2024 QAFLW season

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2024 QAFLW season
Date6 April − 25 August
Teams8
Premiers Southport
1st premiership
Minor premiers Southport
2nd minor premiership
Wooden spooners Yeronga
Emma Zielke Medallist Steph O'Brien
(Southport − 28 votes)
Leading goalkickerJessica Stallard
(Aspley − 34 goals)
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The 2024 QAFLW season was the 24th season of the QAFL Women's (QAFLW), the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Queensland. [1] The season featured eight clubs, beginning on 6 April and concluding on 25 August. [2] [3]

Contents

The premiership was won by Southport for the first time, after they defeated Bond University by 35 points in the 2024 QAFLW Grand Final at People First Stadium. [4] [5]

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Southport (P)141220885241367.248 Finals series
2 Aspley 141220797311256.348
3 Bond University 141130693282245.744
4 Coorparoo 1468045360075.524
5 Wilston Grange 1468037055566.724
6 UQ Red Lions 1459043849089.420
7 Maroochydore 14410033367749.216
8 Yeronga 140140202101519.90

Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

Semi-finals

Semi-finals
Saturday, 10 August (2:15 pm) Southport 7.5 (47)def. Aspley 4.1 (25) Fankhauser Reserve
Saturday, 10 August (2:15 pm) Bond University 10.8 (68)def. Coorparoo 2.3 (15) Bond University Oval

Preliminary final

Preliminary final
Saturday, 17 August (4:45 pm) Aspley 4.3 (27)def. by Bond University 4.7 (31) Graham Road Oval

Grand Final

2024 QAFLW Grand Final
Sunday, 25 August (2:30 pm) Southport def. Bond University People First Stadium [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
2.3 (15)
4.5 (29)
6.5 (41)
8.6 (54)		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		2.1 (13)
3.1 (19)
3.1 (19)
3.1 (19)
Welsh 3, Baldwin 2, Baron, Davies, Gregory, BaltaisGoalsKaslar 2, Parker
Kimber, Schipp, Davies, Fogas, Zerafa, MilneBestSalisbury, Lightfoot, Milne, Harris, White, Samuels

Awards

Team of the Year

2024 QAFLW Team of the Year [12] [13]
B:Sara-Jane O'Grady (Maroochydore)Kaylee Kimber (Southport)
HB:Jasmyn Davidson (Bond University)Ayla Fetahagic (Coorparoo)Gracie Roy (UQ Red Lions)
C:Lucy Schneider (Coorparoo)Jessica Davy (Aspley)Keyshia Matenga (Wilston Grange)
HF:Ella Calleja (Bond University)Steph O'Brien (c) (Southport)Summer Hamilton (Wilston Grange)
F:Maddy Baldwin (Southport)Jessica Stallard (Aspley)
Foll:Georja Davies (Southport)Madeleine Watt (Southport)Louise Tyson (Aspley)
Int:Jane Childes (UQ Red Lions)Lucia Liessi (Aspley)Laura Roy (UQ Red Lions)
Courtney Sexton (Bond University)Chelsea Winn (Yeronga)
Coach:Peter Doherty (Southport)

Club best and fairest

ClubWinnerRef
Aspley Louise Tyson [18]
Bond University Shannon Nolan [19]
Coorparoo Grace Roberts-White [20]
Maroochydore Shannon Campbell [21]
Southport Maddy Watt [22]
UQ Red Lions Jane Childes [23]
Wilston Grange Keyshia Matenga [24]
Yeronga Jamie Howell [25]

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