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List of Essendon Football Club leading goalkickers
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The following list details all of the major goalkicking records relating specifically to Essendon Football Club, including season highs, career highs, and game highs for both the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League) and AFL Women's, as well as the club's pre-VFL/AFL records. The AFL's annual leading goalkicker award, the Coleman Medal, is named after Essendon's John Coleman. At the 2009 Essendon Best & Fairest awards night, outgoing CEO Peter Jackson announced that the Essendon leading goalkicker medal would be named the Matthew Lloyd Medal in honour of the recently retired Matthew Lloyd. This is sometimes referred to as the Matthew Lloyd Leading Goalkicker Award.
Leading goalkickers by season
The following is a list of Essendon leading goalkickers in each season.
Pre-VFA era
VFA era
| Season | Player(s) | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1877 | 3 | |
| 1878 | 7 | |
| 1879 | 7 | |
| 1880 | 7 | |
| 1881 | 4 | |
| 1882 | 13 | |
| 1883 | 14 | |
| 1884 | 13 | |
| 1885 | 18 | |
| 1886 | (2) | 11 |
| 1887 | (3) | 11 |
| 1888 | 9 | |
| Finlay | ||
| 1889 | (2) | 15 |
| 1890 | Fergusson | 14 |
| 1891 | 20 | |
| 1892 | 56 | |
| 1893 | (2) | 63 |
| 1894 | (3) | 62 |
| 1895 | 9 | |
| 1896 | (2) | 29 |
VFL/AFL era
| Bold text indicates player currently plays in AFL or AFLW |
|---|
| Season | Player(s) | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | (3) | 23† |
| 1898 | 20† | |
| 1899 | 15 | |
| 1900 | ✪ (4) | 25† |
| 1901 | ✪ | 34† |
| 1902 | (5) | 32† |
| 1903 | 15 | |
| 1904 | (2) | 25† |
| 1905 | 29† | |
| 1906 | 31† | |
| 1907 | 16 | |
| 1908 | 26† | |
| 1909 | 40† | |
| 1910 | 30† | |
| 1911 | 35† | |
| 1912 | 43† | |
| 1913 | (2) | 29 |
| 1914 | 28 | |
| 1915 | 14 | |
| 1916 | Did not compete due to WWI | — |
| 1917 | Did not compete due to WWI | — |
| 1918 | 15 | |
| 1919 | 15 | |
| 1920 | 33 | |
| 1921 | (2) | 17 |
| 1922 | 36† | |
| 1923 | ✪ | 68† |
| 1924 | 50† | |
| 1925 | (2) | 37† |
| 1926 | (2) | 36† |
| 1927 | 35 | |
| 1928 | (3) | 39 |
| 1929 | 40 | |
| 1930 | (2) | 54 |
| 1931 | 50 | |
| 1932 | (2) | 52 |
| 1933 | (3) | 51 |
| 1934 | (4) | 61 |
| 1935 | (3) | 52 |
| 1936 | (5) | 50 |
| 1937 | (4) | 44 |
| 1938 | 68 | |
| 1939 | (2) | 71 |
| 1940 | 48† | |
| 1941 | (3) | 65† |
| 1942 | (4) | 61† |
| 1943 | 31† | |
| 1944 | 42† | |
| 1945 | 48 | |
| 1946 | (2) | 66† |
| 1947 | 50† | |
| 1948 | 52† | |
| 1949 | ✪ | 100† |
| 1950 | ✪ (2) | 120† |
| 1951 | ✪ (3) | 75† |
| 1952 | ✪ (4) | 103 |
| 1953 | ✪ (5) | 97† |
| 1954 | (6) | 42 |
| 1955 | 51† | |
| 1956 | 33 | |
| 1957 | 34† | |
| 1958 | 31 | |
| 1959 | ✪ | 78† |
| 1960 | ✪ (2) | 67† |
| 1961 | (2) | 33 |
| 1962 | 39† | |
| 1963 | (2) | 36 |
| 1964 | (3) | 32† |
| 1965 | 54† | |
| 1966 | ✪ (2) | 76† |
| 1967 | 40 | |
| 1968 | (2) | 51† |
| 1969 | (3) | 43 |
| 1970 | 33 | |
| 1971 | (4) | 31 |
| 1972 | (2) | 107† |
| 1973 | (5) | 63† |
| 1974 | (6) | 77 |
| 1975 | (7) | 48 |
| 1976 | (2) | 39 |
| 1977 | 38 | |
| 1978 | 47 | |
| 1979 | 57† | |
| 1980 | 45 | |
| 1981 | 42† | |
| 1982 | (2) | 49† |
| 1983 | (2) | 64† |
| 1984 | 63† | |
| 1985 | 48† | |
| 1986 | 47† | |
| 1987 | (2) | 43 |
| 1988 | (3) | 37 |
| 1989 | (4) | 39† |
| 1990 | (5) | 43† |
| 1991 | (3) | 42† |
| 1992 | (6) | 59 |
| 1993 | (7) | 65† |
| 1994 | 32 | |
| 1995 | 47† | |
| 1996 | (2) | 39† |
| 1997 | 63 | |
| 1998 | (2) | 70† |
| 1999 | (3) | 87† |
| 2000 | ✪ (4) | 109† |
| 2001 | ✪ (5) | 105† |
| 2002 | (6) | 47† |
| 2003 | ✪ (7) | 93† |
| 2004 | (8) | 96† |
| 2005 | (9) | 59 |
| 2006 | 67 | |
| 2007 | (10) | 62 |
| 2008 | (11) | 62 |
| 2009 | (12) | 35† |
| 2010 | 24 | |
| 2011 | 34† | |
| 2012 | (2) | 32 |
| 2013 | (3) | 30 |
| 2014 | 28† | |
| 2015 | (2) | 34 |
| 2016 | (3) | 43 |
| 2017 | (4) | 65† |
| 2018 | **** | 30 |
| 2019 | (2) | 33† |
| 2020 | 19 | |
| 2021 | (3) | 41† |
| 2022 | **** | 53 |
| 2023 | **** | 51 |
| 2024 | (2) | 43 |
| 2025 | (2) | 28 |
Multiple leading goalkickers
| Multiple leading goalkickers (5 minimum) |
|---|
| 12 |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| 6 |
| 5 |
Leading career goalkickers for Essendon
| Player | Games | Goals | Average | Seasons | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270 | 926 | 3.43 | 1995–2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 378 | 575 | 1.52 | 1974–1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | 537 | 5.48 | 1949–1954 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 224 | 520 | 2.32 | 1983–2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 290 | 496 | 1.71 | 1942–1957 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 270 | 471 | 1.74 | 1996–2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 294 | 447 | 1.52 | 1978–1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 320 | 442 | 1.38 | 1933–1951 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 182 | 420 | 2.31 | 1966–1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 152 | 415 | 2.73 | 1928–1937 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 124 | 372 | 3 | 1929–1937 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 109 | 361 | 3.31 | 1937–1944 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 253 | 343 | 1.36 | 1992–2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 307 | 335 | 1.09 | 1977–1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 238 | 332 | 1.39 | 1988–2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 193 | 303 | 1.57 | 1957–1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 224 | 301 | 1.34 | 1953–1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 201 | 278 | 1.38 | 1977–1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 131 | 256 | 1.95 | 1940–1949 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 207 | 242 | 1.17 | 1992–2004 |
Most goals in a game
| Goals | Player | Opponent | Round | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fitzroy | R7 | 1954 | Windy Hill | |
| 13 | Sydney | R3 | 1999 | M.C.G. | |
| 13 | Geelong | R8 | 1952 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | |
| 13 | Hawthorn | R18 | 1952 | Windy Hill | |
| 12 | Geelong | R8 | 1957 | Windy Hill | |
| 12 | Hawthorn | R1 | 1949 | Windy Hill | |
| 12 | Melbourne | R1 | 1935 | M.C.G. | |
| 11 | Western Bulldogs | R19 | 2003 | Docklands | |
| 11 | West Coast | R15 | 1987 | W.A.C.A. | |
| 11 | Richmond | R19 | 1986 | VFL Park | |
| 11 | Footscray | R12 | 1972 | Windy Hill | |
| 11 | South Melbourne | R2 | 1953 | Lake Oval | |
| 11 | South Melbourne | R2 | 1950 | Windy Hill |
AFL Women's
Leading goalkickers by season
References
Sources
- Essendon Club Honours
- ESSENDON - MOST GOALS
- ESSENDON - MOST GOALS IN A MATCH
- https://afltables.com/afl/teams/essendon/leadinggk.html
- https://afltables.com/afl/stats/alltime/leadinggk.html
References
- "The Collecting Bug".
- (2022-10-03). "Wright claims maiden Crichton Medal".
- "Australian Football - Essendon Football Club - Honour Board".
- The ''Sporting Globe's'' photographer, Gerard Reilly, was at the same match; and his photograph of Coleman's mark appeared on [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/20753697 the front page of the Saturday, 30 May 1953 ''Sporting Globe''.] In the following issue, under the title [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/20753710 "Coleman Makes It Look So Easy"], the ''Sporting Globe'' published the entire five-frame sequence of Gerard Reilly's photographs.
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