Lance Franklin kicks his 1,000th AFL career goal as fans flood the SCG in celebration

Sydney’s Lance Franklin has become the sixth man to kick 1,000 career goals in VFL/AFL football.

Franklin came into Friday night's game against Geelong on 996 career goals, and achieved the landmark with his fourth major in the fourth quarter at the SCG.

Thousands of fans ran onto the SCG to celebrate with Franklin, as is tradition in the league when a major goalscoring milestone is reached.

It took some time for Franklin to leave the field as he was mobbed by a massive bay of fans.

Franklin, who was drafted by Hawthorn in 2004, kicked 580 goals in 182 games for the Hawks before joining Sydney for its 2014 season.

The 35-year-old became the first man to reach the 1,000-goal mark in 26 years, after Geelong’s Gary Ablett Sr did it in 1996.

Franklin joins Ablett, Geelong’s Doug Wade, Hawthorn’s Jason Dunstall, Collingwood’s Gordon Coventry and St Kilda and Sydney's Tony Lockett in this exclusive club.