High-volume goal-kicking is one of the more entertaining parts of footy, with it arguably being the main draw toward the game for fans since the AFL's conception. But how many out there have stayed in form long enough to get to that historic margin of 500 goals?
With Richmond forward Tom Lynch just three goals away from becoming the 66th player to join the 500-goal club in the AFL's history (and the benchmark might be reached on Friday night) I decided to take a look at the best from players who played around the same time in the 21st century to see if he'd made the cut.
The criteria for the list is based on whether the player got to the 500-goal mark during any year from 2000 onwards.
Some notable players that missed out were Matthew Richardson, Brendan Fevola, Jarryd Roughead and Brad Johnson.
6Josh Kennedy (723 Goals)
Notable accolades: Premiership player, 2x Coleman Medal, 3x All-Australian 8x West Coast leading goalkicker
One of the few on the list not to win his club's best and fairest award, Kennedy was still an integral part of a premiership side and the spearhead star of the Eagles' forward line for almost a decade on his way to snagging two Coleman Medals. A reliable kick and a towering force of physicality, Kennedy was almost impossible to stop at times. Never forgotten as a key component of the Chris Judd trade, which worked out very well for both parties.
