The 2024 Australian Football League finals series was the 128th annual edition of the VFL/AFL finals series, the Australian rules football playoff tournament staged to determine the winner of the 2024 AFL premiership season. The series was played over 4 weeks in September, culminating in the 2024 AFL Grand Final.
2024 premiership season | |
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Date | 5 September – 28 September |
Teams | 8 |
Premiers | Brisbane Lions |
Runners-up | Sydney |
Attendance | |
Matches played | 9 |
Total attendance | 533,520 (59,280 per match) |
Highest | 100,013 (Grand Final, Sydney v Brisbane Lions) |
The top eight teams from the 2024 AFL Premiership season qualify for the finals series. AFL finals series have been played under the current format since 2000.
Qualification
editIn round 24 of the 2024 AFL season, Sydney's win over Adelaide confirmed their minor premiership. Port Adelaide's victory against Fremantle secured second place, while Geelong's win over West Coast and Greater Western Sydney' loss to Western Bulldogs locked in third and fourth positions respectively. Brisbane Lions guaranteed fifth place and a home final by defeating Essendon. Western Bulldogs' upset win over Greater Western Sydney ensured they finished sixth, while Hawthorn's earlier victory against North Melbourne confirmed their seventh place. Finally, despite Carlton's loss to St Kilda, Fremantle's defeat by Port Adelaide secured Carlton the eighth and last Finals spot.
Ladder
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sydney | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2242 | 1769 | 126.7 | 68 | Finals series |
2 | Port Adelaide | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2011 | 1752 | 114.8 | 64 | |
3 | Geelong | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2164 | 1928 | 112.2 | 60 | |
4 | Greater Western Sydney | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2034 | 1864 | 109.1 | 60 | |
5 | Brisbane Lions (P) | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2130 | 1747 | 121.9 | 58 | |
6 | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2171 | 1736 | 125.1 | 56 | |
7 | Hawthorn | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2090 | 1763 | 118.5 | 56 | |
8 | Carlton | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2151 | 1952 | 110.2 | 52 | |
9 | Collingwood | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1991 | 1943 | 102.5 | 52 | |
10 | Fremantle | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1964 | 1755 | 111.9 | 50 | |
11 | Essendon | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1892 | 2024 | 93.5 | 46 | |
12 | St Kilda | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1748 | 1758 | 99.4 | 44 | |
13 | Gold Coast | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1925 | 1943 | 99.1 | 44 | |
14 | Melbourne | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1785 | 1812 | 98.5 | 44 | |
15 | Adelaide | 23 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1906 | 1923 | 99.1 | 34 | |
16 | West Coast | 23 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1594 | 2339 | 68.1 | 20 | |
17 | North Melbourne | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1619 | 2550 | 63.5 | 12 | |
18 | Richmond | 23 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1505 | 2364 | 63.7 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers
Season notes
edit- Sydney won the minor premiership for the first time since 2016 and its tenth overall.
- After winning the premiership the previous season, Collingwood missed finals for first time since 2021.
- St Kilda and Melbourne missed finals for the first time since 2022 and 2020 respectively.
- Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn reached the finals for the first time since 2022 and 2018 respectively.
Venues
editMelbourne | Brisbane | |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground | The Gabba | |
Capacity: 100,024 | Capacity: 36,700 | |
Adelaide | Sydney | Sydney |
Adelaide Oval | Sydney Cricket Ground | Engie Stadium |
Capacity: 53,500 | Capacity: 48,000 | Capacity: 23,500 |
Matches
editThe system used for the 2024 AFL finals series is a final eight system. The top four teams in the eight receive the "double chance" when they play in week-one qualifying finals, such that if a top-four team loses in the first week it still remains in the finals, playing a semi-final the next week against the winner of an elimination final. The bottom four of the eight play knock-out games – only the winners survive and move on to the next week. Home-state advantage goes to the team with the higher ladder position in the first two weeks, and to the qualifying final winners in the third week.
In the second week, the winners of the qualifying finals receive a bye to the third week. The losers of the qualifying final plays the elimination finals winners in a semi-final. In the third week, the winners of the semi-finals from week two play the winners of the qualifying finals in the first week. The winners of those matches move on to the Grand Final. [1]
Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
7 September, Sydney Cricket Ground | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Sydney | 13.10 (88) | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Greater Western Sydney | 12.10 (82) | 14 September, Engie Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
Greater Western Sydney | 15.10 (100) | ||||||||||||||||||
7 September, the Gabba | Brisbane Lions | 15.15 (105) | 20 September, Sydney Cricket Ground | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Brisbane Lions | 14.15 (99) | Sydney | 14.11 (95) | |||||||||||||||
8 | Carlton | 11.5 (71) | Port Adelaide | 8.11 (59) | 28 September, Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||||||||||||||
Sydney | 9.6 (60) | ||||||||||||||||||
6 September, Melbourne Cricket Ground | 21 September, Melbourne Cricket Ground | Brisbane Lions | 18.12 (120) | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Western Bulldogs | 9.8 (62) | Geelong | 12.13 (85) | |||||||||||||||
7 | Hawthorn | 14.15 (99) | 13 September, Adelaide Oval | Brisbane Lions | 14.11 (95) | ||||||||||||||
Port Adelaide | 11.9 (75) | ||||||||||||||||||
5 September, Adelaide Oval | Hawthorn | 11.6 (72) | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Port Adelaide | 7.12 (54) | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Geelong | 20.18 (138) | |||||||||||||||||
All starting times are local time. Source: afl.com.au
Finals Series
editWeek one – Qualifying and Elimination Finals
editSecond qualifying final | |||||
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Thursday, 5 September (7:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 7.12 (54) | def. by | Geelong 20.18 (138) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 50,342) | |
3.4 (22) 6.7 (43) 6.9 (45) 7.12 (54) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 |
3.7 (25) 9.9 (63) 14.16 (100) 20.18 (138) |
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Burgoyne, Burton, Georgiades, Horne-Francis, McEntee, Rioli, Rozee | Goals | Cameron 4, Stengle 4, Mannagh 3, Miers 3, Bowes 2, Neale 2, Bruhn, O. Henry | |||
Bergman, Wines, Horne-Francis, Burton | Best | Dangerfield, Holmes, Stengle, Cameron, Mannagh, Miers, Bowes | |||
Second elimination final | |||||
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Friday, 6 September (7:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs 9.8 (62) | def. by | Hawthorn 14.15 (99) | Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 97,828) | |
4.1 (25) 5.4 (34) 6.5 (41) 9.8 (62) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 |
2.1 (13) 7.3 (45) 11.11 (77) 14.15 (99) |
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Naughton 3, Bontempelli, Darcy, English, Treloar, Vandermeer, Williams | Goals | Watson 4, Dear 3, Macdonald 2, Ginnivan, Gunston, Maginness, Meek, Newcombe | |||
Liberatore, Richards, Treloar, Lobb, Williams | Best | Newcombe, Sicily, D'Ambrosio, Meek, Dear, Ward | |||
First qualifying final | |||||
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Saturday, 7 September (3:20 pm) | Sydney 13.10 (88) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 12.10 (82) | Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 43,189) | |
1.4 (10) 4.5 (29) 7.6 (48) 13.10 (88) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 |
2.5 (17) 7.8 (50) 10.9 (69) 12.10 (82) |
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Heeney 3, Hayward 2, Papley 2, Amartey, Campbell, Lloyd, McDonald, Rampe, Rowbottom | Goals | Cadman 3, Hogan 3, Ward 2, Jones, Keeffe, McMullin, Peatling | |||
Heeney, Lloyd, Warner, Rowbottom, Papley, Cunningham | Best | Green, Peatling, Hogan, Ward, Whitfield, Cadman | |||
First elimination final | |||||
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Saturday, 7 September (7:30 pm) | Brisbane Lions 14.15 (99) | def. | Carlton 11.5 (71) | The Gabba (crowd: 35,660) | |
5.5 (35) 9.7 (61) 10.12 (72) 14.15 (99) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 |
0.0 (0) 2.1 (13) 5.2 (32) 11.5 (71) |
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Rayner 3, Ah Chee 2, Cameron 2, Daniher 2, Lohmann 2, Morris 2, Bailey | Goals | McKay 3, Pittonet 2, Acres, Cripps, Docherty, Fantasia, Hewett, E. Hollands | |||
McCluggage, Zorko, Ashcroft, Neale, Starcevich, Wilmot | Best | Cripps, Hewett, Acres, Newman, De Koning, Weitering | |||
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Week two – Semi-Finals
editSecond semi-final | |||||
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Friday, 13 September (7:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 11.9 (75) | def. | Hawthorn 11.6 (72) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 51,012) | |
2.3 (15) 5.6 (36) 7.8 (50) 11.9 (75) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 |
0.2 (2) 4.3 (27) 7.3 (45) 11.6 (72) |
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Georgiades 3, Byrne-Jones 2, Rioli 2, Burgoyne, Horne-Francis, Marshall, Rozee | Goals | Watson 3, Ginnivan 2, Breust, Chol, Dear, Maginness, Moore, Sicily | |||
Burgoyne, Rioli, Horne-Francis, Georgiades, Jones, L. Evans, Zerk-Thatcher, Sweet | Best | Scrimshaw, Newcombe, Watson, Worpel, Sicily, Morrison | |||
First semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 14 September (7:30 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 15.10 (100) | def. by | Brisbane Lions 15.15 (105) | Engie Stadium (crowd: 18,357) | |
5.3 (33) 8.7 (55) 14.8 (92) 15.10 (100) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 |
3.5 (23) 4.10 (34) 9.13 (67) 15.15 (105) |
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Hogan 5, Greene 3, Peatling 2, Ash, Briggs, Cadman, Green, O'Halloran | Goals | Daniher 4, Cameron 2, Lohmann 2, Zorko 2, Ah Chee, Bailey, Fletcher, Hipwood, McInerney | |||
Green, Hogan, Peatling, Kelly, Whitfield, Greene | Best | McCluggage, Daniher, Berry, Ashcroft, Zorko, Dunkley | |||
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Week three – Preliminary Finals
editFirst preliminary final | |||||
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Friday, 20 September (7:40 pm) | Sydney 14.11 (95) | def. | Port Adelaide 8.11 (59) | Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 44,053) | |
4.0 (24) 9.1 (55) 13.7 (85) 14.11 (95) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 |
2.3 (15) 4.6 (30) 6.9 (45) 8.11 (59) |
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Amartey 3, Papley 3, Heeney 2, McDonald 2, Warner 2, Lloyd, McLean | Goals | Rozee 2, Boak, Burgoyne, Burton, Dixon, Georgiades, Rioli | |||
Heeney, Gulden, Blakey, Rowbottom, Warner, Florent | Best | Boak, Burgoyne, Rozee, Sweet, Butters | |||
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Second preliminary final | |||||
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Saturday, 21 September (5:15 pm) | Geelong 12.13 (85) | def. by | Brisbane Lions 14.11 (95) | Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 93,066) | |
1.5 (11) 8.7 (55) 10.8 (68) 12.13 (85) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 |
3.2 (20) 5.6 (36) 10.10 (70) 14.11 (95) |
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O. Henry 4, J. Cameron 2, Miers 2, Blicavs, Dangerfield, Dempsey, Mannagh | Goals | Ah Chee 3, Bailey 2, C. Cameron 2, Morris 2, Rayner 2, Hipwood, Lohmann, McCluggage | |||
Holmes, Dangerfield, Stewart, Miers, O. Henry | Best | Lohmann, Neale, McCluggage, Starcevich, Zorko, Bailey | |||
Week four – Grand Final
editGrand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 28 September (2:30 pm) | Sydney 9.6 (60) | def. by | Brisbane Lions 18.12 (120) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
3.1 (19) 4.3 (27) 5.4 (34) 9.6 (60) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
4.3 (27) 11.7 (73) 16.11 (107) 18.12 (120) |
Norm Smith Medal: Will Ashcroft Television broadcast: Seven Network National anthem: Cody Simpson | ||
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