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Which ten players kicked the most total goals at the MCG in 2024?View this result
What to look for
The Venue column confirms the MCG filter. Kysaiah Pickett and Bayley Fritsch each have 25 goals in this selection, despite different game counts. These are MCG totals, not their full-season totals.
A saved excerpt of this result appears below, with its scope and a link to the full answer.
Build a question one phrase at a time
Start with who or what, then the statistic and calculation, then the period and conditions. This is a useful writing order, not a rigid command format. Put each phrase next to the thing it describes so it is clear whether you are selecting players, selecting games or changing the calculation.
Begin with “Which ten players kicked the most total goals in 2024?” Add at the MCG to get “Which ten players kicked the most total goals at the MCG in 2024?” The statistic, season and calculation stay the same; the venue now narrows the included games. The saved MCG result below shows what that changes.
Next, you could ask “Which ten players kicked the most total goals at the MCG in the 2024 regular season?” That adds a competition-stage condition. Changing total goals to goals per game would be a different step: it changes the calculation instead of adding another match restriction.
There is no benefit in adding every possible filter at once. Establish a result you understand, add a phrase, then check the scope and game count. The reference below covers the main families of conditions and answer controls. Some detailed combinations depend on records that do not exist for every season.
Set the period first
Use a year for a season, or name the round if you want a smaller slice. Say “finals” or “regular season” when that distinction matters. A regular-season filter refers to the competition stage; it is different from asking for matches played at a team’s home venue.
When revisiting an old question, replace “last season” with the exact year. Relative dates move with time. A specific season keeps your intended period clear.
Add opponent, venue or result
An opponent filter selects who the player or team faced. A venue filter selects where the match was played. They are separate conditions: a game against Collingwood was not necessarily played at the MCG.
You can also ask about wins or losses. Check whose result is being used, especially in a player question. For home and away questions, check the listed matches rather than assuming a shared venue always counts as a home game.
Which ten players kicked the most total goals at the MCG in 2024?
Kysaiah Pickett and Bayley Fritsch are tied for the most total goals, with 25 goals each.
| # | Goals | Player | Team | Years | Games | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Kysaiah Pickett | MEL | 2024 | 13 | M.C.G. |
| 2 | 25 | Bayley Fritsch | MEL | 2024 | 14 | M.C.G. |
| 3 | 20 | Jacob van Rooyen | MEL | 2024 | 14 | M.C.G. |
3 rows shown from the saved result. Captured .
What games were included?
- Recorded regular-season and finals games in 2024 at the MCG.
- Results are sorted by total Goals, highest first.
- Up to 10 results are shown.
- Goals: recorded since 1912.
The Venue column confirms the MCG filter. Kysaiah Pickett and Bayley Fritsch each have 25 goals in this selection, despite different game counts. These are MCG totals, not their full-season totals.
Be precise about a cutoff
“At least 6” includes 6. “More than 6” starts at 7 for a whole-number statistic. “Exactly 6” includes only 6. These phrases can select different matches even when the rest of the question is identical.
Two conditions joined by “and” should both hold in the same selected match. “35 disposals and 10 tackles in a game” is different from asking for games with either achievement. State “at least” if you intend a lower limit rather than an exact tally.
Check a filtered answer against a broader search
Start with “Marcus Bontempelli average clearances in 2024”, then add “in games where he had at least 6 inside 50s”. Keep both questions handy. The second average describes a subset of his season, so a change in the answer is expected if the selected games have different clearance tallies.
Look through the included games for the filtered question. Each qualifying match should meet the inside-50 condition, while the number being averaged should still be clearances. This separates the statistic used to choose the games from the statistic used to answer the question.
If the selected matches do not match your intention, rewrite the condition explicitly. Avoid shortening the question to “Bontempelli clearances 6 inside 50s”, which leaves the relationship between those two measures unclear.
Watch the number of games left
Each extra condition can shrink the sample. A season average may become an average from only two matches after an opponent and venue are added. Read the game count before treating the result as a pattern.
If nothing is returned, remove the last condition and try again. Keep the useful parts of the question and add the remaining filters separately. This helps you find an overly narrow condition or wording the search did not interpret as intended.
Use the game-log controls without writing another search
On a player profile, open Game Log. The filters let you select season, team, venue, result, opponent and round type. The team selection is useful for a player who changed clubs: it lets you separate appearances for one club from the rest of their career.
The statistical filter lets you choose a measure, a comparison and a value. For example, select disposals, at least, and 30 to look for appearances reaching that mark. The available measures include familiar counts such as goals and tackles, as well as more detailed measures such as metres gained and intercepts where recorded.
This is handy when you want to try several cutoffs on the same player. Keep an eye on the remaining rows as you change the value. Clear filters when you move to a different question; otherwise a venue or result selection from the previous search can quietly narrow the new one.
Filter a team’s opponents and the players it faces
A team’s attacking output and what it allows the opposition are separate questions. “Which team gives up the most points at Subiaco before 2009?” asks about points conceded at a venue, not points scored by that team. Check that the result describes the defending side and the requested period.
FootySphere also has questions involving playing positions. “Most goals allowed to half-forwards in 2024?” concerns output allowed to a group of opposition players. The position selection matters: it does not mean every goal conceded by the team. Read the position and recording notes rather than assuming a player had the same role in every appearance.
Seasons, rounds and recent appearances
Put the time period after the statistic or at the end of the question. A season, a round and a number of appearances are different ways to select time. Use one clear starting point, then add a narrower period if needed.
| Phrase to add | Where it fits | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| in 2024 | After the statistic | Selects the named season. It does not by itself say regular season only; check the finals scope. |
| before 2024 | After the statistic | Selects earlier seasons and excludes 2024. Use this when the named year is a boundary, not a season you want included. |
| after 2022 | After the statistic | Selects seasons later than 2022. It is different from including the 2022 season. |
| between 2020 and 2024 | After the statistic | Sets a bounded season range. Check the returned start and end years before comparing it with another period. |
| in Round 5 of 2024 | At the end | Narrows the question to a round within a season. Giving both avoids matching the same round number across many years. |
| in finals | After the year or statistic | Keeps finals appearances. A team that missed finals will have no games in that season’s selection. |
| in the regular season | After the year or statistic | Excludes finals. This describes the competition stage, not whether the team was playing at home. |
| in his last 8 games | After a named player and statistic | Uses recent player appearances rather than eight fixture rounds. Missed matches can make the selected dates stretch further back. |
| in their first AFL game | After the statistic | Limits the question to debut appearances. It does not mean the first match of each season. |
Clubs, opponents and where the game was played
Keep the player’s team separate from the opposition. Then decide whether location means one ground, a state or travel outside the team’s home state. These conditions can be combined, but they are not interchangeable.
| Phrase to add | Where it fits | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| for Sydney | After the player or statistic | Selects appearances for Sydney. For a player who changed clubs, this is only part of the career. |
| against Collingwood | After the statistic | Selects matches against that opponent. It does not imply a venue or a home/away designation. |
| at the MCG | After the statistic or opponent | Keeps matches at one ground. A ground shared by clubs can host both home and away appearances. |
| in home games | After the team and statistic | Uses the match’s home-team designation. It is not simply a list of matches at a familiar ground. |
| in away games | After the team and statistic | Uses the away-team designation. A team can play away without travelling interstate. |
| at venues in Victoria | After the statistic | Filters by the ground’s state. This is a location condition, regardless of where either club is based. |
| for teams based in Victoria | Beside the team selection | Filters the team’s state rather than the venue’s state. Check the selected teams when working across historical periods. |
| in interstate games | After a named team and statistic | Compares the venue’s state with the team’s home state. A match can be interstate for one side and not the other. |
Match results and score conditions
A result filter chooses matches by their outcome. A score-state condition concerns a point during the match. Make the team’s point of view clear, especially if both teams appear in the question.
| Phrase to add | Where it fits | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| in wins | After the player or team statistic | Keeps matches won by the selected side. For a player, read this as the result of their team’s match. |
| in losses | After the player or team statistic | Keeps defeats. An average from losses can use a very different number of games from the same player’s average in wins. |
| in draws | After the player or team statistic | Keeps drawn matches. This is often a small selection, so inspect the game count. |
| in games decided by 6 points or less | After a team-record request | Restricts the final margin. It does not mean the teams stayed within six points throughout the match. |
| while trailing | Beside a scoring-period request | Asks about the selected team’s score state during play. This needs scoring-sequence data; it is not the same as games eventually lost. |
| while leading | Beside a scoring-period request | Asks about the selected side being ahead during play. Check the event or period used by the result. |
| while scores were level | Beside a scoring-period request | Uses a tied score state during the match, rather than requiring a draw at full time. |
Statistical cutoffs and qualifying games
Put a condition after “in games where” when it is meant to choose matches. Put a minimum appearance requirement beside an average leaderboard when it is meant to choose players. This distinction matters more than the order of the words.
| Phrase to add | Where it fits | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| at least 30 disposals | After “in games where he had” | Includes 30 and every larger recorded tally. This is a lower limit, not an exact match. |
| more than 30 disposals | After “in games where he had” | Excludes 30. For a whole-number count, the first qualifying value is 31. |
| exactly 30 disposals | After “in games where he had” | Keeps only a tally of 30. Neither 29 nor 31 qualifies. |
| at most 2 goals | After “in games where he kicked” | Includes 2 and lower recorded tallies, including zero where it was recorded. |
| fewer than 2 goals | After “in games where he kicked” | Excludes 2. For whole-number goals, recorded values of zero or one qualify. |
| at least 35 disposals and at least 10 tackles | After “players who had” | Requires both thresholds in the same game when the question specifies a single-match achievement. |
| with at least 10 games played | After a per-game leaderboard | Sets an appearance requirement for qualifying players. Check that the counted games use the same season and match scope as the average. |
| in games where he had at least 6 inside 50s | After an average-clearances request | Uses inside 50s to select matches, then calculates clearances from those matches. The selection statistic and answer statistic are different. |
Quarters, roles and who took part
These phrases can change which part of a performance is used or which participants qualify. A player being selected for a match does not establish that they were on the ground at the same time as another player.
| Phrase to add | Where it fits | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| in third quarters | After a scoring statistic | Uses the third-quarter portion of the available scoring records. It does not include the player’s other quarters. |
| in first halves | After a supported period statistic | Requests the opening half rather than a whole-game total. Check coverage for the selected statistic and seasons. |
| in second halves | After a supported period statistic | Requests the later half. Keep the same period when comparing it with another player or team. |
| with Patrick Cripps in the side | After a Carlton team-record request | Selects matches with that player’s recorded participation. This describes a set of games; it does not prove the player caused the result. |
| without Patrick Cripps | After a Carlton team-record request | Selects matches without that player’s participation. Check team and year scope so another part of the club’s history is not included accidentally. |
| against a named opponent player | After the target player’s name or statistic | Restricts the shared opposing appearances. It does not establish that the two players directly marked each other. |
| by full forwards | Beside the player group | Uses the recorded playing-position selection. A player’s role may differ between appearances. |
| wearing number 9 | Beside an appearance or player request | Filters the recorded jumper number. Numbers can change between clubs or seasons, so this is not a permanent player identifier. |
Weekdays, start times and weather
These filters depend on match metadata. If a game has no usable weather or start-time record, do not assume it belongs in the opposite category. Read coverage notes when comparing the selected group with a full-season total.
| Phrase to add | Where it fits | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| on Fridays | After the statistic or season | Selects the weekday of the match using available local match timing. The same approach applies to other named weekdays. |
| in day games | After the statistic | Selects the daytime start-time category. It describes when the match starts, not whether every minute was played in daylight. |
| in twilight games | After the statistic | Selects the separate twilight start-time category. It is not a synonym for all afternoon or evening matches. |
| in night games | After the statistic | Selects the night start-time category using the available local timing information. |
| in rainy games | After the statistic | Uses the recorded rainy weather category. It does not measure how much rain fell or whether every quarter was wet. |
| in sunny games | After the statistic | Selects the sunny category. Clear and cloudy are separate supported categories; avoid treating all non-rainy records as sunny. |
| in windy games | After the statistic | Uses the recorded windy flag. Wind information is separate from the sunny, clear, cloudy or rainy label. |
Phrases that change the answer rather than filter games
These are useful controls too, but they do a different job. Adding “per game” changes the calculation. Adding “top 10” changes how much of the ranking you ask to see. Neither is another venue or season condition.
| Phrase to add | Where it fits | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| total | Before the statistic | Adds the selected values. Use it when the output across all selected appearances is the point of the question. |
| average … per game | Around the statistic | Requests a per-appearance measure. Inspect the game count and missing-data notes alongside it. |
| in a single game | After “most” and the statistic | Compares individual performances instead of season or career aggregates. |
| top 10 | Before the player or team group | Requests a limited leaderboard. Ten displayed results does not mean only ten players qualified. |
| show … game log | Around a player and period | Requests individual match rows so you can inspect the performances rather than only their total. |
| first game | Before an achievement condition | Finds the earliest qualifying appearance. “Most recent game” asks for the other end of the timeline. |
| longest streak | Before a performance condition | Looks for consecutive qualifying performances. This differs from counting qualifying games scattered across a career. |
Check what each phrase actually changed
Compare the original answer with the narrowed answer. Has the game count fallen? Does the venue column show the ground you asked for? Is the answer still a total, or did you change it to an average? Read the included-game explanation before interpreting a new leader as a change in player quality.
With a player describes participation, against a player describes opposing appearances, and for a club describes the team whose appearances are selected. None of those phrases means the same thing as a direct matchup or minutes spent together on the ground.
If several filters leave no results, remove the last phrase first. A finals-only search at one venue against one opponent can be empty even though every phrase is individually meaningful. Missing weather, position or scoring-sequence records are another reason to inspect the coverage rather than read an empty table as zero.