2024 Geelong Football Club season

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The 2024 Geelong Football Club season is the club's 160th season playing Australian rules football, with the club competing in their 125th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). Geelong will also field a women's team in the 2024 AFL Women's season, and men's and women's reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW) respectively.

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Club news

Announced in April and May, followed by a gala dinner held in June; the club elevated 2011 premiership captain Cameron Ling to legend status in the Geelong Football Club Hall of Fame; also inducting two-time premiership players Harry Taylor and Travis Varcoe as members. [1] Dual premiership and current coach Chris Scott was also added to the Hall of Fame. [2] [3]

In late May it was confirmed that Geelong Football Club president Craig Drummond will step down from the board at the annual general meeting to be held in December. [4] Drummond had been president since taking over from Colin Carter in 2020, and had been a board member since 2011. [5] [6] Grant McCabe was nominated to replace Drummond as president, with fellow board member and vice president Diane Taylor stepping down from the board in early June after being overlooked to replace Drummond. [7] [8]

Renee Garing and Kate Darby were also made life members of the club at the dinner celebrating the Geelong Football Club Hall of Fame inductees, the first women's players to be afforded the honour. [9] Additionally, Patrick Dangerfield, Tom Stewart, Zach Tuohy, Rhys Stanley, Jed Bews, Brandan Parfitt, Mark O'Connor, Jack Henry, Jake Kolodjashnij, Tom Atikins, and Gryan Miers were afforded life member status. [3]

Former club president Colin Carter was awarded the RJ Hickey Award for his service to Australian football stretching back to 1985. [3] [10]

The club also signed up 90,798 members an increase of over 8,000 from last season's record tally. [11] [12]

AFL team

Geelong Football Club
2024 AFL season
PresidentCraig Drummond
Coach Chris Scott
(14th season)
Captain(s) Patrick Dangerfield
(2nd season)
AFL season 15 wins, 8 losses (3rd)
Finals series Preliminary finalists
Best and Fairest Max Holmes
Leading goalkicker Jeremy Cameron (58)
Highest home attendance87,775 vs. Carlton (Round 7)
Lowest home attendance27,967 vs. Western Bulldogs (Round 20)
Average home attendance38,861
Club membership90,798

Season summary

View of the MCG during the club's round 7 match against Carlton which set a new attendance record. MCG - Geelong vs Carlton 2024.jpg
View of the MCG during the club's round 7 match against Carlton which set a new attendance record.

It was the club's 14th AFL season under senior coach Chris Scott, with Patrick Dangerfield continuing as club captain. [13]

With the unveiling of the Joel Selwood Stand and the completion of stadium redevelopments, [14] the crowd of 39,352 for the Geelong's home opener against St Kilda was the largest crowd for a VFL/AFL match at GMHBA Stadium since 1981. [15]

In contrast to 2023, Geelong started the season with three straight wins, celebrating Tom Hawkins' 350th AFL match with a victory over Hawthorn at the MCG on Easter Monday. That match was interrupted by an approximately 40 minute delay before the start of the final quarter due to nearby lightning. [16] [17]

The winning streak extended to seven matches, the club's best start to the season since the 2013 season. [18]

The attendance of 87,775 at the club's round 7 designated home match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was the highest in club history. [19]

The club's four match losing streak from rounds 8 to 11 was the first time the team had lost four straight matches during the tenure of Chris Scott. [20]

In round 12, club stalwart Tom Hawkins broke former captain Joel Selwood's 355-game record for the most number of matches played for the club. [21] [22] [23]

In the final round of the home and away season, the team climbed to third position on the ladder with a dominant 93-point win over West Coast, headlined by Jeremy Cameron's career high of nine goals for the match. [24]

At the AFL Awards in late August, Oliver Dempsey won the Ron Evans Medal as the AFL Rising Star to become the second Geelong player to win that award after Joel Selwood in 2007. [25] [26] Jeremy Cameron was selected in the 2024 All-Australian team at centre-half forward after kicking 58 goals for the season to finish second in the Coleman Medal standings. [27]


Pre-season

Geelong started the season with a match simulation game against Carlton at Ikon Park on 22 February, emerging as 17-point winners 10.13 (74) to 8.8 (56) in sweltering conditions. Cameron Guthrie suffered a quad injury in the opening minutes of the match, not returning to the field for the rest of the day. [28]

Geelong played an official practice match as part of the AFL's Community Series against Essendon at GMHBA Stadium on 1 March 2024, [29] [30] scoring five goals in the last quarter to come from behind to win 11.17 (83) to 10.11 (71). [31] [32]

Coaching staff

Chris Scott continued as the club's men's senior coach for a fourteenth season, having signed a two-year contract extension until the end of the 2024 season. [33]

Assistant coach Shaun Grigg departed the club following the 2023 season, having joined the Gold Coast. [34] Development coach Josh Jenkins also departed the club, [35] as well as fellow development coach Daisy Pearce who was appointed head coach of the West Coast Eagles (AFL Women's). [36] Matthew Egan also left the club after being hired by the Western Bulldogs, [37] with Nigel Lappin replacing him as the head of player development. [38]

Former Geelong player and life member James Rahilly joined the coaching staff as an assistant coach, returning to the club after three seasons with Adelaide, [39] and joining Rahilly in returning to Geelong, former Geelong captain and 2007 premiership ruckman Steven King joined the coaching staff as an assistant coach. King had been the interim head coach at the Gold Coast during the 2023 season. [40]

2024 Geelong coaching staff
RoleName
Senior coach Chris Scott
Assistant coach James Kelly
Assistant coach Steven King
Assistant coach James Rahilly
Head of player development Nigel Lappin
Ruck coach Brad Ottens
Development coach Aaron Black
Development coach Shaun Higgins

Playing list

Changes

Statistics

Updated to end of season

Key
^Denotes player who was on the club's standard rookie list, and therefore eligible for senior selection.
#Denotes Category B rookie where player needed to be elevated to club's senior list during this season to be eligible for senior selection.
Playing list and statistics [49] [50]
PlayerNo.Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Tackles Marks Hitouts Milestone(s)
Tom Atkins 302203176201377142340
Jed Bews 245003119507200
Mark Blicavs 4624571621793418677230250th match (round 4)
Jack Bowes 1222128254150404104690
Tanner Bruhn 4175416713029772390
Jeremy Cameron 5246441278114392401441600th AFL goal (round 7)
250th match (round 22)
Jhye Clark 1315211057818343260
Ted Clohesy ^402016410830
Brad Close 4525251215915931858690100th match (qualifying final)
Toby Conway 65102444681812122
Patrick Dangerfield 35168619512732263541
Sam De Koning 161930123154277266410350th match (round 7)
Oliver Dempsey 28252213231205436611090
Mitch Duncan 222237278133411421240
Mitchell Edwards 11
Phoenix Foster 19
Joe Furphy #37
Cameron Guthrie 2940038296711130
Zach Guthrie 392542335121456591500100th match (round 24)
Mitch Hardie ^41
Tom Hawkins 26121586742109193553350th match (round 3)
Jack Henry 38250021473287341430
Oliver Henry 36233718132722043170050th match (round 3)
Max Holmes 925136374231605741400
Lawson Humphries 1711111375018719650AFL debut (round 16)
Emerson Jeka ^43
Mitch Knevitt 104211892710130
Jake Kolodjashnij 82411203124327471230
Shaun Mannagh 71215121425319554240AFL debut (round 1)
Gryan Miers 322521123151905051061010
Oisín Mullin ^341201585811632230
Oscar Murdoch ^31
Shannon Neale 331523118848136316154
Mark O'Connor 421323876815540500
Connor O'Sullivan 141013811130AFL debut (round 5)
Brandan Parfitt 3912777615357130
Gary Rohan 23129165238814343200th match (round 17)
Rhys Stanley 1144283531363334374200th match (round 5)
Tyson Stengle 1825461822211333558680100th AFL goal (round 4)
George Stevens 15
Tom Stewart 442313358137495681400150th match (round 2)
Zach Tuohy 217841888827623530100th AFL goal (round 15)
James Willis 20
Oliver Wiltshire 21

Results

Key
HHome game
AAway game
NNeutral venue game
QF Qualifying final
PF Preliminary final
Table of 2024 AFL season results [51]
RoundDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGroundAttendanceLadder
GBTGBT
OR Bye
1 16 MarchWon101676 St Kilda 91468 GMHBA Stadium H39,352 [52] 9th Steady2.svg
2 22 MarchWon141296 Adelaide 111177 Adelaide Oval A44,758 [53] 6th Increase2.svg
3 1 AprilWon174106 Hawthorn 101070 Melbourne Cricket Ground A67,020 [16] 4th Increase2.svg
4 6 AprilWon141195 Western Bulldogs 14791 Adelaide Oval N45,970 [54] 5th Decrease2.svg
5 14 AprilWon2113139 North Melbourne 10464 GMHBA Stadium H31,194 [55] 2nd Increase2.svg
6 20 AprilWon9963 Brisbane Lions 41337 The Gabba A30,429 [56] 1st Increase2.svg
7 27 AprilWon1810118 Carlton 1515105 Melbourne Cricket Ground H87,775 [19] 1st Steady2.svg
8 4 MayLost91266 Melbourne 101474 Melbourne Cricket Ground A51,795 [57] 2nd Decrease2.svg
9 10 MayLost141195 Port Adelaide 1511101 GMHBA Stadium H29,942 [58] 2nd Steady2.svg
10 16 MayLost1510100 Gold Coast 268164 TIO Stadium A12,112 [59] 3rd Decrease2.svg
11 25 MayLost11874 Greater Western Sydney 111278 GMHBA Stadium H30,821 [20] 6th Decrease2.svg
12 1 JuneWon15999 Richmond 10969 GMHBA Stadium H31,054 [60] 3rd Increase2.svg
13 9 JuneLost121082 Sydney 1616112 Sydney Cricket Ground A44,714 [61] 5th Decrease2.svg
14 Bye 6th Decrease2.svg
15 21 JuneLost11975 Carlton 2112138 Melbourne Cricket Ground A75,218 [62] 7th Decrease2.svg
16 29 JuneWon169105 Essendon 9660 Melbourne Cricket Ground H54,698 [63] 5th Increase2.svg
17 6 JulyWon1614110 Hawthorn 9559 GMHBA Stadium H33,188 [64] 5th Steady2.svg
18 12 JulyWon131391 Collingwood 101171 Melbourne Cricket Ground A73,435 [65] 3rd Increase2.svg
19 20 JulyLost7648 Western Bulldogs 131795 GMHBA Stadium H27,967 [66] 6th Decrease2.svg
20 27 JulyWon1610106 North Melbourne 10666 Blundstone Arena A10,0456th Steady2.svg
21 3 AugustWon131290 Adelaide 13785 GMHBA Stadium H28,939 [67] 5th Increase2.svg
22 10 AugustWon101373 Fremantle 9862 Optus Stadium A50,600 [68] 4th Increase2.svg
23 17 AugustLost14589 St Kilda 1611107 Marvel Stadium A31,945 [69] 4th Steady2.svg
24 24 AugustWon2612168 West Coast 11975 GMHBA Stadium H32,5453rd Increase2.svg
QF 5 SeptemberWon2018138 Port Adelaide 71254 Adelaide Oval A50,342
PF 21 SeptemberLost121385 Brisbane Lions 141195 Melbourne Cricket Ground N93,066 [70]

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Sydney 23176022421769126.768Finals series
2 Port Adelaide 23167020111752114.864
3 Geelong 23158021641928112.260
4 Greater Western Sydney 23158020341864109.160
5 Brisbane Lions (P)23148121301747121.958
6 Western Bulldogs 23149021711736125.156
7 Hawthorn 23149020901763118.556
8 Carlton 231310021511952110.252
9 Collingwood 23129219911943102.552
10 Fremantle 231210119641755111.950
11 Essendon 23111111892202493.546
12 St Kilda 23111201748175899.444
13 Gold Coast 23111201925194399.144
14 Melbourne 23111201785181298.544
15 Adelaide 2381411906192399.134
16 West Coast 2351801594233968.120
17 North Melbourne 2332001619255063.512
18 Richmond 2322101505236463.78
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

Awards

League awards

Club Awards

VFL team

Geelong Football Club
2024 VFL season
PresidentCraig Drummond
CoachMark Corrigan
(2nd season)
Captain(s)Dan Capiron
(1st season)
Home ground GMHBA Stadium
VFL season 12 wins, 1 draw, 5 losses (4th)
Finals series Semi finalists
Best and Fairest Mitch Hardie
Leading goalkicker Shaun Mannagh (23)

Season summary

Team stalwart Dan Capiron was appointed captain, with Brayden Ham as vice-captain. [77]

The club finished in fourth position on the ladder after the home-and-away season, with 12 wins and a draw from their 18 matches.

In the first week of the finals, Geelong were defeated by minor premiers Werribee by 21 points in blustery conditions at Avalon Airport Oval. [78] The following week the team was eliminated from the finals after losing by 29 points against the Southport Sharks. [79] Club senior record games holder Tom Hawkins made his first appearance for the VFL team since the 2011 season, returning from injury to kick a goal in what was his final appearance at GMHBA Stadium. [80]

Mitch Hardie was named to the VFL Team of the Year, earning a position on the half-forward flank. Hardie kicked 14 goals for the season and averaged 29 disposals per match. Ted Clohesy had been named to the initial squad in consideration for the VFL Team of the Year, [81] [82] but missed out on final selection. [83] Hardie also finished fourth in voting for the VFL's J.J. Liston Trophy with 19 votes. [84]

Results

Key
HHome game
AAway game
QF Qualifying final
SF Semi-final
Table of season results [85] [86]
RoundDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGround
GBTGBT
1 23 MarchLost7850 Werribee 167103 GMHBA Stadium H
2 30 MarchLost111177 Box Hill 1615111 GMHBA Stadium H
3 14 AprilWon121789 Northern Bullants 5636 Genis Steel Oval A
4 20 AprilWon91367 Brisbane 91064 Brighton Homes Arena A
5 27 AprilWon2318156 Carlton 8755 Ikon Park A
6 5 MayWon185113 Frankston 61349 GMHBA Stadium H
7 Bye
8 18 MayWon131088 Coburg 10666 Piranha Park A
9 25 MayWon1614100 Greater Western Sydney 7749 GMHBA Stadium H
10 1 JuneWon111177 Richmond 81260 GMHBA Stadium H
11 9 JuneWon121183 Sydney 101474 Sydney Cricket Ground A
12 Bye
13 23 JuneLost121486 Port Melbourne 131088 ETU Stadium A
14 30 JuneWon131088 Sandringham 11773 GMHBA Stadium H
15 7 JulyLost101171 Box Hill 101272 Fenjiu Stadium A
16 13 JulyWon1513103 Collingwood 11874 Olympic Park Oval A
17 20 JulyDraw8957 Footscray 8957 GMHBA Stadium H
18 27 JulyWon101272 North Melbourne 7951 Arden Street Oval A
19 Bye
20 10 AugustLost111278 Carlton 165101 GMHBA Stadium H
21 18 AugustWon101272 Sandringham 81159 Trevor Barker Beach Oval A
QF 31 AugustLost5636 Werribee 8957 Avalon Airport Oval A
SF 7 SeptemberLost71658 Southport 13987 GMHBA Stadium H

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
2 Footscray (R) 18143116541312126.158Finals series
3 Brisbane (R) 18135017541467119.652
4 Geelong (R) 18125115371242123.850
5 Southport 18126015151257120.548
6 Box Hill (R) 18126014651278114.648
Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(R) = Reserves

Awards

Club Awards

  • Best and Fairest: Mitch Hardie (223 votes) [88]
  • Little Vic Award (Best first year player): Patrick Hughes

AFL Women's team

Geelong Football Club
2024 AFL Women's season
PresidentCraig Drummond
Coach Daniel Lowther
(4th season)
Captain(s) Meg McDonald
(5th season)
Home ground GMHBA Stadium
AFLW season 4 wins, 6 losses, 1 draw (10th)
Leading goalkicker Aishling Moloney (21)
Highest home attendance3,838 vs Melbourne
(Week 1)
Lowest home attendance2,033 vs Fremantle
(Week 6)
Average home attendance2,745

Season summary

Meg McDonald continued as captain, with Nina Morrison and Becky Webster as vice-captains. Three-time best and fairest winner Amy McDonald joined the leadership group for the first time, alongside Chantel Emonson and Mikayla Bowen. [89]

Pre season

Before the start of the season in late August, the club participated in two preseason fixtures. The first a match simulation against Collingwood at Olympic Park Oval was played on 10 August, which Geelong won 4.5 (29) to 3.6 (24); that was followed on 17 August by an official practice match against Essendon at Windy Hill, where the club was defeated 3.5 (23) to 4.9 (33). [90] [91] [92]

Coaching staff

Daniel Lowther continued as head coach of the AFLW program for a fourth season. [93] Continuing as assistant coaches were Andrew Bruce (forwards), Josh Finch (midfield), and Geelong VFL Women's coach Elise Coventry (defence). Current men's team player Gary Rohan, former Geelong VFL player Will Sexton, continued as development coaches and were joined by Andrew Allthorpe. [94]

2024 Geelong coaching staff
RoleName
Senior coach Daniel Lowther
Assistant coach (forwards)Andrew Bruce
Assistant coach (midfield)Josh Finch
Assistant coach (defence)Elise Coventry
Development coachWill Sexton
Gary Rohan
Andrew Allthorpe
Talls coach Paul Chambers
Bench coachDavid Morgan

Playing list

Changes

Statistics

Updated as at the end of the season

Key
#Denotes player who was on the club's rookie list.
^Denotes player who was on the club's inactive list.
Playing list and statistics
PlayerNo.Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Marks Tackles Hitouts Milestone(s)
Mikayla Bowen 1115886911772768050th AFLW match (week 1)
Bella Smith 25001226380160Club debut (week 6)
Amy McDonald 37026967136735050th AFLW match (week 1)
Darcy Moloney 4822416710810230
Jacqueline Parry 511126723811038351150th AFL match (week 4)
Julia Crockett-Grills 610211033613632310
Kate Surman 79334536811537050th AFLW match (week 1)
Kate Darby 81110622183174514350th AFLW match (week 6)
Nina Morrison 911531271022292778050th AFLW match (week 11)
Georgie Rankin 10810153348625050th AFLW match (week 6)
Meg McDonald 1111002947761480
Kate Kenny #12722242448680AFLW debut (week 1)
Olivia Fuller ^13
Chloe Scheer 14
Shelley Scott 1510944723702215175th AFLW match (week 8)
Chantel Emonson 1611011143114521330
Anna-Rose Kennedy #18110075199418100
Brooke Plummer 193007310510
Zali Friswell 201120518313427410
Rebecca Webster 2111011358522026380
Rachel Kearns 2291070249414110
Bryde O'Rourke 23100112010AFLW debut (week 6)
Chantal Mason 24100000010AFLW debut (week 8)
Caitlin Thorne 255012315388110AFLW debut (week 4)
Claudia Gunjaca 26110059268522330
Lilly Pearce 29
Gabbie Featherston 32802282856101633
Abbey McDonald 3940081119770
Georgie Prespakis 4192591911826510
Melissa Bragg 4460012112341628
Aishling Moloney #451121111045215632315

Results

Key
HHome game
AAway game
Table of season results [104]
RoundDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGroundAttendanceLadder
GBTGBT
1 31 AugustLost6440 Melbourne 6642 GMHBA Stadium H3,83811th Steady2.svg
2 8 SeptemberDraw5636 North Melbourne 5636 Arden Street Oval A3,019 [105] 15th Decrease2.svg
3 14 SeptemberLost055 Carlton 4529 Ikon Park A2,417 [106] 15th Steady2.svg
4 21 SeptemberWon15696 Gold Coast 4327 People First Stadium A1,612 [107] 12th Increase2.svg
5 26 SeptemberLost9761 Hawthorn 12779 GMHBA Stadium H2,771 [108] 15th Decrease2.svg
6 1 OctoberLost3927 Fremantle 6945 GMHBA Stadium H2,033 [109] 16th Decrease2.svg
6 6 OctoberWon51444 Sydney 6541 Henson Park A3,127 [110] 11th Increase2.svg
7 12 OctoberLost5939 Richmond 61046 Swinburne Centre A2,455 [111] 13th Decrease2.svg
8 20 OctoberWon7547 Brisbane 5737 GMHBA Stadium H2,850 [112] 12th Increase2.svg
9 26 OctoberWon9256 West Coast 3523 Mineral Resources Park A2,015 [113] 10th Increase2.svg
10 1 NovemberLost4428 Adelaide 4832 GMHBA Stadium H2,233 [114] 10th Steady2.svg

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 North Melbourne 111001656208315.442Finals series
2 Hawthorn 111010597309193.240
3 Brisbane 11920611335182.436
4 Adelaide 11830494285173.332
5 Fremantle 11830404297136.032
6 Port Adelaide 11740431364118.428
7 Richmond 11641442337131.226
8 Essendon 11641376359104.726
9 Melbourne 1165036942087.924
10 Geelong 11461479437109.618
11 St Kilda 1147037939695.716
12 Western Bulldogs 1147029146163.116
13 West Coast 1147032050962.916
14 Carlton 1147026653250.016
15 Sydney 1138039553873.412
16 Greater Western Sydney 1119137453170.46
17 Gold Coast 1119131156954.76
18 Collingwood 11110024555344.34
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for

Awards

League awards

VFLW team

Geelong Football Club
2024 VFL Women's season
PresidentCraig Drummond
Coach Elise Coventry
(2nd season)
Captain(s)Abbey Favell
Liv Stewart
Poppy Schaap
(1st season)
Home ground GMHBA Stadium
Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct
VFLW season 3 wins, 11 losses (14th)
Best and FairestLily Jordan
Leading goalkickerChantal Mason (7)

Season summary

Before the start of the 2024 VFL Women's season, Geelong nominated Abby Favell, Liv Stewart and Poppy Schaap as a three-person leadership group with no formal captain or vice-captain roles. [116]

Geelong were held goalless for the third (round 2), fourth (round 8), and fifth (round 12) times in the club's history in the VFLW, registering their lowest score of 0.1 (1) against Collingwood at Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct.

It was a disappointing campaign for the club, with the team finishing last on the ladder with just three wins for the season. 49 players would play at least one match for the team, including 31 debutants.

Midfielder Lily Jordan won the best and fairest award with 57 votes, ahead of Breanna Pratt and Poppy Schaap. Molly Walton was awarded the Hoops Award which was presented in the VFLW program for the first time, while Mia Fuller won the player-voted Cats Value Award. [117]

Results

Key
HHome game
AAway game
Table of season results [118] [119]
RoundDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGround
GBTGBT
1 23 MarchLost4428 Carlton 9559 GMHBA Stadium H
2 30 MarchLost022 Box Hill 141498 GMHBA Stadium H
3 6 AprilWon8654 Southern Saints 5636 Trevor Barker Beach Oval A
4 13 AprilWon5333 Darebin 4226Central Reserve, ColacH
5 20 AprilLost139 Greater Western Sydney 141094Tom Wills Oval, SydneyA
6 27 AprilWon81159 North Melbourne 5535 Arden Street Oval A
7 4 MayLost4630 Carlton 5333 Ikon Park A
8 11 MayLost011 Collingwood 6743 Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct H
9 18 MayLost5636 Casey 7749 Casey Fields A
10 26 MayLost033 Williamstown 131189 DSV Stadium A
11 1 JuneLost128 Western Bulldogs 12779 Avalon Airport Oval H
12 9 JuneLost022 Box Hill 14892 Box Hill City Oval A
13 15 JuneLost117 Port Melbourne 71254 Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct H
14 22 JuneLost2315 Essendon 10464 Windy Hill A

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
10 Carlton 1459044750289.020
11 Darebin 1459034148770.020
12 Sydney Swans (E)5410418121345.516
13 Southern Saints 14410031950363.416
14 Geelong Cats 14311028785133.712
Source: AFL.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(E) Club playing a limited number of exhibition matches, ineligible for progression to finals series

Awards

Club Awards

  • Best and Fairest: Lily Jordan [117]
  • The Hoops Award: Molly Walton
  • Cats Values Award: Mia Fuller

Notes

    1. Max Holmes and Tyson Stengle were also selected in the initial squad.
    2. Replacement player for Olivia Fuller who was placed on the club's inactive list.
    3. Replacement player for Erin Hoare following her retirement.

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