# Coleman Medal

The Coleman Medal is an Australian rules football award given annually to the Australian Football League (AFL) player who kicks the most goals in the home-and-away season. It is named after Essendon full-forward John Coleman, one of the most prolific goalkickers in the league's history, who was league leading goalkicker for five consecutive seasons.
The medal has been presented at various different events, including the preliminary and grand finals, the All-Australian awards ceremony, and club award ceremonies. Greater Western Sydney's Jesse Hogan is the most recent recipient, kicking 69 goals in 2024.

## History

The award was first presented in 1981 to Richmond's Michael Roach. At the time, the competition was known as the Victorian Football League (VFL); it would become the AFL in 1990. It was named after John Coleman, a full-forward and Australian Football Hall of Fame Legend who scored 537 goals in 98 games for Essendon between 1949 and 1954.
In September 2001, the AFL decided to recognise all leading goalkickers prior to Roach's victory; leaders from 1955—the year after Coleman's last match—to 1980 were named retrospective Coleman Medallists, while winners prior to 1955 were named Leading Goalkicker Medallists. Medals were presented to winners or their surviving relatives in a ceremony at Melbourne Town Hall in July 2004. Jack Collins, who had been a leading advocate for naming the award after Coleman and honouring leading goalkickers prior to 1981, was the only player to receive both a Coleman and a Leading Goalkicker Medal. Upon receiving the accolades, he was "bloody angry" and complained to the AFL Commission, as he perceived the Leading Goalkicker Medal to be an inferior award.
Collingwood is the club most frequently represented by Coleman and Leading Goalkicker Medallists: its players have won on 23 occasions, six clear of Geelong's tally of 17. The majority of Collingwood's awards were contributed by Dick Lee (7) and Gordon Coventry (6), which stand as the most and second-most in league history. Coleman himself won the Leading Goalkicker Medals in all five of his complete VFL seasons to have the third-most. As of 2023, there have been five four-time medallists, five three-time medallists, and 16 dual medallists.

## Recipients

* Note: Bold text denotes player currently plays in the AFL
Table of recipients :
| Recipient | Year | Club | Goals |
| Eddy James | 1897 | Geelong | 22 |
| Jack Leith | 1897 | Melbourne | 22 |
| Archie Smith | 1898 | Collingwood | 31 |
| Eddy James (2) | 1899 | Geelong | 31 |
| Teddy Lockwood | 1900 | Geelong | 24 |
| Albert Thurgood | 1900 | Essendon | 24 |
| Fred Hiskins | 1901 | Essendon | 34 |
| Charlie Baker | 1902 | St Kilda | 30 |
| Teddy Lockwood (2) | 1903 | Collingwood | 33 |
| Vince Coutie | 1904 | Melbourne | 39 |
| Charlie Pannam | 1905 | Collingwood | 38 |
| Mick Grace | 1906 | Carlton | 45 |
| Dick Lee | 1907 | Collingwood | 45 |
| Dick Lee (2) | 1908 | Collingwood | 50 |
| Dick Lee (3) | 1909 | Collingwood | 55 |
| Percy Martini | 1910 | Geelong | 51 |
| Harry Brereton | 1911 | Melbourne | 46 |
| Harry Brereton (2) | 1912 | Melbourne | 56 |
| Roy Park | 1913 | University | 53 |
| Dick Lee (4) | 1914 | Collingwood | 57 |
| Jimmy Freake | 1915 | Fitzroy | 65 |
| Dick Lee (5) | 1916 | Collingwood | 46 |
| Dick Lee (6) | 1917 | Collingwood | 50 |
| Ern Cowley | 1918 | Carlton | 35 |
| Dick Lee (7) | 1919 | Collingwood | 47 |
| George Bayliss | 1920 | Richmond | 62 |
| Cliff Rankin | 1921 | Geelong | 61 |
| Horrie Clover | 1922 | Carlton | 54 |
| Greg Stockdale | 1923 | Essendon | 64 |
| Jack Moriarty | 1924 | Fitzroy | 75 |
| Lloyd Hagger | 1925 | Geelong | 70 |
| Gordon Coventry | 1926 | Collingwood | 78 |
| Gordon Coventry (2) | 1927 | Collingwood | 88 |
| Gordon Coventry (3) | 1928 | Collingwood | 78 |
| Gordon Coventry (4) | 1929 | Collingwood | 118 |
| Gordon Coventry (5) | 1930 | Collingwood | 105 |
| Harry Vallence | 1931 | Carlton | 72 |
| George Moloney | 1932 | Geelong | 109 |
| Gordon Coventry (6) | 1933 | Collingwood | 108 |
| Bob Pratt | 1934 | South Melbourne | 138 |
| Bob Pratt (2) | 1935 | South Melbourne | 97 |
| Bill Mohr | 1936 | St Kilda | 101 |
| Dick Harris | 1937 | Richmond | 64 |
| Ron Todd | 1938 | Collingwood | 102 |
| Ron Todd (2) | 1939 | Collingwood | 98 |
| Jack Titus | 1940 | Richmond | 92 |
| Sel Murray | 1941 | North Melbourne | 88 |
| Lindsay White | 1942 | South Melbourne | 67 |
| Fred Fanning | 1943 | Melbourne | 62 |
| Fred Fanning (2) | 1944 | Melbourne | 87 |
| Fred Fanning (3) | 1945 | Melbourne | 67 |
| Des Fothergill | 1946 | Collingwood | 63 |
| Fred Fanning (4) | 1947 | Melbourne | 97 |
| Lindsay White (2) | 1948 | Geelong | 86 |
| John Coleman | 1949 | Essendon | 85 |
| John Coleman (2) | 1950 | Essendon | 112 |
| John Coleman (3) | 1951 | Essendon | 75 |
| John Coleman (4) | 1952 | Essendon | 103 |
| John Coleman (5) | 1953 | Essendon | 96 |
| Jack Collins | 1954 | Footscray | 73 |
| Noel Rayson | 1955 | Geelong | 77 |
| Bill Young | 1956 | St Kilda | 56 |
| Jack Collins (2) | 1957 | Footscray | 74 |
| Ian Brewer | 1958 | Collingwood | 67 |
| Ron Evans | 1959 | Essendon | 69 |
| Ron Evans (2) | 1960 | Essendon | 67 |
| Tom Carroll | 1961 | Carlton | 54 |
| Doug Wade | 1962 | Geelong | 62 |
| John Peck | 1963 | Hawthorn | 69 |
| John Peck (2) | 1964 | Hawthorn | 68 |
| John Peck (3) | 1965 | Hawthorn | 56 |
| Ted Fordham | 1966 | Essendon | 73 |
| Doug Wade (2) | 1967 | Geelong | 79 |
| Peter Hudson | 1968 | Hawthorn | 125 |
| Doug Wade (3) | 1969 | Geelong | 122 |
| Peter Hudson (2) | 1970 | Hawthorn | 146 |
| Peter Hudson (3) | 1971 | Hawthorn | 140 |
| Peter McKenna | 1972 | Collingwood | 130 |
| Peter McKenna (2) | 1973 | Collingwood | 84 |
| Doug Wade (4) | 1974 | North Melbourne | 91 |
| Leigh Matthews | 1975 | Hawthorn | 67 |
| Larry Donohue | 1976 | Geelong | 99 |
| Peter Hudson (4) | 1977 | Hawthorn | 105 |
| Kelvin Templeton | 1978 | Footscray | 118 |
| Kelvin Templeton (2) | 1979 | Footscray | 91 |
| Michael Roach | 1980 | Richmond | 107 |
| Michael Roach (2) | 1981 | Richmond | 86 |
| Malcolm Blight | 1982 | North Melbourne | 94 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 1983 | Fitzroy | 106 |
| Bernie Quinlan (2) | 1984 | Fitzroy | 102 |
| Simon Beasley | 1985 | Footscray | 93 |
| Brian Taylor | 1986 | Collingwood | 100 |
| Tony Lockett | 1987 | St Kilda | 117 |
| Jason Dunstall | 1988 | Hawthorn | 124 |
| Jason Dunstall (2) | 1989 | Hawthorn | 128 |
| John Longmire | 1990 | North Melbourne | 98 |
| Tony Lockett (2) | 1991 | St Kilda | 118 |
| Jason Dunstall (3) | 1992 | Hawthorn | 139 |
| Gary Ablett Sr. | 1993 | Geelong | 124 |
| Gary Ablett Sr. (2) | 1994 | Geelong | 113 |
| Gary Ablett Sr. (3) | 1995 | Geelong | 118 |
| Tony Lockett (3) | 1996 | Sydney | 114 |
| Tony Modra | 1997 | Adelaide | 81 |
| Tony Lockett (4) | 1998 | Sydney | 107 |
| Scott Cummings | 1999 | West Coast | 88 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 2000 | Essendon | 94 |
| Matthew Lloyd (2) | 2001 | Essendon | 96 |
| David Neitz | 2002 | Melbourne | 75 |
| Matthew Lloyd (3) | 2003 | Essendon | 87 |
| Fraser Gehrig | 2004 | St Kilda | 90 |
| Fraser Gehrig (2) | 2005 | St Kilda | 74 |
| Brendan Fevola | 2006 | Carlton | 84 |
| Jonathan Brown | 2007 | Brisbane Lions | 77 |
| Lance Franklin | 2008 | Hawthorn | 102 |
| Brendan Fevola (2) | 2009 | Carlton | 86 |
| Jack Riewoldt | 2010 | Richmond | 78 |
| Lance Franklin (2) | 2011 | Hawthorn | 71 |
| Jack Riewoldt (2) | 2012 | Richmond | 65 |
| Jarryd Roughead | 2013 | Hawthorn | 68 |
| Lance Franklin (3) | 2014 | Sydney | 67 |
| Josh Kennedy | 2015 | West Coast | 75 |
| Josh Kennedy (2) | 2016 | West Coast | 80 |
| Lance Franklin (4) | 2017 | Sydney | 69 |
| Jack Riewoldt (3) | 2018 | Richmond | 65 |
| Jeremy Cameron | 2019 | Greater Western Sydney | 67 |
| Tom Hawkins | 2020 | Geelong | 42 |
| Harry McKay | 2021 | Carlton | 58 |
| Charlie Curnow | 2022 | Carlton | 64 |
| Charlie Curnow (2) | 2023 | Carlton | 78 |
| Jesse Hogan | 2024 | Greater Western Sydney | 69 |

### Multiple recipients

Table of multiple recipients :
| Player | Wins | Club(s) | Years |
| Dick Lee | 7 | Collingwood | 1907, 1908, 1909, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1919 |
| Gordon Coventry | 6 | Collingwood | 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1933 |
| John Coleman | 5 | Essendon | 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 |
| Fred Fanning | 4 | Melbourne | 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947 |
| Doug Wade | 4 | Geelong/North Melbourne | 1962, 1967, 1969, 1974 |
| Peter Hudson | 4 | Hawthorn | 1968, 1970, 1971, 1977 |
| Tony Lockett | 4 | St Kilda/Sydney | 1987, 1991, 1996, 1998 |
| Lance Franklin | 4 | Hawthorn/Sydney | 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017 |
| John Peck | 3 | Hawthorn | 1963, 1964, 1965 |
| Jason Dunstall | 3 | Hawthorn | 1988, 1989, 1992 |
| Gary Ablett Sr. | 3 | Geelong | 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 3 | Essendon | 2000, 2001, 2003 |
| Jack Riewoldt | 3 | Richmond | 2010, 2012, 2018 |
| Eddy James | 2 | Geelong | 1897, 1899 |
| Teddy Lockwood | 2 | Geelong/Collingwood | 1900, 1903 |
| Harry Brereton | 2 | Melbourne | 1911, 1912 |
| Bob Pratt | 2 | South Melbourne | 1934, 1935 |
| Ron Todd | 2 | Collingwood | 1938, 1939 |
| Lindsay White | 2 | South Melbourne/Geelong | 1942, 1948 |
| Jack Collins | 2 | Footscray | 1954, 1957 |
| Ron Evans | 2 | Essendon | 1959, 1960 |
| Peter McKenna | 2 | Collingwood | 1972, 1973 |
| Kelvin Templeton | 2 | Footscray | 1978, 1979 |
| Michael Roach | 2 | Richmond | 1980, 1981 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 2 | Fitzroy | 1983, 1984 |
| Fraser Gehrig | 2 | St Kilda | 2004, 2005 |
| Brendan Fevola | 2 | Carlton | 2006, 2009 |
| Josh Kennedy | 2 | West Coast | 2015, 2016 |
| Charlie Curnow | 2 | Carlton | 2022, 2023 |

### Club totals

Table key :
| † | Club no longer participates in the AFL |
| LG | Number of Leading Goalkicker Medals (1897–1954) |
| C'man | Number of Coleman Medals (1955–present) |
Table of club totals :
| Club | Medals | Medals | Medals | Years |
| Club | LG | C'man | Total | Years |
| Collingwood | 19 | 4 | 23 | 1898, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1938, 1939, 1946, 1958, 1972, 1973, 1986 |
| Geelong | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1897, 1899, 1900, 1910, 1921, 1925, 1932, 1948, 1955, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1976, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2020 |
| Essendon | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1900, 1901, 1923, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1960, 1966, 2000, 2001, 2003 |
| Hawthorn | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2008, 2011, 2013 |
| Carlton | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1906, 1918, 1922, 1931, 1961, 2006, 2009, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Melbourne | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1897, 1904, 1911, 1912, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 2002 |
| Richmond | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1920, 1937, 1940, 1980, 1981, 2010, 2012, 2018 |
| Sydney | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1934, 1935, 1942, 1996, 1998, 2014, 2017 |
| St Kilda | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1902, 1936, 1956, 1987, 1991, 2004, 2005 |
| Western Bulldogs | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1954, 1957, 1978, 1979, 1985 |
| Fitzroy$^†$ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1915, 1924, 1983, 1984 |
| North Melbourne | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1941, 1974, 1982, 1990 |
| West Coast | — | 3 | 3 | 1999, 2015, 2016 |
| Adelaide | — | 1 | 1 | 1997 |
| Brisbane Lions | — | 1 | 1 | 2007 |
| Greater Western Sydney | — | 2 | 2 | 2019, 2024 |
| University$^†$ | 1 | — | 1 | 1913 |
| Fremantle | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Gold Coast | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Port Adelaide | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Brisbane Bears$^†$ | — | — | — | — |