1924 VFL season
The 1924 VFL season was the 28th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured nine clubs, ran from 26 April until 27 September, and comprised a 16-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.
| 1924 VFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
Essendon Football Club, Premiers | |
| Teams | 9 |
| Premiers | Essendon 6th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Essendon 4th minor premiership |
| Brownlow Medallist | Edward Greeves (Geelong) |
| Leading Goalkicker Medallist | Jack Moriarty (Fitzroy) |
| Matches played | 78 |
| Highest | 42,522 |
The premiership was won by the Essendon Football Club for the sixth time and second time consecutively, after it won the round-robin finals series which was held in this season only. It is the last time a VFL/AFL premiership was not decided by a grand final.
The season saw the first presentation of the Brownlow Medal for fairest and best player in the league, won by Edward Greeves (Geelong).
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