The top 50 goal kickers around Queensland AFL competitions who are chasing the 100 goal mark
We have hit just over half way in Queensland’s state and suburban AFL competitions with a number of big forwards kicking massive bags to start the year.
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We have hit just over half way in Queensland state’s and suburban AFL competitions with a number of big forwards kicking massive bags to start the year.
With many names chasing to break the 100-goal mark in 2024, we’ve got the top five goal kickers from each region.
Check back each week of the season to see the updated standings.
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AFL Capricornia – Round 11
1. Josh McKee – Yeppoon Swans – 37 goals
McKee is coming off a massive bag of 10 in the round 10 domination of Glenmore Bulls, claiming a 128-point victory.
Sitting on 37 goals for the season, McKee is just six goals away from last year and 2022 tally as he chases triple digits for the first time, breaking his best return of 98 goals in 2021.
2. Timothy Higgins – Glenmore Bulls – 20 goals
Second place and sitting 17 goals behind first is Tim Higgins, with the power forward averaging 2.22 goals a game for the Bulls.
Higgins didn’t play in the round 10 loss to the Swans, but his best return came in round 9 against BITS Saints with four.
3. Jamie Hill – Gladstone Suns – 19 goals
Just one goal behind second placed Higgins, Hill has kicked 10 goals over the past four weeks, with two games being kept goalless.
His best return came in round 7 against Rockhampton Panthers with 6 but has a long way to go if he wants to beat his overall best of 78 in 2017 in the under 17s, but is likely to beat his seniors best of 26 he kicked last season.
4. Matt Wallin – Yeppoon Swans – 17 goals
The Swans premiership skipper is 20 goals behind his teammate but it wouldn’t be too much of a concern as his side remains undefeated in 2024.
Wallin kicked six in round 7, his best return for the season, which has also seen him kick 12 of his 17 goals in the last four weeks.
5. Philip Solomon – Gladstone Suns – 17 goals
Equal fourth, the Suns second leading goal kicker was in full flight in round 5 where he kick a bag of nine against Brothers Kangaroos in a 46 point win.
Solomon hasn’t been sighted since their round 6 loss to Yeppoon where he kicked just the two goals.
AFL Cairns – Round 10
1. Tyron Rainbird – Cairns City Lions – 32 goals
Last years Matthew Walsh medallist has kicked clear on the goal kicking leaderboard after being stuck with a pack around him for the first five rounds.
Since going goalless in round 5, he has had returns of six, eight, three and then five before the NQ v SQ clash to take him eight clear on top as he looks to claim back-to-back goal kicking trophies.
2. Darcy Morris – Cairns City Lions – 24 goals.
Not usually known for his goal kicking but in 2024, Morris has snuck forward to kick a few bags this season.
Since moving to Cairns in 2020, Morris has kicked a combined 44 goals from 2020 to 2023, this year alone he has already kicked the most in a season for the midfielder which included a bag a nine in the round 4 thumping of Manunda Hawks.
3. Fitzroy Greenwool – North Cairns Tigers – 22 goals
The Tigers half-forward, midfield bull has taken his game to a new level in 2024 as he looks to help end the Tigers 36-year premiership drought.
Greenwool has played just the seven games for his 22 goals which have included a six goal game against last years grand finalists and three bags of four.
4. Ezekiel Frank – Manunda Hawks – 19 goals
The shining light for the Hawks this season with their leading goal kicker sitting inside the top five at the half way mark of the season.
Frank was sitting equal top with Rainbird after round 6 before Rainbird kicked 16 goals in three weeks while Frank only kicked three.
5. Kye Chapple – Port Douglas Crocs – 19 goals
Chapple kicked his 1000th career goal last season and said then he was eyeing off kicking 1000 for the Crocs.
In just the six games this season he has laced up for, he has kicked the 19 goals, which have included a season high of five against Cairns City Lions in round 8 with a bag of four against South Cairns Cutters in round 4.
AFL Darling Downs – Round 11
1. Daniel Brown – Hawks – 24 goals
It was round the round 3 domination from inside 50 that has placed Daniel Brown on top of the leaderboard.
He booted nine goals in the Hawks win over the Redbacks and has remained on top of the leaderboard ever since, but can he have a stronger second half of the year to try and crack the 50 goals this season.
2. Charlie Farrer – Hawks – 20 goals
Another fellow Hawk kicking bags and helping the Hawks chase the ultimate success this season.
His biggest tally came in the round 2 win over South Toowoomba Bombers where he booted seven goals, ultimately being the difference as his side won by 37 points.
3. Rohan Drummond – Tigers – 17 goals
Drummond has played just the five games for his 17 goals, it would be interesting to see where he would be if he played in the other four games for his club, seeing as he is only seven goals behind and two games less than Brown.
He kicked a bag of five, his biggest return this season, in round 5 and has added two bags of four and a day out on three with just the one goal in round 8.
4. Jacob Sheath – Coolaroo – 14 goals
Sheath had a day out himself in round 3 when he kicked seven goals against the second placed Tigers, ultimately giving the Tigers their first loss of the season.
His best return for a season is 42 and with seven rounds to go he will need to average four goals a game to equal that return.
5. Ryan Hodgson – South Toowoomba Bombers – 12 goals
Not your traditional forward but with the Bombers sitting at level pegging midway through the season, Hodgson is a standout and key to them remaining inside the top four.
In two out the three games Hodgson has been kept goalless, the Bombers have claimed victory, with the loss coming at the hands of Coolaroo by just four points.
AFL Mackay – Round 11
1. Joel Mitchell – Mackay Magpies – 39 goals.
Arguably one of Queensland’s best shots for goal, Mitchell has a career tally of 588 goals from 333 games and is just five goals away from equalling last years tally of 44.
Mitchell started the year off channelling his inner Jason Dunstall with bags of eight in round 1, nine in round 2 and 14 against Mackay City Hawks in round 3.
2. Fraser Carroll – Whitsunday Sea Eagles – 15 goals.
Carroll sits a massive 24 goals behind Mitchell in the goal kicking leaderboard and from the back half of the year it is a race for second spot with Carroll just holding on.
His best return this year was six in round 2 against Mackay Magpies but he is on track to smash his seniors best of just 22 goals in a season.
3. Cameron Hill – North Mackay Saints – 14 goals.
In a similar position to Carroll, a long way off from first but leading his team on the goal kicking front as a powerful forward.
Coming off a bag of six in round 9 against Mackay City Hawks, Hill will be looking break the 50 goals this season, only once in senior footy has he managed to do it, coming in 2022.
4. Jesse Olsen – Eastern Swans – 12 goals.
Sharing the goal kicking around this season, the Swans have three inside the top 10 with Olsen leading from the front with 12 this season.
The midfield-forward has spent some time in the 50 but looks to have gone back on ball as the Swans continue their undefeated record this season.
5. Luke Slater – North Mackay Saints – 12 goals
A consistent year for Slater, only once has he be kept goalless this season with three rounds of one goal, three rounds of two and one round of three so far this season.
Slater remains 20 goals off his best return as a forward, kicking 32 in 2015 where he played for Harvey Brunswick Leschenault in the South West Football League.
AFL Townsville – Round 13
1. Reegan Mrsich – Thuringowa Bulldogs – 38 goals.
The 30-year-old moved to Townsville after spending a few years in Cairns where he played mainly in the midfield for the Cairns Saints.
Now enjoying life in the forward line, Mrsich channelled his inner Fred Fanning, booting a solid 18 goals in the clubs 299 point win over Northern Beaches in round 9.
2. Joel Newman – Thuringowa Bulldogs – 30 goals.
Already sits as his best return for a season with 30 goals, Newman joined in the party with Mrsich in round 9, kicking 10 goals himself in the 47 goal onslaught.
Newman backed it up with six goals in round 10 but hasn’t played since the 117-point victory in round 10 against University Hawks.
3. Mckye Turner – Hermit Park Tigers – 25 goals.
Turner spent the first part of the season playing in the reserves where he kicked 13 goals in five games before the promotion into the senior side.
He too had a day out against Northern Beaches, kicking 12 goals in the round 10 victory over the Suns, then followed up with two bags of six.
4. John Demsey – University Hawks – 24 goals.
The Hawks main target up forward has had an up and down year when it comes to the big sticks, having three games where he has been kept goalless but three games with five or more goals.
His return of seven against Northern Beaches in round 11 was his best so far this season, he will be looking to knock off his career best of 35 which he did so in 2020 and season 2021.
5. Jack Gusmeroli – Curra Swans – 20 goals.
Gusmeroli has just 76 goals next to his name in his 55 game senior career, returning to Soccer in 2023.
Swapping the round ball for the footy, Gusmeroli return of 20 goals so far this season is just four goals away from a career best which he achieved in 2019.
QAFL – Round 12
1. Matt Hammelmann – Redland Victoria Point Sharks – 47 goals.
The 28-year-old former Brisbane Lion draftee has had dominant year in front of the big sticks as he is the closest in Queensland to reaching back-to-back triple figures.
Hammelmann kicked 106 goals for Redland last year in just 20 games, and after just 10 games played this season, he is sitting just shy of 50 which have included 31 goals in the last five weeks.
2. Keegan Downie – Morningside Panthers – 40 goals
Hot on the heels of Hammelmann is Panthers forward Downie, just seven goals behind as the 327 game veteran looks to add some more to his tally at the back end of the season.
Has kicked a goal in every game this season Downie, which has included a season high of six against Mt Gravatt, three lots of five goals and two lots of four goals.
3. Jonathan Freeman – Noosa Tigers – 38 goals
Another power forward who has kicked multiple goals in a game this season and not been kept goalless once as Tigers forward Jono Freeman closes in on the half a century.
Freeman has had a return of 22 goals in the past five games, which has included season highs of five goals in three games.
4. Connor Stackelberg – Aspley Hornets – 37 goals
Sitting just one behind Freeman, Stackelberg had a big day out in round 8, booting a career high 14-goals in a game, coming against Mt Gravatt.
In 19 games last season he finished with 76 goals for the year, he has now ticked over 10 games and is just one goal behind the half way mark of where he ended up in 2023.
5. Blair Rubock – Palm Beach Currumbin Lions – 36 goals
Rubock has already ticked the box of kicking his most in a season this year, notching that up in round 9 against Aspley with a four goal return.
But it is his round 2 day out which he will remember this season, booting 10 goals against Mt Gravatt to start the year off with 14 goals in the opening two games.
QFA Div 1 – Round 11
1. Rhys Magin – Hinterland – 50 goals
The only player across Queensland to have reached the half century so far this season and he has done it in 10 games which included a massive bag of 10 in round 2 against Beenleigh.
Magin has had returns of 75 (2022) and 61 (2023) in the previous two years and is on track to topple both of them this season as he averages five goals a game with six games to go.
2. Zachary Quin – Mayne – 43 goals
Quin was building for a big day out after three five goal hauls, a seven and an eight bag during the first five rounds of the season.
But it was his round 6 clash where he broke the double figures, kicking 10 goals against Moreton Bay.
3. Jai Kennedy – Springwood – 34 goals
Kennedy has kicked multiple goals a game this year, never dropping below two goals which he has managed on four games so far this season.
He has managed a season-high eight goals in round 3 and came close to beating his own record in round 8 where he bagged seven majors against Moreton Bay.
4. Ryan Doolan – Mayne – 32 goals
Doolan has missed four games this season and could be sitting a lot higher than fourth when you look at his average goals per game.
He booted four in the first round then missed the next four before returning in round 6 where he booted 10 majors, also against Moreton Bay.
5. Bayden Goff – Moreton Bay – 31 goals
Goff has been a shining light for Moreton Bay who have just one win under their belt at the half way mark of the season.
His best return this season was in round 7 where he kicked seven against Beenleigh while he has kicked five goals, three times this season.
QFA Div 2 North – Round 12
1. Joshua Elmslie – Kedron – 44 goals
Closing in on the half century, Elmslie has only been kept goalless once this season and kicked five or more on five occasions.
His best return this season came the week before he was kept goalless, kicking eight majors against Pine Rivers in round 6, followed up with seven goals in round 8, a week after he was kept goalless.
2. Ilan Osman – Park Ridge – 41 goals
Osman has had back to back weeks of kicking bags of five as he also closes in on half a century and trying to chase down Elmslie.
His best return this season was six goals against Zillmere in round 6 while also kicking two bags of five and a day out on four.
3. Mitchell McMillan – Jindalee – 30 goals
Kicking the three goals in the round 11 match up against Pine Rivers helped McMillan jump from fifth to third but wasn’t able to help his side take the win.
His best return this season came in round one with a seven goal performance against Wynnum and has added two lots of five bags along with a four goal game this season as well.
4. Josh Westerberg – Sandgate – 29 goals
Westerberg would be pretty happy with his year in front of the big sticks, only being kept goalless once and kept to one goal in a game twice this season.
Sandgate’s leading goal kicker scored a bag of seven against Wynnum in round 2 and a bag of six against Gympie in round 6.
5. Ben Murray – Alexandra Hills – 28 goals
A goalless round 11 forced Murray to drop from third to fifth but it wouldn’t be a big concern for the bloke from Alexandra Hills as he has shown multiple times this year what he can do.
Murray has kicked a big bag of eight twice this season, on in round 4 against Wynnum and then again in round 7 against Kedron.
QFA Div 2 South – Round 12
1. Paddy Turner – Burleigh – 36 goals
Turner started off the year with a bang, kicking the almighty bag of 10 in round 1 to help Burleigh claim a 114 point win.
Since then, the QFA Div 2 South leading goal kicker has bagged two lots of five and two lots of four as he holds onto the lead by just four goals.
2. Nic Denahy – Coolangatta – 32 goals
Denahy kicked 11 goals in the first three weeks to stay in touch with Turner and continues to do so but without making up ground as of yet.
He kicked six goals in round 3 against Coomera but his best return was against Tweed Coast, kicking seven in round 9.
3. Mitchell Chopping – Tweed Coast – 22 goals
Chopping has had a consistent year with six of his games he has kicked three or more goals but has been kept goalless twice this season.
He is on the verge of kicking a big bag and exploding this season but at the moment his best return is four goals in round 8 against the Southern Stingrays.
4. Jackson Coppin – Southern Stingrays – 20 goals
In a similar position to Chopping, Coppin has had a consistent year, kicking a goal in every match except for his round 5 match against Tweed Coast.
His best return this season is four which he kicked in round 7 against Robina and has kicked bags of three on three occasions.
5. Matthew Smith – Bond Uni – 19 goals
A very slow start to the year for Bond Uni’s Matthew Smith, as he had just three goals to his name after seven rounds.
But since then he has bagged two in round 8, three in round 9, his best return of eight in round 10 against Coomera and then three in round 11.
QFA Div 3 North – Round 13
1. Patrick Harris – North Shore – 24 goals
Harris is already sitting on a career best year but he isn’t finished yet as he continues to play a big role for North Shore as they look to climb the ladder in the back half of the year.
In just seven games, Harris has kicked 24 goals which has included a best return of eight goals in round 4 against Aspley and six in round 8 against Coorparoo.
2. Quinten Ross – Caloundra – 20 goals
Ross is a long way off from breaking his all time goalkicking record of 98 goals in a season which he achieved in 2012.
But from the five games he has played this season, he has kicked three goals in round 2, then two in round 6, four in round 7, six in round 9 and then five in round 10.
3. Jack Ryan – Coorparoo – 14 goals
In what looks to be a tough year for Coorparoo, Ryan looks to be a shining light with the next closest to him from the Roos is Patrick Scurrah with five goals.
Ryan has had two bags of five this season, in round 2 against Moreton Bay and round 6 against Aspley.
4. Ryan Rochford – Caloundra – 13 goals
With just the 17 goals to his name last year for Caloundra, Rochford is just five straight kicks away from setting a new record for himself.
He kicked five goals in round 12 against Moreton Bay, his best return this season and equal his best for Caloundra.
5. Keaton Thomas – Maroochydore – 13 goals
With just the one loss this season Maroochydore could well be on their way to another grand final with Keaton Thomas leading them that way.
He hasn’t played since round 9 where he was kept goalless to go along with round 8 and round 3 but his best return of six goals came in round 4 against Coorparoo.
QFA Div 3 South – Round 13
1. Will McAdam – Coorparoo – 29 goals
Coorparoo are sitting on top of the ladder and some big thanks belongs to Will McAdam in front of goal as he has kicked two or more goals in every game he has played this season.
From just eight games, he has kicked 29 goals which has included kicking five goals three times this season.
2. Hayden Long – Collingwood Park – 20 goals
Long’s best return for a season came in 2021 where he booted 40 goals for Jindalee in 14 games.
He is half way to equalling that but will be hoping for a strong second half of the year and will look to kick more big bags like he did in round 3 against Pacific Pines where he booted seven goals.
3. Ryan Major – Collingwood Park – 17 goals
A three goal game in round 12 against Pacific Pines has leap frogged Ryan Major into third spot.
Major has a bit of work to do if he wants to catch his best return of 54 which he kicked in 2017 for Collingwood Park.
4. Chris Kimmett – Ormeau – 15 goals
Kimmett has equalled his best return for a season with six rounds to go.
He has had kicked four goals on two occasions this season, once in the opening round against Pacific Pines and then round 8 against Sherwood.
5. Hamish Clayton – Pacific Pines – 14 goals
Clayton is just three goals away from equalling his best return for a season, kicking 17 goals in the 2023 season.
Similar to Kimmett, Clayton has kicked four goals twice this season, once against Sherwood in round 7 and Coorparoo in round 9.
QFA Div 4 North – Round 13
1. Campbell Bentley – Sandgate – 33 goals
Sandgate sit equal top on this years Div 4 North ladder and it is widely owed to how good Campbell Bentley has been in front of goal this season.
He was kept goalless just once so far this year but he won’t pay too much attention to it after he booted 10 goals against Yeronga in round 7.
2. Danny Floyd – Glasshouse Hinterland – 28 goals
Floyd is half way to equalling his best season return of 56 goals which he kicked when playing for Pyramid Power in 2016.
He has had two big games this season, with seven goals kicked in both round 5 and round 12.
3. Samuel Noble – Glasshouse Hinterland – 20 goals
Three out of the last four years, Noble has kicked 30 or more goals with 2021 being the only exception where he kicked 29 goals for the year.
With seven rounds to go, Noble averages 3.33 goals per game and should continue on that track to potentially even beat his best return of 38 goals in a season.
4. Ryan Fletcher – Ferny Grove – 19 goals
It is Fletcher’s best return for a season in senior footy but is still 23 goals behind cracking his overall record.
Started off the year pretty well with two games of three goals in a row before kicking just one in the next two weeks but it was his round 8 clash where he booted eight goals against Yeronga that has helped him jump into the top 5.
5. Brad Lovell – Ferny Grove – 17 goals
Coming off a 52 goal season in 2023, Lovell has played just the five games for his 17 goals this season, being kept goalless in the round 6 match against the University of Queensland.
He has had two games of five goals and one bag of six goals in round 10 against Sandgate.
QFA Div 4 South – Round 13
1. Tim Martin – Greater Springfield Sports – 43 goals
Martin has played just the nine games this season for a 43 goal return which has included a bag of eight against Mt Gravatt in round 4 and a bag of seven in round 3 against Carrara.
He sits just 26 goals behind his best return of 69 which he kicked in 2016 from 19 games.
2. Nick Taylor – Ipswich Eagles – 29 goals
Already broken his best return for goals in a season but Taylor is not done with yet as the Eagles sit third and look to go deep into September.
Taylor has kicked two bags of eight this season, one in round 3 against Labrador and then again in round 9 against Ipswich.
3. Jesse Cooper – Coomera – 28 goals
Cooper is just eight goals away from a career best season in front of the big sticks as he looks to help keep Coomera in the top six.
His best game this season was in round 9 against Brisbane Valley where he booted 6 goals but has also had three or more goals on five other occasions.
4. Harley Hicks – Greater Springfield Sports – 19 goals
Not a known goal kicker, Hicks has had his best return for a season already with 19 goals in the nine games so far this season.
He has kicked a goal in every game so far, which included a season high five goals in round 3 against Carrara.
5. Bradley Hemming – Coolangatta – 17 goals
Hemming had a game in the reserves this season where he kicked four goals and bounced back into the seniors after just the two goals in the opening two rounds.
Since his return to the senior side, in the four games he has played he has kicked 14 goals which included seven goals against Mt Gravatt in round 9.
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