Giving Goals Away
Which team’s former players have kicked the most goals in 2024?
Earlier this week on the Useless AFL Stats page we posted the following ladder, where we ranked teams based on the number of goals kicked by players who now play for different clubs.
Players who had played for multiple clubs had their goals count towards all previous clubs – so Rory Lobb’s five goals to date would count for both Greater Western Sydney and the Western Bulldogs.
As you can see, Gold Coast and GWS are sitting well ahead of the rest of the competition, with 16 and 15 former players kicking 127 and 120 goals so far this year, respectively.
I’ve done a bit of a deeper dive into who has kicked how many goals – here’s what I’ve found.
There are 16 former Suns who have played at least one AFL game for another team this season, with six of them kicking at least 10 goals. The Giants aren’t that far behind, with four of their 15 former players kicking 10 or more at this point of the season.
On the other end of the spectrum, only one former Eagle is running around for another team (Willie Rioli, 17 goals), Joe Daniher has 30 of Essendon’s 32 goals, and Zach Tuohy is the surprise clubhouse leader for former Carlton players.
The timeframe of this stat is limited based on what data are freely/easily available and/or accessible. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you spot any errors in what I have presented.