Coleman Medal
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Charlie Curnow, 2022 and 2023 recipient
LeagueAustralian Football League
Awarded forMost goals in the home-and-away season
History
Most winsDick Lee (7)
Most recentCharlie Curnow (2)

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.[1]

The medal has been presented at various different events, including the preliminary[2] and grand finals,[3] the All-Australian awards ceremony,[4][5] and club award ceremonies.[6] Carlton's Charlie Curnow is the most recent recipient, kicking 78 goals in 2023.[7]

History

The award was first presented in 1981 to Richmond's Michael Roach.[8] At the time, the competition was known as the Victorian Football League (VFL); it would become the AFL in 1990.[9] 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.[1]

In September 2001, the AFL decided to recognise all leading goalkickers prior to Roach's victory;[10] 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.[8] Medals were presented to winners or their surviving relatives in a ceremony at Melbourne Town Hall in July 2004.[8][11] Jack Collins, who had been a leading advocate for naming the award after Coleman[12] and honouring leading goalkickers prior to 1981,[13] was the only player to receive both a Coleman and a Leading Goalkicker Medal.[14] 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.[15]

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

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Jack Leith tied with Eddy James for the most goals (22) in 1897, the VFL's inaugural season.
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Percy Martini was retrospectively awarded a Leading Goalkicker Medal for his 51-goal performance in 1910.
Greg Stockdale's 68-goal haul for the 1923 season broke the league record.
Greg Stockdale's 68-goal haul for the 1923 season broke the league record. Stockdale would go on to be Essendon's leading goalkicker in three seasons between 1923 and 1928.
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Gordon Coventry led the VFL in goalkicking six times, including five consecutive occasions from 1926 to 1930.
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Des Fothergill scored the most goals (63) in the 1946 VFL season.
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John Coleman, the namesake of the medal, led the VFL in goalkicking five times in a row (1949–1953).
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Brian Taylor scored 100 goals in 1986, winning the season's Coleman Medal.
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John Longmire led the AFL in goalkicking for 1990 at the age of 19, making him the youngest Coleman Medallist.[16]
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Lance Franklin (pictured playing for Sydney) has won four Coleman Medals at two clubs: Hawthorn (2008, 2011) and Sydney (2014, 2017).
Note: Bold text denotes player currently plays in the AFL
Table of recipients[lower-alpha 1]
Recipient Year Club Goals
Eddy James 1897Geelong22
Jack Leith Melbourne
Archie Smith 1898Collingwood31
Eddy James (2) 1899Geelong31
Teddy Lockwood 1900Geelong24
Albert Thurgood Essendon
Fred Hiskins 1901Essendon34
Charlie Baker 1902St Kilda30
Teddy Lockwood (2) 1903Collingwood33
Vince Coutie 1904Melbourne39
Charlie Pannam 1905Collingwood38
Mick Grace 1906Carlton45
Dick Lee 1907Collingwood45
Dick Lee (2) 1908Collingwood50
Dick Lee (3) 1909Collingwood55
Percy Martini 1910Geelong51
Harry Brereton 1911Melbourne46
Harry Brereton (2) 1912Melbourne56
Roy Park 1913University53
Dick Lee (4) 1914Collingwood57
Jimmy Freake 1915Fitzroy65
Dick Lee (5) 1916Collingwood46
Dick Lee (6) 1917Collingwood50
Ern Cowley 1918Carlton35
Dick Lee (7) 1919Collingwood47
George Bayliss 1920Richmond62
Cliff Rankin 1921Geelong61
Horrie Clover 1922Carlton54
Greg Stockdale 1923Essendon64
Jack Moriarty 1924Fitzroy75
Lloyd Hagger 1925Geelong70
Gordon Coventry 1926Collingwood78
Gordon Coventry (2) 1927Collingwood88
Gordon Coventry (3) 1928Collingwood78
Gordon Coventry (4) 1929Collingwood118
Gordon Coventry (5) 1930Collingwood105
Harry Vallence 1931Carlton72
George Moloney 1932Geelong109
Gordon Coventry (6) 1933Collingwood108
Bob Pratt 1934South Melbourne138
Bob Pratt (2) 1935South Melbourne97
Bill Mohr 1936St Kilda101
Dick Harris 1937Richmond64
Ron Todd 1938Collingwood102
Ron Todd (2) 1939Collingwood98
Jack Titus 1940Richmond92
Sel Murray 1941North Melbourne88
Lindsay White 1942South Melbourne67
Fred Fanning 1943Melbourne62
Fred Fanning (2) 1944Melbourne87
Fred Fanning (3) 1945Melbourne67
Des Fothergill 1946Collingwood63
Fred Fanning (4) 1947Melbourne97
Lindsay White (2) 1948Geelong86
John Coleman 1949Essendon85
John Coleman (2) 1950Essendon112
John Coleman (3) 1951Essendon75
John Coleman (4) 1952Essendon103
John Coleman (5) 1953Essendon96
Jack Collins 1954Footscray73
Noel Rayson 1955Geelong77
Bill Young 1956St Kilda56
Jack Collins (2) 1957Footscray74
Ian Brewer 1958Collingwood67
Ron Evans 1959Essendon69
Ron Evans (2) 1960Essendon67
Tom Carroll 1961Carlton54
Doug Wade 1962Geelong62
John Peck 1963Hawthorn69
John Peck (2) 1964Hawthorn68
John Peck (3) 1965Hawthorn56
Ted Fordham 1966Essendon73
Doug Wade (2) 1967Geelong79
Peter Hudson 1968Hawthorn125
Doug Wade (3) 1969Geelong122
Peter Hudson (2) 1970Hawthorn146
Peter Hudson (3) 1971Hawthorn140
Peter McKenna 1972Collingwood130
Peter McKenna (2) 1973Collingwood84
Doug Wade (4) 1974North Melbourne91
Leigh Matthews 1975Hawthorn67
Larry Donohue 1976Geelong99
Peter Hudson (4) 1977Hawthorn105
Kelvin Templeton 1978Footscray118
Kelvin Templeton (2) 1979Footscray91
Michael Roach 1980Richmond107
Michael Roach (2) 1981Richmond86
Malcolm Blight 1982North Melbourne94
Bernie Quinlan 1983Fitzroy106
Bernie Quinlan (2) 1984Fitzroy102
Simon Beasley 1985Footscray93
Brian Taylor 1986Collingwood100
Tony Lockett 1987St Kilda117
Jason Dunstall 1988Hawthorn124
Jason Dunstall (2) 1989Hawthorn128
John Longmire 1990North Melbourne98
Tony Lockett (2) 1991St Kilda118
Jason Dunstall (3) 1992Hawthorn139
Gary Ablett Sr. 1993Geelong124
Gary Ablett Sr. (2) 1994Geelong113
Gary Ablett Sr. (3) 1995Geelong118
Tony Lockett (3) 1996Sydney114
Tony Modra 1997Adelaide81
Tony Lockett (4) 1998Sydney107
Scott Cummings 1999West Coast88
Matthew Lloyd 2000Essendon94
Matthew Lloyd (2) 2001Essendon96
David Neitz 2002Melbourne75
Matthew Lloyd (3) 2003Essendon87
Fraser Gehrig 2004St Kilda90
Fraser Gehrig (2) 2005St Kilda74
Brendan Fevola 2006Carlton84
Jonathan Brown 2007Brisbane Lions77
Lance Franklin 2008Hawthorn102
Brendan Fevola (2) 2009Carlton86
Jack Riewoldt 2010Richmond78
Lance Franklin (2) 2011Hawthorn71
Jack Riewoldt (2) 2012Richmond65
Jarryd Roughead 2013Hawthorn68
Lance Franklin (3) 2014Sydney67
Josh Kennedy 2015West Coast75
Josh Kennedy (2) 2016West Coast80
Lance Franklin (4) 2017Sydney69
Jack Riewoldt (3) 2018Richmond65
Jeremy Cameron 2019Greater Western Sydney67
Tom Hawkins 2020Geelong42
Harry McKay 2021Carlton58
Charlie Curnow 2022Carlton64
Charlie Curnow (2) 2023Carlton78

Multiple recipients

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Dick Lee led the league in goalkicking a record seven times.
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Josh Kennedy is one of 16 players to twice score the most goals in a season.
Table of multiple recipients[lower-alpha 1]
Player Wins Club(s) Years
Dick Lee 7Collingwood1907, 1908, 1909, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1919
Gordon Coventry 6Collingwood1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1933
John Coleman 5Essendon1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953
Fred Fanning 4Melbourne1943, 1944, 1945, 1947
Doug Wade Geelong/North Melbourne1962, 1967, 1969, 1974
Peter Hudson Hawthorn1968, 1970, 1971, 1977
Tony Lockett St Kilda/Sydney1987, 1991, 1996, 1998
Lance Franklin Hawthorn/Sydney2008, 2011, 2014, 2017
John Peck 3Hawthorn1963, 1964, 1965
Jason Dunstall Hawthorn1988, 1989, 1992
Gary Ablett Sr. Geelong1993, 1994, 1995
Matthew Lloyd Essendon2000, 2001, 2003
Jack Riewoldt Richmond2010, 2012, 2018
Eddy James 2Geelong1897, 1899
Teddy Lockwood Geelong/Collingwood1900, 1903
Harry Brereton Melbourne1911, 1912
Bob Pratt South Melbourne1934, 1935
Ron Todd Collingwood1938, 1939
Lindsay White South Melbourne/Geelong1942, 1948
Jack Collins Footscray1954, 1957
Ron Evans Essendon1959, 1960
Peter McKenna Collingwood1972, 1973
Kelvin Templeton Footscray1978, 1979
Michael Roach Richmond1980, 1981
Bernie Quinlan Fitzroy1983, 1984
Fraser Gehrig St Kilda2004, 2005
Brendan Fevola Carlton2006, 2009
Josh Kennedy West Coast2015, 2016
Charlie Curnow Carlton2022, 2023

Club totals

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Jack Riewoldt has won three of Richmond's eight leading goalkicker awards.
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Jonathan Brown won Brisbane's only Coleman Medal in 2007, kicking 77 goals.
Table key
† Club no longer participates in the AFL[lower-alpha 2]
LG Number of Leading Goalkicker Medals (1897–1954)
C'man Number of Coleman Medals (1955–present)
Table of club totals[lower-alpha 1]
Club Medals Years
LG C'man Total
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[lower-alpha 3] 3 4 7 1934, 1935, 1942, 1996, 1998, 2014, 2017
St Kilda 2 5 7 1902, 1936, 1956, 1987, 1991, 2004, 2005
Western Bulldogs[lower-alpha 4] 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 — 1 1 2019
University† 1 — 1 1913
Fremantle — 0 0 —
Gold Coast — 0 0 —
Port Adelaide — 0 0 —
Brisbane Bears† — — — —

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 The following websites are used as sources for recipients: Conflicts arise between the sources on three occasions; an additional source for each dispute is provided:
    • 1910: AFL.com.au notes Dick Lee as joint leading goalkicker. AFL Tables omits Lee, supported by the 2018 Grand Final edition of the AFL Record.[17]
    • 1977: AFL.com.au gives Hudson's goal total as 105. AFL Tables records 99, supported by the 2015 Grand Final edition of the AFL Record.[18]
    • 2004: AFL.com.au gives Gehrig's goal total as 103. AFL Tables records 90, supported by ABC News.[19]
  2. ↑ Three teams which have participated in the VFL/AFL no longer compete today. Fitzroy, a founding member of the league, played from 1897 to 1996 before its severe financial problems forced a merger with the Brisbane Bears, an expansion club that had competed in the VFL from 1987, to form the Brisbane Lions. University, an amateur club, played in the VFL from 1908 to 1914.[9]
  3. ↑ Known as South Melbourne prior to 1982 relocation.[9]
  4. ↑ Known as Footscray prior to 1997.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Coleman Medal". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Quinlan's goals award". The Canberra Times. John Fairfax and Sons. 18 September 1983. Retrieved 31 January 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ "PM backs VFL: Government to be ignored". The Canberra Times. John Fairfax and Sons. 26 September 1982. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ↑ "Brown's All Australian honours". lions.com.au. Telstra Media. 18 September 2007. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "AFL finals: Leigh Matthews to present Jock McHale medal". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  6. ↑ Skilton Medal: Coleman presentation (Video). Telstra Media. 6 October 2017. Event occurs at 0.58. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Leading Goalkicker". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 McClure, Geoff (12 August 2002). "Sporting Life – Call for the champs". The Age. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Chronology". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  10. ↑ Gould, Russell (14 September 2001). "Old champs in from the cold". Herald Sun. News Limited. p. 116 – via EBSCO. THE AFL is set to reward more than 90 past champions with retrospective medals for leading the goalkicking ...
  11. ↑ Oakes, Dan (27 July 2004). "A night of tribute to the rich history of the game". The Age. Fairfax Media. p. 12 – via EBSCO. [P]ast ... AFL players ... gathered at Melbourne Town Hall last night ... [t]he occasion was the retrospective presentation of medals ... to the ... leading goalkickers ... since the start of the VFL/AFL.
  12. ↑ Dowsley, Anthony (29 March 2010). "Auction of Western Bulldogs star Jack Collins' medals causes family feud". Herald Sun. News Limited. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  13. ↑ Palmer, Scot (27 May 2001). "Medals for goal greats". The Sunday Mail. News Limited. p. 118 – via EBSCO. Former Footscray champion Jack Collins ... supports the move.
  14. ↑ Hobbs, Greg (30 July 2004). Lovett, Michael (ed.). "Jack of all trades". AFL Record. Vol. 93, no. 18. Melbourne: Australian Football League. p. 70. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020 – via State Library of Victoria.
  15. ↑ Palmer, Scot (16 September 2001). "Dogs star's pain". Herald Sun. News Limited. p. 50 – via EBSCO. [Collins] has ... written a ... complaint to the AFL Commission ... Jack will receive what he feels is an inferior ... medal.
  16. ↑ "Coaches: John Longmire". sydneyswans.com.au. Telstra Media. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  17. ↑ Lovett, Michael, ed. (29 September 2018). "Collingwood – Leading Goalkicker Medallists". AFL Record. Vol. 107. Melbourne: Crocmedia. p. 129.
  18. ↑ Lovett, Michael, ed. (3 October 2015). "Hawthorn – John Coleman Medallists". AFL Record. Vol. 104. Melbourne: AFL Media. p. 120.
  19. ↑ "Gehrig clinches Coleman medal". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 August 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

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