# List of players with 500 NRL goals

There have been 38 players who have kicked 500 or more goals in the National Rugby League and its predecessors, the NSWRL, ARL and Super League premierships. Players still currently active are listed in bold.
| Ranking | Goals | No. | Reached in | Player | Club(s) | Career span |
| 1 | 1,295 | 27 | 2011 | Cameron Smith | Melbourne Storm | 2002–2020 |
| 2 | 1,068 | 35 | 2018 | Adam Reynolds | South Sydney Rabbitohs, Brisbane Broncos | 2012– |
| 3 | 942 | 15 | 1996 | Jason Taylor | Western Suburbs Magpies, North Sydney Bears, Northern Eagles, Parramatta Eels | 1990–2001 |
| 4 | 923 | 28 | 2013 | Johnathan Thurston | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, North Queensland Cowboys | 2002–2018 |
| 5 | 917 | 19 | 2001 | Andrew Johns | Newcastle Knights | 1993–2007 |
| 6 | 915 | 34 | 2016 | Jarrod Croker | Canberra Raiders | 2009–2023 |
| 7 | 891 | 23 | 2005 | Hazem El Masri | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 1996–2009 |
| 8 | 865 | 8 | 1982 | Mick Cronin | Parramatta Eels | 1977–1986 |
| 9 | 855 | 16 | 1997 | Daryl Halligan | North Sydney Bears, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 1991–2000 |
| 10 | 847 | 7 | 1978 | Graham Eadie | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 1971–1983 |
| 11 | 803 | 4 | 1971 | Eric Simms | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 1965–1975 |
| 12 | 772 | 30 | 2015 | James Maloney | Melbourne Storm, New Zealand Warriors, Sydney Roosters, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Penrith Panthers | 2009–2019 |
| 13 | 742 | 3 | 1963 | Keith Barnes | Balmain | 1955–1968 |
| 14 | 718 | 24 | 2006 | Craig Fitzgibbon | Illawarra Steelers, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Sydney Roosters | 1998–2009 |
| 15 | 681 | 32 | 2016 | Michael Gordon | Penrith Panthers, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Parramatta Eels, Sydney Roosters, Gold Coast Titans | 2006–2019 |
| 16 | 652 | 22 | 2004 | Clinton Schifcofske | South Queensland Crushers, Parramatta Eels, Canberra Raiders | 1996–2006 |
| =17 | 648 | 6 | 1973 | Graeme Langlands | St. George | 1963–1976 |
| =17 | 648 | 36 | 2023 | Nathan Cleary | Penrith Panthers | 2016– |
| 19 | 646 | 26 | 2010 | Luke Burt | Parramatta Eels | 1999–2012 |
| 20 | 624 | 20 | 2002 | Ryan Girdler | Illawarra Steelers, Penrith Panthers | 1991–2004 |
| 21 | 603 | 2 | 1961 | Ron Willey | Canterbury-Bankstown, Manly-Warringah, Parramatta | 1948–1964 |
| =22 | 598 | 11 | 1984 | Steve Gearin | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, St. George Dragons, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 1975–1986 |
| =22 | 598 | 25 | 2008 | Matt Orford | Northern Eagles, Melbourne Storm, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Canberra Raiders | 2000–2009, 2011 |
| 24 | 586 | 29 | 2015 | Corey Parker | Brisbane Broncos | 2001–2016 |
| 25 | 580 | 17 | 1998 | Matthew Ridge | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Auckland Warriors | 1990–1999 |
| 26 | 564 | 9 | 1982 | Ken Wilson | Newtown Jets, Penrith Panthers | 1971–1983 |
| 27 | 559 | 38 | 2023 | Shaun Johnson | New Zealand Warriors, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2011–2024 |
| =28 | 553 | 13 | 1988 | John Dorahy | Western Suburbs Magpies, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Illawarra Steelers, North Sydney Bears | 1974–1985, 1987–1989 |
| =28 | 553 | 21 | 2002 | Ivan Cleary | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, North Sydney Bears, Sydney City Roosters, New Zealand Warriors | 1992–2002 |
| 30 | 552 | 37 | 2023 | Mitchell Moses | Wests Tigers, Parramatta Eels | 2014– |
| 31 | 543 | 10 | 1982 | Steve Rogers | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, St. George Dragons | 1973–1985 |
| 32 | 533 | 33 | 2016 | Jamie Lyon | Parramatta Eels, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2000–2004, 2007–2016 |
| 33 | 527 | 12 | 1985 | Ron Giteau | Western Suburbs Magpies, Eastern Suburbs Roosters, Canberra Raiders | 1974–1986 |
| 34 | 524 | 14 | 1988 | Ross Conlon | Western Suburbs Magpies, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Balmain Tigers | 1981–1988 |
| 35 | 521 | 31 | 2016 | Jamie Soward | Sydney Roosters, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Penrith Panthers | 2005–2016 |
| 36 | 519 | 1 | 1960 | Bernie Purcell | Western Suburbs, South Sydney | 1948–1960 |
| 37 | 511 | 18 | 2000 | David Furner | Canberra Raiders | 1992–2000 |
| 38 | 501 | 5 | 1971 | Bob Batty | Manly-Warringah | 1959–1971 |