# 2024 QAFLW season

The 2024 QAFLW season was the 24th season of the QAFL Women's (QAFLW), the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Queensland. The season featured eight clubs, beginning on 6 April and concluding on 25 August.
The premiership was won by Southport for the first time, after they defeated Bond University by 35 points in the 2024 QAFLW Grand Final at People First Stadium.

## Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Southport (P) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 885 | 241 | 367.2 | 48 | Finals series |
| 2 | Aspley | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 797 | 311 | 256.3 | 48 | Finals series |
| 3 | Bond University | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 693 | 282 | 245.7 | 44 | Finals series |
| 4 | Coorparoo | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 453 | 600 | 75.5 | 24 | Finals series |
| 5 | Wilston Grange | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 370 | 555 | 66.7 | 24 |
| 6 | UQ Red Lions | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 438 | 490 | 89.4 | 20 |
| 7 | Maroochydore | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 333 | 677 | 49.2 | 16 |
| 8 | Yeronga | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 202 | 1015 | 19.9 | 0 |
Source: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. (P) Premiers

## Finals series
### Semi-finals

| | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | |
| Saturday, 10 August (2:15 pm) | Southport 7.5 (47) | def. | Aspley 4.1 (25) | Fankhauser Reserve |
| Saturday, 10 August (2:15 pm) | Bond University 10.8 (68) | def. | Coorparoo 2.3 (15) | Bond University Oval |

### Preliminary final

| | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | |
| Saturday, 17 August (4:45 pm) | Aspley 4.3 (27) | def. by | Bond University 4.7 (31) | Graham Road Oval |

### Grand Final

| | 2024 QAFLW Grand Final | 2024 QAFLW Grand Final | 2024 QAFLW Grand Final | |
| Sunday, 25 August (2:30 pm) | Southport | def. | Bond University | People First Stadium |
| | 2.3 (15) 4.5 (29) 6.5 (41) 8.6 (54) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 2.1 (13) 3.1 (19) 3.1 (19) 3.1 (19) | |
| Welsh 3, Baldwin 2, Baron, Davies, Gregory, Baltais | Welsh 3, Baldwin 2, Baron, Davies, Gregory, Baltais | Goals | Kaslar 2, Parker | Kaslar 2, Parker |
| Kimber, Schipp, Davies, Fogas, Zerafa, Milne | Kimber, Schipp, Davies, Fogas, Zerafa, Milne | Best | Salisbury, Lightfoot, Milne, Harris, White, Samuels | Salisbury, Lightfoot, Milne, Harris, White, Samuels |

## Awards

* Steph O'Brien (Southport) won the Emma Zielke Medal as the QAFLW's best and fairest player, finishing with 28 votes. This was the second year in a row that O'Brien had won the award.
* Jessica Stallard (Aspley) was the leading goalkicker, finishing the season with 34 goals.
* Dekota Baron (Southport) won the Rising Star award.
* Steph O'Brien (Southport) won the Coaches MVP (Most Valuable Player) award for the second year in a row.

### Team of the Year

2024 QAFLW Team of the Year :
| B: | Sara-Jane O'Grady (Maroochydore) | Kaylee Kimber (Southport) | |
| HB: | Jasmyn Davidson (Bond University) | Ayla Fetahagic (Coorparoo) | Gracie Roy (UQ Red Lions) |
| C: | Lucy Schneider (Coorparoo) | Jessica Davy (Aspley) | Keyshia Matenga (Wilston Grange) |
| HF: | Ella Calleja (Bond University) | Steph O'Brien (c) (Southport) | Summer Hamilton (Wilston Grange) |
| F: | Maddy Baldwin (Southport) | Jessica Stallard (Aspley) | |
| Foll: | Georja Davies (Southport) | Madeleine Watt (Southport) | Louise Tyson (Aspley) |
| Int: | Jane Childes (UQ Red Lions) | Lucia Liessi (Aspley) | Laura Roy (UQ Red Lions) |
| Int: | Courtney Sexton (Bond University) | Chelsea Winn (Yeronga) | |
| Coach: | Peter Doherty (Southport) | Peter Doherty (Southport) | Peter Doherty (Southport) |

### Club best and fairest

| Club | Winner |
| Aspley | Louise Tyson |
| Bond University | Shannon Nolan |
| Coorparoo | Grace Roberts-White |
| Maroochydore | Shannon Campbell |
| Southport | Maddy Watt |
| UQ Red Lions | Jane Childes |
| Wilston Grange | Keyshia Matenga |
| Yeronga | Jamie Howell |