Leading Goalkicker / Coleman Medalist
The Coleman Medal was instituted in 1981 and retrospectively awarded back to 1955 in honour of Essendon's John Coleman. Prior to this the VFL awarded a Leading Goalkicker Medal for the most goals kicked in regular-season matches.
| # | Year | Player | Goals | Club | Finished | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1897 | Eddy James | 22 | Geelong | 2nd | 23.174 |
| 2 | 1897 | Jack Leith | 22 | Melbourne | 4th | 24.359 |
| 3 | 1898 | Eddy James | 26 | Geelong | 4th | 24.187 |
| 4 | 1899 | Eddy James | 28 | Geelong | 3rd | 25.179 |
| 5 | 1900 | Teddy Lockwood | 20 | Geelong | 5th | 27.254 |
| 6 | 1901 | Gerald Brosnan | 27 | Fitzroy | 3rd | 23.347 |
| 7 | 1902 | Charlie Baker | 25 | St Kilda | 7th | 22.044 |
| 8 | 1903 | Teddy Lockwood | 27 | Collingwood | 1st | 30.244 |
| 9 | 1904 | Vin Coutie | 33 | Melbourne | 5th | 22.290 |
| 10 | 1905 | Charlie H. Pannam | 29 | Collingwood | 2nd | 30.321 |
| 11 | 1906 | Mick Grace | 32 | Carlton | 1st | 32.025 |
| 12 | 1907 | Dick Lee | 35 | Collingwood | 3rd | 18.144 |
| 13 | 1908 | Dick Lee | 50 | Collingwood | 4th | 19.170 |
| 14 | 1909 | Dick Lee | 55 | Collingwood | 3rd | 20.169 |
| 15 | 1910 | Percy Martini | 51 | Geelong | 5th | 22.090 |
| 16 | 1911 | Harry Brereton | 46 | Melbourne | 7th | 24.081 |
| 17 | 1912 | Harry Brereton | 56 | Melbourne | 6th | 25.079 |
| 18 | 1913 | Roy Park | 53 | University | 10th | 21.030 |
| 19 | 1914 | Dick Lee | 57 | Collingwood | 5th | 25.163 |
| 20 | 1915 | Jimmy Freake | 65 | Fitzroy | 3rd | 26.206 |
| 21 | 1916 | Dick Lee | 46 | Collingwood | 3rd | 27.132 |
| 22 | 1917 | Dick Lee | 50 | Collingwood | 1st | 28.159 |
| 23 | 1918 | Ern Cowley | 35 | Carlton | 3rd | 25.357 |
| 24 | 1919 | Dick Lee | 47 | Collingwood | 1st | 30.178 |
| 25 | 1920 | George Bayliss | 62 | Richmond | 1st | 25.158 |
| 26 | 1921 | Cliff Rankin | 61 | Geelong | 4th | 24.286 |
| 27 | 1922 | Horrie Clover | 54 | Carlton | 4th | 27.180 |
| 28 | 1923 | Greg Stockdale | 64 | Essendon | 1st | 24.047 |
| 29 | 1924 | Jack Moriarty | 75 | Fitzroy | 3rd | 23.129 |
| 30 | 1925 | Lloyd Hagger | 70 | Geelong | 1st | 26.279 |
| 31 | 1926 | Gordon Coventry | 78 | Collingwood | 2nd | 24.351 |
| 32 | 1927 | Gordon Coventry | 88 | Collingwood | 1st | 25.350 |
| 33 | 1928 | Gordon Coventry | 78 | Collingwood | 1st | 26.342 |
| 34 | 1929 | Gordon Coventry | 118 | Collingwood | 1st | 27.340 |
| 35 | 1930 | Gordon Coventry | 105 | Collingwood | 1st | 28.353 |
| 36 | 1931 | Harry Vallence | 72 | Carlton | 3rd | 26.100 |
| 37 | 1932 | George M. Moloney | 109 | Geelong | 5th | 23.027 |
| 38 | 1933 | Gordon Coventry | 108 | Collingwood | 6th | 31.342 |
| 39 | 1934 | Bob Pratt | 138 | Sth Melb | 2nd | 22.014 |
| 40 | 1935 | Bob Pratt | 97 | Sth Melb | 2nd | 23.006 |
| 41 | 1936 | Bill Mohr | 101 | St Kilda | 7th | 27.068 |
| 42 | 1937 | Dick D. Harris | 64 | Richmond | 4th | 25.311 |
| 43 | 1938 | Ron Todd | 102 | Collingwood | 2nd | 21.307 |
| 44 | 1939 | Ron Todd | 98 | Collingwood | 2nd | 22.313 |
| 45 | 1940 | Jack Titus | 92 | Richmond | 2nd | 32.175 |
| 46 | 1941 | Sel Murray | 88 | Nth Melb | 9th | 23.280 |
| 47 | 1942 | Lindsay White | 67 | Sth Melb | 3rd | 20.229 |
| 48 | 1943 | Fred Fanning | 62 | Melbourne | 7th | 21.296 |
| 49 | 1944 | Fred Fanning | 87 | Melbourne | 8th | 22.302 |
| 50 | 1945 | Fred Fanning | 67 | Melbourne | 9th | 23.300 |
| 51 | 1946 | Des Fothergill | 63 | Collingwood | 3rd | 26.046 |
| 52 | 1947 | Fred Fanning | 97 | Melbourne | 6th | 25.298 |
| 53 | 1948 | Lindsay White | 86 | Geelong | 9th | 26.243 |
| 54 | 1949 | John Coleman | 85 | Essendon | 1st | 20.276 |
| 55 | 1950 | John Coleman | 112 | Essendon | 1st | 21.275 |
| 56 | 1951 | John Coleman | 75 | Essendon | 2nd | 22.281 |
| 57 | 1952 | John Coleman | 103 | Essendon | 8th | 23.280 |
| 58 | 1953 | John Coleman | 96 | Essendon | 4th | 24.278 |
| 59 | 1954 | Jack Charles Collins | 73 | Footscray | 1st | 24.237 |
| 60 | 1955 | Noel Rayson | 77 | Geelong | 3rd | 22.088 |
| 61 | 1956 | Bill D. Young | 56 | St Kilda | 11th | 25.073 |
| 62 | 1957 | Jack Charles Collins | 74 | Footscray | 6th | 27.233 |
| 63 | 1958 | Ian Brewer | 67 | Collingwood | 1st | 22.068 |
| 64 | 1959 | Ron B. Evans | 69 | Essendon | 2nd | 20.053 |
| 65 | 1960 | Ron B. Evans | 67 | Essendon | 4th | 21.051 |
| 66 | 1961 | Tom Carroll | 54 | Carlton | 8th | 21.316 |
| 67 | 1962 | Doug Wade | 62 | Geelong | 3rd | 20.313 |
| 68 | 1963 | John Peck | 69 | Hawthorn | 2nd | 26.031 |
| 69 | 1964 | John Peck | 68 | Hawthorn | 5th | 27.015 |
| 70 | 1965 | John Peck | 56 | Hawthorn | 12th | 28.021 |
| 71 | 1966 | Ted Fordham | 73 | Essendon | 3rd | 26.115 |
| 72 | 1967 | Doug Wade | 79 | Geelong | 2nd | 25.314 |
| 73 | 1968 | Peter Hudson | 125 | Hawthorn | 6th | 22.194 |
| 74 | 1969 | Doug Wade | 122 | Geelong | 4th | 27.318 |
| 75 | 1970 | Peter Hudson | 146 | Hawthorn | 8th | 24.191 |
| 76 | 1971 | Peter Hudson | 140 | Hawthorn | 1st | 25.190 |
| 77 | 1972 | Peter McKenna | 130 | Collingwood | 4th | 26.006 |
| 78 | 1973 | Peter McKenna | 84 | Collingwood | 3rd | 27.005 |
| 79 | 1974 | Doug Wade | 91 | Nth Melb | 2nd | 32.319 |
| 80 | 1975 | Leigh Matthews | 67 | Hawthorn | 2nd | 23.181 |
| 81 | 1976 | Larry Donohue | 99 | Geelong | 4th | 21.128 |
| 82 | 1977 | Peter Hudson | 99 | Hawthorn | 3rd | 31.189 |
| 83 | 1978 | Kelvin Templeton | 118 | Footscray | 11th | 21.336 |
| 84 | 1979 | Kelvin Templeton | 91 | Footscray | 9th | 22.335 |
| 85 | 1980 | Michael Roach | 107 | Richmond | 1st | 21.326 |
| 86 | 1981 | Michael Roach | 86 | Richmond | 7th | 22.324 |
| 87 | 1982 | Malcolm Blight | 94 | Nth Melb | 4th | 32.193 |
| 88 | 1983 | Bernie Quinlan | 106 | Fitzroy | 4th | 32.037 |
| 89 | 1984 | Bernie Quinlan | 102 | Fitzroy | 5th | 33.042 |
| 90 | 1985 | Simon Beasley | 93 | Footscray | 3rd | 29.036 |
| 91 | 1986 | Brian Taylor | 100 | Collingwood | 6th | 24.142 |
| 92 | 1987 | Tony Lockett | 117 | St Kilda | 10th | 21.174 |
| 93 | 1988 | Jason Dunstall | 124 | Hawthorn | 1st | 24.015 |
| 94 | 1989 | Jason Dunstall | 128 | Hawthorn | 1st | 25.019 |
| 95 | 1990 | John Longmire | 98 | Nth Melb | 6th | 19.245 |
| 96 | 1991 | Tony Lockett | 118 | St Kilda | 5th | 25.176 |
| 97 | 1992 | Jason Dunstall | 139 | Hawthorn | 6th | 28.016 |
| 98 | 1993 | Gary Ablett (sn) | 124 | Geelong | 7th | 31.332 |
| 99 | 1994 | Gary Ablett (sn) | 113 | Geelong | 2nd | 32.338 |
| 100 | 1995 | Gary Ablett (sn) | 118 | Geelong | 2nd | 33.337 |
| 101 | 1996 | Tony Lockett | 114 | Sydney | 2nd | 30.176 |
| 102 | 1997 | Tony Modra | 81 | Adelaide | 1st | 28.183 |
| 103 | 1998 | Tony Lockett | 107 | Sydney | 5th | 32.174 |
| 104 | 1999 | Scott Cummings | 88 | West Coast | 5th | 25.223 |
| 105 | 2000 | Matthew J. Lloyd | 94 | Essendon | 1st | 22.112 |
| 106 | 2001 | Matthew J. Lloyd | 96 | Essendon | 2nd | 23.139 |
| 107 | 2002 | David Neitz | 75 | Melbourne | 6th | 27.222 |
| 108 | 2003 | Matthew J. Lloyd | 87 | Essendon | 6th | 25.137 |
| 109 | 2004 | Fraser Gehrig | 90 | St Kilda | 3rd | 28.179 |
| 110 | 2005 | Fraser Gehrig | 74 | St Kilda | 3rd | 29.177 |
| 111 | 2006 | Brendan Fevola | 84 | Carlton | 16th | 25.226 |
| 112 | 2007 | Jonathan Brown | 77 | Bris Lions | 10th | 25.308 |
| 113 | 2008 | Lance Franklin | 102 | Hawthorn | 1st | 21.214 |
| 114 | 2009 | Brendan Fevola | 86 | Carlton | 7th | 28.222 |
| 115 | 2010 | Jack Riewoldt | 78 | Richmond | 15th | 21.301 |
| 116 | 2011 | Lance Franklin | 71 | Hawthorn | 3rd | 24.217 |
| 117 | 2012 | Jack Riewoldt | 65 | Richmond | 12th | 23.306 |
| # | Awards | Player | Year | Club | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Dick Lee | 1907, 1908, 1909, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1919 | Coll | 30.178 |
| 2 | 6 | Gordon Coventry | 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1933 | Coll | 31.342 |
| 3 | 5 | John Coleman | 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 | Ess | 24.278 |
| 4 | 4 | Tony Lockett | 1987, 1991, 1996, 1998 | StK, Syd | 32.174 |
| 5 | 4 | Peter Hudson | 1968, 1970, 1971, 1977 | Haw | 31.189 |
| 6 | 4 | Doug Wade | 1962, 1967, 1969, 1974 | Geel, NM | 32.319 |
| 7 | 4 | Fred Fanning | 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947 | Melb | 25.298 |
| 8 | 3 | Matthew J. Lloyd | 2000, 2001, 2003 | Ess | 25.137 |
| 9 | 3 | Gary Ablett (sn) | 1993, 1994, 1995 | Geel | 33.337 |
| 10 | 3 | Jason Dunstall | 1988, 1989, 1992 | Haw | 28.016 |
| 11 | 3 | John Peck | 1963, 1964, 1965 | Haw | 28.021 |
| 12 | 3 | Eddy James | 1897, 1898, 1899 | Geel | 25.179 |
| 13 | 2 | Jack Riewoldt | 2010, 2012 | Rich | 23.306 |
| 14 | 2 | Lance Franklin | 2008, 2011 | Haw | 24.217 |
| 15 | 2 | Brendan Fevola | 2006, 2009 | Carl | 28.222 |
| 16 | 2 | Fraser Gehrig | 2004, 2005 | StK | 29.177 |
| 17 | 2 | Bernie Quinlan | 1983, 1984 | Fitz | 33.042 |
| 18 | 2 | Michael Roach | 1980, 1981 | Rich | 22.324 |
| 19 | 2 | Kelvin Templeton | 1978, 1979 | Foot | 22.335 |
| 20 | 2 | Peter McKenna | 1972, 1973 | Coll | 27.005 |
| 21 | 2 | Ron B. Evans | 1959, 1960 | Ess | 21.051 |
| 22 | 2 | Jack Charles Collins | 1954, 1957 | Foot | 27.233 |
| 23 | 2 | Lindsay White | 1942, 1948 | SM, Geel | 26.243 |
| 24 | 2 | Ron Todd | 1938, 1939 | Coll | 22.313 |
| 25 | 2 | Bob Pratt | 1934, 1935 | SM | 23.006 |
| 26 | 2 | Harry Brereton | 1911, 1912 | Melb | 25.079 |
| 27 | 2 | Teddy Lockwood | 1900, 1903 | Geel, Coll | 30.244 |