Reference_ VFL - 8 or more goals per game in VFL games (pre 1966 players)

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Victorian Football League

Introduction

The intention of the information on this page is to provide a list of leading goal kickers in the VFL during the period of Charles Boyles photography

Table 1: 8 or more goals per game in VFL games for players beginning their careers in 1965 or earlier.

Source: http://afltables.com/afl/stats/biglists/bg.html

This table is used within this website to tag players with goal kicking records. Goal kicking records will change each year and this site is not attempting to track those records. The cut off of eight goals in a game provides a list of 117 players and because of the site cross referencing allows player pages to highlight a significant goalkicking achievement.

Player	Teams	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Total >=8	Total Games	Total Goals	Goal Game
Coventry,Gordon	Collingwood 1920-1937	16	11	2	5			1	1	1	1		38	306	1299	4.25
McKenna,Peter	Collingwood 1965-1975	9	7	3	4	4	1			1			29	180	874	4.86
Coleman,John	Essendon 1949-1954	5	3	6	2	1	2	1					20	98	537	5.48
Wade,Doug	Geelong 1961-1972	10	5		2		2						19	208	1057	5.08
Pratt,Bob	South Melbourne 1930-1939, 1946	6	4	3	3	1			1				18	158	681	4.31
Titus,Jack	Richmond 1926-1943	11	4	3									18	294	970	3.3
Mohr,Bill	St Kilda 1929-1941	9	5	1	2								17	195	735	3.77
White,Lindsay	Geelong 1941, 1944-1950, South Melbourne 1942-1943	3	4	3	2	1							13	142	540	3.8
Vallence,Harry	Carlton 1926-1938	6	3		4								13	204	722	3.54
Moriarty,Jack	Essendon 1922, Fitzroy 1924-1933	7	3	1		1							12	170	662	3.89
Fanning,Fred	Melbourne 1940, 1942-1947	2	3	2	3							1	11	104	411	3.95
Todd,Ron	Collingwood 1935-1939	1	4	2	3								10	76	327	4.3
Spencer,Jock	North Melbourne 1948-1957	5	1	1	1								8	153	475	3.1
Murray,Sel	North Melbourne 1937-1944, 1948, Richmond 1945-1946	4	2	1									7	121	461	3.81
Margitich,George	Melbourne 1930-1934	2		1	1	1							5	75	267	3.56
Smith,Norm	Melbourne 1935-1948, Fitzroy 1949-1950	4				1							5	227	572	2.52
Metherell,Jack	Geelong 1932-1937	3	1	1									5	65	221	3.4
Merrick,Bob	Fitzroy 1919-1922, 1926	2	2			1							5	59	181	3.07
Strang,Doug	Richmond 1931-1935	1	1	1				1					4	64	180	2.81
Goninon,George	Essendon 1948-1950, Geelong 1950-1954	1	1		2								4	87	289	3.32
Johnson,Bob	Melbourne 1926-1933	1	2			1							4	113	302	2.67
Schmidt,Paul	Carlton 1937-1942, 1944	2	1		1								4	78	228	2.92
Stockdale,Greg	Essendon 1920-1928	1	2	1									4	106	189	1.78
Hart,Eddie	Fitzroy 1941, 1944, 1946-1951	2	2										4	98	323	3.3
Curtin,Claude	North Melbourne 1948, Fitzroy 1939-1942, 1944, 1946-1947, 1949	2	2										4	97	276	2.85
Baxter,Ken	Carlton 1938-1941, 1945-1950	3	1										4	153	365	2.39
Clover,Horrie	Carlton 1920-1924, 1926-1931	2					1						3	147	396	2.69
Morrison,Alby	Footscray 1928-1938, 1941-1942, 1946	2		1									3	224	369	1.65
Hagger,Lloyd	Geelong 1917-1927, 1929	2			1								3	174	389	2.24
Davie,Harry	Melbourne 1924-1927, Carlton 1928	1	1				1						3	58	186	3.21
Twomey,Bill	Collingwood 1945-1958	1	1		1								3	189	154	0.81
Peck,John	Hawthorn 1954-1966	3											3	213	475	2.23
Forbes,Keith	Essendon 1928-1937, North Melbourne 1938-1939, Fitzroy 1940	2	1										3	187	475	2.54
Prior,Albert	Hawthorn 1941, 1944-1950	3											3	103	258	2.5
Nash,Laurie	South Melbourne 1933-1937, 1945	2	1										3	99	246	2.48
Rayson,Noel	Geelong 1950-1958, South Melbourne 1958-1959	2	1										3	107	228	2.13
Freyer,Ted	Essendon 1929-1937	1				1							2	124	372	3
Rankin,Cliff	Geelong 1915, 1919-1928		1	1									2	153	400	2.61
Culpitt,Wally	Hawthorn 1940-1944, 1946-1948		1	1									2	125	116	0.93
Rait,Alan	Footscray 1933-1934	1		1									2	19	62	3.26
Poulter,Ray	Richmond 1946-1956	2											2	170	351	2.06
Mueller,Jack	Melbourne 1934-1950	2											2	216	378	1.75
Robertson,Austin	South Melbourne 1927-1937	2											2	154	251	1.63
Neale,Kevin	St Kilda 1965-1977	2											2	256	301	1.18
Ruthven,Alan	Fitzroy 1940-1941, 1943-1954	1	1										2	222	442	1.99
Hardiman,Les	Geelong 1929-1937	1	1										2	135	236	1.75
Gibb,Maurie	Melbourne 1934-1943		2										2	133	167	1.26
Crapper,Frank	North Melbourne 1931, 1935-1939	1	1										2	27	56	2.07
Reynolds,Tom	St Kilda 1945, Essendon 1937-1944			1									1	113	369	3.27
Albiston,Alec	Hawthorn 1936-1942, 1945-1949, North Melbourne 1950			1									1	177	389	2.2
OBrien,Noel	Carlton 1954-1955			1									1	32	118	3.69
Baggott,Jack	Richmond 1927-1935, Essendon 1936-1937					1							1	147	140	0.95
Hughson,Fred	Fitzroy 1938-1947			1									1	164	95	0.58
Baird,Jim	Carlton 1941-1943, 1945-1951			1									1	130	85	0.65
Irwin,Vince	Essendon 1921-1926			1									1	78	102	1.31
Gallagher,Fred	Essendon 1952-1958					1							1	84	61	0.73
Daily,Lou	Collingwood 1933, Geelong 1934			1									1	26	35	1.35
Grove,Ron	Geelong 1941, Footscray 1942-1947			1									1	82	57	0.7
Fothergill,Des	Collingwood 1937-1940, 1945-1947		1										1	111	337	3.04
Wood,Bill	Footscray 1944, 1946-1951		1										1	115	294	2.56
Bartlett,Kevin	Richmond 1965-1983	1											1	403	778	1.93
Skilton,Bob	South Melbourne 1956-1968, 1970-1971	1											1	237	412	1.74
Dugdale,John	North Melbourne 1955-1970	1											1	248	358	1.44
Dyer,Syd	North Melbourne 1937-1947		1										1	155	321	2.07
Young,William	St Kilda 1956-1961	1											1	94	274	2.91
Dummett,Bob	Richmond 1954-1961	1											1	77	199	2.58
Wooller,Fred	Geelong 1956-1964	1											1	132	225	1.7
Allen,Les	Carlton 1930-1931, North Melbourne 1932-1934	1											1	70	190	2.71
Richardson,Barry	Richmond 1965-1974		1										1	125	134	1.07
Ryan,Bill	Geelong 1963-1972	1											1	167	220	1.32
Moore,Roy	South Melbourne 1935-1939, 1941		1										1	66	144	2.18
Loxton,Sam	St Kilda 1942-1946	1											1	41	114	2.78
Waters,Terry	Collingwood 1963-1972	1											1	163	182	1.12
Schofield,Peter	Richmond 1951-1953, Melbourne 1953, North Melbourne 1957-1960	1											1	72	150	2.08
Abrahams,Owen	Fitzroy 1954-1962	1											1	132	232	1.76
Page,Charlie	Footscray 1938-1941		1										1	43	113	2.63
Helmer,Clyde	Melbourne 1942, Geelong 1937-1941	1											1	73	140	1.92
Goldsmith,Fred	South Melbourne 1951-1959		1										1	119	107	0.9
Mitchell,Hugh	Essendon 1953-1967		1										1	224	301	1.34
Crisp,Mickey	Carlton 1931-1941	1											1	183	281	1.54
Webb,Athol	Melbourne 1955-1959	1											1	74	146	1.97
Northey,John	Richmond 1963-1970	1											1	118	192	1.63
Hopkins,Allan	Footscray 1925-1934		1										1	151	205	1.36
Trezise,Neil	Geelong 1949-1959	1											1	185	272	1.47
Collins,Alan	Footscray 1939-1944, 1946		1										1	99	178	1.8
Dunstan,Maurie	Collingwood 1949-1954	1											1	72	118	1.64
Bunton,Haydn	Fitzroy 1931-1937, 1942	1											1	119	207	1.74
Evans,Owen	South Melbourne 1935-1941	1											1	64	95	1.48
Jenkins,Tommy	Essendon 1921-1925, North Melbourne 1927		1										1	66	154	2.33
Bohan,Jim	Hawthorn 1938-1946	1											1	131	145	1.11
Young,Garry	Hawthorn 1956-1965	1											1	108	164	1.52
Brewer,Ian	Collingwood 1956-1961	1											1	84	164	1.95
Guinane,Paddy	Richmond 1958-1968	1											1	146	216	1.48
Collins,Lance	Carlton 1942-1943, 1945	1											1	33	78	2.36
Bourke,Barry	Melbourne 1963-1966, 1968-1973	1											1	175	154	0.88
Reiffel,Lou	Melbourne 1936-1939, South Melbourne 1939-1941	1											1	64	128	2
Hickey,Joe	Fitzroy 1952-1953	1											1	26	48	1.85
Smale,Ken	Collingwood 1955-1958	1											1	60	98	1.63
Smedley,Bert	St Kilda 1928-1929	1											1	19	55	2.89
Barrot,Bill	Richmond 1961-1970	1											1	120	105	0.88
Tuddenham,Des	Collingwood 1962-1971, 1976-1977		1										1	182	317	1.74
Phillips,Fred	St Kilda 1924-1932		1										1	134	107	0.8
Johnson,Len	Essendon 1929-1933, North Melbourne 1933		1										1	69	88	1.28
Pye,Len	Fitzroy 1934-1935	1											1	16	39	2.44
Galbally,Bob	Collingwood 1944	1											1	8	26	3.25
Hobbs,Merv	Footscray 1961-1965	1											1	74	115	1.55
La Fontaine,Allan	Melbourne 1934-1942, 1945		1										1	171	77	0.45
Pay,Kevin	Collingwood 1960-1962	1											1	19	31	1.63
Howell,Verdun	St Kilda 1958-1968		1										1	159	59	0.37
Kingston,Bob	South Melbourne 1961-1967		1										1	91	102	1.12
Greenham,Jim	Footscray 1937-1941, 1943-1945	1											1	79	47	0.59
Spokes,Larry	South Melbourne 1946-1950		1										1	61	51	0.84
Cross,Martin	Carlton 1961-1963	1											1	36	36	1
Probyn,Dudley	St Kilda 1942	1											1	9	18	2
Francis,Jim	Hawthorn 1929-1933, Carlton 1934-1943	1											1	223	78	0.35
Condon,Jack	Geelong 1949-1950	1											1	31	47	1.52
Troughton,Bob	Geelong 1930-1935	1											1	92	100	1.09

Table 2: Most Goals in a Match - Until end of 1965 Season

Source: http://footystats.freeservers.com/Footystats/Mosts.html
This list is limited to 'first grade' competitions. There are higher totals outside these competitions. Fred Fanning's 18 goals in 1947 is a record total for VFL/AFL matches. It is not a National or even a Victorian record.

Goals	Name	Year	Teams	Competition
25	George Gough	1924	(Northcote) v. Prahran	VFA
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23	Anthony ‘Bos’ Daly	1893	(Norwood) v. Adelaide	SANFL
23	Bonny Campbell	1924	(Western Australia) v. Queensland	Inter-State
23	Ken Farmer	1940	(North Adelaide) v. West Torrens	SANFL
23	Bernie Naylor	1953	(South Fremantle) v. Subiaco	WANFL
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22	Bob Pratt	1941	(Coburg) v. Sandringham	VFA
22	D Anderson	1952	(Cooee) v. Longford
22	Peter Schofield	1954	(Moorabbin) v. Sandringham	VFA
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20	Harold Jones	1939	(Brunswick) v. Oakleigh	VFA
20	Harry Vallence	1941	(Williamstown) v. Sandringham	VFA
20	Ron Todd	1945	(Williamstown) v. Oakleigh	VFA
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19	George Doig	1934	(East Fremantle) v Claremont	WANFL
19	P Riley	1935	(Wynyard)	NWFU
19	George Maloney	1940	(Claremont) v Swan District	WANFL
19	B Schultz	1941	(Norwood) v Glenelg	SANFL
19	Bernie Naylor	1952	(South Fremantle) v East Fremantle	WANFL
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18	C Waddingham	1897	(Fitzroy Tas) v Railway	NTFA
18	Dave McNamara	1912	(Essendon A) v Melbourne City	VFA
18	Laurie Nash	1934	(Victoria) v South Australia	Inter-State
18	Harry Vallence	1939	(Williamstown) v Oakleigh	VFA
18	Ted Freyer	1940	(Port Melbourne) v Sandringham	VFA
18	Fred Fanning	1947	(Melbourne) v St Kilda	VFL
18	Bernie Naylor	1953	(South Fremantle) v Subiaco	WANFL

Reference_ VFL - 8 or more goals per game in VFL games (pre 1966 players)

Introduction

Table 1: 8 or more goals per game in VFL games for players beginning their careers in 1965 or earlier.

Table 2: Most Goals in a Match - Until end of 1965 Season

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