The top 20 goalkickers of the GFNL since Round 1, 2014 to present day

From high flying focal points to crafty six-point specialists, we can reveal the greatest goalkickers of Geelong’s premier football competition over the past decade.

South Barwon’s Andrew Boseley is in the top six of GFNL goalkickers since Round 1, 2014. Picture: Mark Wilson

There have been plenty of superstar goalkickers in the GFNL over the past 10 years, but who stands out above the rest?

We’ve gone through the available numbers since Round 1, 2014 until present day, primarly from the PlayHQ website, plus further information from the GameDay website, AFL Barwon annual reports and club historians.

This masthead also worked in tandem with Lara Football Club historian and former Geelong Supercats statistician, Matt Van Ingen.

And some of the numbers have been startling, with a six-pointer specialist who booted 34 goals in five games coming out on top in Geelong’s premier football competition.

20. Jason Davenport

Club: North Shore

Seasons span: 2014-22

Goals: 146

Games: 92

Average: 1.5

Bags of 10 or more: 0

Bags of five or more: Five

Best season: 45 goals for North Shore in 2015

Best haul: Eight goals v Lara on April 29, 2017

Hot streak: 20 goals in seven games in 2015

Jason Davenport celebrates with North Shore teammates after kicking a goal against Bell Park in 2022. Picture: Mark Wilson

19. Patrick Dowling

Club: St Mary’s

Seasons span: 2017-23

Goals: 147

Games: 86

Average: 1.7

Bags of 10 or more: 0

Bags of five or more: Nine

Best season: 47 goals for St Mary’s in 2022

Best haul: Eight v North Shore on June 13, 2023, eight v St Albans on April 2, 2022

Hot streak: 31 goals in the first seven games in 2022

Patrick Dowling celebrates a goal in the 2023 preliminary final with Doug Bond. Picture: Mark Wilson

18. Cameron Tudor

Club: St Joseph’s

Seasons span: 2014-21

Goals: 161

Games: 104

Average: 1.5

Bags of 10 or more: 0

Bags of five or more: Five

Best season: 45 goals in 2017 for St Joseph’s

Best haul: Nine goals v North Shore on August 4, 2018

Hot streak: 21 goals in four games in 2018

 

St Joseph's gun forward Cameron Tudor Picture: Mark Wilson

Colac’s Adam Garner is in career-best form in 2024. Picture: Mark Wilson

17. Tom Gillies

Club: St Mary’s

Seasons span: 2014-18

Goals: 172

Games: 92

Average: 1.8

Bags of 10 or more: 0

Bags of five or more: 12

Best season: 52 goals for St Mary’s in 2018

Best haul: Seven v St Albans on July 2, 2016

Tom Gillies celebrates a goal against Bell Park in 2017. Picture: Mark Wilson

16. Jai Sheahan

Club: Newtown & Chilwell

Seasons span: 2014-22

Goals: 173

Games: 123

Average: 1.4

Bags of 10 or more: 0

Bags of five or more: Six

Best season: 46 goals for Newtown & Chilwell in 2016

Best haul: Nine v South Barwon on June 13, 2015

Hot streak: 17 goals in four games to open the 2016 season

Newtown & Chilwell's Jai Sheahan attempts to mark against South Barwon's Brandon Verfurth in 2021. Picture: Mike Dugdale

St Mary's’ Zak Sherman celebrates a goal against Grovedale in 2021. Picture: Mike Dugdale

15. Mitchell Day

Club: Lara

Seasons span: 2014-24

Goals: 180

Games: 69

Average: 2.6

Bags of 10 or more: One

Bags of five or more: 12

Best season: 45 goals for Lara in 2022

Best haul: 10 v North Shore on July 19, 2014

Hot streak: 16 goals in four games in 2022

Mitchell Day celebrates a goal against Bell Park in 2023. Picture: Mark Wilson

14. Lucas Boyd

Club: Geelong West, Leopold

Seasons span: 2014-21

Goals: 183

Games: 88

Average: 2.07

Bags of 10 or more: 0

Bags of five or more: 11

Best season: 56 goals for Leopold in 2019

Best haul: Seven goals v Lara on August 17, 2019, Geelong West on July 27, 2019 and Grovedale on May 4, 2019.

Hot streak: 17 goals from four games in 2019

South Barwon’s Jonty Broughton and Sebastian Barrow celebrate a goal against Colac in the qualifying final in 2023. Picture: Mark Wilson

13. Jackson Bright

Club: Bell Park

Seasons span: 2014-22

Goals: 185

Games: 135

Average: 1.3

Bags of 10 or more: 0

Bags of five or more: Six

Best season: 42 goals for Bell Park in 2022

Best haul: Seven goals v St Albans on April 9, 2022

Hot streak: 16 goals from five games in 2022

Leopold's Lucas Boyd. Picture: Mike Dugdale

12. Adam Garner

Club: Colac

Seasons span: 2016-24

Goals: 187

Games: 98

Average: 1.9

Bags of 10 or more: 0

Bags of five or more: Seven

Best season: 39 goals for Colac in 2022

Best haul: Nine v St Albans on August 3, 2024

Hot streak: 34 goals from six games in 2024

11. Zak Sherman

Club: St Mary’s

Seasons span: 2014-24

Goals: 187

Games: 144

Average: 1.2

Bags of 10 or more: 0

Bags of five or more: Five

Best season: 42 goals for St Mary’s in 2017

Best haul: Six v St Albans on July 2, 2016, six v Bell Park on June 29, 2024

Bell Park’s Jackson Bright and Lachlen Patten celebrate a goal. Picture: Mark Wilson

10. Jonty Broughton

Club: South Barwon

Seasons span: 2016-24

Goals: 194

Games: 121

Average: 1.6

Bags of 10 or more: 0

Bags of five or more: Eight

Best season: 49 goals for South Barwon in 2018

Best haul: Nine goals v Geelong West on August 11, 2018

Hot streak: 22 goals in six matches in 2018

 

9. Sam Dobson

Club: St Mary’s

Seasons span: 2016-24

Goals: 198

Games: 56

Average: 3.5

Bags of 10 or more: One

Bags of five or more: 17

Best season: 64 goals from 17 games in 2023

Best haul: 10 goals v Bell Park on August 26, 2023

Hot streak: 31 goals from six games in 2017

Sam Dobson leaps for the mark against South Barwon this year. Picture: Mark Wilson

8. Jarryd Garner

Club: Colac, St Mary’s

Seasons span: 2014-24

Goals: 199

Games: 169 

Average: 1.1

Bags of 10 or more: 0

Bags of five or more: Two

Best season: 38 goals for St Mary’s in 2018

Best haul: Seven v Grovedale on July 21, 2018

Jarryd Garner kicks a goal against his former club in Colac in 2023. Picture: Mark Wilson

7. Jarrod Garth

Club: Bell Park

Seasons span: 2016-18

Goals: 204

Games: 53

Average: 3.8

Bags of 10 or more: Six

Bags of five or more: 18

Best season: 92 for Bell Park in 2017

Best haul: 14 v Lara on June 17, 2017

Hot streak: 31 goals in four games in 2017

Bell Park's Jarrod Garth kicks a goal after the quarter time siren in 2018. Picture: Mike Dugdale

6. Andrew Boseley

Club: South Barwon

Seasons span: 2014-23

Goals: 227

Games: 94

Average: 2.4

Bags of 10 or more: One

Bags of five or more: 13

Best season: 57 goals for South Barwon in 2019

Best haul: 10 goals v Bell Park on August 13, 2022

Hot streak: 19 goals in five games in 2018

Andrew Boseley shoots for goal in the 2023 qualifying final against Colac. Picture: Mark Wilson

5. Brandon Howarth

Club: Leopold

Seasons span: 2014-19

Goals: 244

Games: 102

Average: 2.3

Bags of 10 or more: One

Bags of five or more: Nine

Best season: 53 goals for Leopold in 2016

Best haul: 12 goals v Lara on June 24, 2017

Hot streak: 24 goals in four games in 2017

The moment Brandon Howarth kicked his 300th goal for Leopold in 2019. Picture: Peter Ristevski

4. Luke Hillman

Club: Colac

Seasons span: 2014-24

Goals: 286

Games: 141

Average: 2.0

Bags of 10 or more: One

Bags of five or more: 20

Best season: 66 goals for Colac in 2017

Best haul: 10 v Geelong West on August 12, 2017

Hot streak: 29 goals in five games in 2017

Luke Hillman after kicking a goal against St Mary’s in 2023. Picture: Mark Wilson

 

3. Mitch Patten

Club: Leopold

Seasons span: 2014-23

Goals: 296

Games: 132

Average: 2.2

Bags of 10 or more: One

Bags of five or more: 15

Best season: 64 goals for Leopold in 2022

Best haul: 10 v Lara on June 24, 2017

Hot streak: 20 goals in four games in 2022

Leopold's Mitch Patten celebrates a goal. GFL: South Barwon v Leopold football. Picture: Alan Barber

2. Jordan Erskine

Club: Grovedale

Seasons span: 2014-22

Goals: 311

Games: 85

Average: 3.6

Bags of 10 or more: Four

Bags of five or more: 25

Best season: 86 goals for Grovedale in 2016

Best haul: 15 v Lara on May 31 in 2014, and v Lara on August 29, 2015

Hot streak: 46 goals from seven games in 2014.

Grovedale's Jordan Erskine. Picture Jay Town.

1. Jacob McGuane

Club: Colac

Seasons span: 2014-22

Goals: 317

Games: 139

Average: 2.2

Bags of 10 or more: One

Bags of five or more: 16

Best season: 87 goals for Colac in 2014

Best haul: 10 v South Barwon on May 3, 2014

Hot streak: 34 goals in six games in 2014

Colac’s Jacob McGuane.

Originally published as The top 20 goalkickers of the GFNL since Round 1, 2014 to present day