List of Gold Coast Suns leading goalkickers

Ben King won the award in just his second season, and has since taken the record for the most leading goalkicker awards.
Tom Lynch was Gold Coast's leading goalkicker a record four seasons.
Gary Ablett Jr. led the goalkicking twice, including in a Brownlow Medal-winning 2013.
Alex Sexton is one of four players to lead the goalkicking on two occasions.

The following is a list of Gold Coast Suns Football Club leading goalkickers in each of their seasons in the Australian Football League (AFL) and AFL Women's. Ben King holds the record for most goals kicked in a season for Gold Coast (71) and overtook Tom Lynch for the record of the most occasions as the club's leading goalkicker and most career goals for the club in the 2025 AFL season. So far, there has not been a player for Gold Coast that has won the Coleman Medal.

AFL leading goalkickers

^ Denotes current player
Season Player(s) Goals
2011 Danny Stanley 20
2012 Gary Ablett Jr. 26
2013 Gary Ablett Jr. (2) 28
2014 Tom Lynch 46
2015 Tom Lynch (2) 43
2016 Tom Lynch (3) 66
2017 Tom Lynch (4) 44
2018 Alex Sexton 28
2019 Alex Sexton (2) 39
2020 Ben King^ 25
2021 Ben King^ (2) 47
2022 Mabior Chol 44
2023 Ben King^ (3) 40
2024 Ben King^ (4) 55
2025 Ben King^ (5) 71

Multiple winners

Player Wins Seasons
Ben King^ 5 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
Tom Lynch 4 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Gary Ablett Jr. 2 2012, 2013
Alex Sexton 2 2018, 2019

Leading career goalkickers

Player Goals Average
Ben King^ 255 2.13
Tom Lynch 254 1.94[1]
Alex Sexton 164 0.88
Gary Ablett Jr. 124 1.13
Brandon Matera 124 1.23
Sam Day 117 0.75

Most goals in a game

Goals Player Opponent Round Year Venue
8.1 Tom Lynch Carlton 2 2018 Docklands
7.2 Charlie Dixon North Melbourne 14 2015 Carrara
7.1 Ben King^ Essendon 24 2025 Carrara
7.0 Tom Lynch Carlton 4 2017 Docklands
6.3 Harley Bennell Geelong 14 2014 Carrara
6.2 Ben King^ West Coast 1 2025 Perth
6.2 Alex Sexton North Melbourne 3 2022 Docklands
6.2 Charlie Dixon Brisbane Lions 5 2015 Carrara
6.2 Charlie Dixon Greater Western Sydney 5 2013 Manuka Oval
6.0 Ben King^ Carlton 22 2025 Docklands

AFL Women's

Tara Bohanna has led the Suns' goalkicking in the AFLW three times, more than any other player.
^ Denotes current player
Season Player(s) Goals
2020 Kalinda Howarth 9
2021 Kalinda Howarth (2) 3
Leah Kaslar
Maddison Levi
Sarah Perkins
Jamie Stanton^
Sam Virgo
2022 (S6) Tara Bohanna 13
2022 (S7) Tara Bohanna (2) 8
Courtney Jones
2023 Jamie Stanton^ (2) 16
2024 Tara Bohanna (3) 9
2025 Havana Harris^ 11

Multiple winners

Player Wins Seasons
Tara Bohanna 3 2022 (S6), 2022 (S7), 2024
Kalinda Howarth 2 2020, 2021
Jamie Stanton^ 2 2021, 2023

See also

Main article: VFL/AFL_goalkicking_records


References

General
  • "Gold Coast – Goalkicking Records". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
Specific
  1. ^ "Gold Coast Most Goals". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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