The forward line is the glamour position in Australian football, home to the game's most famous and loved players.

The key forward often grabs the headlines with match-winning hauls and highlight-reel moments, providing the finishing touch that turns dominance into scoreboard pressure.

These five superstars epitomise that and will look to spearhead their respective club's attacks again in 2026.

So, who are the favourites to claim the leading goalkicker title this year? And more importantly, could any of them break the elusive 100-goal barrier?

Honourable mentions: Aaron Cadman, Logan Morris, Mitch Georgiades, Nick Larkey, Riley Thilthorpe

1Jeremy Cameron

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 19: Jeremy Cameron of the Cats on the siren during the AFL Second Preliminary Final match between the Geelong Cats and the Hawthorn Hawks at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 19, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by James Wiltshire/AFL Photos via Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 19: Jeremy Cameron of the Cats on the siren during the AFL Second Preliminary Final match between the Geelong Cats and the Hawthorn Hawks at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 19, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by James Wiltshire/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

After the season 'Jezza' just had, it's impossible not to pick him as the favourite to claim the 2026 Coleman Medal.

His haul of 88 majors from 26 games, including an 11-goal bag against North Melbourne, are the most in a single season since Brendan Fevola's 86 goals in 2009. Helped by a dynamic and young Cats forward line that will only get better in 2026, Cameron was able to escape lockdown defenders and punish the scoreboard with his running up the ground.

Age has not proven to be a concern for Cameron yet, so he will enter the new season as the clear standout to go back-to-back - and potentially push towards 80+ goals again - until someone meets his marker.
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