script error: No such module "Sort". 727 Template:AFL/Template:AFL (1989–2001; 671 goals, 244 games)‡ 272 2.67 48.47 1989–2001, 2003–2004 [21]
Template:AFL (2003–2004; 46 goals, 28 games)
22 Script error: No such module "Sort". 723 Template:AFL (2006–2007; 11 goals, 22 games) 293 2.47 42.53 2006–2022 [22]
Template:AFL (2008–2022; 712 goals, 271 games)‡
23 Script error: No such module "Sort". 722 Template:AFL 204 3.54 55.54 1926–1938 [23]
24 Script error: No such module "Sort". 718 Template:AFL 336 2.14 42.24 2001–2017 [24]
25 Script error: No such module "Sort". 707 Template:AFL 230 3.07 41.59 1906–1922 [25]
26 Script error: No such module "Sort". 700‡ Template:AFL‡ 353 1.98 41.18 2000–2016 [26]
27 Script error: No such module "Sort". 696 Template:AFL (2012–2020; 427 goals, 171 games)‡ 269 2.59 49.85 2012–present [27]
Template:AFL (2021–present; 269 goals, 98 games)
28 Script error: No such module "Sort". 681‡ Template:AFL‡ 158 4.31 61.91 1930–1939, 1946 [28]
29 Script error: No such module "Sort". 662 Template:AFL (1922; 36 goals, 13 games) 170 3.89 60.18 1922, 1924–1933 [29]
Template:AFL (1924–1933; 626 goals, 157 games)‡
30 Script error: No such module "Sort". 661‡ Template:AFL‡ 291 2.27 37.71 2008–present [30]
31 Script error: No such module "Sort". 640 Template:AFL (2005–2013, 2020–2021; 330 goals, 218 games) 350 1.83 37.65 2005–2021 [31]
Template:AFL (2014–2019; 310 goals, 132 games)
32 Script error: No such module "Sort". 633 Template:AFL (1988–1993; 173 goals, 120 games) 306 2.07 37.24 1988–2004 [32]
Template:AFL (1994–1996; 89 goals, 32 games)
Template:AFL (1997–2004; 371 goals, 154 games)
33 Script error: No such module "Sort". 631‡ Template:AFL‡ 306 2.06 39.44 1993–2008 [33]
34 Script error: No such module "Sort". 629 Template:AFL 224 2.81 48.38 1971–1983 [34]
35 Script error: No such module "Sort". 623 Template:AFL (1999–2009; 575 goals, 187 games) 204 3.05 51.92 1999–2010 [35]
Template:AFL (2010; 48 goals, 17 games)
36 Script error: No such module "Sort". 607 Template:AFL 200 3.04 46.69 1977–1989 [36]
37 Script error: No such module "Sort". 594 Template:AFL 321 1.85 34.94 1986–2002 [37]
Script error: No such module "Sort". 594‡ Template:AFL‡ 256 2.32 39.60 2000–2014 [38]
39 Script error: No such module "Sort". 593 Template:AFL (1974–1982; 494 goals, 143 games) 177 3.35 49.42 1974–1985 [39]
Template:AFL (1983–1985; 99 goals, 34 games)
40 Script error: No such module "Sort". 588 Template:AFL (1992–1998; 440 goals, 118 games) 165 3.56 58.80 1992–2001 [40]
Template:AFL (1999–2001; 148 goals, 47 games)
41 Script error: No such module "Sort". 578 Template:AFL 283 2.04 38.53 2005–2019 [41]
42 Script error: No such module "Sort". 575 Template:AFL 378 1.52 30.26 1974–1992 [42]
Script error: No such module "Sort". 575‡ Template:AFL‡ 154 3.73 71.88 1982–1989 [43]
44 Script error: No such module "Sort". 574 Template:AFL (1982–1992; 411 goals, 187 games) 283 2.03 33.76 1982–1998 [44]
Template:AFL (1993; 39 goals, 16 games)
Template:AFL (1994–1996; 98 goals, 51 games)
Template:AFL (1997–1998; 26 goals, 29 games)
Script error: No such module "Sort". 574 Template:AFL 275 2.09 44.15 2001–2013 [45]
46 Script error: No such module "Sort". 572 Template:AFL (1935–1948; 546 goals, 210 games) 227 2.52 35.75 1935–1950 [46]
Template:AFL (1949–1950; 26 goals, 17 games)
47 Script error: No such module "Sort". 561 Template:AFL (1983–1995, 2002; 520 goals, 224 games) 324 1.73 29.53 1983–2000, 2002 [47]
Template:AFL (1996–2000; 41 goals, 100 games)
48 Script error: No such module "Sort". 558 Template:AFL/Template:AFL 364 1.53 32.82 1994–2010 [48]
49 Script error: No such module "Sort". 554 Template:AFL/Template:AFL 341 1.62 30.78 1990–2007 [49]
50 Script error: No such module "Sort". 552 Template:AFL 305 1.81 39.21 2011–present [50]
51 Script error: No such module "Sort". 549 Template:AFL 250 2.20 36.60 1979–1993 [51]
Script error: No such module "Sort". 549 Template:AFL (1995–2000; 159 goals, 115 games) 260 2.11 39.21 1995–2008 [52]
Template:AFL (2001–2008; 390 goals, 145 games)
Script error: No such module "Sort". 549‡ Template:AFL‡ 255 2.15 39.21 1997–2010 [53]
54 Script error: No such module "Sort". 548 Template:AFL 196 2.80 49.82 1934–1944 [54]
55 Script error: No such module "Sort". 545 Template:AFL (2011–2024; 532 goals, 298 games) 312 1.75 38.00 2011–present [55]
Template:AFL (2025–present; 13 goals, 14 games)
56 Script error: No such module "Sort". 540 Template:AFL (1941, 1944–1950; 429 goals, 117 games) 142 3.80 54.00 1941–1950 [56]
Template:AFL (1942–1943; 111 goals, 25 games)
57 Script error: No such module "Sort". 537 Template:AFL 98 5.48 89.50 1949–1954 [57]
58 Script error: No such module "Sort". 527 Template:AFL (1980–1984; 156 goals, 43 games) 140 3.76 47.91 1980–1990 [58]
Template:AFL (1985–1990; 371 goals, 97 games)
59 Script error: No such module "Sort". 524 Template:AFL (1996; 0 goals, 3 games) 231 2.27 34.93 1996–2010 [59]
Template:AFL (1997–2009; 496 goals, 219 games)
Template:AFL (2010; 28 goals, 9 games)
60 Script error: No such module "Sort". 521 Template:AFL 303 1.72 34.73 1995–2009 [60]
61 Script error: No such module "Sort". 518 Template:AFL/Template:AFL 432 1.20 20.57 1996–2016 [61]
62 Script error: No such module "Sort". 516 Template:AFL (2002–2015; 452 goals, 253 games) 293 1.75 32.25 2002–2017 [62]
Template:AFL (2016–2017; 64 goals, 40 games)
63 Script error: No such module "Sort". 514 Template:AFL 150 3.43 57.11 1989–1997 [63]
64 Script error: No such module "Sort". 511 Template:AFL/Template:AFL 200 2.56 42.58 1988–1999 [64]
65 Script error: No such module "Sort". 509 Template:AFL (2010–2011; 20 goals, 14 games) 271 1.88 32.07 2010–present [65]
Template:AFL (2012–2022, 2024–present; 467 goals, 240 games)
Template:AFL (2023; 22 goals, 17 games)

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 round 14, 2025.

Club Player Goals <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />GamesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />YearsScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ref.
Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 661 291 2008–present [66]
Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 285 164 1988–1996 [67]
Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 594 256 2000–2014 [68]
Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 738 251 1986–1997 [69]
Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 1299 306 1920–1937 [70]
Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 926 270 1995–2009 [71]
Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 626 157 1924–1933 [72]
Template:AFL/Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 575 154 1982–1989 [73]
Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 700 353 2000–2016 [74]
Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 1021 242 1984–1997 [75]
Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 254 131 2011–2018 [76]
Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 427 171 2012–2020 [77]
Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 1254 269 1985–1998 [78]
Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 631 306 1993–2008 [79]
Template:AFL/Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 671 244 1989–2001 [80]
Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 549 255 1997–2010 [81]
Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 970 294 1926–1943 [82]
Template:AFL/Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 681 158 1930–1939, 1946 [83]
Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 898 183 1983–1994 [84]
Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 111 44 1912–1914 [85]
Template:AFL Script error: No such module "Sort". 712 271 2008–2022 [86]

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.[87]

Player Total to
break record 		Record broken Career goals Club(s) Career span
Script error: No such module "Sort". First to reach 100 goals (round 9, 1902) 119 Template:AFL 1897–1902
Script error: No such module "Sort". 120 Round 14, 1903 162 Template:AFL 1897–1908, 1911–1912
Script error: No such module "Sort". 127 Round 2, 1904 144 Template:AFL (1899–1901; 45 games, 61 goals) 1899–1905
Template:AFL (1902–1905; 53 games, 83 goals)
Script error: No such module "Sort". 145 Round 9, 1906 214 Template:AFL (1897–1900; 65 games, 55 goals) 1897–1900, 1903–1908
Template:AFL (1903–1907; 86 games, 133 goals)
Template:AFL (1908; 16 games, 26 goals)
Script error: No such module "Sort". 215 Round 7, 1910 707 Template:AFL 1906–1922
Script error: No such module "Sort". 280 Round 14, 1913 289 Template:AFL 1906–1915
Script error: No such module "Sort". 281 Round 15, 1913 707 Template:AFL 1906–1922
Script error: No such module "Sort". 708 Preliminary final, 1930 1299 Template:AFL 1920–1937
Script error: No such module "Sort". 1300 Round 10, 1999 1360 Template:AFL (1983–1994; 183 games, 898 goals) 1983–1999, 2002
Template:AFL (1995–1999, 2002; 98 games, 462 goals)

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bar:Coventry text:Gordon Coventry
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See also

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