The following is a list of players who have kicked the most goals for the West Coast Eagles in each season of the Australian Football League (AFL), formerly known as the Victorian Football League (VFL), for both the men's team and the women's team.
Peter Sumich holds the record for the most goals kicked in a season by an Eagles player, having kicked 111 goals in 1991. Sumich also holds the club record for most consecutive times as leading goalkicker (six, between 1989 and 1994). Josh Kennedy holds the record for the most times as leading goalkicker (eight). In 1999, Scott Cummings became the first Eagles player to win the Coleman Medal for the most goals kicked in the AFL in one season. Kennedy joined Cummings in 2015, winning West Coast's second-ever Coleman medal, kicking 75 goals in the 2015 home-and-away season and adding an extra five in the finals series.[1] Kennedy also holds the individual career goal scoring record for West Coast (712).
AFL leading goalkickers
edit| ^ | Denotes current player | |
| + | Player won Coleman Medal in same season | |
| † | Team played finals (which count for the tally) | |
| Season | Leading goalkicker | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Ross Glendinning | 38 |
| 1988 | Ross Glendinning (2) | 73† |
| 1989 | Peter Sumich | 45 |
| 1990 | Peter Sumich (2) | 90† |
| 1991 | Peter Sumich (3) | 111† |
| 1992 | Peter Sumich (4) | 82† |
| 1993 | Peter Sumich (5) | 76† |
| 1994 | Peter Sumich (6) | 49† |
| 1995 | Jason Ball | 48† |
| 1996 | Mitchell White | 37† |
| 1997 | Peter Sumich (7) | 33† |
| 1998 | Fraser Gehrig | 42† |
| 1999 | Scott Cummings+ | 95† |
| 2000 | Phil Matera | 49 |
| 2001 | Troy Wilson | 40 |
| 2002 | Phil Matera (2) | 46† |
| 2003 | Phil Matera (3) | 62† |
| 2004 | Phil Matera (4) | 61† |
| 2005 | Phil Matera (5) | 38† |
| 2006 | Quinten Lynch | 65† |
| 2007 | Quinten Lynch (2) | 52† |
| 2008 | Ben McKinley | 42 |
| 2009 | Mark LeCras | 58 |
| 2010 | Mark LeCras (2) | 63 |
| 2011 | Josh Kennedy | 59† |
| 2012 | Jack Darling | 53† |
| 2013 | Josh Kennedy (2) | 60 |
| 2014 | Josh Kennedy (3) | 61 |
| 2015 | Josh Kennedy+ (4) | 80† |
| 2016 | Josh Kennedy+ (5) | 82† |
| 2017 | Josh Kennedy (6) | 69† |
| 2018 | Jack Darling (2) | 48† |
| 2019 | Jack Darling (3) | 59† |
| 2020 | Josh Kennedy (7) | 34† |
| 2021 | Jack Darling (4) | 42 |
| 2022 | Josh Kennedy (8) | 37 |
| 2023 | Oscar Allen^ | 53 |
| 2024 | Jake Waterman^ | 53 |
Multiple winners
edit| Player | Wins | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Kennedy | 8 | 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022 |
| Peter Sumich | 7 | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997 |
| Phil Matera | 5 | 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Jack Darling | 4 | 2012, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
| Ross Glendinning | 2 | 1987, 1988 |
| Mark LeCras | 2 | 2009, 2010 |
| Quinten Lynch | 2 | 2006, 2007 |
Leading career goalkickers
edit| Player | goals | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Kennedy | 714 | 2.62 |
| Jack Darling | 515 | 1.84 |
| Peter Sumich | 514 | 3.43 |
| Mark LeCras | 441 | 2.01 |
| Phil Matera | 389 | 2.17 |
| Quentin Lynch | 278 | 1.33 |
| Jamie Cripps | 268 | 1.26 |
| Chris Lewis | 259 | 1.20 |
| Brett Heady | 237 | 1.52 |
| Peter Matera | 217 | 0.86 |
Most goals in a game
edit| Goals | Player | Opponent | Round | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.1 | Scott Cummings | Adelaide | 4 | 2000 | WACA |
| 13.3 | Peter Sumich | Footscray | 13 | 1991 | WACA |
| 12.2 | Mark LeCras | Essendon | 16 | 2010 | Docklands |
| 11.8 | Peter Sumich | Essendon | 15 | 1992 | MCG |
| 11.0 | Josh Kennedy | Greater Western Sydney | 8 | 2014 | Subiaco |
| 10.3 | Josh Kennedy | Western Bulldogs | 9 | 2011 | Subiaco |
| 10.2 | Scott Cummings | Fremantle | 6 | 2000 | Subiaco |
| 10.1 | Josh Kennedy | Carlton | 2 | 2015 | Subiaco |
AFL Women's leading goalkickers
edit| ^ | Denotes current player | |||||
| † | Team played finals (which count for the tally) | |||||
| Season | Leading goalkicker | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hayley Bullas | 2 |
| 2021 | Grace Kelly | 7 |
| 2022 (S6) | Aimee Schmidt^ | 7 |
| 2022 (S7) | Aimee Schmidt^ (2) | 5 |
| 2023 | Kellie Gibson^ | 12 |
| 2024 | Kellie Gibson^ (2) | 8 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Five talking points: West Coast v St Kilda". AFL.com. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Club Records". West Coast Eagles. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.