2024 AFL Canberra season

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2024 AFL Canberra season
Date6 April − 14 September 2024
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The 2024 AFL Canberra season was the 101st season of the AFL Canberra First Grade, the highest-level men's Australian rules football competition in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), and the 26th season of the highest-level women's competition. [1] [2] The season began on 6 April and concluded on 14 September. [3] [4] [5]

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AFL Canberra, which was established as the Federal Territory Australian Rules Football League (FTARFL) in 1924, celebrated its centenary in 2024. [6] [7] A special "Heritage Round" was held from 12 to 13 July, with all First Grade Men and First Grade Women's matches being played at Manuka Oval. [8] [9]

Notable events

First Grade Men

2024 AFL Canberra First Grade Men season
Date6 April − 14 September 2024
Teams6
Premiers Queanbeyan
15th premiership [a]
Minor premiers Queanbeyan
Mulrooney Medallist Angus Baker [15]
(Eastlake)
Leading goalkickerAndrew Swan [16]
(Queanbeyan − 53 goals)
←  2023
2025  →

Queanbeyan won the First Grade Men premiership for the 15th time, defeating Eastlake by 15 points in the grand final. [17] [18]

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Queanbeyan (P)1512301728710243.448Finals series
2 Ainslie 1512301512774195.448
3 Eastlake 159601607820196.036
4 Belconnen 159601408867162.436
5 Tuggeranong Valley 153120576183031.512
6 Gungahlin 150150432226219.10

Source: [19]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

2024 AFL Canberra First Grade Men Grand Final
Saturday, 14 September (3:55pm) Queanbeyan def. Eastlake Phillip Oval [20] [21] [22]
2.0 (12)
3.3 (21)
8.5 (53)
11.8 (74)		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		3.0 (18)
7.0 (42)
8.3 (51)
9.5 (59)
W. Kellar 4, A. Swan 2, J. Bryce, A. Page, R. Pollock, L. Smith, W. TaylorGoals J. Bruce 2, A. Harsdorf 2, A. Bruce, W. Clark, L. Hurse, W. McTaggart, C. O'Rourke
W. Kellar, A. Bowyer, L. Highfield, A. Page, A. Lo Pilato, J. NunnBestJ. Gunning, A. Harsdorf, W. Brearley, J. Bruce, D. O'Connell, W. McTaggart

First Grade Women

2024 AFL Canberra First Grade Women season
Date6 April − 14 September 2024
Teams6
Premiers Queanbeyan
4th premiership
Minor premiers Queanbeyan
Leading goalkicker Hannah Wallett [23]
(Belconnen − 33 goals)
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2025  →

Queanbeyan won the First Grade Women premiership for the fourth time, defeating Belconnen by 33 points in the grand final.

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Queanbeyan (P)151500919124741.160Finals series
2 Belconnen 1511401033347297.744
3 Ainslie 151050839311269.840
4 Eastlake 1569048853092.124
5 Tuggeranong Valley 15312037373750.612
6 Gungahlin 1501502116241.30

Source: [24]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

2024 AFL Canberra First Grade Women Grand Final
Saturday, 14 September (11:15am) Queanbeyan def. Belconnen Phillip Oval [20] [21] [25]
1.0 (6)
2.3 (15)
5.6 (36)
7.7 (49)		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		0.3 (3)
1.3 (9)
2.3 (15)
2.4 (16)
E. Dunn 3, C. Cook 2, M. Jones, J. StramandinoliGoalsE. Randall, I. Wiencke
E. Dunn, J. Hamilton, P. Highfield, M. McLachlan, J. Stramandinoli, A. ManningBestT. O'Donnell, M. Dwyer, J. Simpson, Z. Allen, E. Randall, A. Allen

Second Grade Men

2024 AFL Canberra Second Grade Men season
Date20 April − 14 September 2024
Teams6
Premiers Eastlake
8th premiership
Minor premiers Eastlake
Leading goalkickerCameron Terry [26]
(Ainslie − 36 goals)
←  2023
2025  →

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Eastlake (P)1513201529297514.852Finals series
2 Ainslie 1513201479397372.552
3 Queanbeyan 159601109677163.836
4 Belconnen 15780896799112.128
5 Tuggeranong Valley 153120367153923.912
6 Gungahlin 15015012017916.70

Source: [27]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

2024 AFL Canberra Second Grade Men Grand Final
Saturday, 14 September (1:35pm) Ainslie def. by Eastlake Phillip Oval [28]
0.0 (0)
0.1 (1)
0.1 (1)
1.3 (9)		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		3.1 (31)
7.1 (43)
7.6 (48)
9.8 (62)

Second Grade Women

2024 AFL Canberra Second Grade Women season
Date20 April − 14 September 2024
Teams5
Premiers Queanbeyan
Minor premiers Queanbeyan
Leading goalkickerJillian Shea [29]
(Queanbeyan − 24 goals)
←  2023
2025  →

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Queanbeyan (P)12120058973806.948Finals series
2 Ainslie 1265125127192.626
3 Belconnen 12561306304100.722
4 Tuggeranong Valley 1257021725485.420
5 Eastlake 12111012758821.64

Source: [30]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

2024 AFL Canberra Second Grade Women Grand Final
Saturday, 14 September (9:00am) Queanbeyan def. Ainslie Phillip Oval [31]
3.3 (21)
4.6 (30)
7.9 (51)
8.9 (57)		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		0.0 (0)
1.0 (6)
1.0 (6)
3.2 (20)

Community Men's Division 1

2024 Community Men's Division 1 season
Date13 April − 7 September 2024
Teams7
Premiers Woden
3rd premiership
Minor premiers Batemans Bay
Leading goalkickerBuster Ware [32]
(Batemans Bay − 49 goals)
←  2023
2025  →

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Batemans Bay 1412201041505206.148Finals series
2 Woden (P)141130909527172.544
3 ADFA 141040952624152.640
4 Googong 14770853755113.028
5 ANU 1468075478695.924
6 Ainslie 141121478105445.46
7 Molonglo 141121431116736.96

Source: [33]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

2024 Community Men's Division 1 Grand Final
Saturday, 7 September (1:55pm) Batemans Bay def. by Woden Phillip Oval [34]
1.2 (8)
2.3 (15)
3.4 (22)
4.4 (28)		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		1.2 (8)
2.5 (17)
4.7 (19)
6.9 (33)

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