| 2024 AFL Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 28 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 100,013 | |||||||||||||||
| Favourite | Sydney | |||||||||||||||
| Umpires | Matt Stevic, Simon Meredith, Craig Fleer, Nick Foot | |||||||||||||||
| Coin toss won by | Brisbane Lions | |||||||||||||||
| Kicked toward | Punt Road | |||||||||||||||
| Ceremonies | ||||||||||||||||
| Pre-match entertainment | Katy Perry, Tina Arena & Mike Brady | |||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Cody Simpson | |||||||||||||||
| Accolades | ||||||||||||||||
| Norm Smith Medallist | Will Ashcroft | |||||||||||||||
| Jock McHale Medallist | Chris Fagan | |||||||||||||||
| Broadcast in Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Network | Seven Network | |||||||||||||||
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The 2024 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match that was contested between the Sydney Swans and the Brisbane Lions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, 28 September 2024.[1][2] It was the 129th annual grand final of the Australian Football League (AFL), staged to determine the premiers of the 2024 AFL season. The match was attended by 100,013 spectators, a record for an AFL match between two non-Victorian teams. The match was won by Brisbane by a margin of 60 points, marking the club's fourth AFL premiership.[3] Will Ashcroft of the Lions was awarded the Norm Smith Medal as the best player on the ground.[4]
- ^ "When is the AFL Finals 2024? Dates, schedule, matches for post-season | Sporting News Australia". www.sportingnews.com. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "AFL Grandfinal 2024". www.carltoncentral.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Jonathan Horn (28 September 2024). "Brisbane Lions crush Sydney Swans by 60 points in grand final to win fourth AFL flag". The Guardian.
- ^ Damien McCartney (28 September 2024). "'Can't believe it': Will Ashcroft becomes youngest Norm Smith Medal winner as Lions dominate Swans". nine.com.au.