The Coleman Medal
For
the leading goal kicker in the AFL
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The 2009 Coleman Medal
The AFL Coleman Medal
The Coleman Medal is the AFL award given each year to the player who kicks the most goals in each AFL season. Only goals kicked during regular season matches count towards the tally for this award.Coleman Medal 2009– Can Buddy win it again?
Buddy Franklin was a clear winner last year but in 2009 he faces some tough competition from Steve Johnson, Jonathan Brown and a revitalised Warren Tredrea. So far in Season 2009 no footy player has emerged as the clear favourite, with at least seven players within a few goals of each other.
2009 Coleman Medal Leaderboard |
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| Name | Team | Total Goals |
| Warren Tredrea | Port Adelaide | 29 |
| Lance Franklin | Hawthorn | 27 |
| Jarryd Roughead | Hawthorn | 27 |
| Steve Johnson | Geelong | 26 |
| Jonathan Brown | Brisbane | 26 |
| Brendan Fevola | Carlton | 25 |
| Daniel Bradshaw | Brisbane | 25 |
Coleman Medal - The Man
The Coleman Medal is named after John Coleman, a former player for Essendon who kicked 537 goals in his career (that was only 98 games long!) Coleman was the league’s leading goal scorer for five seasons in a row between 1949 and 1953, a remarkable achievement.Coleman Medal History
As the official award for the leading goal scorer, the AFL named the Coleman Medal in 1981 and awarded it retrospectively back to 1955. Prior to that the league awarded the “Leading Goal Kicker Medal”, with records dating back to 1857. View the list of past Coleman Medal winners and the previous leading goal kickers.
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