Australian Rules Football

The Coleman Medal

The Coleman Medal


A Brief History Of The Coleman Medal

The Coleman Medal is awarded yearly to the Australian Football League player who kicks the most goals in regular-season matches in that year. It is named for John Coleman, the former Essendon full forward whose spectacular career (of 537 goals in only 98 games) was cut short by injury.

Instituted in 1981, retrospective awards were dated back to 1955; prior to that, the League awarded the Leading Goalkicker Medal
Season
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
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1984
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1982
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1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970
1969
1968
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1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
1960
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
Player
Jonathan Brown
Brendan Fevola
Fraser Gehrig
Fraser Gehrig
Matthew Lloyd
David Neitz
Matthew Lloyd
Matthew Lloyd
Scott Cummings
Tony Lockett
Tony Modra
Tony Lockett
Gary Ablett
Gary Ablett
Gary Ablett
Jason Dunstall
Tony Lockett
John Longmire
Jason Dunstall
Jason Dunstall
Tony Lockett
Brian Taylor
Simon Beasley
Bernie Quinlan
Bernie Quinlan
Malcolm Blight
Michael Roach
Michael Roach
Kelvin Templeton
Kelvin Templeton
Peter Hudson
Larry Donohue
Leigh Matthews
Doug Wade
Peter McKenna
Peter McKenna
Peter Hudson
Peter Hudson
Doug Wade
Peter Hudson
Doug Wade
Ted Fordham
John Peck
John Peck
John Peck
Doug Wade
Tom Carroll
Ron Evans
Ron Evans
Ian Brewer
Jack Charles Collins
Bill Young
Noel Rayson
Team
Brisbane Lions
Carlton
St Kilda
St Kilda
Essendon
Melbourne
Essendon
Essendon
West Coast
Sydney
Adelaide
Sydney
Geelong
Geelong
Geelong
Hawthorn
St Kilda
North Melbourne
Hawthorn
Hawthorn
St Kilda
Collingwood
Footscray
Fitzroy
Fitzroy
North Melbourne
Richmond
Richmond
Footscray
Footscray
Hawthorn
Geelong
Hawthorn
North Melbourne
Collingwood
Collingwood
Hawthorn
Hawthorn
Geelong
Hawthorn
Geelong
Hawthorn
Hawthorn
Hawthorn
Hawthorn
Geelong
Carlton
Essendon
Essendon
Collingwood
Footscray
St Kilda
Geelong
Goals
77
84
74
90
87
75
96
94
88
107
81
114
118
113
124
139
118
98
128
124
117
100
93
102
106
94
86
107
91
118
105
99
67
91
84
130
140
146
122
125
79
73
56
68
69
62
54
67
69
67
74
56
77
Leading Goalkicker Medal
Season
1954
1953
1952
1951
1950
1949
1948
1947
1946
1945
1944
1943
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936
1935
1934
1933
1932
1931
1930
1929
1928
1927
1926
1925
1924
1923
1922
1921
1920
1919
1918
1917
1916
1915
1914
1913
1912
1911
1910
1910
1909
1908
1907
1906
1905
1904
1903
1902
1901
1900

1899
1898
1897
Player
Jack Charles Collins
John Coleman
John Coleman
John Coleman
John Coleman
John Coleman
Lindsay White
Fred Fanning
Des Fothergill
Fred Fanning
Fred Fanning
Fred Fanning
Lindsay White
Sel Murray
Jack Titus
Ron Todd
Ron Todd
Dick Harris
Bill Mohr
Bob Pratt
Bob Pratt
Gordon Coventry
George Moloney
Harry Vallence
Gordon Coventry
Gordon Coventry
Gordon Coventry
Gordon Coventry
Gordon Coventry
Lloyd Hagger
Jack Moriarty
Greg Stockdale
Horrie Clover
Cliff Rankin
George Bayliss
Dick Lee
Ern Cowley
Dick Lee
Dick Lee
Jimmy Freake
Dick Lee
Roy Park
Harry Brereton
Harry Brereton
Percy Martini
Dick Lee
Dick Lee
Dick Lee
Dick Lee
Mick Grace
Charlie H. Pannam
Vince Coutie
Teddy Lockwood
Charlie Baker
Fred Hiskins
Albert Thurgood
Teddy Lockwood
Eddy James
Archie Smith
Jack Leith
Eddy James
Team
Footscray
Essendon
Essendon
Essendon
Essendon
Essendon
Geelong
Melbourne
Collingwood
Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne
South Melbourne
North Melbourne
Richmond
Collingwood
Collingwood
Richmond
St Kilda
South Melbourne
South Melbourne
Collingwood
Geelong
Carlton
Collingwood
Collingwood
Collingwood
Collingwood
Collingwood
Geelong
Fitzroy
Essendon
Carlton
Geelong
Richmond
Collingwood
Carlton
Collingwood
Collingwood
Fitzroy
Collingwood
University
Melbourne
Melbourne
Geelong
Collingwood
Collingwood
Collingwood
Collingwood
Carlton
Collingwood
Melbourne
Collingwood
St Kilda
Essendon
Essendon
Geelong
Geelong
Collingwood
Melbourne
Geelong
Goals
73
96
103
75
112
85
86
97
63
67
87
62
67
88
92
98
102
64
101
97
138
108
109
72
105
118
78
88
78
70
75
64
54
61
62
47
35
50
46
65
57
53
56
46
51
51
55
50
45
45
38
39
33
30
34
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31
22