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2024 AFL Finals Series
The 2024 AFL season was the 128th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest-level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured 18 clubs and ran from 7 March to 28 September, comprising a 23-match home-and-away season over 25 rounds, followed by a four-week AFL finals series, finals series featuring the top eight clubs. The won the List of VFL/AFL premiers, premiership, defeating by 60 points in the 2024 AFL Grand Final. Sydney won the List of VFL/AFL minor premiers, minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 17–6 win–loss record. 's Patrick Cripps won his second Brownlow Medal as the league's best and fairest player, breaking the record for most votes polled using the 3–2–1 voting system with 45, and 's Jesse Hogan won the Coleman Medal as the league's leading goalkicker. Background In November 2023, the AFL and Seven Sport, Seven Network announced that the usual start times for Thurs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Bowes
Jack Bowes (born 26 January 1998) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Gold Coast Suns. Early life Bowes was born and raised in Cairns, Queensland and attended St Augustine's College (Queensland), St Augustine's College. His parents, originally from Victoria (state), Victoria decided to move there shortly before he was born. His great uncle, Bill Bowes, was an international English cricketer who famously bowled Don Bradman on the first ball in the Third Test, 1932–33 Ashes series, 1932–33 Ashes series. Jack began playing junior football with the Manunda Hawks Australian Football club before moving to the Cairns Saints Football Club in the AFL Cairns competition. As a junior, he was a standout and was placed in the Gold Coast Suns Academy at the age of thirteen. In 2014, he made his senior debut for Cairns Saints as a sixteen year old and went on to play in a losing AF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reilly O'Brien
Reilly O'Brien (born 20 August 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A Malcolm Blight Medal winner in 2020 AFL season, 2020, he is currently Adelaide's first-choice Ruck (Australian rules football), ruckman. Early life O'Brien participated in the Auskick programs at Flemington Primary School in Flemington, Victoria and at Moonee Valley Football Club. He played his junior representative football with the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup. He grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Ascot Vale, Victoria, Ascot Vale. O'Brien was drafted by the Adelaide Football Club with their first selection and ninth overall in the 2014 AFL draft#2014 rookie draft, 2014 rookie draft. AFL career Reilly O'Brien made his debut in the 138-point win against the in round 20, 2016 at the Adelaide Oval. He didn't play much football between 2016 and 2019, but broke into the side after Sam Jacobs (footballer), Sam Jacobs sustained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Cameron (footballer, Born 1994)
Charles Mark Cameron (born 5 July 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Adelaide Football Club from 2014 to 2017. Cameron was taken with pick 7 in the 2013 rookie draft by Adelaide. Early life Cameron was born in Mount Isa, Queensland into an Aboriginal Australian family ( Lardil and Waanyi). He attended primary school in Mornington Island, Queensland before moving to Brisbane to board at Marist College Ashgrove. As a schoolboy he played cricket, rugby union and rugby league at high levels. He also played several games of Australian rules football while attending Marist College and spent six months in the Brisbane Lions Talent Academy before quitting football to focus on rugby. Following graduation in late 2011, at the age of 17, Cameron moved with his family to Newman, Western Australia. His brother, Jarrod, was a professional Australian rules footballer who play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarrod Berry
Jarrod Berry (born 5 February 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Brisbane with their second selection and seventeenth overall in the 2016 national draft. He made his debut in the thirty-one point loss against at Etihad Stadium in round three of the 2017 season. Junior career Berry was born and raised in Horsham, Victoria along with his younger brother, Tom Berry, who was previously Jarrod's teammate at the Brisbane Lions. Jarrod was a standout junior, playing local football with the Horsham Saints and with the North Ballarat Rebels in the then, TAC cup. He was a standout bottom age player in the TAC cup, winning All-Australian and team of the year honours in 2015. He was highly touted as a possible number 1 draft pick for the 2016 season, although injuries and inconsistent form hampered his top age year. He captained Vic Country at the AFL Under 18 Championships in 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh McCluggage
Hugh McCluggage (born 3 March 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer and vice-captain of the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life McCluggage was raised in Allansford, Victoria and participated in the Auskick program there before playing junior football with the Allansford Football Club in the Warrnambool District Football League. He later played for Hampden Football League club South Warrnambool. In addition to Australian rules, McCluggage also played junior cricket, hockey, and soccer. He attended secondary school at Warrnambool College, before finishing his final two years of school at Ballarat Clarendon College as a boarder. McCluggage played senior Australian rules with South Warrnambool Football Club in the Hampden Football Netball League. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Dunkley
Joshua Dunkley (born 9 January 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Dunkley was born in Sydney, the second of three children to footballer Andrew and his wife Lisa. After Andrew retired from AFL football in 2002, the family returned south to country Victoria and lived on a farm near Yarram in the Gippsland region. Dunkley participated in the Auskick program at Yarram. During his time playing for Gippsland Power, Dunkley developed into a promising leader (being the team captain in his final year), and his strong overhead marking skills, along with his ability to win the contested ball, had many comparing him to Sydney star Luke Parker. He also spent time with Sydney's youth academy and played six games for 's VFL team in 2015. In the lead-up to the 2015 AFL draft, Dunkley attracted keen interest from a number of clubs, especially his father's former club Sydney, but when the Western Bulldogs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lachie Neale
Lachlan Oliver Neale (born 24 May 1993) is an Australian rules footballer and the co-captain of the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Fremantle Football Club from 2012 to 2018 before being traded to the Brisbane Lions in 2019, where he captained a premiership in 2024 and won the Brownlow Medal in both 2020 and 2023. Early life Neale was born in Naracoorte, South Australia.Lions star dreaming of puling on South Australian jumper from the Courier Mail 28 February 2020 His family briefly lived on a farm in Langkoop, near [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harris Andrews
Harris Michael Johnston Andrews (born 11 December 1996) is an Australian rules footballer and the co-captain of the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Andrews was born in Fitzroy in Melbourne in 1996. He moved to Brisbane’s northern suburbs with his family in 2000 at the age of 4. There he participated in the Auskick program at Aspley and began playing junior football for the Aspley Football Club at five years of age. He attended Aspley State Primary School followed by Padua College (Brisbane), Padua College for his senior schooling and was recruited to the Brisbane Lions Academy as a 17 year old. In 2013, Andrews was the leading goal kicker in the North East Australian Football League, NEAFL under 18 competition, with 80 goals in 17 games. In 2014, Andrews played as a key position defender while representing Queensland in the NAB League, TAC Cup and the 2014 AFL Under 18 Championships. The Brisbane Lions selected him with the 61st pick at the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Fagan (coach)
Christian Fagan (born 23 June 1961) is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL), where he won the premiership in 2024. He spent his entire playing career in Tasmania, playing 263 senior games with Hobart, Sandy Bay, and Devonport. Before being appointed head coach of Brisbane in October 2016, Fagan had spent long periods as an assistant coach at Melbourne (1999–2007) and Hawthorn (2008–2016). Playing career Fagan was born in Queenstown, Tasmania. He played 263 senior games in the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) and Tasmanian Football League (TFL) with Hobart, Sandy Bay and Devonport and kicked 430 goals in his career. He represented Tasmania on 11 occasions and played in two Premiership teams – Hobart in 1980 and Devonport in 1988. Coaching career Tasmania Fagan spent two years as an assistant coach at North Hobart before being appointed se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide Football Club
The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed the Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia that was founded in 1990. The Crows have fielded a men's team in the Australian Football League (AFL) since 1991, and a women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition since 2017. The club's offices and training facilities are located in the western Adelaide suburb of West Lakes, South Australia, West Lakes, at the site of the club's former home ground Football Park. Since 2014 Adelaide have played home matches at the Adelaide Oval, a 53,500-seat stadium located on the northern bank on the River Torrens in North Adelaide. The Crows were formed in 1990 as the de facto state team representing South Australia in the AFL. They were originally owned by the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), though they gained administrative independence in 2014. They played their first season in 1991 AFL season, 1991 and finished in 9th place, the hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lachlan Murphy
Lachlan Murphy (born 4 December 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Adelaide with their third selection and thirty-eighth overall in the 2018 rookie draft. He made his debut in the twelve point loss to at Etihad Stadium in the opening round of the 2018 season. Early life Murphy grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Diamond Creek. He started at Auskick level with Diamond Creek Junior Football Club and attended primary school at Sacred Heart in Diamond Creek, Victoria. He went to high school at Ivanhoe Grammar School. He grew up as a supporter. Murphy was the inaugural winner of the Brent Harvey Medal, awarded to the best and fairest player for the Northern Knights TAC Cup team in 2016. 's reserves team signed Murphy in 2017 so that he could train with the AFL squad, and for the duration of the year played for the Crows in the South Australian National Football Leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Milera
Wayne Milera (born 14 September 1997) is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Adelaide with pick 11 in the 2015 national draft. Early life Of Gunditjmara and Narangga indigenous descent and raised in Adelaide, South Australia, Milera began playing junior football with Ingle Farm Football Club in Ingle Farm, South Australia. Milera was drafted from in the SANFL, having played 11 senior games for the season, including two finals. He also played all six games for South Australia at the Under 18 National Championships. Milera was part of 's Indigenous AFL Academy. During the year he was diagnosed with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome after completing ECG and cardiac tests with the South Australian Under-18 program and underwent heart surgery. Just a week later he kicked 3 goals in a semi-final to help Centrals to a thrilling win. AFL career Milera debuted in round 1, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
