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An early insight into who will be kicking goals for your club in 2020.
Adelaide Crows: Taylor Walker
Kicking 43 goals from 21 games in 2019 and 26 goals from 13 games in 2018 shows, despite having poor seasons, he can still find the sticks.
Even with injuries, when Tex is on the park his output has been reasonable and he will be looked to the most of any Crows forward.
If Walker can kick 50-plus, it will be a good season for a side predicted to struggle.
Brisbane Lions: Charlie Cameron
Coming off an All Australian season, in which he kicked 57 goals from 23 games, there is no reason the goals will dry up in 2020.
Cameron looks poised for a 60-plus-goal year.
Carlton Blues: Harry McKay
Having shown glimpses of brilliance since his debut in 2017, McKay will put it all together this season.
Additionally, with Charlie Curnow set to miss the start of the season through injury, McKay is the likely number one forward option for the Blues.
In 2020 McKay should output a season of 40-plus goals.
Collingwood Magpies: Jaidyn Stephenson
Stephenson scored 38 goals in his first season (2018), and 24 goals last year, despite missing a chunk through suspension. He will be keen to make amends, which has him poised for a 40-plus season.
Essendon Bombers: Joe Daniher
In 2016 and 2017 he scored 43 and 65 goals respectively, so he has shown in the past he can play consistent football. If he can play regular, injury-free football in 2020, he will be the Bombers’ leading goalkicker.
Daniher should be the number one target up forward, as he is a good mark and can score from outside the 50. Despite inaccuracy, he does not play as a stay-at-home forward, he can create opportunities with his mobility further up the ground.
With his athleticism and size, he should be aiming to dominate the league in a 50-plus season.
Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos
Fremantle Dockers: Michael Walters
Walters had a stellar 2019, in which he kicked 40 goals while averaging over 20 disposals rotating through the midfield.
With Jesse Hogan out due to mental health, Walters will be looked to for goals in his absence.
Despite his team being underwhelming in previous years, Walters has been a consistent performer and he should put up a similar goal total to 2019.
Geelong Cats: Tom Hawkins
Hawkins is the general of the Cats’ forward line. Kicking 56 goals in 2019 and only kicking under 40 goals twice in the last decade, he has been a consistent performer.
The Cats should be one of the better teams of the competition, spearheaded by Hawkins who should output more than 50 goals in 2020.
Gold Coast Suns: Alex Sexton
If there was one highlight for the Suns in a season of many lowlights, it’s Alex Sexton.
Despite poor delivery into the 50 and lack of scoring opportunities, Sexton had a stellar season with 39 goals, providing his side a new focal point after the departure of Tom Lynch.
With a few new additions to the midfield, who are expected to provide more opportunities in the forward line, Sexton should be able to have an output of over 40 goals in 2020.
GWS Giants: Jeremy Cameron
Cameron has been the leader of Giants’ forward line since their inaugural season in 2012, and is coming off 76 goals in 2019 after looking likely to kick 100 early in the year.
Delivery is not going to be an issue with this midfield, yet Cameron still has the nous to make his own opportunities.
Being a quiet performer in last year’s grand final should provide him the motivation to produce a better season in 2020.
Jeremy Cameron (Photo by Robert Cianflone/AFL Photos/via Getty Images )
Hawthorn Hawks: Jonathon Patton
An audacious pick considering he didn’t play at all in 2019 and is yet to play a match for his new side, but Patton is a strong contested mark and a reliable kick for goal when fit.
The Hawks medical team are the best going around and should have him on the park to produce a 40-plus season.
Melbourne Demons: Tom McDonald
Either injured or in poor form in 2019, McDonald showed he can score goals, having kicked six against Carlton in Round 16.
McDonald kicked 53 in 2018, showing he can produce as the key forward, and should be the number one target this season.
North Melbourne Kangaroos: Ben Brown
One of the few old-fashioned powerhouse full forwards in the competition, Brown kicked 60-plus goals the past three seasons and should have similar output in the upcoming season.
With stalled efforts from others, Brown should be thereabouts for the Coleman Medal.
Port Adelaide Power: Charlie Dixon
If any power forward in the league wants to prove his worth, it’s Charlie Dixon.
At some point the penny must drop that he must consistently kick the goals for his side and prove that being the side’s leading scorer back in 2017 wasn’t a one-off.
Being blessed with a goliath-like stature, Dixon has the tools to be leading goal scorer and should aim for a 40-plus season.
Charlie Dixon (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)
Richmond Tigers: Tom Lynch
After a great first season with the Tigers last year, Lynch will look to pick up from where he left off.
Having kicked 254 goals from 131 games while at the Suns, who were the worst team in the AFL for most of his tenure (2011-2018), and kicked 63 goals last season, Lynch will continue to receive supply from an elite midfield and won’t be starved of opportunities.
St Kilda Saints: Tim Membrey
With Josh Bruce moving to the Bulldogs, Membrey will be the number one target.
Coming off a solid season, in which he kicked an equal career 44 goals, Membrey will look to build – and having the likes of Brad Hill kicking it to him will help his cause.
Sydney Swans: Lance Franklin
Even if he misses the early part to the year with a knee injury, ‘Buddy’ will still lead the Swans.
He has been prolific since his arrival in Sydney in 2014m kicking 364 goals from 118 games.
West Coast Eagles: Josh Kennedy
Alongside Jack Darling, Kennedy is the general of this forward line. Even when hampered by injury, Kennedy still racks up goals.
He has been prolific since his move to the Eagles and having kicked under 60 goals only twice since 2013 and coming off a season which he kicked a respectable 49 goals, Kennedy will put up similar numbers.
Western Bulldogs: Josh Bruce
While some believe Aaron Naughton to be the Bulldogs’ leading scorer, Bruce is unlikely to be used as a swingman like Naughton.
Would be looking to have a big impact in his first season at the club, which should see him finish atop the goal-kicking table.
There are a few forward candidates behind him in the pecking order as the number one forward option. Bruce should have a 40-plus output a season.
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