List of first kick/first goal kickers in the VFL/AFL
The following is a list of Australian rules footballers who kicked a goal with their first kick in the Australian Football League.
Multiple goal scorers
Six goals from first six kicks
Four goals from first four kicks
Three goals from first three kicks
- Marcus Baldwin, Geelong, Round 21, 2000[2]
- Ian Fairley, North Melbourne, Round 7, 1983[2]
- Tim Hargreaves, Hawthorn, Round 5, 1994[2]
- Damian Houlihan, Collingwood, Round 7, 1994[2]
- Ben Rutten, Adelaide, Round 16, 2003[2] (also kicked goal with last kick - round 23, 2014)[3]
- Michael Tuck, Hawthorn, Round 8, 1972[2]
- Jason Tutt, Western Bulldogs, Round 22, 2011[4]
Two goals from first two kicks
- David Armour, Geelong, Round 8, 1974[2]
- Simon Atkins, Footscray, Round 2, 1987[2]
- Edo Benetti, Richmond, Round 8, 1961[2]
- Nathan Bock, Adelaide, Round 5, 2004[2]
- Randall Bone, Adelaide, Round 3, 1992[2]
- Jeff Bruce, Fitzroy, Round 9, 1995[2]
- Scott Cummings, Essendon, Round 14, 1994[2]
- Michael Dunstan, Fitzroy, Round 1, 1993[2]
- Ryan Fitzgerald, Sydney, Round 1, 2000[2]
- Ilija Grgic, Footscray, Round 2, 1993[2]
- Patrick Karnezis, Brisbane Lions, Round 13, 2011
- James Magner, Melbourne, Round 1, 2012[2]
- Ben Moore, Richmond, Round 11, 1996[2]
- Matthew Pavlich, Fremantle, Round 5, 2000[2]
- Andrew Pugsley, Collingwood, Round 4, 1998[2]
- Brent Staker, West Coast, Round 17, 2003[2]
- Mark Stevens, North Melbourne, Round 10, 1995[2]
- Justin Stubbs, Essendon, Round 12, 1988[2]
- Peter Tossol, Melbourne, Round 6, 1982[2]
- Vin Waite, Carlton, Round 5, 1966[2]
- Sam Weideman, Melbourne, Round 20, 2016[5]
Goal from first kick
References
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- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- Rd 20: Duffy deadly on debut
- "Sharrod Wellingham best afield in Collingwood's 88-point win over Melbourne", The Herald Sun, 14 June 2011.
- Battle of the feathers no contest as Hawks cruise past Eagles
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- Pies take points over Tigers in a one-point thriller
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