2024 Geelong Football Club season

[2][3] In late May it was confirmed that Geelong Football Club president Craig Drummond will step down from the board at the annual general meeting to be held in December.

[11][12] Financially, the club posted a net profit of A$6.6m, with the completion of the Joel Selwood Stand assisting with increases to gross revenue.

[16] In contrast to 2023, Geelong started the season with three straight wins, celebrating Tom Hawkins' 350th AFL match with a victory over Hawthorn at the MCG on Easter Monday.

[22][23][24] In the final round of the home and away season, the team climbed to third position on the ladder with a dominant 93-point win over West Coast, headlined by Jeremy Cameron's career high of nine goals for the match.

[26][27] Jeremy Cameron was selected in the 2024 All-Australian team at centre-half forward after kicking 58 goals for the season to finish second in the Coleman Medal standings.

Geelong started the season with a match simulation game against Carlton at Ikon Park on 22 February, emerging as 17-point winners 10.13 (74) to 8.8 (56) in sweltering conditions.

Cameron Guthrie suffered a quad injury in the opening minutes of the match, not returning to the field for the rest of the day.

[29] Geelong played an official practice match as part of the AFL's Community Series against Essendon at GMHBA Stadium on 1 March 2024,[30][31] scoring five goals in the last quarter to come from behind to win 11.17 (83) to 10.11 (71).

[37] Matthew Egan also left the club after being hired by the Western Bulldogs,[38] with Nigel Lappin replacing him as the head of player development.

Updated to end of season Team stalwart Dan Capiron was appointed captain, with Brayden Ham as vice-captain.

[80] In the first week of the finals, Geelong were defeated by minor premiers Werribee by 21 points in blustery conditions at Avalon Airport Oval.

Three-time best and fairest winner Amy McDonald joined the leadership group for the first time, alongside Chantel Emonson and Mikayla Bowen.

However the team got off to a slow start, only winning one of their opening six matches, although they did earn two premiership points from a draw against 2023 grand finalists North Melbourne.

[94] Irish key forward Aishling Moloney had a standout season, kicking 21 goals to share the AFL Women's leading goalkicker award with Brisbane's Taylor Smith.