| # | Player | Club | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Lockett | St Kilda | 1,360 | 1983–2002 |
| 2 | Gordon Coventry | Collingwood | 1,299 | 1920–1937 |
| 3 | Jason Dunstall | Hawthorn | 1,254 | 1985–1998 |
| 4 | Lance Franklin | Hawthorn | 1,066 | 2005–2023 |
| 5 | Doug Wade | Geelong | 1,057 | 1961–1975 |
| 6 | Gary Ablett | Geelong | 1,031 | 1982–1996 |
| 7 | Jack Titus | Richmond | 970 | 1926–1943 |
| 8 | Matthew Lloyd | Essendon | 926 | 1995–2009 |
| 9 | Leigh Matthews | Hawthorn | 915 | 1969–1985 |
| 10 | Peter McKenna | Collingwood | 874 | 1965–1977 |
| 11 | Bernie Quinlan | Fitzroy | 817 | 1969–1986 |
| 12 | Matthew Richardson | Richmond | 800 | 1993–2009 |
| 13 | Tom Hawkins | Geelong | 796 | 2007–2024 |
| 14 | Jack Riewoldt | Richmond | 787 | 2007–2023 |
| 15 | Kevin Bartlett | Richmond | 778 | 1965–1983 |
| 16 | Jeremy Cameron | Greater Western Sydney | 775 | 2012–2026 |
| 17 | Saverio Rocca | Collingwood | 748 | 1992–2006 |
| 18 | Barry Hall | Sydney | 746 | 1996–2011 |
| 19 | Stephen Kernahan | Carlton | 738 | 1986–1997 |
| 20 | Bill Mohr | St Kilda | 735 | 1929–1941 |
| 21 | Peter Hudson | Hawthorn | 727 | 1967–1977 |
| 22 | Wayne Carey | North Melbourne | 727 | 1989–2004 |
| 23 | Josh Kennedy | West Coast | 723 | 2006–2022 |
| 24 | Harry Vallence | Carlton | 722 | 1926–1938 |
| 25 | Nick Riewoldt | St Kilda | 718 | 2001–2017 |
| 26 | Dick Lee | Collingwood | 707 | 1906–1922 |
| 27 | Taylor Walker | Adelaide | 704 | 2009–2026 |
| 28 | Matthew Pavlich | Fremantle | 700 | 2000–2016 |
| 29 | Bob Pratt | South Melbourne | 681 | 1930–1946 |
| 30 | Jack Moriarty | Fitzroy | 662 | 1922–1933 |
| 31 | Eddie Betts | Carlton | 640 | 2005–2021 |
| 32 | Alastair Lynch | Brisbane Lions | 633 | 1988–2004 |
| 33 | David Neitz | Melbourne | 631 | 1993–2008 |
| 34 | Michael Moncrieff | Hawthorn | 629 | 1971–1983 |
| 35 | Brendan Fevola | Carlton | 623 | 1999–2010 |
| 36 | Michael Roach | Richmond | 607 | 1977–1989 |
| 37 | Jack Gunston | Hawthorn | 603 | 2010–2026 |
| 38 | Jonathan Brown | Brisbane Lions | 594 | 2000–2014 |
| 39 | Stewart Loewe | St Kilda | 594 | 1986–2002 |
| 40 | Kelvin Templeton | Footscray | 593 | 1974–1985 |
| 41 | Tony Modra | Adelaide | 588 | 1992–2001 |
| 42 | Jack Darling | West Coast | 585 | 2011–2026 |
| 43 | Jarryd Roughead | Hawthorn | 578 | 2005–2019 |
| 44 | Simon Beasley | Footscray | 575 | 1982–1989 |
| 45 | Simon Madden | Essendon | 575 | 1974–1992 |
| 46 | Richard Osborne | Fitzroy | 574 | 1982–1998 |
| 47 | Stephen Milne | St Kilda | 574 | 2001–2013 |
| 48 | Norm Smith | Melbourne | 572 | 1935–1950 |
| 49 | Paul Salmon | Essendon | 561 | 1983–2002 |
| 50 | Brad Johnson | Western Bulldogs | 558 | 1994–2010 |
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Every list on these pages is computed directly from the box scores of all 17,018 VFL/AFL matches in our database — see the data and our methodology.