AFL 2026 Round 24 results
22 August 2026
All nine games are locked in, and the away sides had the better of it — five wins on the road to the home teams' four. Brisbane's 63-point win at Collingwood was the round's biggest margin, and Essendon's 9-point loss to Port Adelaide was its tightest finish.
Full round 24 scores
- Collingwood 96 , lost 159 Brisbane Lions , winner by 63 points
- Carlton 119 , winner 82 Fremantle , lost by 37 points
- Essendon 95 , lost 104 Port Adelaide , winner by 9 points
- Geelong Cats 133 , winner 76 Richmond , lost by 57 points
- Melbourne 87 , lost 108 Western Bulldogs , winner by 21 points
- St Kilda 80 , lost 103 Gold Coast Suns , winner by 23 points
- Sydney Swans 123 , winner 70 North Melbourne , lost by 53 points
- Adelaide Crows 157 , winner 101 GWS Giants , lost by 56 points
- West Coast Eagles 45 , lost 107 Hawthorn , winner by 62 points
The round in three lines
Biggest margin: Brisbane Lions by 63 — the Lions ran away with it at the MCG, 159 to Collingwood's 96, the only score over 150 conceded all round.
Best away form: five wins on the road — Brisbane, Port Adelaide, the Western Bulldogs, Gold Coast and Hawthorn all won away from home; only Carlton, Geelong, Sydney and Adelaide held serve at their own ground.
Closest finish: Port Adelaide by 9 — Essendon pushed the Power all the way at Marvel Stadium, 95 to 104.
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