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    Top 50 AFL Goal Kickers of All Time

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    Top 50 AFL Goal Kickers of All Time

    The Australian Football League is the premier and only fully professional competition of rules football in Australia. Its other name is basically the Victorian Football League (VFL). AFL season was founded in 1896 from the Victorian Football Association. Tony Lockett has kicked the most goals in AFL history and leads the goals ranking list. So today we are going to talk about the Top 50 AFL Goalkickers.

    AFL was founded 126 years ago on 2 October 1896. A total of 18 teams partook in this league. The league bears a very famous title, Carlton Essendon. Next, we bring you the list of all-time AFL goalkickers, as well as the finals and teams for all matches.

    There are also some AFL players making their league debut with a club. Who increased the popularity of the game and supported the league a lot. There are currently 18 teams competing in the AFL competition. An unnamed Tasmanian team joined the league in 2018.

    It is a 24-round season that runs from March to September. The “Minor Premiership” award is given to the best-recorded player in the last May of the season.

    In this news article, SportsUnfold reveals the top 50 AFL goal-kickers of all time. Don’t forget to allow SportsUnfold’s notification for more such interesting and hellish news.

    List of 50 AFL Goal Kickers

    AFL football career has brought a lot of rewards too, we tell you. Let’s move on to the Top 50 AFL Goal Kickers of All Time.

    • “Brownlow Medal” for the League’s Fairest and Best Player
    • “Coleman Medal” for hitting the most goals in a home and away season
    • “Norm Smith Medal” for the best player in the Grand Final.
    #PlayerGamesGoalsClub(s)Average
    per season    		Average
    per game    		Career span
    1Tony Lockett2811360St Kilda (1983–1994; 898 goals, 183 games)‡75.564.841983–1999, 2002
     Sydney (1995–1999, 2002; 462 goals, 98 games) 
    2Gordon Coventry3061299‡Collingwood‡72.174.251920–1937
    3Jason Dunstall2691254‡Hawthorn‡89.574.661985–1998
    4Lance Franklin3541066Hawthorn (2005–2013; 580 goals, 182 games)58.173.012005–2023
     Sydney (2014–2023; 486 goals, 172 games) 
    5Doug Wade2671057Geelong (1961–1972; 834 goals, 208 games)70.473.961961–1975
     North Melbourne (1973–1975; 223 goals, 59 games) 
    6Gary Ablett Sr.2481031Hawthorn (1982; 10 goals, 6 games)68.734.161982, 1984–1997
     Geelong (1984–1997; 1021 goals, 242 games)‡ 
    7Jack Titus294970‡Richmond‡53.893.301926–1943
    8Matthew Lloyd270926‡Essendon‡61.733.431995–2009
    9Leigh Matthews332915Hawthorn53.822.761969–1985
    10Peter McKenna191874Collingwood (1965–1975; 838 goals, 180 games)72.834.581965–1975, 1977
     Carlton (1977; 36 goals, 11 games) 
    11Bernie Quinlan366817Footscray (1969–1977; 241 goals, 177 games)45.392.231969–1986
     Fitzroy (1978–1986; 576 goals, 189 games) 
    12Matthew Richardson282800Richmond47.062.841993–2009
    13Jack Riewoldt345785Richmond47.192.282007–present
    14Tom Hawkins346779Geelong45.752.252007–present
    15Kevin Bartlett403778Richmond40.951.931965–1983
    16Saverio Rocca257748Collingwood (1992–2000; 514 goals, 156 games)49.872.911992–2006
     Kangaroos (2001–2006; 234 goals, 101 games) 
    17Barry Hall289746St Kilda (1996–2001; 144 goals, 88 games)46.632.581996–2011
     Sydney (2002–2009; 467 goals, 162 games) 
     Western Bulldogs (2010–2011; 135 goals, 39 games) 
    18Stephen Kernahan251738‡Carlton‡61.502.941986–1997
    19Bill Mohr195735St Kilda56.543.771929–1941
    20Peter Hudson129727Hawthorn80.785.641967–1974, 1977
    Wayne Carey272727North Melbourne/Kangaroos (1989–2001; 671 goals, 244 games)‡48.472.671989–2001, 2003–2004
     Adelaide (2003–2004; 46 goals, 28 games) 
    22Josh Kennedy293723Carlton (2006–2007; 11 goals, 22 games)42.532.472006–2022
     West Coast (2008–2022; 712 goals, 271 games)‡ 
    23Harry Vallence204722Carlton55.543.541926–1938
    24Nick Riewoldt336718St Kilda42.242.142001–2017
    25Dick Lee230707Collingwood41.593.071906–1922
    26Matthew Pavlich353700‡Fremantle‡41.181.982000–2016
    27Bob Pratt158681‡South Melbourne‡61.914.311930–1939, 1946
    28Jack Moriarty170662Essendon (1922; 36 goals, 13 games)60.183.891922, 1924–1933
     Fitzroy (1924–1933; 626 goals, 157 games)‡ 
    29Eddie Betts350640Carlton (2005–2013, 2020–2021; 330 goals, 218 games)37.651.832005–2021
     Adelaide (2014–2019; 310 goals, 132 games) 
    30Alastair Lynch306633Fitzroy (1988–1993; 173 goals, 120 games)37.242.071988–2004
     Brisbane Bears (1994–1996; 89 goals, 32 games) 
     Brisbane Lions (1997–2004; 371 goals, 154 games) 
    31David Neitz306631‡Melbourne‡39.442.061993–2008
    32Michael Moncrieff224629Hawthorn48.382.811971–1983
    33Brendan Fevola204623Carlton (1999–2009; 575 goals, 187 games)51.923.051999–2010
     Brisbane Lions (2010; 48 goals, 17 games) 
    34Michael Roach200607Richmond46.693.041977–1989
    35Taylor Walker257599‡Adelaide‡35.732.332008–present
    36Stewart Loewe321594St Kilda34.941.851986–2002
    Jonathan Brown256594‡Brisbane Lions‡39.602.322000–2014
    38Kelvin Templeton177593Footscray (1974–1982; 494 goals, 143 games)49.423.351974–1985
     Melbourne (1983–1985; 99 goals, 34 games) 
    39Tony Modra165588Adelaide (1992–1998; 440 goals, 118 games)58.803.561992–2001
     Fremantle (1999–2001; 148 goals, 47 games) 
    40Jarryd Roughead283578Hawthorn38.532.042005–2019
    41Jeremy Cameron228577Greater Western Sydney (2012–2020; 427 goals, 171 games)‡48.272.532012–present
     Geelong (2021–present; 150 goals, 57 games) 
    42Simon Madden378575Essendon30.261.521974–1992
    Simon Beasley154575‡Footscray‡71.883.731982–1989
    44Richard Osborne283574Fitzroy (1982–1992; 411 goals, 187 games)33.762.031982–1998
     Sydney (1993; 39 goals, 16 games) 
     Footscray (1994–1996; 98 goals, 51 games) 
     Collingwood (1997–1998; 26 goals, 29 games) 
    Stephen Milne275574St Kilda44.152.092001–2013
    46Norm Smith227572Melbourne (1935–1948; 546 goals, 210 games)35.752.521935–1950
     Fitzroy (1949–1950; 26 goals, 17 games) 
    47Paul Salmon324561Essendon (1983–1995, 2002; 520 goals, 224 games)29.531.731983–2000, 2002
     Hawthorn (1996–2000; 41 goals, 100 games) 
    48Brad Johnson364558Footscray/Western Bulldogs32.821.531994–2010
    49Chris Grant341554Footscray/Western Bulldogs30.781.621990–2007
    50Peter Daicos250549Collingwood36.602.201979–1993
    Fraser Gehrig260549West Coast (1995–2000; 159 goals, 115 games)39.212.111995–2008
     St Kilda (2001–2008; 390 goals, 145 games) 
    Warren Tredrea255549‡Port Adelaide‡39.212.151997–2010
    53Dick Harris196548Richmond49.822.801934–1944
    54Lindsay White142540Geelong (1941, 1944–1950; 429 goals, 117 games)54.003.801941–1950
     South Melbourne (1942–1943; 111 goals, 25 games) 
    55John Coleman98537Essendon89.505.481949–1954
    56Brian Taylor140527Richmond (1980–1984; 156 goals, 43 games)47.913.761980–1990
     Collingwood (1985–1990; 371 goals, 97 games) 
    57Daniel Bradshaw231524Brisbane Bears (1996; 0 goals, 3 games)34.932.271996–2010
     Brisbane Lions (1997–2009; 496 goals, 219 games) 
     Sydney (2010; 28 goals, 9 games) 
    58Luke Breust278523Hawthorn40.081.882011–present
    59Michael O’Loughlin303521Sydney34.731.721995–2009
    60Brent Harvey432518North Melbourne/Kangaroos20.571.201996–2016
    61Steve Johnson293516Geelong (2002–2015; 452 goals, 253 games)32.251.752002–2017
     Greater Western Sydney (2016–2017; 64 goals, 40 games) 
    62Peter Sumich150514West Coast57.113.431989–1997
    63John Longmire200511North Melbourne/Kangaroos42.582.561988–1999
    64Jack Darling274505West Coast40.331.842011–present

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