2024 in Australian rules football

The following are the events of Australian rules football for the calendar year 2024, 166 years after the first game was played in 1858. ^{[1] [2]}

Clubs

Mergers

Original clubs	New club	League	State	Date	Ref
Nullawil	Calder United Lions	North Central FL	VIC	20 June 2024	[3]
Wycheproof-Narraport

Deaths

January

• 14 January – John Bingley (83), St Kilda 1966 premiership player and Clarence 1970 premiership coach ^[4]
• 21 January – Dick O'Bree (87), former Collingwood and Euroa player ^[5]

February

• 5 February – Ernie O'Rourke (97), former Melbourne and North Melbourne player ^{[6] [7]}
• 19 February – Jesse Baird (26), AFL goal umpire ^[8]

March

• 5 March – Steve Marsh (99), former South Fremantle and East Fremantle player ^[9]
• 7 March – David Granger (69), former Port Adelaide and St Kilda player ^[10]
• 24 March – Andrew Plympton (74), former St Kilda Football Club president ^[11]
• 30 March – Les Twentyman (76), 1977 VFA Division 2 reserves premiership coach with Yarraville ^[12]

April

• 16 April – Peter Davidson (60), former West Coast and Brisbane Bears player ^[13]
• 25 April – Ross Thornton (67), former Fitzroy player ^[14]

May

• 2 May – Ian Hayden (83), former University Blues and Richmond player ^{[15] [16]}
• 9 May – Cam McCarthy (29), former Greater Western Sydney and Fremantle player ^[17]
• 13 May – Berkley Cox (90), Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame member ^[18]
• 13 May – Reg Burgess (89), Essendon Hall of Fame member ^[19]
• 23 May – Barry Davis (80), former Essendon and North Melbourne player ^[20]

June

• 4 June – John Todd (86), 721-game WAFL coach and former South Fremantle player (death announced on this date) ^[21]
• 5 June – Ross Booth (72), former VAFA player and VFA/VFL commentator (death announced on this date) ^[22]
• 12 June – Nick Mustafa (26), Templestowe EFNL player ^{[23] [24]}
• 18 June – Billy Sullivan (20s), Melton BFNL player ^{[25] [26]}

July

• 4 July – Brian Lowe (85), former Geelong player and Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame member ^[27]
• 13 July – Nick Campo (18), South Fremantle WAFL Colts player who died in car crash ^{[28] [29]}

August

• 3 August – Mark Slater (73), former Collingwood, Preston, Coburg and Bundoora player ^{[30] [31]}
• 20 August – Sam Landsberger (35), sports journalist and Herald Sun AFL writer

September

• 1 September – John Schultz (85), former Footscray player ^[32]

November

• 21 November – Bianca Jones (19), Beaumaris VAFA player who died in suspected mass poisoning in Laos ^{[33] [34]}
• 22 November – Holly Bowles (19), Beaumaris VAFA player who died in suspected mass poisoning in Laos ^[35]

December

• 30 December – Michael Turner (70), Geelong Hall of Fame player ^[36]

References

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9. Quartermain, Glen (5 March 2024). "WA, South Fremantle great Steve Marsh dies at 99". The West Australian. Perth: Seven West Media. Retrieved 5 March 2024. ...passed away in the early hours of Tuesday at age 99.
10. "Convicted drug trafficker and Port Adelaide player David 'Grave Danger' Granger dies". Nine's Wide World of Sports. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024. ...passed away yesterday at the age of 69
11. Chadwick, Justin (25 March 2024). "'Save our Saints' president Andrew Plympton dies at 74" . The Canberra Times. Canberra: Australian Community Media. Retrieved 27 March 2024. passed away in a Melbourne hospital on Sunday after a battle with lung cancer.
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19. "Vale Reg Burgess". The Mighty Bombers. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024. ...passing of former player and club Hall of Fame member Reg Burgess on Monday night.
20. Dampney, James (23 May 2024). "'One of the greats of the VFL': Footy world mourns loss of two-club champion Barry Davis". Fox Sports. Retrieved 30 May 2024. ...died at the age of 80 on Wednesday evening.
21. Johnston, Greig (4 June 2024). "John Todd, WA football legend and former West Coast Eagles coach, dies aged 86". ABC News. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
22. Noakes, Cameron (5 June 2024). "Beloved football commentator Ross Booth dies, aged 72". 7NEWS. Archived from the original on 5 June 2024.
23. Reid, Harrison. "Victorian community mourning local footballer and cricketer Nick Mustafa, who died suddenly aged 26". 7NEWS. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
24. "Nick Mustafa". PlayHQ. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
25. Gliddon, Greg (20 June 2024). "BFNL clubs rocked after death of much-loved footballer". The Courier. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
26. "BILLY SULLIVAN". PlayHQ. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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29. Sadler, Claire (14 July 2024). "North Lake fatal crash: 18-year-old South Fremantle Football Club player dead and six injured in car rollover". PerthNow. The West Australian. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
30. "Mark SLATER". Deaths and Funeral Notices Australia. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
31. Amy, Paul (11 August 2024). "The Bullants are wearing black armbands today after the death of former player Mark Slater, who also played league football with Collingwood and was prominent with Bundoora at local level". Twitter. CODE Sports. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
32. "Vale John Schultz". Western Bulldogs. 1 September 2024. Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
33. Ore, Adeshola; Touma, Rafqa (21 November 2024). "Melbourne teen Bianca Jones dies in hospital after methanol poisoning in Laos". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
34. "Statement from the Beaumaris Football Club in regards to the passing today of Bianca Jones". Facebook. Beaumaris Football Club. 21 November 2024. Archived from the original on 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
35. "Statement from VAFA CEO, Jason Reddick". Victorian Amateur Football Association. 23 November 2024. Archived from the original on 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
36. Cameron, Ben; Cavanaugh, Chris (30 December 2024). "Geelong Cats champion Michael Turner dies at age 70" . geelongadvertiser. Retrieved 2024-12-30.