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Home and Away

Season
Player
Goals
Games
Avg
Team
2025 Nick Larkey
 12
 3
 4.00
 North Melbourne
2024 Jesse Hogan
 69
 23
 3.00
 Greater Western Sydney
2023 Charlie Curnow
 78
 23
 3.39
 Carlton
2022 Charlie Curnow
 64
 22
 2.91
 Carlton
2021 Harry McKay
 58
 19
 3.05
 Carlton
2020 Tom Hawkins
 42
 17
 2.47
 Geelong
2019 Jeremy Cameron
 67
 20
 3.35
 Greater Western Sydney
2018 Jack Riewoldt
 65
 22
 2.95
 Richmond
2017 Lance 'Buddy' Franklin
 69
 22
 3.14
 Sydney
2016 Josh Kennedy
 80
 22
 3.64
 West Coast
2015 Josh Kennedy
 75
 22
 3.41
 West Coast
2014 Lance 'Buddy' Franklin
 67
 19
 3.53
 Sydney
2013 Jarryd Roughead
 68
 22
 3.09
 Hawthorn
2012 Jack Riewoldt
 65
 22
 2.95
 Richmond
2011 Lance 'Buddy' Franklin
 71
 19
 3.74
 Hawthorn
2010 Jack Riewoldt
 78
 22
 3.55
 Richmond
2009 Brendan Fevola
 86
 22
 3.91
 Carlton
2008 Lance 'Buddy' Franklin
 102
 22
 4.64
 Hawthorn
2007 Jonathan Brown
 77
 22
 3.50
 Brisbane
2006 Brendan Fevola
 84
 21
 4.00
 Carlton
2005 Fraser Gehrig
 74
 20
 3.70
 St. Kilda
2004 Fraser Gehrig
 90
 20
 4.50
 St. Kilda
2003 Matthew Lloyd
 87
 20
 4.35
 Essendon
2002 David Neitz
 75
 22
 3.41
 Melbourne
2001 Matthew Lloyd
 96
 19
 5.05
 Essendon
2000 Matthew Lloyd
 94
 22
 4.27
 Essendon
1999 Scott Cummings
 88
 22
 4.00
 West Coast
1998 Tony Lockett
 107
 21
 5.10
 Sydney
1997 Tony Modra
 81
 22
 3.68
 Adelaide
1996 Tony Lockett
 114
 20
 5.70
 Sydney
1995 Gary Ablett Snr
 118
 20
 5.90
 Geelong
1994 Gary Ablett Snr
 113
 21
 5.38
 Geelong
1993 Gary Ablett Snr
 124
 17
 7.29
 Geelong
1992 Jason Dunstall
 139
 22
 6.32
 Hawthorn
1991 Tony Lockett
 118
 16
 7.38
 St. Kilda
1990 John Longmire
 98
 22
 4.45
 North Melbourne
1989 Jason Dunstall
 128
 22
 5.82
 Hawthorn
1988 Jason Dunstall
 124
 21
 5.90
 Hawthorn
1987 Tony Lockett
 117
 22
 5.32
 St. Kilda
1986 Brian Taylor
 100
 20
 5.00
 Collingwood
1985 Simon Beasley
 93
 22
 4.23
 Footscray
1984 Bernie Quinlan
 102
 22
 4.64
 Fitzroy
1983 Bernie Quinlan
 106
 22
 4.82
 Fitzroy
1982 Malcolm Blight
 94
 18
 5.22
 North Melbourne
1981 Michael Roach
 86
 21
 4.10
 Richmond
1980 Michael Roach
 107
 22
 4.86
 Richmond
1979 Kelvin Templeton
 91
 22
 4.14
 Footscray
1978 Kelvin Templeton
 118
 21
 5.62
 Footscray
1977 Peter Hudson
 99
 21
 4.71
 Hawthorn
1976 Larry Donohue
 99
 22
 4.50
 Geelong
1975 Leigh Matthews
 67
 21
 3.19
 Hawthorn
1974 Doug Wade
 91
 20
 4.55
 North Melbourne
1973 Peter McKenna
 84
 19
 4.42
 Collingwood
1972 Peter McKenna
 130
 20
 6.50
 Collingwood
1971 Peter Hudson
 140
 22
 6.36
 Hawthorn
1970 Peter Hudson
 146
 22
 6.64
 Hawthorn
1969 Doug Wade
 122
 20
 6.10
 Geelong
1968 Peter Hudson
 125
 19
 6.58
 Hawthorn
1967 Doug Wade
 79
 17
 4.65
 Geelong
1966 Ted Fordham
 73
 18
 4.06
 Essendon
1965 John Peck
 56
 18
 3.11
 Hawthorn
1964 John Peck
 68
 17
 4.00
 Hawthorn
1963 John Peck
 69
 14
 4.93
 Hawthorn
1962 Doug Wade
 62
 16
 3.88
 Geelong
1961 Tom Carroll
 54
 18
 3.00
 Carlton
1960 Ron Evans
 67
 17
 3.94
 Essendon
1959 Ron Evans
 69
 17
 4.06
 Essendon
1958 Ian Brewer
 67
 18
 3.72
 Collingwood
1957 Jack Collins
 74
 18
 4.11
 Footscray
1956 Bill Young
 56
 16
 3.50
 St. Kilda
1955 Noel Rayson
 77
 18
 4.28
 Geelong
1954 Jack Collins
 73
 15
 4.87
 Footscray
1953 John Coleman
 96
 17
 5.65
 Essendon
1952 John Coleman
 103
 18
 5.72
 Essendon
1951 John Coleman
 75
 16
 4.69
 Essendon
1950 John Coleman
 112
 17
 6.59
 Essendon
1949 John Coleman
 85
 18
 4.72
 Essendon
1948 Lindsay White
 86
 16
 5.38
 Geelong
1947 Fred Fanning
 97
 16
 6.06
 Melbourne
1946 Des Fothergill
 63
 17
 3.71
 Collingwood
1945 Fred Fanning
 67
 19
 3.53
 Melbourne
1944 Fred Fanning
 87
 14
 6.21
 Melbourne
1943 Fred Fanning
 62
 15
 4.13
 Melbourne
1942 Lindsay White
 67
 14
 4.79
 South Melbourne
1941 Sel Murray
 88
 17
 5.18
 North Melbourne
1940 Jack Titus
 92
 18
 5.11
 Richmond
1939 Ron Todd
 98
 16
 6.12
 Collingwood
1938 Ron Todd
 102
 17
 6.00
 Collingwood
1937 Dick Harris
 64
 17
 3.76
 Richmond
1936 Bill Mohr
 101
 17
 5.94
 St. Kilda
1935 Bob Pratt
 97
 17
 5.71
 South Melbourne
1934 Bob Pratt
 138
 18
 7.67
 South Melbourne
1933 Gordon Coventry
 108
 17
 6.35
 Collingwood
1932 George Moloney
 109
 18
 6.06
 Geelong
1931 Harry 'Soapy' Vallence
 72
 16
 4.50
 Carlton
1930 Gordon Coventry
 105
 18
 5.83
 Collingwood
1929 Gordon Coventry
 118
 18
 6.56
 Collingwood
1928 Gordon Coventry
 78
 17
 4.59
 Collingwood
1927 Gordon Coventry
 88
 18
 4.89
 Collingwood
1926 Gordon Coventry
 78
 18
 4.33
 Collingwood
1925 Lloyd Hagger
 70
 17
 4.12
 Geelong
1924 Jack Moriarty
 75
 16
 4.69
 Fitzroy
1923 Greg Stockdale
 64
 16
 4.00
 Essendon
1922 Horrie Clover
 54
 15
 3.60
 Carlton
1921 Cliff Rankin
 61
 16
 3.81
 Geelong
1920 George Bayliss
 62
 16
 3.88
 Richmond
1919 Dick Lee
 47
 12
 3.92
 Collingwood
1918 Ernie Cowley
 35
 14
 2.50
 Carlton
1917 Dick Lee
 50
 14
 3.57
 Collingwood
1916 Dick Lee
 46
 11
 4.18
 Collingwood
1915 Jim Freake
 65
 16
 4.06
 Fitzroy
1914 Dick Lee
 57
 18
 3.17
 Collingwood
1913 Roy Park
 53
 18
 2.94
 University
1912 Harry Brereton
 56
 17
 3.29
 Melbourne
1911 Harry Brereton
 46
 17
 2.71
 Melbourne
1910 Percy Martini
 51
 18
 2.83
 Geelong
1909 Dick Lee
 55
 18
 3.06
 Collingwood
1908 Dick Lee
 50
 16
 3.12
 Collingwood
1907 Dick Lee
 45
 16
 2.81
 Collingwood
1906 Mick Grace
 45
 17
 2.65
 Carlton
1905 Charlie Pannam
 38
 16
 2.38
 Collingwood
1904 Vin Coutie
 39
 16
 2.44
 Melbourne
1903 Teddy Lockwood
 33
 17
 1.94
 Collingwood
1902 Charlie Baker
 30
 17
 1.76
 St. Kilda
1901 Fred Hiskins
 34
 17
 2.00
 Essendon
1900 Albert Thurgood
Teddy Lockwood
 24
24
 10
16
 2.40
1.50
 Essendon
Geelong
1899 Eddy James
 31
 16
 1.94
 Geelong
1898 Archie Smith
 31
 17
 1.82
 Collingwood
1897 Eddy James
Jack Leith
 22
22
 12
14
 1.83
1.57
 Geelong
Melbourne

Including Finals

Season
Player
Goals
Games
Avg
Team
2025 Nick Larkey
 12
 3
 4.00
 North Melbourne
2024 Jesse Hogan
 77
 25
 3.08
 Greater Western Sydney
2023 Charlie Curnow
 81
 26
 3.12
 Carlton
2022 Tom Hawkins
 67
 25
 2.68
 Geelong
2021 Tom Hawkins
 62
 25
 2.48
 Geelong
2020 Tom Hawkins
 49
 21
 2.33
 Geelong
2019 Jeremy Cameron
 76
 24
 3.17
 Greater Western Sydney
2018 Jack Riewoldt
 70
 24
 2.92
 Richmond
2017 Lance 'Buddy' Franklin
 73
 24
 3.04
 Sydney
2016 Josh Kennedy
 82
 23
 3.57
 West Coast
2015 Josh Kennedy
 80
 25
 3.20
 West Coast
2014 Lance 'Buddy' Franklin
 79
 22
 3.59
 Sydney
2013 Jarryd Roughead
 72
 25
 2.88
 Hawthorn
2012 Lance 'Buddy' Franklin
Matthew Pavlich
 69
69
 19
23
 3.63
3.00
 Hawthorn
Fremantle
2011 Lance 'Buddy' Franklin
 82
 22
 3.73
 Hawthorn
2010 Barry Hall
 80
 24
 3.33
 Western Bulldogs
2009 Brendan Fevola
 89
 23
 3.87
 Carlton
2008 Lance 'Buddy' Franklin
 113
 25
 4.52
 Hawthorn
2007 Jonathan Brown
 77
 22
 3.50
 Brisbane
2006 Brendan Fevola
 84
 21
 4.00
 Carlton
2005 Barry Hall
 80
 26
 3.08
 Sydney
2004 Fraser Gehrig
 103
 23
 4.48
 St. Kilda
2003 Matthew Lloyd
 93
 22
 4.23
 Essendon
2002 David Neitz
 82
 24
 3.42
 Melbourne
2001 Matthew Lloyd
 105
 21
 5.00
 Essendon
2000 Matthew Lloyd
 109
 25
 4.36
 Essendon
1999 Scott Cummings
 95
 24
 3.96
 West Coast
1998 Tony Lockett
 109
 23
 4.74
 Sydney
1997 Tony Modra
 84
 25
 3.36
 Adelaide
1996 Tony Lockett
 121
 22
 5.50
 Sydney
1995 Gary Ablett Snr
 122
 22
 5.55
 Geelong
1994 Gary Ablett Snr
 129
 25
 5.16
 Geelong
1993 Tony Modra
 129
 23
 5.61
 Adelaide
1992 Jason Dunstall
 145
 23
 6.30
 Hawthorn
1991 Tony Lockett
 127
 17
 7.47
 St. Kilda
1990 John Longmire
 98
 22
 4.45
 North Melbourne
1989 Jason Dunstall
 138
 24
 5.75
 Hawthorn
1988 Jason Dunstall
 132
 23
 5.74
 Hawthorn
1987 Tony Lockett
 117
 22
 5.32
 St. Kilda
1986 Brian Taylor
 100
 20
 5.00
 Collingwood
1985 Simon Beasley
 105
 25
 4.20
 Footscray
1984 Bernie Quinlan
 105
 23
 4.57
 Fitzroy
1983 Bernie Quinlan
 116
 24
 4.83
 Fitzroy
1982 Malcolm Blight
 103
 20
 5.15
 North Melbourne
1981 Michael Roach
 86
 21
 4.10
 Richmond
1980 Michael Roach
 112
 25
 4.48
 Richmond
1979 Kelvin Templeton
 91
 22
 4.14
 Footscray
1978 Kelvin Templeton
 118
 21
 5.62
 Footscray
1977 Peter Hudson
 110
 24
 4.58
 Hawthorn
1976 Larry Donohue
 105
 24
 4.38
 Geelong
1975 Leigh Matthews
 68
 23
 2.96
 Hawthorn
1974 Doug Wade
 103
 24
 4.29
 North Melbourne
1973 Peter McKenna
 86
 20
 4.30
 Collingwood
1972 Peter McKenna
 130
 20
 6.50
 Collingwood
1971 Peter Hudson
 150
 24
 6.25
 Hawthorn
1970 Peter Hudson
 146
 22
 6.64
 Hawthorn
1969 Doug Wade
 127
 21
 6.05
 Geelong
1968 Peter Hudson
 125
 19
 6.58
 Hawthorn
1967 Doug Wade
 96
 20
 4.80
 Geelong
1966 Ted Fordham
 76
 20
 3.80
 Essendon
1965 John Peck
 56
 18
 3.11
 Hawthorn
1964 John Peck
 68
 17
 4.00
 Hawthorn
1963 John Peck
 75
 16
 4.69
 Hawthorn
1962 Doug Wade
 68
 17
 4.00
 Geelong
1961 Tom Carroll
 54
 18
 3.00
 Carlton
1960 Ron Evans
 67
 18
 3.72
 Essendon
1959 Ron Evans
 78
 20
 3.90
 Essendon
1958 Ian Brewer
 73
 21
 3.48
 Collingwood
1957 Jack Collins
 74
 18
 4.11
 Footscray
1956 Bill Young
 56
 16
 3.50
 St. Kilda
1955 Noel Rayson
 80
 20
 4.00
 Geelong
1954 Jack Collins
 84
 17
 4.94
 Footscray
1953 John Coleman
 97
 18
 5.39
 Essendon
1952 John Coleman
 103
 18
 5.72
 Essendon
1951 George Goninon
 86
 18
 4.78
 Geelong
1950 John Coleman
 120
 19
 6.32
 Essendon
1949 John Coleman
 100
 21
 4.76
 Essendon
1948 Lindsay White
 86
 16
 5.38
 Geelong
1947 Fred Fanning
 97
 16
 6.06
 Melbourne
1946 Bill Brittingham
 66
 21
 3.14
 Essendon
1945 Fred Fanning
 67
 19
 3.53
 Melbourne
1944 Fred Fanning
 87
 14
 6.21
 Melbourne
1943 Dick Harris
 63
 16
 3.94
 Richmond
1942 Lindsay White
 80
 16
 5.00
 South Melbourne
1941 Norm Smith
 89
 19
 4.68
 Melbourne
1940 Jack Titus
 100
 20
 5.00
 Richmond
1939 Ron Todd
 121
 19
 6.37
 Collingwood
1938 Ron Todd
 120
 20
 6.00
 Collingwood
1937 Gordon Coventry
 72
 19
 3.79
 Collingwood
1936 Bill Mohr
 101
 17
 5.94
 St. Kilda
1935 Bob Pratt
 103
 18
 5.72
 South Melbourne
1934 Bob Pratt
 150
 21
 7.14
 South Melbourne
1933 Bob Pratt
 109
 18
 6.06
 South Melbourne
1932 George Moloney
 109
 18
 6.06
 Geelong
1931 Harry 'Soapy' Vallence
 86
 18
 4.78
 Carlton
1930 Gordon Coventry
 118
 21
 5.62
 Collingwood
1929 Gordon Coventry
 124
 20
 6.20
 Collingwood
1928 Gordon Coventry
 89
 20
 4.45
 Collingwood
1927 Gordon Coventry
 97
 20
 4.85
 Collingwood
1926 Gordon Coventry
 83
 20
 4.15
 Collingwood
1925 Lloyd Hagger
 78
 19
 4.11
 Geelong
1924 Jack Moriarty
 82
 19
 4.32
 Fitzroy
1923 Greg Stockdale
 68
 18
 3.78
 Essendon
1922 Horrie Clover
 56
 16
 3.50
 Carlton
1921 Dick Lee
 64
 17
 3.76
 Collingwood
1920 George Bayliss
 63
 17
 3.71
 Richmond
1919 Dick Lee
 56
 15
 3.73
 Collingwood
1918 Ernie Cowley
 35
 15
 2.33
 Carlton
1917 Dick Lee
 54
 15
 3.60
 Collingwood
1916 Dick Lee
 48
 12
 4.00
 Collingwood
1915 Dick Lee
Jim Freake
 66
66
 17
18
 3.88
3.67
 Collingwood
Fitzroy
1914 Dick Lee
 57
 18
 3.17
 Collingwood
1913 Jim Freake
 56
 21
 2.67
 Fitzroy
1912 Harry Brereton
 56
 17
 3.29
 Melbourne
1911 Harry Brereton
Vin Gardiner
 46
46
 17
18
 2.71
2.56
 Melbourne
Carlton
1910 Dick Lee
 58
 21
 2.76
 Collingwood
1909 Dick Lee
 58
 19
 3.05
 Collingwood
1908 Dick Lee
 54
 17
 3.18
 Collingwood
1907 Dick Lee
 47
 17
 2.76
 Collingwood
1906 Mick Grace
 50
 19
 2.63
 Carlton
1905 Charlie Pannam
 38
 18
 2.11
 Collingwood
1904 Vin Coutie
 39
 16
 2.44
 Melbourne
1903 Teddy Lockwood
 35
 19
 1.84
 Collingwood
1902 Ted Rowell
 33
 15
 2.20
 Collingwood
1901 Fred Hiskins
 34
 19
 1.79
 Essendon
1900 Albert Thurgood
 25
 11
 2.27
 Essendon
1899 Eddy James
 31
 16
 1.94
 Geelong
1898 Archie Smith
 31
 18
 1.72
 Collingwood
1897 Eddy James
 27
 15
 1.80
 Geelong

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.