The following are the events of Australian rules football for the calendar year 2024, 166 years after the first game was played in 1858.History Official Website of the Australian Football League
Clubs Mergers Original clubs New club League State Date Ref Nullawil Calder United Lions North Central FL VIC 20 June 2024 Wycheproof-Narraport
Deaths January 14 January – John Bingley (83), 1966 premiership player and Clarence 1970 premiership coach 21 January – Dick O'Bree (87), former and Euroa player
February 5 February – Ernie O'Rourke (97), former and player 19 February – Jesse Baird (26), AFL goal umpire
March 5 March – Steve Marsh (99), former and player 7 March – David Granger (69), former and player 24 March – Andrew Plympton (74), former St Kilda Football Club president 30 March – Les Twentyman (76), 1977 VFA Division 2 reserves premiership coach with Yarraville
April 16 April – Peter Davidson (60), former and player 25 April – Ross Thornton (67), former player
May 2 May – Ian Hayden (83), former University Blues and player 9 May – Cam McCarthy (29), former and player 13 May – Berkley Cox (90), Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame member 13 May – Reg Burgess (89), Hall of Fame member 23 May – Barry Davis (80), former and player
June 4 June – John Todd (86), 721-game WAFL coach and former player (death announced on this date) 5 June – Ross Booth (72), former VAFA player and VFA/VFL commentator (death announced on this date) 12 June – Nick Mustafa (26), Templestowe EFNL player 18 June – Billy Sullivan (20s), Melton BFNL player
July 4 July – Brian Lowe (85), former player and Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame member 13 July – Nick Campo (18), WAFL Colts player who died in car crash
August 3 August – Mark Slater (73), former , Preston, and Bundoora player 20 August – Sam Landsberger (35), sports journalist and Herald Sun AFL writer
September 1 September – John Schultz (85), former player
November 21 November – Bianca Jones (19), Beaumaris VAFA player who died in suspected mass poisoning in Laos 22 November – Holly Bowles (19), Beaumaris VAFA player who died in suspected mass poisoning in Laos
December 30 December – Michael Turner (70), Hall of Fame player
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