Already considered one of the favourites to win the Syd Barker Medal and in the mix for All-Australian selection, statistically Goldstein may see his name in the record books.
With 622 ruck taps in just 17 games, the North Melbourne big man currently sits 14th on the all-time list of hit-out winners in an individual season.
Back in 1982, Kangaroo Gary Dempsey averaged a remarkable 40 hit-outs a game, and while his tally of 878 may be a bit of a stretch, second place looks well within reach.
To reach the mark of 738 also set by Dempsey in 1983, Goldstein would need 117 hit-outs in the club's remaining four games (29 a game). When you consider he's averaged over 36 a match in 2011, it’s very achievable.
Last year, Goldstein and Hamish McIntosh registered 767 hit-outs between them, a figure the number 22 will go close to eclipsing alone. It's a true sign of just how much he's stepped up as the solitary big man.
Home and away hit-out tallies
878 - Gary Dempsey - 1982 (North Melbourne)
738 - Gary Dempsey - 1983 (North Melbourne)
711 - Mark Lee - 1984 (Richmond)
703 - Simon Madden - 1983 (Essendon)
688 - Gary Dempsey - 1981 (North Melbourne)
686 - Aaron Sandilands - 2010 (Fremantle)
682 - Darren Jolly - 2009 (Sydney)
659 - Aaron Sandilands - 2009 (Fremantle)
649 - Mark Lee - 1983 (Richmond)
646 - Aaron Sandilands - 2008 (Fremantle)
643 - Mark Jamar - 2010 (Melbourne)
628 - Peter Everitt - 2004 (Hawthorn)
623 - Rod Blake - 1980 (Geelong)
622 - Todd Goldstein - 2011* (17 games)
619 - Justin Madden - 1982 (Essendon)
611 - Mark Lee - 1981 (Richmond)
611 - Simon Madden - 1984 (Essendon)
607 - Matthew Allan - 1999 (Carlton)
