List of Adelaide Football Club leading goalkickers

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The following list details all of the major goalkicking records relating specifically to Adelaide, including each season highs, career highs, and game highs for both the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League) and AFL Women's. Since the inclusion of Adelaide into the AFL, Tony Modra is the only Adelaide player to win the Coleman Medal, which he achieved in 1997 with 81 goals for the home-and-away season.

Adelaide leading goalkickers[edit]

Taylor "Tex" Walker is a seven-time leading goalkicker for Adelaide, more than any other Adelaide player. He also holds the club record for career goals.
Tony Modra (centre of image) is a five-time leading goalkicker at Adelaide and a cult figure notable for his spectacular marks. He kicked a 13-goal haul on two occasions, two clear of any other Adelaide player as of 2023.
Eddie Betts was the second Crow to lead the goalkicking four years in a row, preceded by Modra and succeeded by Walker.
^ Denotes current player
+ Player won Coleman Medal in same season
Team played finals (which count for the tally)
Season Leading goalkicker Goals
1991 Rod Jameson 49
1992 Scott Hodges 48
1993 Tony Modra 129†
1994 Tony Modra (2) 70
1995 Tony Modra (3) 42
1996 Tony Modra (4) 75
1997+ Tony Modra (5) 84†
1998 Darren Jarman 45†
1999 Darren Jarman (2) 58
2000 Scott Welsh 47
2001 Darren Jarman (3) 40†
2002 Brett Burton 51†
2003 Graham Johncock 30†
2004 Scott Welsh (2) 36
2005 Scott Welsh (3) 58†
2006 Mark Ricciuto 44†
2007 Scott Welsh (4) 49†
2008 Brett Burton (2) 34†
2009 Jason Porplyzia 57†
2010 Kurt Tippett 46
2011 Taylor Walker^ 32
2012 Taylor Walker^ (2) 63†
2013 Tom Lynch 33
2014 Eddie Betts 51
2015 Eddie Betts (2) 63†
2016 Eddie Betts (3) 75†
2017 Eddie Betts (4) 55†
2018 Josh Jenkins 46
2019 Taylor Walker^ (3) 43
2020 Taylor Walker^ (4) 15
2021 Taylor Walker^ (5) 48
2022 Taylor Walker^ (6) 47
2023 Taylor Walker^ (7) 76

Multiple winners[edit]

Player Wins Seasons
Taylor Walker^ 7 2011, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Tony Modra 5 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Eddie Betts 4 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Scott Welsh 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007
Brett Burton 2 2002, 2008
Darren Jarman 1998, 1999

Leading career goalkickers for Adelaide[edit]

Player Adelaide goals Average
Taylor Walker^ 612 2.35
Tony Modra 440 (588 AFL total) 3.73
Eddie Betts 310 (640 AFL total) 2.35
Josh Jenkins 296 2.01
Mark Ricciuto 292 0.94
Andrew McLeod 275 0.81
Scott Welsh 270 (363 AFL total) 2.09
Darren Jarman 264 (597 AFL total) 2.18
Brett Burton 264 1.49
Tom Lynch 199 1.26

Most goals in a game[edit]

Goals Player Opponent Round Year Venue
13.4 Tony Modra Richmond 16 1993 Football Park
13.3 Tony Modra Carlton 1 1994 Football Park
11.4 Scott Hodges Geelong 23 1992 Football Park
10.3 Tony Modra Richmond 1 1993 MCG
10.2 Taylor Walker^ West Coast Eagles 13 2023 Adelaide Oval
10.2 Tom Lynch Greater Western Sydney 7 2013 Sydney Showground Stadium
10.1 Tony Modra North Melbourne 8 1993 Football Park
9.0 Darren Jarman Melbourne 13 1999 MCG
8.5 Rod Jameson North Melbourne 24 1991 Football Park
8.2 Scott Welsh Richmond 13 2005 Docklands Stadium
8.2 Tony Modra Essendon 19 1996 Princes Park
8.2 Scott Hodges Richmond 20 1992 MCG
8.1 Scott Welsh Melbourne 14 2004 Football Park
8.1 Darren Jarman Fremantle 17 1998 Subiaco Oval
8.1 Tony Modra Western Bulldogs 5 1997 Princes Park
8.1 Darren Jarman Fitzroy 2 1996 Whitten Oval
8.1 Scott Hodges Brisbane Bears 6 1992 Football Park
8.0 Josh Jenkins Western Bulldogs 7 2016 Docklands
8.0 Trent Hentschel Essendon 10 2006 Football Park
8.0 Tony Modra Collingwood 6 1996 Victoria Park

AFL Women's leading goalkickers[edit]

Sarah Perkins was Adelaide's inaugural leading goalkicker.
Danielle Ponter was Adelaide's leading goalkicker in 2020 and 2023.
Season Leading goalkicker Goals
2017 Sarah Perkins 11†
2018 Erin Phillips 7
Ruth Wallace
2019 Stevie-Lee Thompson^ 14†
2020 Danielle Ponter^ 5
2021 Erin Phillips (2) 14†
2022 (S6) ▲+ Ashleigh Woodland 21†
2022 (S7) Ashleigh Woodland (2) 14†
2023 Danielle Ponter^ (2) 20†

▽Season shortened to from seven to six games due to COVID-19 pandemic

△Home-and-away season lengthened to 9 games

▲Home-and-away season lengthened to 10 games

Multiple winners[edit]

Player Wins Seasons
Erin Phillips 2 2018, 2021
Ashleigh Woodland 2022 (S6), 2022 (S7)
Danielle Ponter^ 2020, 2023

See also[edit]

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