2011 AFL Goal of the Year

Main article: Goal of the Year (Australia)

The Australian Football League celebrates the best goal of the season through the annual Goal of the Year competition. In 2011, this is officially known as the Panasonic AFL Goal of the Year. Each round three goals are nominated and fans are able to vote online for their favourite here [1].

Winners by Round

Legend

= Round's Winning Goal

Round	Nominees	Team	% of Votes	Opposition	Ground	Description
1	Andrew Krakouer	Collingwood	55%	Port Adelaide	Etihad Stadium	Fancy footwork from just inside 50
	Jimmy Bartel	Geelong	39%	St Kilda	MCG	Left foot snap from a difficult angle
	Jeff Garlett	Carlton	6%	Richmond	MCG	Garlett capitalises on a Tiger mistake
2	Hayden Ballantyne	Fremantle	42%	Geelong	Patersons Stadium	Ballantyne finishes off remarkable play
	Ryan Griffen	Western Bulldogs	18%	Brisbane Lions	Etihad Stadium	Strong goal from the star
	Shaun Burgoyne	Hawthorn	40%	Melbourne	MCG	Nice party trick from Burgoyne
3	Lewis Jetta	Sydney	28%	West Coast	Patersons Stadium	Rolling goal from Jetta
	Patrick Dangerfield	Adelaide	47%	Fremantle	AAMI Stadium	Remarkable goal from 50 metres
	Jeff Garlett	Carlton	25%	Collingwood	MCG	Puts it through from the wing
4	Daniel Menzel	Geelong	33%	Sydney	SCG	A double fake and snap brings about a great goal
	Kade Simpson	Carlton	42%	Essendon	MCG	Not quite the matchwinner but a fine long goal
	Danny Stanley	Gold Coast	25%	Melbourne	The Gabba	Out of mid-air, the former Pie kicks a beauty
5	Jared Brennan	Gold Coast	29%	Port Adelaide	AAMI Stadium	An amazing inside-out kick makes this special
	Jay van Berlo	Fremantle	59%	Western Bulldogs	Patersons Stadium	A high-pressure snap from the boundary line
	Daniel Wells	North Melbourne	12%	Richmond	Etihad Stadium	A superb long kick from the pacy Roo
6	Taylor Walker	Adelaide	27%	St Kilda	AAMI Stadium	Tight snap with little room from the young Crow
	Andrew Krakouer	Collingwood	61%	Western Bulldogs	MCG	Krakouer evades a big pack of Dogs to goal
	Sam Wright	North Melbourne	12%	Port Adelaide	Etihad Stadium	Checkside boundary kick shows lots of class
7	Robin Nahas	Richmond	61%	Fremantle	MCG	Hard running from the in-form Tiger kicks a ripper
	Liam Patrick	Gold Coast	14%	Brisbane Lions	The Gabba	Great snap from the Gabba pocket
	Brodie Moles	Western Bulldogs	25%	Sydney	Manuka Oval	Magnificent run from the young Bulldog
8	Adam Cooney	Western Bulldogs	19%	Richmond	Etihad Stadium	Cooney's clever backwards snap
	Trent McKenzie	Gold Coast	12%	Adelaide	AAMI Stadium	Incredibly long kick from outside 50
	Nathan Fyfe	Fremantle	69%	West Coast	Patersons Stadium	Lovely left footer delivered in style
9	Chris Judd	Carlton	54%	Geelong	Etihad Stadium	Great left footer from the champ
	Andrew Krakouer	Collingwood	15%	Adelaide	Etihad Stadium	Clever kick around the body
	Heath Shaw	Collingwood	31%	Adelaide	Etihad Stadium	Stunning 4-bounce runs then kicks from 50 metres
10	Daniel Wells	North Melbourne	19%	Sydney	Etihad Stadium	Dynamite goal from Wells
	Dale Thomas	Collingwood	58%	West Coast	MCG	Left footer from the pocket
	Patrick Dangerfield	Adelaide	22%	Brisbane Lions	AAMI Stadium	Fantastic shot from tight angle
11	Todd Banfield	Brisbane Lions	24%	Sydney	The Gabba	Long run and ripping goal by the quick forward
	Mark LeCras	West Coast	47%	Gold Coast	Patersons Stadium	LeCras swoops, gathers and kicks from in front
	Gary Ablett, Jr.	Gold Coast	29%	West Coast	Patersons Stadium	Sun star breaks through tackles to get the goal
12	Eddie Betts	Carlton	47%	Brisbane Lions	Etihad Stadium	Crafty left-foot snap from the star forward
	Matt Priddis	West Coast	19%	Adelaide	AAMI Stadium	Measured running left-foot banana
	Andrew Krakouer	Collingwood	34%	Melbourne	MCG	Brilliant rove, baulk and running banana kick
13	Drew Petrie	North Melbourne	43%	Essendon	Etihad Stadium	High goal from the pocket
	Jared Brennan	Gold Coast	18%	Hawthorn	Aurora Stadium	Lucky snap from Brennan
	Scott Selwood	West Coast	39%	Port Adelaide	Patersons Stadium	Selwood's clever toe poke
14	Tom Lynch	Gold Coast	36%	Western Bulldogs	Metricon Stadium	Lynch dodges, weaves, kicks the goal
	Travis Cloke	Collingwood	36%	Sydney	ANZ Stadium	Curls it off the outside of his boot
	Luke Ball	Collingwood	28%	Sydney	ANZ Stadium	Luke Ball makes the distance
15	Steve Johnson	Geelong	47%	Essendon	Etihad Stadium	Johnson, from on his back
	Robbie Gray	Port Adelaide	9%	Brisbane Lions	The Gabba	Gray snaps over his shoulder
	Angus Monfries	Essendon	44%	Geelong	Etihad Stadium	Difficult angle from the pocket
16	Lance Franklin	Hawthorn	43%	Brisbane Lions	Aurora Stadium Stadium	Long run into open goal
	Barry Hall	Western Bulldogs	17%	Carlton	Etihad Stadium	Magnificent kick from the boundary
	Mark Nicoski	West Coast	41%	Geelong	Patersons Stadium	Clever banana kick
17	Drew Petrie	North Melbourne	41%	Western Bulldogs	Etihad Stadium	Massive kick from outside 50
	Jarrad McVeigh	Sydney	50%	Fremantle	SCG	Impressive right-foot banana
	Matt Thomas	Port Adelaide	9%	Melbourne	TIO Stadium	Quick snap from Thomas
18	Travis Colyer	Essendon	26%	Carlton	MCG	Magnificent boundary snap
	Trent McKenzie	Gold Coast	13%	Collingwood	Metricon Stadium	Freakish goal from 120 metres out
	Eddie Betts	Carlton	60%	Essendon	MCG	Betts' weave and backward snap
19	Alex Fasolo	Collingwood	40%	Essendon	MCG	Great banana kick from the pocket
	Andrew Krakouer	Collingwood	18%	Essendon	MCG	Weave, dodge and shot from 50
	Daniel Giansiracusa	Western Bulldogs	42%	West Coast	Etihad Stadium	Hurried backward snap in front of goal
20	Lewis Jetta	Sydney	16%	Essendon	Etihad Stadium	Sensational high-flying goal
	Kyle Reimers	Essendon	48%	Sydney	Etihad Stadium	Breaks tackle to kick super goal
	Adam Goodes	Sydney	37%	Essendon	Etihad Stadium	Spectacular play from sure-footed Goodes
21	Cyril Rioli	Hawthorn	52%	Port Adelaide	MCG	Snap from the pocket
	Luke Dahlhaus	Western Bulldogs	41%	Essendon	Etihad Stadium	Dahlhaus from an impossible angle
	Gary Ablett, Jr.	Gold Coast	7%	Brisbane Lions	The Gabba	Sensational crumb from the captain
22	Adam Goodes	Sydney	29%	St Kilda	ANZ Stadium	Goodes dodges, weaves, kicks and goals
	Dustin Martin	Richmond	58%	Melbourne	MCG	Dusty's difficult crumb
	Kurt Tippett	Adelaide	14%	Gold Coast	Metricon Stadium	Spectacular play from sure-footed Goodes
23	Stephen Milne	St Kilda	29%	North Melbourne	Etihad Stadium	Spinning out of trouble, Milne fires
	Ashton Hams	West Coast	19%	Brisbane Lions	The Gabba	Off the boundary, on the siren
	Lance Franklin	Hawthorn	52%	Western Bulldogs	MCG	Dances out of danger to kick from 55 out
24	Harley Bennell	Gold Coast	19%	Hawthorn	Metricon Stadium	Flying running goal
	Gary Rohan	Sydney	37%	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Tight angle? No problem
	Stephen Milne	St Kilda	45%	Carlton	Etihad Stadium	Darts, weaves, kicks, goals

2011 Finalists

Round	Nominees	Team	% of Votes	Opposition	Ground	Description
1	Andrew Krakouer	Collingwood	28%	Port Adelaide	Etihad Stadium	Round 1 magic from Krakouer
2	Hayden Ballantyne	Fremantle	36%	Geelong	Patersons Stadium	Ballantyne's Round 2 beauty from 50 metres
18	Eddie Betts	Carlton	36%	Essendon	MCG	Round 18, Betts' weave, dodge and backward goal

See also

• Goal of the Year
• Mark of the Year
• 2011 AFL Mark of the Year
• 2011 AFL season

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