2024 AFL Queensland season
159th season of Australian rules football in Queensland
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The 2024 AFL Queensland season was the 159th season of Australian rules football in Queensland.[4][5] Nine senior leagues – all governed by AFL Queensland (AFLQ) – held competitions, with the highest-level being the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) and the QAFL Women's (QAFLW).[6][7]
Most AFLQ leagues operated with a single senior division (one for men and one for women), consisting of a home-and-away season and a finals series, along with lower-grade reserves and junior competitions.[8][9] Only one competition, the Queensland Football Association (QFA), used a promotion and relegation system.[10][11]
QAFL
Morningside won the QAFL premiership for the 11th time, defeating Redland-Victoria Point by five points in the 2024 QAFL Grand Final.[12]
Southport won the QAFLW premiership for the first time, defeating Bond University by 35 points in the 2024 QAFLW Grand Final at People First Stadium.[13][14]
Cairns
| 2024 AFL Cairns season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13 April − 21 September 2024 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Men's | |
| Premiers | South Cairns 10th premiership |
| Minor premiers | South Cairns |
| Women's | |
| Premiers | Cairns City 1st premiership |
| Minor premiers | Cairns City |
| Other premiers | |
| Development | South Cairns[15] |
| Division 3 | Cairns[16] |
The 2024 AFL Cairns season was the 69th season of the AFL Cairns (AFLC) men's competition and the 15th season of the women's competition.[17][18]
South Cairns won the men's premiership for the tenth time, defeating North Cairns by 32 points in the grand final.[19] It was the club's first premiership since 2003.[20]
The women's premiership was won by Cairns City for the first time.[21][22]
Men's
Finals
| 2024 AFL Cairns Men's Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 21 September (5:00pm) | South Cairns | def. | North Cairns | Cazalys Stadium | [23] |
| 3.4 (22) 7.7 (49) 12.12 (84) 16.17 (113) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
5.3 (33) 7.6 (48) 10.8 (68) 12.9 (81) |
Howard Kennedy Medal: Damien Hill (South Cairns) | ||
| D. Hill, J. Wardle, J. Cresswell, L. McCarthy, T. Fields, A. Rogers | Best | J. Bennett, F. Greenwool, R. Tarlinton, J. Tom | |||
Women's
Finals
| 2024 AFL Cairns Women's Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 21 September (12:15pm) | North Cairns | def. by | Cairns City | Cazalys Stadium | [24] |
| 2.2 (14) 3.3 (21) 4.4 (28) 4.6 (30) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
2.0 (12) 6.5 (41) 7.7 (49) 10.13 (73) |
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| Best | A. Davies-Scherer, J. Baird, D. Creed-Wray, D. Chilman, I. Turner | ||||
Capricornia
The 2024 AFL Capricornia season was the 56th season of the AFL Capricornia (AFLC) men's competition and the 15th season of the women's competition.
Yeppoon won the men's premiership, while Rockhampton won the women's premiership.
The existing pre-finals bye for the AFL Capricornia youth competitions was removed, with the junior grand finals played one week before the senior grand finals.[27][28]
Men's
Finals
| 2024 AFL Capricornia Men's Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 31 August (3:50pm) | Yeppoon | def. | Glenmore | Stenlake Park | [29] |
| 4.5 (29) 7.9 (51) 10.13 (73) 16.16 (112) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) 2.1 (13) 4.2 (26) |
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Women's
Finals
| 2024 AFL Capricornia Men's Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 31 August (2:00pm) | Rockhampton | def. | Yeppoon | Stenlake Park | [30] |
| 1.0 (6) 3.0 (18) 3.0 (18) 6.1 (37) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.0 (0) 1.0 (6) 2.1 (13) 3.1 (19) |
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Darling Downs
The 2024 AFL Darling Downs season was the 54th season of the AFL Darling Downs (AFLDD) men's competition and the 12th season of the women's competition.
Men's
Finals
| 2024 AFL Darling Downs Men's Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 31 August (2:30pm) | Coolaroo | def. | Goondiwindi | Rockville Park | [31] |
17.9 (111) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
3.6 (24) |
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Women's
Finals
| 2024 AFL Darling Downs Women's Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 31 August (12:30pm) | Toowoomba | def. | University | Rockville Park | [32] |
| 1.3 (9) 5.4 (34) 6.5 (41) 9.6 (60) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) 0.4 (4) 0.4 (4) |
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Mackay
| 2024 AFL Mackay season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 April − 7 September 2024 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Men's | |
| Premiers | Eastern Swans 7th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Eastern Swans |
| MJ Miller Medallist | Chris Endres (Eastern Swans) |
| Women's | |
| Premiers | Bakers Creek |
| Minor premiers | North Mackay |
| Other premiers | |
| Reserves | Bakers Creek[33] |
The 2024 AFL Mackay season was the 55th season of the AFL Mackay (AFLM) men's competition and the latest season of the women's competition.[34]
Following the introduction of Gather Round in the AFL for the 2023 season, round 1 of the AFL Mackay season saw eight games across three competitions (men's senior, men's reserves and women's) played at Harrup Park.[35][36]
Men's
Finals
| 2024 AFL Mackay Men's Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 7 September (3:40pm) | Eastern Swans | def. | North Mackay | Etwell Park | [37] |
| 2.1 (13) 5.2 (32) 7.3 (45) 8.5 (53) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.3 (3) 2.3 (15) 2.6 (18) 2.7 (19) |
Best on ground: Chris Endres (Eastern Swans) | ||
Women's
Finals
| 2024 AFL Mackay Women's Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 7 September (1:40pm) | North Mackay | def. by | Bakers Creek | Etwell Park | [38] |
| 2.1 (13) 2.4 (16) 2.4 (16) 2.4 (16) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) 1.2 (8) 3.2 (20) |
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| Best | T. Saunders, I. Brough, B. Rowlands, B. Adams, E. Rix, R. Heisrath | ||||
Mount Isa
The 2024 AFL Mount Isa season was the 58th season of the AFL Mount Isa (AFLMI) competition.[40][41]
The premiership was won by the Mount Isa Buffaloes after defeating the Mount Isa Tigers by 12 points in the grand final.[39] Scores were tied at the final siren, and as the extra time rules were unclear, a coin toss was conducted – the Tigers wanted two five-minute terms, while the Buffaloes wanted two ten-minute terms.[39] The Buffaloes won the coin toss, and ultimately won the match at the end of extra time.[39]
Although AFLMI had hoped to start an official women's league in 2024, no such competition took place.[42][43] Instead, informal women's matches took place throughout the year, with teams selected on the day.[44][45] One of these matches was played as a curtain raiser to the grand final.[46][47]
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WF | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Isa Buffaloes (P) | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1120 | 479 | 233.8 | 48 | Qualifying final |
| 2 | Lake Nash | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 816 | 1002 | 81.4 | 30 | |
| 3 | Mount Isa Tigers | 13 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 609 | 809 | 75.3 | 18 | Elimination final |
| 4 | Dajarra Rhinos | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 467 | 722 | 64.7 | 8 |
Source:[48]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers; (W) Club withdrew
Finals
| 2024 AFL Mount Isa Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 14 September (12:30pm) | Mount Isa Buffaloes | def. | Mount Isa Tigers | Legend Oval | [49][50] |
| 2.2 (14) 4.4 (28) 8.6 (54) 9.6 (60) 12.8 (80) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final |
2.1 (13) 5.5 (35) 6.5 (41) 9.6 (60) 10.8 (68) |
Best on ground: Josh Robinson (Mount Isa Buffaloes) | ||
Townsville
| 2024 AFL Townsville season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 April − 7 September 2024 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Men's | |
| Premiers | Thuringowa Bulldogs 14th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Thuringowa Bulldogs |
| Women's | |
| Premiers | Hermit Park 5th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Hermit Park |
| Other premiers | |
| Reserves | Thuringowa Bulldogs[51] |
The 2024 AFL Townsville season was the 70th season of the AFL Townsville (AFLT) men's competition and the 10th season of the women's competition.[52][53]
The Thuringowa Bulldogs won the men's premiership for the 14th time, while Hermit Park won the women's premiership for the fifth time and the second year in a row.[54][55]
In round 9 of the men's season, the Northern Beaches Suns had a 299-point loss to the Thuringowa Bulldogs, failing to score for the entire match.[56] 47.17 (299) and 0.0 (0) were the highest and lowest scores in the competition (and in senior AFLQ competitions) respectively for the 2024 season, and it was the biggest loss in the Suns' history.[57] Following the loss, Ross Henningsen resigned as senior coach and was replaced by Gary Kelly.[58][59]
Men's
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thuringowa Bulldogs (P) | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1667 | 420 | 396.9 | 60 | Finals series |
| 2 | Curra Swans | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1207 | 815 | 148.1 | 44 | |
| 3 | Hermit Park | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1102 | 692 | 159.3 | 36 | |
| 4 | University Hawks | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 855 | 939 | 91.1 | 20 | |
| 5 | Northern Beaches Suns | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 210 | 2175 | 9.7 | 0 |
Source:[60]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers; (W) Club withdrew
Finals
| 2024 AFL Townsville Men's Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 7 September (3:15pm) | Thuringowa Bulldogs | def. | Curra Swans | Riverway Stadium | [61] |
| 0.3 (3) 1.3 (9) 6.3 (39) 9.6 (60) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.3 (3) 4.4 (28) 4.4 (28) 4.4 (28) |
Ricco Butler Medal: Joel Newman (Thuringowa Bulldogs) | ||
| B. Wilson, J. Newman, N. Searle, J. Dwyer, S. Guest | Best | S. Nicholson, D. Chivas, C. Dudman, M. Dennis, S. Maher | |||
Women's
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hermit Park (P) | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 812 | 207 | 392.3 | 52 | Finals series |
| 2 | Curra Swans | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 566 | 296 | 191.2 | 48 | |
| 3 | Thuringowa Bulldogs | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 253 | 730 | 34.7 | 24 | |
| 4 | University Hawks | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 241 | 414 | 58.2 | 16 | |
| 5 | Northern Beaches Suns | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 214 | 339 | 48.8 | 16[a] |
Source:[62]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers; (W) Club withdrew
Finals
| 2024 AFL Townsville Women's Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 7 September (1:15pm) | Hermit Park | def. | Curra Swans | Riverway Stadium | [63] |
| 0.0 (0) 1.3 (9) 4.5 (29) 4.6 (30) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
2.3 (15) 2.3 (15) 2.4 (16) 2.5 (17) |
Best on ground: Maggie Evans (Hermit Park) | ||
| M. Evans, K. Williams, H. Cornish, B. Wilson, E. Farrands, A. McGrath | Best | E. Bibby, B. Wyke, M. Magnuson, K. McNamara, M. Abson | |||
Wide Bay
| 2024 AFL Wide Bay season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 April − 1 September 2024[64][65] |
| Teams | 5 |
| Men's | |
| Premiers | Hervey Bay 19th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Hervey Bay[66] |
| Women's | |
| Premiers | ATW Eagles |
| Minor premiers | ATW Eagles[67] |
| Other premiers | |
| Reserves | Maryborough[68] |
| Juniors (boys) | U17: Hervey Bay[69] |
| Juniors (mixed) | U14: Hervey Bay[70] U12: Brothers Bulldogs[71] |
The 2024 AFL Wide Bay season was the 36th season of the AFL Wide Bay (AFLWB) men's competition and the seventh season of the women's competition.[72][73]
Men's
Finals
| 2024 AFL Wide Bay Men's Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 31 August | Hervey Bay | def. | Bay Power | Keith Dunne Oval | [74][75] |
| 1.0 (6) 2.4 (16) 3.6 (24) 5.8 (38) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.4 (10) 1.5 (11) 1.9 (15) 2.11 (23) |
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Women's
Finals
| 2024 AFL Wide Bay Women's Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 31 August | ATW Eagles | def. | Bay Power | Keith Dunne Oval | [76][77] |
4.3 (27) 6.4 (40) 6.4 (40) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) 1.1 (7) |
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Schools Cup
| 2024 AFLQ Schools Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | ended 13 October 2024 |
| Teams | 745 |
The 2024 AFLQ Schools Cup was the ninth season of the AFL Queensland Schools Cup, a knockout tournament contested by schools across Queensland and the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.[78] It included three age-based divisions – primary (grades 4–6), junior (grades 7–9) and senior (grades 10–12) – for both male and female players.[79] A record 745 teams and 16,269 players participated.[80]
For a second straight year, Palm Beach Currumbin State High School won all four secondary school titles, while St Vincent's Primary School and Marymount Primary School claimed the primary male and female titles respectively.[81] All four players named best-on-ground in the secondary school grand finals were members of the Gold Coast Suns Academy.[82]