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Which legend kicked more career goals?

AFL Higher or Lower | DoUKnowBall

Two footy legends, side by side. Which one kicked more career goals? From Gordon Coventry in the 1920s to Buddy Franklin, the whole history of the game is in the pool.

Footy's goal kicking arguments, settled 10 rounds at a time. Two VFL/AFL greats appear side by side and you pick the one who kicked more career goals.

The pool is 60 retired legends, everyone from Gordon Coventry in the 1920s to Buddy Franklin, and only retired players make the list so no total ever moves under you.

How to play AFL Higher or Lower

  • Choose Daily for the shared matchups or Unlimited for random pairs.
  • Each card shows the player's clubs and the years of their career.
  • Tap the player you believe kicked more career goals.
  • The real counts reveal, points land, and the next pair appears.
  • Stack correct answers for streak bonuses.

    • Rules to know

  • 10 rounds, 10 points per correct answer, plus a streak bonus growing by 5 with each straight correct after the first. A perfect game is 325.
  • Exact ties score as correct on either side, and this pool has real ones: Wayne Carey and Peter Hudson both finished on 727.
  • Hard mode lives in Unlimited only and pairs players with close goal counts.
  • New daily matchups arrive at midnight Eastern.

    • Example walkthrough

    Round one gives you Tony Lockett against Matthew Lloyd, and the counts land 1,360 to 926 for Plugger, the only man in history past 1,300.

    Later it's Gordon Coventry against Jack Riewoldt. Recency pulls you toward Jack, but Coventry kicked 1,299 before World War Two. That's the trap this game sets over and over.

    You stop trusting recency, start trusting eras, and grind out 7 of 10.

    Strategy tips

  • Memorize the podium: Lockett 1,360, Coventry 1,299, Dunstall 1,254.
  • Only five men have ever kicked 1,000: those three plus Doug Wade and Gary Ablett Sr, with Buddy Franklin's 1,066 among them.
  • Full forwards from the high scoring 80s stack huge numbers. A key forward from the 2010s on the same games usually sits lower.
  • Ties pay both ways, so identical-feeling pairs are free points, not landmines.

    • AFL Higher or Lower FAQ

    Where do the goal totals come from?

    Career VFL/AFL regular season and finals goals as carried by the all time leading goalkicker records, cross-checked before shipping. Only retired players are included so the numbers are final.

    Why is a current star not in the pool?

    Active players are left out on purpose. Their totals move every week, and this site does not ship numbers that quietly go wrong.

    Is AFL Higher or Lower free to play?

    Yes. AFL Higher or Lower is free to play on DoUKnowBall, right in your browser. No download and no signup needed.

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