2024 AFL season

2024 AFL premiership season
Date	7 March—28 September 2024
Teams	18
Attendance
Matches played	58
Total attendance	2,269,051 (39,122 per match)
Highest	93,644 (round 7, Essendon v Collingwood)
←  2023

The 2024 AFL season is the 128th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season will feature 18 clubs and run from 7 March to 28 September, comprising a 23-match home-and-away season over 25 weeks, followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.

Background

In November 2023, the AFL and Seven Network announced that the usual start times for Thursday and Friday night matches would be brought forward by ten minutes to 7:30pm and 7:40pm (Melbourne time) respectively for the upcoming season, in response to feedback from fans. ^[1]

Coach appointments

New coach	Club	Date of appointment	Previous coach	Ref.
Damien Hardwick	Gold Coast	21 August 2023	Stuart Dew	[2]
Adem Yze	Richmond	21 September 2023	Damien Hardwick	[3]

Club leadership

Club	Coach	Captain(s)	Vice-captain(s)	Leadership group
Adelaide	Matthew Nicks	Jordan Dawson	Ben Keays, Reilly O'Brien, Brodie Smith	Darcy Fogarty, Mitch Hinge, Wayne Milera, Lachlan Murphy [4]
Brisbane Lions	Chris Fagan	Harris Andrews, Lachie Neale	Josh Dunkley, Hugh McCluggage	Jarrod Berry, Charlie Cameron, Oscar McInerney, Cameron Rayner, Brandon Starcevich [5]
Carlton	Michael Voss	Patrick Cripps	Charlie Curnow, Sam Walsh, Jacob Weitering [6]
Collingwood	Craig McRae	Darcy Moore	Jeremy Howe, Brayden Maynard, Isaac Quaynor [7]
Essendon	Brad Scott	Zach Merrett	Andrew McGrath [8]
Fremantle	Justin Longmuir	Alex Pearce	Andrew Brayshaw, Caleb Serong	Jaeger O'Meara, Sam Switkowski, Hayden Young [9]
Geelong	Chris Scott	Patrick Dangerfield	Tom Stewart [10]
Gold Coast	Damien Hardwick	Touk Miller, Jarrod Witts	Noah Anderson, Sam Collins [11]
Greater Western Sydney	Adam Kingsley	Toby Greene	Stephen Coniglio, Josh Kelly	Tom Green, Connor Idun, Harry Perryman, Sam Taylor [12]
Hawthorn	Sam Mitchell	James Sicily	Luke Breust, Dylan Moore [13]
Melbourne	Simon Goodwin	Max Gawn	Jack Viney [14]
North Melbourne	Alastair Clarkson	Luke McDonald, Jy Simpkin	Nick Larkey	Aidan Corr, Bailey Scott, Harry Sheezel [15]
Port Adelaide	Ken Hinkley	Connor Rozee	Zak Butters	Willem Drew, Dan Houston, Sam Powell-Pepper [16]
Richmond	Adem Yze	Toby Nankervis	Liam Baker, Tom Lynch, Jayden Short [17]
St Kilda	Ross Lyon	Jack Steele	Callum Wilkie	Rowan Marshall, Seb Ross, Jack Sinclair [18]
Sydney	John Longmire	Callum Mills [19]
West Coast	Adam Simpson	Oscar Allen, Liam Duggan	Tom Barrass [20]
Western Bulldogs	Luke Beveridge	Marcus Bontempelli	Tom Liberatore (vc), Caleb Daniel (dvc), Aaron Naughton (dvc)	Taylor Duryea, Liam Jones, Ed Richards [21]

Pre-season

All starting times are local time. Source: afl.com.au

	Official practice matches
Tuesday, 27 February (6:40 pm)	Collingwood 10.16 (76)	def.	Richmond 5.16 (46)	Ikon Park	Report
Wednesday, 28 February (6:40 pm)	Carlton 10.3 (63)	def. by	Melbourne 15.11 (101)	Ikon Park	Report
Thursday, 29 February (4:10 pm)	Sydney 8.8 (56)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 12.9 (81)	Blacktown ISP Oval	Report
Thursday, 29 February (7:10 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 15.15 (105)	def.	Gold Coast 9.7 (61)	Manuka Oval	Report
Friday, 1 March (5:10 pm)	Geelong 11.17 (83)	def.	Essendon 10.11 (71)	GMHBA Stadium	Report
Friday, 1 March (7:30 pm)	Port Adelaide 13.14 (92)	def.	Fremantle 8.5 (53)	Alberton Oval	Report
Saturday, 2 March (2:40 pm)	Adelaide 17.15 (117)	def.	West Coast 7.8 (50)	Hisense Stadium	Report
Saturday, 2 March (2:40 pm)	Hawthorn 9.8 (62)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 17.17 (119)	University of Tasmania Stadium	Report
Sunday, 3 March (2:10 pm)	St Kilda 11.18 (84)	def.	North Melbourne 10.5 (65)	RSEA Park	Report

Season events

Andrew Dillon took over as CEO of the AFL from this season, commencing in October 2023. Dillon replaced Gillon McLachlan, who had served in the role since 2014. ^[22]

On 20 February 2024, goal umpire Jesse Baird was scheduled to officiate a practice match between Sydney and Greater Western Sydney, but did not arrive at the match. One day later, New South Wales Police alleged Baird and his partner, Luke Davies, were murdered. ^[23] Before the start of the Sydney and Melbourne match, both teams formed a minute silence in the middle of the field, along with the umpires, in honoring Jesse Baird.

In an effort to grow the game in the northern states, the season featured an "Opening Round" wherein two matches in Sydney, one in Brisbane and one on the Gold Coast were played, prior to round 1. ^[24] Following its successful first iteration in 2023, ^[25] Gather Round, a special round featuring all 18 clubs playing in the same region, was held for the second time in South Australia; ^[26] it was held in round 4, from 4 to 7 April. ^[27]

Home-and-away season

All starting times are local time. Source: afl.com.au

Opening Round

	Opening Round
Thursday, 7 March (7:30 pm)	Sydney 12.14 (86)	def.	Melbourne 9.10 (64)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 40,012)	Report Stats
Friday, 8 March (6:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 12.13 (85)	def. by	Carlton 13.8 (86)	The Gabba (crowd: 33,367)	Report Stats
Saturday, 9 March (3:20 pm)	Gold Coast 14.15 (99)	def.	Richmond 9.6 (60)	People First Stadium (crowd: 22,086)	Report Stats
Saturday, 9 March (7:30 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 18.6 (114)	def.	Collingwood 11.16 (82)	Engie Stadium (crowd: 21,235)	Report Stats
	Bye Adelaide Essendon Fremantle Geelong Hawthorn North Melbourne Port Adelaide St Kilda West Coast Western Bulldogs
The Brisbane Lions' loss to Carlton ended its 14-match winning streak at the Gabba. [28] Gold Coast's half-time lead of 61 points over Richmond was the biggest in its history. [29]

Round 1

	Round 1
Thursday, 14 March (7:30 pm)	Carlton 12.14 (86)	def.	Richmond 12.9 (81)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 83,881)	Report Stats
Friday, 15 March (7:40 pm)	Collingwood 10.9 (69)	def. by	Sydney 15.12 (102)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 78,933)	Report Stats
Saturday, 16 March (1:45 pm)	Essendon 17.5 (107)	def.	Hawthorn 11.17 (83)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 73,805)	Report Stats
Saturday, 16 March (4:35 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 17.19 (121)	def.	North Melbourne 13.4 (82)	Engie Stadium (crowd: 8,034)	Report Stats
Saturday, 16 March (7:30 pm)	Geelong 10.16 (76)	def.	St Kilda 9.14 (68)	GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 39,352)	Report Stats
Saturday, 16 March (7:10 pm)	Gold Coast 8.12 (60)	def.	Adelaide 8.6 (54)	People First Stadium (crowd: 11,466)	Report Stats
Sunday, 17 March (1:00 pm)	Melbourne 16.13 (109)	def.	Western Bulldogs 9.10 (64)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 44,100)	Report Stats
Sunday, 17 March (3:30 pm)	Port Adelaide 16.24 (120)	def.	West Coast 10.10 (70)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 33,230)	Report Stats
Sunday, 17 March (3:50 pm)	Fremantle 14.9 (93)	def.	Brisbane Lions 10.10 (70)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 40,604)	Report Stats
The crowd of 78,933 for the Collingwood v Sydney match is the largest-ever crowd for a home-and-away match involving South Melbourne/Sydney and Collingwood's largest-ever home crowd for a home-and-away match against a non-Victorian club. [30] Owing to the completion of stadium redevelopments, [31] the crowd of 39,352 for the Geelong v St Kilda match was the largest crowd for a VFL/AFL match at GMHBA Stadium since 1981. [32]

Round 2

	Round 2
Thursday, 21 March (7:30 pm)	St Kilda 14.10 (94)	def.	Collingwood 12.7 (79)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 69,517)	Report Stats
Friday, 22 March (7:10 pm)	Adelaide 11.11 (77)	def. by	Geelong 14.12 (96)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,758)	Report Stats
Saturday, 23 March (1:45 pm)	North Melbourne 11.10 (76)	def. by	Fremantle 15.12 (102)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 17,589)	Report Stats
Saturday, 23 March (4:35 pm)	Hawthorn 5.8 (38)	def. by	Melbourne 14.9 (93)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 43,960)	Report Stats
Saturday, 23 March (7:30 pm)	Sydney 19.17 (131)	def.	Essendon 15.11 (101)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 34,954)	Report Stats
Sunday, 24 March (1:00 pm)	Western Bulldogs 18.7 (115)	def.	Gold Coast 10.7 (67)	Mars Stadium (crowd: 9,752)	Report Stats
Sunday, 24 March (4:00 pm)	Richmond 13.14 (92)	def. by	Port Adelaide 18.14 (122)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 30,254)	Report Stats
Sunday, 24 March (3:50 pm)	West Coast 5.13 (43)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 16.12 (108)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 42,401)	Report Stats
	Bye Brisbane Lions Carlton
The crowd of 69,517 for the St Kilda v Collingwood match was St Kilda's largest-ever home crowd for a home-and-away match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. [33]

Round 3

	Round 3
Thursday, 28 March (6:30 pm)	Brisbane Lions 10.12 (72)	def. by	Collingwood 14.8 (92)	The Gabba (crowd: 34,022)	Report Stats
Friday, 29 March (4:20 pm)	North Melbourne 12.9 (81)	def. by	Carlton 21.11 (137)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 47,565)	Report Stats
Friday, 29 March (4:20 pm)	Fremantle 9.15 (69)	def.	Adelaide 4.10 (34)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 51,037)	Report Stats
Saturday, 30 March (4:20 pm)	Essendon 10.11 (71)	def.	St Kilda 9.13 (67)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 44,412)	Report Stats
Saturday, 30 March (7:00 pm)	Port Adelaide 13.11 (89)	def. by	Melbourne 15.6 (96)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 38,105)	Report Stats
Sunday, 31 March (1:00 pm)	Western Bulldogs 16.10 (106)	def.	West Coast 3.12 (30)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 22,291)	Report Stats
Sunday, 31 March (4:00 pm)	Richmond 11.16 (82)	def.	Sydney 11.11 (77)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 45,112)	Report Stats
Monday, 1 April (3:20 pm)	Hawthorn 10.10 (70)	def. by	Geelong 17.4 (106)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 67,020)	Report Stats
	Bye Gold Coast Greater Western Sydney
The crowd of 51,037 for the Fremantle v Adelaide match is the largest-ever crowd for a match between the two clubs [34] and Fremantle's largest-ever home crowd for a home-and-away match outside of a Western Derby. [35] Due to nearby lightning, the start of the fourth quarter of the Hawthorn v Geelong match was delayed by 40 minutes under the AFL's lightning protocols. [36]

Round 4

	Round 4 (Gather Round)
Thursday, 4 April (7:10 pm)	Adelaide 8.15 (63)	def. by	Melbourne 10.18 (78)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 48,020)	Report Stats
Friday, 5 April (4:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 16.16 (112)	def.	North Melbourne 6.6 (42)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 9,037)	Report Stats
Friday, 5 April (7:40 pm)	Port Adelaide 17.9 (111)	def.	Essendon 6.6 (42)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 47,641)	Report Stats
Saturday, 6 April (1:00 pm)	West Coast 11.12 (78)	def. by	Sydney 15.14 (104)	Summit Sports Park (crowd: 9,225)	Report Stats
Saturday, 6 April (3:50 pm)	Fremantle 9.9 (63)	def. by	Carlton 10.13 (73)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 43,158)	Report Stats
Saturday, 6 April (7:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs 14.7 (91)	def. by	Geelong 14.11 (95)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,970)	Report Stats
Sunday, 7 April (12:00 pm)	Gold Coast 13.11 (89)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 18.9 (117)	Summit Sports Park (crowd: 9,337)	Report Stats
Sunday, 7 April (2:50 pm)	Richmond 9.6 (60)	def. by	St Kilda 9.13 (67)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 9,425)	Report Stats
Sunday, 7 April (4:40 pm)	Collingwood 11.11 (77)	def.	Hawthorn 11.6 (72)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 43,198)	Report Stats

Round 5

	Round 5
Thursday, 11 April (7:30 pm)	Melbourne 8.12 (60)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 12.10 (82)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 43,098)	Report Stats
Friday, 12 April (7:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs 9.13 (67)	def. by	Essendon 15.6 (96)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 50,144)	Report Stats
Saturday, 13 April (1:45 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 11.14 (80)	def.	St Kilda 12.7 (79)	Manuka Oval (crowd: 12,448)	Report Stats
Saturday, 13 April (4:35 pm)	Carlton 14.14 (98)	def. by	Adelaide 16.4 (100)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 46,283)	Report Stats
Saturday, 13 April (7:30 pm)	Gold Coast 16.13 (109)	def.	Hawthorn 8.8 (56)	People First Stadium (crowd: 13,900)	Report Stats
Saturday, 13 April (7:00 pm)	Port Adelaide 9.12 (66)	def.	Fremantle 9.9 (63)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 35,658)	Report Stats
Sunday, 14 April (1:00 pm)	Geelong 21.13 (139)	def.	North Melbourne 10.4 (64)	GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 31,194)	Report Stats
Sunday, 14 April (2:00 pm)	West Coast 16.13 (109)	def.	Richmond 10.10 (70)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 47,665)	Report Stats
	Bye Collingwood Sydney
The crowd of 50,144 for the Western Bulldogs v Essendon match was the largest crowd for a VFL/AFL match at Marvel Stadium since 2013 [37] and the Bulldogs' largest home crowd for a home-and-away match since 2009. [38]

Round 6

	Round 6
Thursday, 18 April (7:30 pm)	St Kilda 9.10 (64)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 19.10 (124)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 26,719)	Report Stats
Friday, 19 April (7:10 pm)	Adelaide 11.9 (75)	def. by	Essendon 10.18 (78)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 46,700)	Report Stats
Saturday, 20 April (1:45 pm)	Collingwood 17.21 (123)	def.	Port Adelaide 12.9 (81)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 65,834)	Report Stats
Saturday, 20 April (4:35 pm)	Carlton 17.15 (117)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 15.8 (98)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 40,474)	Report Stats
Saturday, 20 April (7:30 pm)	Brisbane Lions 4.13 (37)	def. by	Geelong 9.9 (63)	The Gabba (crowd: 30,429)	Report Stats
Saturday, 20 April (6:10 pm)	West Coast 16.9 (105)	def.	Fremantle 10.8 (68)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 54,473)	Report Stats
Sunday, 21 April (1:05 pm)	Sydney 17.8 (110)	def.	Gold Coast 8.9 (57)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 35,649)	Report Stats
Sunday, 21 April (4:05 pm)	North Melbourne 10.8 (68)	def. by	Hawthorn 17.11 (113)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 30,648)	Report Stats
	Bye Melbourne Richmond
The crowd of 65,834 for the Collingwood v Port Adelaide match is the largest-ever crowd for a home-and-away match involving Port Adelaide. [39]

Round 7

	Round 7 (Anzac Appeal Round)
Wednesday, 24 April (7:25 pm)	Richmond 5.12 (42)	def. by	Melbourne 13.7 (85)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 72,840)	Report
Thursday, 25 April (3:20 pm)	Essendon 12.13 (85)	drew with	Collingwood 12.13 (85)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 93,644)	Report
Thursday, 25 April (7:35 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 17.11 (113)	def.	Brisbane Lions 8.11 (59)	Manuka Oval (crowd: 13,080)	Report
Friday, 26 April (7:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 11.16 (82)	def.	St Kilda 11.6 (72)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 40,306)	Report
Saturday, 27 April (1:45 pm)	North Melbourne	v	Adelaide	Blundstone Arena
Saturday, 27 April (4:35 pm)	Geelong	v	Carlton	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 27 April (5:30 pm)	Fremantle	v	Western Bulldogs	Optus Stadium
Sunday, 28 April (1:00 pm)	Gold Coast	v	West Coast	People First Stadium
Sunday, 28 April (4:00 pm)	Hawthorn	v	Sydney	Melbourne Cricket Ground
The crowd of 93,644 for the Essendon v Collingwood match is Essendon's largest-ever home crowd for a home-and-away match. [40] Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) recorded his 10,000th career disposal during the match against Essendon, becoming the first VFL/AFL player to do so. [41]

Round 8

	Round 8
Thursday, 2 May (7:00 pm)	Adelaide	v	Port Adelaide	Adelaide Oval
Friday, 3 May (7:40 pm)	Carlton	v	Collingwood	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 4 May (1:45 pm)	Sydney	v	Greater Western Sydney	Sydney Cricket Ground
Saturday, 4 May (4:35 pm)	St Kilda	v	North Melbourne	Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 4 May (7:30 pm)	Melbourne	v	Geelong	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 4 May (6:10 pm)	West Coast	v	Essendon	Optus Stadium
Sunday, 5 May (1:00 pm)	Richmond	v	Fremantle	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 5 May (4:00 pm)	Western Bulldogs	v	Hawthorn	Marvel Stadium
Sunday, 5 May (7:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions	v	Gold Coast	The Gabba

Round 9

	Round 9
Thursday, 9 May (7:30 pm)	Carlton	v	Melbourne	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Friday, 10 May (7:10 pm)	Geelong	v	Port Adelaide	GMHBA Stadium
Friday, 10 May (6:20 pm)	Fremantle	v	Sydney	Optus Stadium
Saturday, 11 May (1:45 pm)	Hawthorn	v	St Kilda	University of Tasmania Stadium
Saturday, 11 May (4:35 pm)	Essendon	v	Greater Western Sydney	Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 11 May (7:30 pm)	Richmond	v	Western Bulldogs	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 11 May (7:00 pm)	Gold Coast	v	North Melbourne	TIO Stadium
Sunday, 12 May (1:00 pm)	Collingwood	v	West Coast	Marvel Stadium
Sunday, 12 May (3:30 pm)	Adelaide	v	Brisbane Lions	Adelaide Oval

Round 10

	Round 10 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round week 1)
Thursday, 16 May (7:00 pm)	Gold Coast	v	Geelong	TIO Stadium
Friday, 17 May (7:40 pm)	Sydney	v	Carlton	Sydney Cricket Ground
Saturday, 18 May (1:45 pm)	Collingwood	v	Adelaide	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 18 May (4:35 pm)	Greater Western Sydney	v	Western Bulldogs	Engie Stadium
Saturday, 18 May (7:30 pm)	St Kilda	v	Fremantle	Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 18 May (7:30 pm)	Brisbane Lions	v	Richmond	The Gabba
Sunday, 19 May (1:10 pm)	Essendon	v	North Melbourne	Marvel Stadium
Sunday, 19 May (2:50 pm)	Port Adelaide	v	Hawthorn	Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 19 May (4:20 pm)	West Coast	v	Melbourne	Optus Stadium

Round 11

	Round 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round week 2)
Thursday, 23 May (7:30 pm)	Western Bulldogs	v	Sydney	Marvel Stadium
Friday, 24 May (6:10 pm)	Fremantle	v	Collingwood	Optus Stadium
Saturday, 25 May (1:45 pm)	North Melbourne	v	Port Adelaide	Blundstone Arena
Saturday, 25 May (1:45 pm)	Carlton	v	Gold Coast	Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 25 May (4:35 pm)	Geelong	v	Greater Western Sydney	GMHBA Stadium
Saturday, 25 May (7:40 pm)	Richmond	v	Essendon	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 26 May (1:10 pm)	Hawthorn	v	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium
Sunday, 26 May (3:20 pm)	Melbourne	v	St Kilda	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 26 May (4:10 pm)	Adelaide	v	West Coast	Adelaide Oval

Round 12

	Round 12
Thursday, 30 May (7:00 pm)	Port Adelaide	v	Carlton	Adelaide Oval
Friday, 31 May (7:40 pm)	Collingwood	v	Western Bulldogs	Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 1 June (1:45 pm)	Hawthorn	v	Adelaide	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 1 June (2:35 pm)	West Coast	v	St Kilda	Optus Stadium
Saturday, 1 June (7:30 pm)	Geelong	v	Richmond	GMHBA Stadium
Sunday, 2 June (12:30 pm)	Melbourne	v	Fremantle	TIO Traeger Park
Sunday, 2 June (4:00 pm)	Gold Coast	v	Essendon	People First Stadium
	Bye Brisbane Lions Greater Western Sydney North Melbourne Sydney

Round 13

	Round 13
Thursday, 6 June (7:00 pm)	Adelaide	v	Richmond	Adelaide Oval
Friday, 7 June (7:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs	v	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 8 June (1:45 pm)	Hawthorn	v	Greater Western Sydney	University of Tasmania Stadium
Saturday, 8 June (2:35 pm)	West Coast	v	North Melbourne	Optus Stadium
Saturday, 8 June (7:30 pm)	St Kilda	v	Gold Coast	Marvel Stadium
Sunday, 9 June (3:20 pm)	Sydney	v	Geelong	Sydney Cricket Ground
Sunday, 9 June (7:20 pm)	Essendon	v	Carlton	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Monday, 10 June (3:20 pm)	Collingwood	v	Melbourne	Melbourne Cricket Ground
	Bye Fremantle Port Adelaide

Round 14

	Round 14
Friday, 14 June (7:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions	v	St Kilda	The Gabba
Saturday, 15 June (1:45 pm)	Western Bulldogs	v	Fremantle	Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 15 June (4:35 pm)	Richmond	v	Hawthorn	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 15 June (7:00 pm)	Adelaide	v	Sydney	Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 16 June (1:00 pm)	North Melbourne	v	Collingwood	Marvel Stadium
Sunday, 16 June (4:00 pm)	Greater Western Sydney	v	Port Adelaide	Engie Stadium
	Bye Carlton Essendon Geelong Gold Coast Melbourne West Coast

Round 15

	Round 15
Friday, 21 June (7:40 pm)	Carlton	v	Geelong	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 22 June (1:15 pm)	Port Adelaide	v	Brisbane Lions	Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 22 June (4:35 pm)	Greater Western Sydney	v	Sydney	Engie Stadium
Saturday, 22 June (7:30 pm)	Melbourne	v	North Melbourne	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 23 June (1:00 pm)	Essendon	v	West Coast	Marvel Stadium
Sunday, 23 June (2:00 pm)	Fremantle	v	Gold Coast	Optus Stadium
	Bye Adelaide Collingwood Hawthorn Richmond St Kilda Western Bulldogs

Round 16

	Round 16
Dates and times TBC	Adelaide	v	Greater Western Sydney	Adelaide Oval
	Brisbane Lions	v	Melbourne	The Gabba
	Geelong	v	Essendon	Melbourne Cricket Ground
	Gold Coast	v	Collingwood	People First Stadium
	North Melbourne	v	Western Bulldogs	Marvel Stadium
	Richmond	v	Carlton	Melbourne Cricket Ground
	St Kilda	v	Port Adelaide	Marvel Stadium
	Sydney	v	Fremantle	Sydney Cricket Ground
	West Coast	v	Hawthorn	Optus Stadium

Round 17

	Round 17
Dates and times TBC	Brisbane Lions	v	Adelaide	The Gabba
	Collingwood	v	Essendon	Melbourne Cricket Ground
	Fremantle	v	Richmond	Optus Stadium
	Geelong	v	Hawthorn	GMHBA Stadium
	Greater Western Sydney	v	Carlton	Engie Stadium
	Melbourne	v	West Coast	Melbourne Cricket Ground
	North Melbourne	v	Gold Coast	Marvel Stadium
	Port Adelaide	v	Western Bulldogs	Adelaide Oval
	St Kilda	v	Sydney	Marvel Stadium

Round 18

	Round 18
Dates and times TBC	Adelaide	v	St Kilda	Adelaide Oval
	Collingwood	v	Geelong	Melbourne Cricket Ground
	Gold Coast	v	Port Adelaide	People First Stadium
	Hawthorn	v	Fremantle	University of Tasmania Stadium
	Melbourne	v	Essendon	Melbourne Cricket Ground
	Richmond	v	Greater Western Sydney	Melbourne Cricket Ground
	Sydney	v	North Melbourne	Sydney Cricket Ground
	West Coast	v	Brisbane Lions	Optus Stadium
	Western Bulldogs	v	Carlton	Marvel Stadium

Round 19

	Round 19
Dates and times TBC	Brisbane Lions	v	Sydney	The Gabba
	Carlton	v	North Melbourne	Marvel Stadium
	Essendon	v	Adelaide	Marvel Stadium
	Fremantle	v	Melbourne	Optus Stadium
	Geelong	v	Western Bulldogs	GMHBA Stadium
	Greater Western Sydney	v	Gold Coast	Engie Stadium
	Hawthorn	v	Collingwood	Melbourne Cricket Ground
	Port Adelaide	v	Richmond	Adelaide Oval
	St Kilda	v	West Coast	Marvel Stadium

Round 20

	Round 20
Dates and times TBC	Adelaide	v	Hawthorn	Adelaide Oval
	Carlton	v	Port Adelaide	Marvel Stadium
	Collingwood	v	Richmond	Melbourne Cricket Ground
	Fremantle	v	West Coast	Optus Stadium
	Gold Coast	v	Brisbane Lions	People First Stadium
	Melbourne	v	Greater Western Sydney	Melbourne Cricket Ground
	North Melbourne	v	Geelong	Blundstone Arena
	St Kilda	v	Essendon	Marvel Stadium
	Sydney	v	Western Bulldogs	Sydney Cricket Ground

Round 21

	Round 21
Dates and times TBC	Collingwood	v	Carlton	Melbourne Cricket Ground
	Essendon	v	Fremantle	Melbourne Cricket Ground
	Geelong	v	Adelaide	GMHBA Stadium
	Greater Western Sydney	v	Hawthorn	Manuka Oval
	North Melbourne	v	Richmond	Marvel Stadium
	Port Adelaide	v	Sydney	Adelaide Oval
	St Kilda	v	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium
	West Coast	v	Gold Coast	Optus Stadium
	Western Bulldogs	v	Melbourne	Marvel Stadium

Round 22

	Round 22
Dates and times TBC	Adelaide	v	Western Bulldogs	Adelaide Oval
	Brisbane Lions	v	Greater Western Sydney	The Gabba
	Carlton	v	Hawthorn	Melbourne Cricket Ground
	Essendon	v	Gold Coast	Marvel Stadium
	Fremantle	v	Geelong	Optus Stadium
	Melbourne	v	Port Adelaide	Melbourne Cricket Ground
	North Melbourne	v	West Coast	Blundstone Arena
	Richmond	v	St Kilda	Marvel Stadium
	Sydney	v	Collingwood	Sydney Cricket Ground

Round 23

	Round 23
Dates and times TBC	Collingwood	v	Brisbane Lions	Melbourne Cricket Ground
	Essendon	v	Sydney	Marvel Stadium
	Gold Coast	v	Melbourne	People First Stadium
	Greater Western Sydney	v	Fremantle	Engie Stadium
	Hawthorn	v	Richmond	Melbourne Cricket Ground
	Port Adelaide	v	Adelaide	Adelaide Oval
	St Kilda	v	Geelong	Marvel Stadium
	West Coast	v	Carlton	Optus Stadium
	Western Bulldogs	v	North Melbourne	Marvel Stadium

Round 24

	Round 24
Dates and times TBC	Brisbane Lions	v	Essendon	The Gabba
	Carlton	v	St Kilda	Marvel Stadium
	Fremantle	v	Port Adelaide	Optus Stadium
	Geelong	v	West Coast	GMHBA Stadium
	Hawthorn	v	North Melbourne	University of Tasmania Stadium
	Melbourne	v	Collingwood	Melbourne Cricket Ground
	Richmond	v	Gold Coast	Melbourne Cricket Ground
	Sydney	v	Adelaide	Sydney Cricket Ground
	Western Bulldogs	v	Greater Western Sydney	Mars Stadium

Ladder

Updated to Port Adelaide v St Kilda (round 7).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Geelong	6	6	0	0	575	407	141.3	24	Finals series
2	Greater Western Sydney	7	6	1	0	751	551	136.3	24
3	Sydney	6	5	1	0	610	451	135.3	20
4	Melbourne	7	5	2	0	585	464	126.1	20
5	Port Adelaide	7	5	2	0	671	558	120.3	20
6	Carlton	6	5	1	0	597	508	117.5	20
7	Essendon	7	4	2	1	580	619	93.7	18
8	Collingwood	7	3	3	1	607	620	97.9	14
9	Western Bulldogs	6	3	3	0	567	461	123.0	12
10	Fremantle	6	3	3	0	458	424	108.0	12
11	Gold Coast	6	3	3	0	481	512	93.9	12
12	Brisbane Lions	7	2	5	0	517	549	94.2	8
13	St Kilda	7	2	5	0	511	572	89.3	8
14	West Coast	6	2	4	0	435	576	75.5	8
15	Adelaide	6	1	5	0	403	479	84.1	4
16	Hawthorn	6	1	5	0	432	560	77.1	4
17	Richmond	7	1	6	0	487	645	75.5	4
18	North Melbourne	6	0	6	0	413	724	57.0	0

Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for

Progression by round

Updated to Port Adelaide v St Kilda (round 7).

4	Finished the round in first place	0	Finished the round in last place
4	Finished the round inside the top eight
41	Subscript indicates the ladder position at the end of the round
41	Underlined points indicate the team had a bye that round

Team	O	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Geelong	0	49	86	124	164	202	241
Sydney	43	82	122	125	163	164	202
Greater Western Sydney	42	81	121	121	161	201	203	24
Carlton	44	84	87	126	165	166	204
Port Adelaide	0	45	83	88	126	163	165	20
Melbourne	06	48	84	123	162	165	166	20
Essendon	0	47	411	89	812	129	167	18
Western Bulldogs	0	017	410	87	88	811	128
Fremantle	0	46	85	122	127	127	129
Collingwood	07	015	015	412	811	813	1210	14
Gold Coast	41	83	88	810	810	128	1211
Brisbane Lions	05	012	012	014	413	810	812	8
St Kilda	0	011	49	411	89	812	813	8
West Coast	0	018	018	018	018	416	814
Adelaide	0	010	013	015	015	414	415
Richmond	08	014	014	413	414	415	416	4
Hawthorn	0	013	017	017	016	017	417
North Melbourne	0	016	016	016	017	018	018

Source: AFL Tables

Home matches and membership

Updated to Port Adelaide v St Kilda (round 7).

The following table includes all home match attendance figures from the home-and-away season, excluding neutral matches (Gather Round).

Team	Home match attendance							Membership
	Hosted	Total	Highest	Lowest	Average			2023 [42]	2024	Change
					2023 [43]	2024 [44]	Change
Adelaide	2	91,458	46,700	44,758	38,647	45,729		68,536
Brisbane Lions	3	97,818	34,002	30,429	29,285	32,606		54,676
Carlton	3	170,638	83,881	40,474	51,421	56,879		95,277
Collingwood	2	144,767	78,933	65,834	65,518	72,384		106,470
Essendon	3	211,861	93,644	44,412	46,690	70,620		86,274
Fremantle	2	91,641	51,037	40,604	44,097	45,821		62,064
Geelong	2	70,546	39,352	31,394	32,279	35,273		82,155
Gold Coast	3	47,452	22,086	11,466	13,724	15,817		23,359
Greater Western Sydney	4	54,797	21,235	8,034	10,261	13,699		33,036
Hawthorn	2	110,980	67,020	43,960	33,301	55,490		80,698
Melbourne	2	87,198	44,100	43,098	44,662	43,599		70,785
North Melbourne	3	95,802	47,565	17,589	20,765	31,934		51,084
Port Adelaide	4	147,299	40,306	33,230	37,336	36,825		64,041
Richmond	3	148,206	72,840	30,254	51,420	49,402		101,349
St Kilda	2	96,236	69,517	26,719	32,136	48,118		60,239
Sydney	3	110,615	40,012	34,954	32,833	36,872		65,332
West Coast	3	144,539	54,473	42,401	42,251	48,180		103,275
Western Bulldogs	3	82,187	50,144	9,752	28,499	27,396		56,302
Total/overall	49	2,004,040	93,644	8,034	36,396	40,899		1,264,952

Source: AFL Tables

Win/loss table

Updated to Port Adelaide v St Kilda (round 7).

The following table can be sorted from biggest winning margin to biggest losing margin for each round. If two or more matches in a round are decided by the same margin, these margins are sorted by percentage (i.e. the lowest-scoring winning team is ranked highest and the lowest-scoring losing team is ranked lowest). Home matches are in bold, neutral matches (Gather Round) are underlined and opponents are listed above the margins.

+	Win		Qualified for finals
-	Loss	X	Bye
	Draw		Eliminated

Team	Home-and-away season																									Ladder	Finals series
	O	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24		F1	F2	F3	GF
Adelaide	X	GC -6	GEE -19	FRE -35	MEL -15	CAR +2	ESS -3	NM	PA	BL	COL	WC	HAW	RIC	SYD	X	GWS	BL	STK	ESS	HAW	GEE	WB	PA	SYD	15 (1–5–0)
Brisbane Lions	CAR -1	FRE -23	X	COL -20	NM +70	MEL +22	GEE -26	GWS -54	GC	ADE	RIC	HAW	X	WB	STK	PA	MEL	ADE	WC	SYD	GC	STK	GWS	COL	ESS	12 (2–5–0)
Carlton	BL +1	RIC +5	X	NM +56	FRE +10	ADE -2	GWS +19	GEE	COL	MEL	SYD	GC	PA	ESS	X	GEE	RIC	GWS	WB	NM	PA	COL	HAW	WC	STK	6 (5–1–0)
Collingwood	GWS -32	SYD -33	STK -15	BL +20	HAW +5	X	PA +42	ESS 0	CAR	WC	ADE	FRE	WB	MEL	NM	X	GC	ESS	GEE	HAW	RIC	CAR	SYD	BL	MEL	8 (3–3–1)
Essendon	X	HAW +24	SYD -30	STK +4	PA -69	WB +29	ADE +3	COL 0	WC	GWS	NM	RIC	GC	CAR	X	WC	GEE	COL	MEL	ADE	STK	FRE	GC	SYD	BL	7 (4–2–1)
Fremantle	X	BL +23	NM +26	ADE +35	CAR -10	PA -3	WC -37	WB	RIC	SYD	STK	COL	MEL	X	WB	GC	SYD	RIC	HAW	MEL	WC	ESS	GEE	GWS	PA	10 (3–3–0)
Geelong	X	STK +8	ADE +19	HAW +36	WB +4	NM +75	BL +26	CAR	MEL	PA	GC	GWS	RIC	SYD	X	CAR	ESS	HAW	COL	WB	NM	ADE	FRE	STK	WC	1 (6–0–0)
Gold Coast	RIC +39	ADE +6	WB -48	X	GWS -28	HAW +53	SYD -53	WC	BL	NM	GEE	CAR	ESS	STK	X	FRE	COL	NM	PA	GWS	BL	WC	ESS	MEL	RIC	11 (3–3–0)
Greater Western Sydney	COL +32	NM +39	WC +65	X	GC +28	STK +1	CAR -19	BL +54	SYD	ESS	WB	GEE	X	HAW	PA	SYD	ADE	CAR	RIC	GC	MEL	HAW	BL	FRE	WB	2 (5–1–0)
Hawthorn	X	ESS -24	MEL -55	GEE -36	COL -5	GC -53	NM +45	SYD	WB	STK	PA	BL	ADE	GWS	RIC	X	WC	GEE	FRE	COL	ADE	GWS	CAR	RIC	NM	16 (1–5–0)
Melbourne	SYD -22	WB +45	HAW +55	PA +7	ADE +15	BL -22	X	RIC +43	GEE	CAR	WC	STK	FRE	COL	X	NM	BL	WC	ESS	FRE	GWS	WB	PA	GC	COL	4 (5–2–0)
North Melbourne	X	GWS -39	FRE -26	CAR -56	BL -70	GEE -75	HAW -45	ADE	STK	GC	ESS	PA	X	WC	COL	MEL	WB	GC	SYD	CAR	GEE	RIC	WC	WB	HAW	18 (0–6–0)
Port Adelaide	X	WC +50	RIC +30	MEL -7	ESS +69	FRE +3	COL -42	STK +10	ADE	GEE	HAW	NM	CAR	X	GWS	BL	STK	WB	GC	RIC	CAR	SYD	MEL	ADE	FRE	5 (5–2–0)
Richmond	GC -39	CAR -5	PA -30	SYD +5	STK -7	WC -39	X	MEL -43	FRE	WB	BL	ESS	GEE	ADE	HAW	X	CAR	FRE	GWS	PA	COL	NM	STK	HAW	GC	17 (1–6–0)
St Kilda	X	GEE -8	COL +15	ESS -4	RIC +7	GWS -1	WB -60	PA -10	NM	HAW	FRE	MEL	WC	GC	BL	X	PA	SYD	ADE	WC	ESS	BL	RIC	GEE	CAR	13 (2–5–0)
Sydney	MEL +22	COL +33	ESS +30	RIC -5	WC +26	X	GC +53	HAW	GWS	FRE	CAR	WB	X	GEE	ADE	GWS	FRE	STK	NM	BL	WB	PA	COL	ESS	ADE	3 (5–1–0)
West Coast	X	PA -50	GWS -65	WB -76	SYD -26	RIC +39	FRE +37	GC	ESS	COL	MEL	ADE	STK	NM	X	ESS	HAW	MEL	BL	STK	FRE	GC	NM	CAR	GEE	14 (2–4–0)
Western Bulldogs	X	MEL -45	GC +48	WC +76	GEE -4	ESS -29	STK +60	FRE	HAW	RIC	GWS	SYD	COL	BL	FRE	X	NM	PA	CAR	GEE	SYD	MEL	ADE	NM	GWS	9 (3–3–0)

Source: AFL Tables

Season notes

• The AFL recorded a combined attendance of 413,405 in round 1, breaking the VFL/AFL attendance record for a home-and-away round set in 2017. ^[30]
• For the first time in VFL/AFL history, both reigning grand finalists – Collingwood and the Brisbane Lions – lost their first two matches of the following season; ^[45] both clubs eventually lost their first three matches. ^[46]

Milestones

Round	Player/official	Club	Milestone
1	Josh Kelly	Greater Western Sydney	200th AFL game
2	Sebastian Ross	St Kilda	200th AFL game
	Brandon Ellis	Gold Coast	250th AFL game
	Travis Boak	Port Adelaide	350th AFL game
3	Tom Mitchell	Collingwood	200th AFL game
	Brodie Smith	Adelaide	250th AFL game
	Jack Viney	Melbourne	200th AFL game
	Tom Hawkins	Geelong	350th AFL game
4	Mark Blicavs	Geelong	250th AFL game
5	Lachie Neale	Brisbane Lions	250th AFL game
	Rhys Stanley	Geelong	200th AFL game
6	Chelsea Roffey	—	300th AFL game goal umpired [47]
	Brodie Grundy	Sydney	200th AFL game

Source: AFL Tables (players); other milestones sourced individually

Leading goalkickers

Updated to Greater Western Sydney v Brisbane Lions (round 7).

1	Led the goalkicking at the end of the round
11	Subscript indicates the player's goal tally to that point of the season
X	Had a bye during that round

#	Player	Club	Home-and-away season (Coleman Medal)																									Finals series				Total	Games	Average
			O	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	F1	F2	F3	GF
1	Jesse Hogan	Greater Western Sydney	44	610	212	X12	416	218	321	122																						22	7	3.14
2	Charlie Curnow	Carlton	44	26	X6	410	313	417	320																							20	6	3.33
3	Bayley Fritsch	Melbourne	44	04	59	211	314	216	X16	218																						18	7	2.57
4	Kyle Langford	Essendon	X0	33	25	38	08	311	213	417																						17	7	2.43
	Jake Waterman	West Coast	X0	22	13	14	26	612	517																							17	6	2.83
6	Ben King	Gold Coast	55	05	27	X7	310	414	216																							16	6	2.67
	Harry McKay	Carlton	33	36	X6	511	011	213	316																							16	6	2.67
8	Shai Bolton	Richmond	33	03	25	27	411	314	X14	115																						15	7	2.14
	Jake Stringer	Essendon	X0	44	37	310	111	213	114	115																						15	7	2.14
	Callum Brown	Greater Western Sydney	55	27	07	X7	310	010	010	313																						13	7	1.86

Source: AFL Tables

See also

• 2024 AFL Women's season

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