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VFL-AFL Leading Goalkickers since 1897
(1) after home-and-away, (2) after finals


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VFL-AFL: Leading goalkickers

totals at the end of the home-and-away, and totals following the finals showing the finishing positions of clubs – *P* indicates Premiers ...
    end
H+A
  after
Finals
1897 EDDY JAMES (Geelong)
JACK LEITH (Melbourne
22
22
  27
26
2nd
4th
1898 ARCHIE SMITH (Collingwood)
EDDY JAMES (Geelong)
31
26
  31
26
3rd
4th
1899 EDDY JAMES (Geelong)
CHARLIE COLGAN (South Melb)
32
26
  32
27
3rd
2nd
1900 ALBERT THURGOOD (Essendon)
TEDDY LOCKWOOD (Geelong)
24
24
  26
24
3rd
5th
1901 FRED HISKINS (Essendon)
GERALD BROSNAN (Fitzroy)
EDWARD ROWELL (Collingwood)
33
31
30
  34
33
31
P
4th
2nd
1902 EDWARD ROWELL (Collingwood)
ALBERT THURGOOD (Essendon)
CHARLIE BAKER (St Kilda)
29
28
30
  33
33
30
P
2nd
8th
1903 TEDDY LOCKWOOD (Collingwood)
IKE WOODS (Geelong)
IVAN FORBES (Geelong)
33
32
29
  35
34
29
P
4th
4th
1904 VINCE COUTIE (Melbourne)
CHARLES CLEMENTS (South Melb)
PERCY TROTTER (Fitzroy)
39
38
33
  39
38
37
6th
5th
P
1905 CHARLIE PANNAM (Collingwood)
CHARLES CLEMENTS (South Melb)
ALF WILKINSON (Fitzroy)
38
31
28
  38
31
30
2nd
5th
P
1906 MICHAEL GRACE (Carlton)
FRANK CAINE (Carlton)
DICK LEE (Collingwood)
45
34
31
  50
37
35
P
P
3rd
1907 DICK LEE (Collingwood)
LEN MORTIMER (South Melb)
FRANK CAINE (Carlton)
45
31
31
  47
37
32
4th
2nd
P
1908 DICK LEE (Collingwood)
LEN MORTIMER (South Melb)
VINCE COUTIE (Melbourne)
50
40
37
  54
40
37
4th
5th
8th
1909 DICK LEE (Collingwood)
LEN MORTIMER (South Melb)
PADDY SHEA (Essendon)
55
46
37
  58
50
40
3rd
P
4th
1910 DICK LEE (Collingwood)
PERCY MARTINI (Geelong)
VINCE GARDINER (Carlton)
51
51
40
  58
51
42
P
9th
2nd
1911 VINCE GARDINER (Carlton)
HARRY BRERETON (Melbourne)
LEN MORTIMER (South Melb)
44
46
44
  47
46
44
4th
7th
3rd
1912 HARRY BRERETON (Melbourne)
JIMMY FREAKE (Fitzroy)
VINCE GARDINER (Carlton)
56
53
42
  56
53
46
6th
5th
3rd
1913 JIMMY FREAKE (Fitzroy)
ROY PARK (University)
ERNIE SELLARS (St Kilda)
49
53
46
  56
53
53
P
10th
2nd
1914 DICK LEE (Collingwood)
DAVE McNAMARA (St Kilda)
JIMMY FREAKE (Fitzroy)
57
48
47
  57
48
47
5th
7th
3rd
1915 DICK LEE (Collingwood)
JIMMY FREAKE (Fitzroy)
HARRY MORGAN (South Melb)
61
65
48
  66
65
48
3rd
2nd
5th
1916 DICK LEE (Collingwood)
VINCE GARDINER (Carlton)
TOM HEANEY (Fitzroy)
46
36
17
  48
44
27
4th
2nd
P
1917 DICK LEE (Collingwood)
JIMMY FREAKE (Fitzroy)
HARRY CURTIS (Collingwood)
PERCY MARTINI (Geelong)
PERCY PARRATT (Fitzroy)
50
30
20
24
19
  54
37
24
24
24
P
2nd
P
5th
2nd
1918 ERN COWLEY (Carlton)
GERALD RYAN (South Melb)
JIMMY FREAKE (Fitzroy)
35
29
29
  35
32
29
3rd
P
5th
1919 DICK LEE (Collingwood)
BOB MERRICK (Fitzroy)
HAROLD ROBERTSON (South Melb)
47
42
38
  56
42
38
P
5th
3rd
1920 GEORGE BAYLISS (Richmond)
BOB MERRICK (Fitzroy)
HORRIE CLOVER (Carlton)
62
54
47
  63
54
50
P
4th
3rd
1921 DICK LEE (Collingwood)
CLIFF RANKIN (Geelong)
HORRIE CLOVER (Carlton)
60
61
54
  64
63
58
3rd
4th
2nd
1922 HORRIE CLOVER (Carlton)
HARRY HARKER (Melbourne)
BOB MERRICK (Fitzroy)
GORDON COVENTRY (Collingwood)
CLIFF RANKIN (Geelong)
54
47
47
38
42
  56
47
47
42
42
4th
6th
P
2nd
8th
1923 GREG STOCKDALE (Essendon)
JIMMY FREAKE (Fitzroy)
TED JOHNSON (South Melb)
64
35
35
  68
46
44
P
2nd
3rd
1924 JACK MORIARTY (Fitzroy)
TED JOHNSON (South Melb)
TOMMY JENKINS (Essendon)
75
52
43
  82
60
50
3rd
4th
P
1925 LLOYD HAGGER (Geelong)
GORDON COVENTRY (Collingwood)
JACK MORIARTY (Fitzroy)
70
58
63
  78
68
63
P
2nd
5th
1926 GORDON COVENTRY (Collingwood)
LLOYD HAGGER (Geelong)
HAROLD MOYES (Melbourne)
78
56
47
  83
56
55
2nd
4th
P
1927 GORDON COVENTRY (Collingwood)
JACK MORIARTY (Fitzroy)
LLOYD HAGGER (Geelong)
89
83
55
  97
83
55
P
9th
3rd
1928 GORDON COVENTRY (Collingwood)
JACK MORIARTY (Fitzroy)
BERT HYDE (Hawthorn)
78
68
62
  89
68
62
P
8th
12th
1929 GORDON COVENTRY (Collingwood)
HARRY VALLENCE (Carlton)
JACK MORIARTY (Fitzroy)
118
62
58
  124
64
58
P
3rd
11th
1930 GORDON COVENTRY (Collingwood)
BILL MOHR (St Kilda)
GEORGE MARGITICH (Melbourne)
104
83
73
  118
83
73
P
8th
5th
1931 HARRY VALLENCE (Carlton)
GEORGE MOLONEY (Geelong)
DOUG STRANG (Richmond)
72
69
63
  86
74
69
3rd
P
2nd
1932 GEORGE MOLONEY (Geelong)
HARRY VALLENCE (Carlton)
GORDON COVENTRY (Collingwood)
109
77
71
  109
97
82
5th
2nd
3rd
1933 BOB PRATT (South Melb)
GORDON COVENTRY (Collingwood)
HARRY VALLENCE (Carlton)
102
108
82
  109
108
84
P
6th
4th
1934 BOB PRATT (South Melb)
GORDON COVENTRY (Collingwood)
JACK GREEN (Hawthorn)
JACK TITUS (Richmond)
138
100
80
69
  150
105
80
80
2nd
4th
11th
P
1935 BOB PRATT (South Melb)
GORDON COVENTRY (Collingwood)
BILL MOHR (St Kilda)
JACK TITUS (Richmond)
97
77
83
77
  103
88
83
83
2nd
P
5th
3rd
1936 BILL MOHR (St Kilda)
HARRY VALLENCE (Carlton)
JACK TITUS (Richmond)
101
83
83
  101
86
83
7th
4th
6th
1937 GORDON COVENTRY (Collingwood)
JACK METHERELL (Geelong)
JACK TITUS (Richmond)
56
59
62
  72
71
66
2nd
P
4th
1938 ROD TODD (Collingwood)
HARRY VALLENCE (Carlton)
NORM SMITH (Melbourne)
102
78
80
  120
81
80
2nd
P
5th
1939 ROD TODD (Collingwood)
SEL MURRAY (North Melb)
BOB PRATT (South Melb)
97
78
72
  120
78
72
2nd
9th
12th
1940 JACK TITUS (Richmond)
NORM SMITH (Melbourne)
SEL MURRAY (North Melb)
90
75
57
  100
86
57
2nd
P
12th
1941 NORM SMITH (Melbourne)
SEL MURRAY (North Melb)
JACK TITUS (Richmond)
85
88
84
  89
88
87
P
9th
4th
1942 LINDSAY WHITE (South Melb)
JACK TITUS (Richmond)
TOM REYNOLDS (Essendon)
67
55
59
  80
67
65
3rd
2nd
P
1943 DICK HARRIS (Richmond)
FRED FANNING (Melbourne)
WALLY CULPITT (Hawthorn)
BILL FINDLAY (North Melb)
JACK GRANT (Fitzroy)
52
62
43
43
34
  63
62
43
43
42
P
7th
5th
9th
3rd
1944 FRED FANNING (Melbourne)
DICK HARRIS (Richmond)
LINDSAY WHITE (South Melb)
87
63
61
  87
63
61
8th
2nd
7th
1945 FRED FANNING (Melbourne)
ALEX ALBISTON (Hawthorn)
DES FOTHERGILL (Collingwood)
67
66
58
  67
66
62
9th
10th
3rd
1946 BILL BRITTINGHAM (Essendon)
DES FOTHERGILL (Collingwood)
JACK MUELLER (Melbourne)
CON CURTAIN (Fitzroy)
SID DYER (North Melb)
FRED FANNING (Melbourne)
58
63
40
56
56
55
  66
63
58
56
56
56
P
3rd
2nd
8th
9th
2nd
1947 FRED FANNING (Melbourne)
LINDSAY WHITE (Geelong)
BILL WOOD (Footscray)
97
78
75
  97
78
75
6th
7th
9th
1948 LINDSAY WHITE (Geelong)
JACK DYER (Richmond)
EDDIE HART (Fitzroy)
84
64
61
  84
64
61
9th
5th
7th
1949 JOHN COLEMAN (Essendon)
JOCK SPENCER (North Melb)
EDDIE HART (Fitzroy)
LINDSAY WHITE (Geelong)
85
57
53
53
  100
65
53
53
P
3rd
7th
9th
1950 JOHN COLEMAN (Essendon)
JOCK SPENCER (North Melb)
PETER BENNETT (St Kilda)
112
76
59
  120
86
59
P
2nd
9th
1951 GEORGE GONINON (Geelong)
JOHN COLEMAN (Essendon)
EDDIE HART (Fitzroy)
71
75
65
  86
75
65
P
2nd
5th
1952 JOHN COLEMAN (Essendon)
GEORGE GONINON (Geelong)
JOCK SPENCER (North Melb)
103
52
51
  103
59
51
8th
P
7th
1953 JOHN COLEMAN (Essendon)
GEORGE GONINON (Geelong)
JACK COLLINS (Footscray)
96
64
50
  97
65
50
4th
2nd
3rd
1954 JACK COLLINS (Footscray)
FRED FLANAGAN (Geelong)
NOEL CLARKE (Melbourne)
73
54
41
  84
55
51
P
3rd
2nd
1955 NOEL RAYSON (Geelong)
NOEL O'BRIEN (Carlton)
JOCK SPENCER (North Melb)
77
73
68
  80
73
68
3rd
7th
11th
1956 BILL YOUNG (St Kilda)
MAX CROSS (Footscray)
BOB JOHNSON (Melbourne)
58
46
37
  58
52
43
11th
3rd
P
1957 JACK COLLINS (Footscray)
BILL YOUNG (St Kilda)
ATHOL WEBB (Melbourne)
FRED WOLLER (Geelong)
74
56
48
56
  74
56
56
56
6th
9th
P
12th
1958 IAN BREWER (Collingwood)
JOHN DUGDALE (North Melb)
BILL YOUNG (St Kilda)
67
53
56
  73
57
56
P
3rd
8th
1959 RON EVANS (Essendon)
BOB SKILTON (South Melb)
RON BARASSI (Melbourne)
RON DUMMETT (Richmond)
PETER SCHOFIELD (North Melb)
70
60
40
46
46
  79
60
46
46
46
2nd
9th
P
11th
6th
1960 RON EVANS (Essendon)
LEO BRERETON (Carlton)
MAX OATEN (South Melb)
67
44
39
  67
44
39
4th
7th
8th
1961 TOM CARROLL (Carlton)
DOUG WADE (Geelong)
JOHN PECK (Hawthorn)
54
50
44
  54
50
49
8th
6th
P
1962 DOUG WADE (Geelong)
TOM CARROLL (Carlton)
MURRAY WEIDEMAN (Collingwood)
62
57
48
  68
62
48
3rd
2nd
7th
1963 JOHN PECK (Hawthorn)
TERRY WATERS (Collingwood)
BARRY BOURKE (Melbourne)
DOUG WADE (Geelong)
69
50
42
44
  75
50
48
48
2nd
8th
3rd
P
1964 JOHN PECK (Hawthorn)
JOHN DUGDALE (North Melb)
TERRY WATERS (Collingwood)
68
46
38
  68
46
43
5th
8th
2nd
1965 JOHN PECK (Hawthorn)
TED FORDHAM (Essendon)
RON KINGSTON (South Melb)
56
40
48
  56
54
48
12th
P
8th
1966 TED FORDHAM (Essendon)
AUSTIN ROBERTSON (South Melb)
IAN GRAHAM (Collingwood)
73
60
55
  76
60
58
3rd
8th
2nd
1967 DOUG WADE (Geelong)
PETER HUDSON (Hawthorn)
ROYCE HART (Richmond)
79
57
46
  96
57
55
2nd
10th
P
1968 PETER HUDSON (Hawthorn)
PETER McKENNA (Collingwood)
DOUG WADE (Geelong)
125
64
56
  125
64
64
6th
7th
3rd
1969 DOUG WADE (Geelong)
PETER HUDSON (Hawthorn)
PETER McKENNA (Collingwood)
122
120
87
  127
120
97
4th
5th
3rd
1970 PETER HUDSON (Hawthorn)
PETER McKENNA (Collingwood)
ALEX JESAULENKO (Carlton)
146
128
100
  146
143
115
8th
2nd
P
1971 PETER HUDSON (Hawthorn)
PETER McKENNA (Collingwood)
DOUG WADE (Geelong)
140
130
94
  150
134
94
P
4th
10th
1972 PETER McKENNA (Collingwood)
GEOFF BLETHYN (Essendon)
DOUG WADE (Geelong)
130
105
90
  130
107
90
4th
5th
10th
1973 PETER McKENNA (Collingwood)
DOUG WADE (North Melb)
ALAN NOONAN (Essendon)
84
73
61
  86
73
63
3rd
6th
5th
1974 DOUG WADE (North Melb)
ALAN NOONAN (Essendon)
PETER McKENNA (Collingwood)
91
77
50
  103
77
60
2nd
8th
4th
1975 LEIGH MATTHEWS (Hawthorn)
ROBERT WALLS (Carlton)
MICHAEL MONCRIEFF (Hawthorn)
67
59
55
  68
59
57
2nd
4th
2nd
1976 LARRY DONOHUE (Geelong)
MICHAEL MONCRIEFF (Hawthorn)
KELVIN TEMPLETON (Footscray)
99
91
82
  105
97
82
4th
P
5th
1977 PETER HUDSON (Hawthorn)
LEIGH MATTHEWS (Hawthorn)
PETER MOORE (Collingwood)
99
82
63
  110
91
76
3rd
3rd
2nd
1978 KELVIN TEMPLETON (Footscray)
LARRY DONOHUE (Geelong)
MICHAEL MONCRIEFF (Hawthorn)
118
94
74
  118
95
90
11th
5th
P
1979 KELVIN TEMPLETON (Footscray)
MICHAEL ROACH (Richmond)
CRAIG DAVIS (Collingwood)
91
90
80
  91
90
88
9th
8th
2nd
1980 MICHAEL ROACH (Richmond)
MICHAEL MONCRIEFF (Hawthorn)
KEVIN BARTLETT (Richmond)
107
86
63
  112
86
84
P
8th
P
1981 MICHAEL ROACH (Richmond)
MARK JACKSON (Melbourne)
PETER DAICOS (Collingwood)
86
76
64
  86
76
76
7th
12th
2nd
1982 MALCOLM BLIGHT (North Melb)
SIMON BEASLEY (Footscray)
GERARD HEALY (Melbourne)
94
82
77
  103
82
77
4th
12th
8th
1983 BERNIE QUINLAN (Fitzroy)
LEIGH MATTHEWS (Hawthorn)
SIMON BEASLEY (Footscray)
106
65
69
  116
79
69
4th
P
7th
1984 BERNIE QUINLAN (Fitzroy)
TONY LOCKETT (St Kilda)
LEIGH MATTHEWS (Hawthorn)
102
77
64
  105
77
77
5th
12th
2nd
1985 SIMON BEASLEY (Footscray)
BERNIE QUINLAN (Fitzroy)
GARY ABLETT (Geelong)
90
84
82
  105
84
82
3rd
9th
6th
1986 BRIAN TAYLOR (Collingwood)
WARWICK CAPPER (Sydney)
SIMON BEASLEY (Footscray)
100
88
88
  100
92
88
6th
4th
8th
1987 TONY LOCKETT (St Kilda)
WARWICK CAPPER (Sydney)
JASON DUNSTALL (Hawthorn)
117
99
87
  117
103
94
10th
4th
2nd
1988 JASON DUNSTALL (Hawthorn)
GARY ABLETT (Geelong)
SIMON BEASLEY (Footscray)
124
82
82
  132
82
82
P
9th
8th
1989 JASON DUNSTALL (Hawthorn)
GARY ABLETT (Geelong)
TONY LOCKETT (St Kilda)
128
60
78
  138
87
78
P
2nd
12th
1990 JOHN LONGMIRE (North Melb)
PETER DAICOS (Collingwood)
PETER SUMICH (West Coast)
98
84
76
  98
97
90
6th
P
3rd
1991 TONY LOCKETT (St Kilda)
PETER SUMICH (West Coast)
JOHN LONGMIRE (North Melb)
118
94
91
  127
111
91
5th
2nd
8th
1992 JASON DUNSTALL (Hawthorn)
TONY LOCKETT (St Kilda)
STEPHEN KERNAHAN (Carlton)
139
123
83
  145
132
83
6th
4th
7th
1993 TONY MODRA (Adelaide)
GARY ABLETT (Geelong)
JASON DUNSTALL (Hawthorn)
119
124
117
  129
124
123
3rd
7th
6th
1994 GARY ABLETT (Geelong)
JASON DUNSTALL (Hawthorn)
STEPHEN KERNAHAN (Carlton)
113
97
77
  129
101
82
2nd
7th
5th
1995 GARY ABLETT (Geelong)
TONY LOCKETT (Sydney)
SAVERIO ROCCA (Collingwood)
118
110
93
  122
110
93
2nd
12th
10th
1996 TONY LOCKETT (Sydney)
JASON DUNSTALL (Hawthorn)
MATTHEW RICHARDSON (Richmond)
114
101
91
  121
102
91
2nd
8th
9th
1997 TONY MODRA (Adelaide)
SAVERIO ROCCA (Collingwood)
JASON HEATLEY (St Kilda)
81
76
62
  84
76
73
P
10th
2nd
1998 TONY LOCKETT (Sydney)
WAYNE CAREY (North Melb)
MATTHEW LLOYD (Essendon)
107
73
69
  109
80
70
5th
2nd
8th
1999 SCOTT CUMMINGS (West Coast)
MATTHEW LLOYD (Essendon)
TONY LOCKETT (Sydney)
88
77
77
  95
87
82
5th
3rd
8th
2000 MATTHEW LLOYD (Essendon)
LANCE WHITNALL (Carlton)
JEFF FARMER (Melbourne)
94
65
65
  109
76
70
P
3rd
4th
2001 MATTHEW LLOYD (Essendon)
ALASTAIR LYNCH (Brisbane)
MATTHEW RICHARDSON (Richmond)
96
54
54
  105
59
58
2nd
P
3rd
2002 DAVID NEITZ (Melbourne)
ALASTAIR LYNCH (Brisbane)
KENT KINGSLEY (Geelong)
NATHAN G BROWN (Richmond)
75
58
57
57
  82
74
57
57
6th
P
9th
14th
2003 MATTHEW LLOYD (Essendon)
ALASTAIR LYNCH (Brisbane)
DAVID NEITZ (Melbourne)
87
62
65
  93
78
65
6th
P
14th
2004 FRASER GEHRIG (St Kilda)
MATTHEW LLOYD (Essendon)
WARREN TREDREA (Port Adel)
90
89
75
  103
96
81
3rd
6th
P
2005 BARRY HALL (Sydney)
FRASER GEHRIG (St Kilda)
RUSSELL ROBERTSON (Melbourne)
72
74
69
  80
78
73
P
3rd
8th
2006 BRENDAN FEVOLA (Carlton)
BARRY HALL (Sydney)
BRAD JOHNSON (West.B'dogs)
FRASER GEHRIG (St Kilda)
84
67
70
68
  84
78
74
71
16th
2nd
6th
8th
2007 JONATHAN BROWN (Brisbane)
LANCE FRANKLIN (Hawthorn)
MATTHEW PAVLICH (Fremantle)
77
63
72
  77
73
72
10th
6th
11th
2008 LANCE FRANKLIN (Hawthorn)
BRENDAN FEVOLA (Carlton)
DANIEL BRADSHAW (Brisbane)
102
99
75
  113
99
75
P
11th
10th
2009 BRENDAN FEVOLA (Carlton)
JONATHAN BROWN (Brisbane)
NICK RIEWOLDT (St Kilda)
86
78
68
  89
85
75
7th
6th
2nd

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