The Australian Football League celebrates the best goal of the season through the annual AFL Goal of the Year competition. In 2007, this is officially known as the Toyota AFL Mark of the Year
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| Round | Report | Nominees | Team | % of Votes | Match | Ground | Note |
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| 1 | Nominations | Russell Robertson | Melbourne | 41% | Melbourne vs St Kilda | MCG | Remarkable goal while lying on his back near the goalsquare |
| Travis Cloke | Collingwood | 28% | Kangaroos vs Collingwood | MCG | Taken outside the 50 and squeezed through close to the boundary | ||
| Michael Rischitelli | Brisbane | 31% | Brisbane vs Hawthorn | The Gabba | roves tap off the center bounce and kicks a long goal | ||
| 2 | Winner | David Wirrpanda | West Coast | 33% | West Coast vs Collingwood | Subiaco Oval | gathered close to the boundary and bounced through |
| Leon Davis | Collingwood | 28% | West Coast vs Collingwood | Subiaco | led opponent to ball close to boundary and spun and steered it to goal | ||
| Mark McVeigh | Essendon | 39% | Essendon vs Fremantle | Telstra Dome | laid a tackle, recovered the ball and kicked a goal | ||
| 3 | Nominations | Leon Davis | Collingwood | 52% | Collingwood vs Richmond | MCG | Gathered close to the boundary and kicks a banana goal |
| David Mundy | Fremantle | 18% | Fremantle vs West Coast | Subiaco Oval | Gave and received handball before he goaled from outside 50 m | ||
| Jonathan Brown | Brisbane | 30% | Sydney vs Brisbane | SCG | evaded Craig Bolton to snap a goal | ||
| 4 | Nominations | Dustin Fletcher | Essendon | 40% | St. Kilda vs Essendon | Telstra Dome | Torpedo from about 65m out.[1] |
| Adem Yze | Melbourne | 24% | Melbourne vs Fremantle | MCG | Banana with outside of left boot from about 40m out on right boundary.[2] | ||
| Ashley Hansen | West Coast | 26% | West Coast vs Carlton | Subiaco Oval | Banana with outside of right boot from about 40m out on right boundary | ||
| 5 | Nominations | Alwyn Davey | Essendon | 28% | Essendon vs Collingwood | MCG | Gathered ball on 50 m line, evaded tackle and goaled |
| Alwyn Davey | Essendon | 50% | Essendon vs Collingwood | MCG | [1] | ||
| Eddie Betts | Carlton | 22% | Carlton vs Brisbane | Telstra Dome | roved ball and sidestepped traffic before snapping a left-footed goal | ||
| 6 | Nominations | Alwyn Davey | Essendon | 43% | Essendon vs Hawthorn | MCG | [2] |
| Jordan McMahon | Western Bulldogs | 9% | West Coast vs Western Bulldogs | Subiaco Oval | Long run with numerous bounces through middle of ground before goal | ||
| Des Headland | Fremantle | 48% | Brisbane vs Fremantle | The Gabba | remarkable left foot goal from the boundary | ||
| 7 | Nominations | Shannon Grant | Kangaroos | 31% | Kangaroos vs Essendon | MCG | Gathers ball tight on the boundary, sidesteps opponent and goals |
| Matthew Priddis | West Coast | 33% | Geelong vs West Coast | Kardinia Park | stole a handball from opponent and snaps | ||
| Nathan Eagleton | Western Bulldogs | 36% | Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne | Telstra Dome | evades tackler to goal from 50 m | ||
| 8 | Nominations | Shaun Higgins | Western Bulldogs | 30% | Western Bulldogs vs Collingwood | Telstra Dome | After marking on the wing Higgins bounced twice and kicked a goal from about 50m. |
| Brent Harvey | Kangaroos | 21% | Kangaroos vs Carlton | Carrara Stadium | Running goal with opponent on his tail. | ||
| Lance Whitnall | Carlton | 49% | Kangaroos vs Carlton | Carrara Stadium | Difficult gather and snap from the pocket. | ||
| 9 | Nominations | Daniel Jackson | Richmond | 66% | Richmond vs Essendon | MCG | Difficult snap from deep in the left pocket whilst only partially facing the goal after receiving a Jack Riewoldt handpass |
| Ashley McGrath | Brisbane Lions | 20% | Brisbane Lions vs Collingwood | The Gabba | Gather near the boundary, evaded tackle & snapped goal. | ||
| Lindsay Thomas | Kangaroos | 14% | Melbourne v Kangaroos | MCG | After diving on the ball and recovering his footing, he snapped a goal on his non-preferred foot. | ||
| 10 | Nominations | David Wojcinski | Geelong | 22% | St Kilda v Geelong | Telstra Dome | Gained possession on the wing and kicked goal after evading 2 opponents and bouncing twice. |
| Mark McVeigh | Essendon | 47% | Sydney v Essendon | SCG | Winning goal after quick gather and squeezed through from a narrow angle. Controversial because it was received from a player who kicked the ball from an out of bounds position, but was unseen by the countrolling boundary umpire.[3][4] | ||
| Nigel Lappin | Brisbane | 31% | Richmond v Brisbane | Telstra Dome | Magnificent snap across the body against the right forward flank boundary. | ||
| 11 | Nominations | Lance Franklin | Hawthorn | 15% | Hawthorn v Sydney | MCG | First goal of the game came from a snap around the body after chasin the ball along the boundary. |
| Jared Brennan | Brisbane Lions | 36% | Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs | The Gabba | Goal from tight angle on the boundary line after winning a contested ball. | ||
| Chris Newman | Richmond | 49% | Fremantle v Richmond | Subiaco Oval | 70m bomb through the goals after being given a 50m penalty due to undisciplined play by Dean Solomon.[2] | ||
| 12 | Nominations | Robert Gray | Port Adelaide | 34% | Port Adelaide v Essendon | AAMI Stadium | Kicked goal after ducking a few tackles. |
| Jonathan Brown | Brisbane Lions | 27% | Geelong v Brisbane Lions | Kardinia Park | Gathered near boundary and snapped truly after avoiding a tackle from Matthew Egan.[5] | ||
| Andrew Walker | Carlton | 39% | Carlton v Hawthorn | Telstra Dome | Left foot snap from near boundary line. | ||
| 13 | Nominations | Jeff Farmer | Fremantle | 25% | Fremantle v Carlton | Subiaco Oval | Goal involving a lot of dodging and weaving amongst his opponents. |
| Daniel Motlop | Port Adelaide | 41% | Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide | The Gabba | Near 50m line on left boundary and kicked a reverse banana kick with the outside of his right foot whilst facing partially facing the boundary line. | ||
| Nathan Foley | Richmond | 34% | St Kilda v Richmond | Telstra Dome | Gathered ball in the centre of ground, bounced twice and kicked the goal from about 50m. | ||
| 14 | Shaun Burgoyne | Port Adelaide | Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide | Telstra Dome | Snapped goal from boundary line in heavy traffic. | ||
| Aaron Davey | Melbourne | Carlton v Melbourne | MCG | Snap from a difficult angle. | |||
| Kade Simpson | Carlton | Carlton v Melbourne | Telstra Dome | Broke a tackle, bounced and kicked the goal from about 50m. |
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