Star Essendon full forward Matthew Lloyd is just three goals short of becoming just the fourth Bomber to kick 500 goals. Lloyd's bag of five against Collingwood last Saturday night took him to 497 and into fourth place on Essendon's goalkicking list. His final goal of last weekend saw him pass Bill Hutchison who had 496 goals to his credit at the end of his playing career. Lloyd has Paul Salmon (518), John Coleman (537) and Simon Madden (575) ahead of him.

With 497 goals to his name and plenty of football ahead of him, Lloyd continues to climb up the ladder of the all-time goalkicking greats. Here is where he presently sits on that list.

Tony Lockett (St Kilda / Sydney) 1357
Gordon Coventry (Collingwood) 1299
Jason Dunstall (Hawthorn) 1254
Doug Wade (Geelong / NM) 1057
Gary Ablett (Geelong / Hawthorn) 1030
Jack Titus (Richmond) 970
Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn) 915
Peter McKenna (Coll / Carl) 874
Bernie Quinlan (Foots / Fitz) 817
Kevin Barlett (Rich) 778
Stephen Kernahan (Carl) 738
Bill Mohr (St Kilda) 735
Peter Hudson (Hawthorn) 727
Harry Valance (Carl) 722
Dick Lee (Coll) 707
Bob Pratt (Soth Melb) 681
Wayne Carey (NM) 671
Jack Moriarty (Fitz) 662
Michael Moncrieff (Haw) 629
Michael Roach (Rich) 607
Kelvin Templeton (Foots / Melb) 593
Tony Modra (Adel / Freo) 588
Stewart Loewe (St Kilda) 577
Simon Beasley (Foots) 575
Simon Madden (Essendon) 575
Richard Osborne (Fitz / Syd / Foos/ Coll) 574
Norm Smith (Melb / Fitz) 572
Sav Rocca (Coll / Kang) 562
Paul Salmon (Ess / Haw) 559
Peter Daicos (Coll) 549
Dick Harris (Rich) 548
Lindsay White (Geel / Sth Melb) 540
John Coleman (Essendon) 537
Brian Taylor (Rich / Coll) 527
Peter Sumich (WC) 514
John Longmire (Kang) 511
Matthew Lloyd (Essendon) 497