The 2024 VFL season was the 142nd season of the

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(VFL), a second-tier

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competition played in the states of

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, and

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. The season began on 22 March and concluded on 22 September, comprising an 18-match home-and-away season over 21 rounds, followed by a five-week

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. won the premiership for the second time, defeating by six points in the 2024 VFL Grand Final.

Background

Following the conclusion of the 2023 season, there was speculation that AFL clubs and might withdraw their reserves teams from their local competitions (the

SANFL The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's sports governing body, governing body for the sport. ...

and WAFL respectively) to join the VFL. Although neither team ultimately joined for 2024, Port Adelaide formally applied in December 2023 to join the VFL from 2025.

Coach appointments

Club leadership

Home-and-away season

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Ladder

Progression by round

Finals series

Wildcard round

Qualifying finals and elimination finals

Semi-finals

Preliminary finals

Grand Final

Teams

Image:VFLGF Day 2024.jpg, Carlton's Princes Park hosted the VFA/VFL Grand Final for the 16th time Image:VFLGF24 Werribee.jpg, Werribee players before the match Image:VFLGF24 Southport.jpg, Southport players before the match Image:Jack Henderson.jpg, Jack Henderson (Werribee) kicked two goals in the match Image:VFLGF24 Buzza.jpg, Southport's Wylie Buzza almost pulled in a spectular contested mark in the final minute Image:VFLGF24 Dawson.jpg, Southport co-captain Jacob Dawson following the match Image:VFLGF24 Norm Goss Medal - Jack Henderson.jpg, Jack Henderson was awarded the

Norm Goss Memorial Medal The Norm Goss Memorial Medal is awarded to the player judged to be the best afield in the Victorian Football League grand final. It is named after former player and administrator Norm Goss Sr. When the competition was split into two divisions ...

Image:Werribee 2024 VFL Premiers.jpg, Werribee captains Dom Brew (L) and Nick Coughlan (R) raise the premiership cup with coach Jimmy Allan

Awards

* The

J. J. Liston Trophy The J. J. Liston Trophy is awarded annually to the best and fairest senior player in the Victorian Football League (VFL), which was formerly known as the Victorian Football Association (VFA). It is named after J. J. Liston, J.J. Liston, a busine ...

was won by Dom Brew (), who polled 31 votes. Brew finished ahead of Boyd Woodcock () who polled 22 votes to finish second in the count for the third consecutive season; and Mitch Hardie (Geelong) who polled 19 votes. * The

Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal The Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal is awarded to the Victorian Football League player who kicks the most goals in home-and-away matches in that year. The is named in honour of Jim 'Frosty' Miller, who was the leading goalkicker of the Victorian Footbal ...

was won by

Billy Gowers Billy Gowers (born 10 June 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Port Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He previously played professionally for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Fo ...

(), who kicked 50 goals during the home-and-away season. * The

Fothergill–Round–Mitchell Medal The Fothergill–Round–Mitchell Medal is a Victorian Football League (VFL) award that is presented to the most promising young talent in the VFL competition (previously the Victorian Football Association until 1995). The medal has been awarded ...