The AFL is pleased to announce an all-time club membership record of 1,319,687 members.
That number surpasses the all-time record of 1,264,952 set last year (+4.3%) with 1 in 20 Australians a member of an AFL Club.
Of the total number of members, 241,410 are new members to a club.
Three clubs surpassed 100,000 members – Collingwood, Carlton and West Coast – Carlton for the first time, Collingwood for the second year and West Coast for the fifth consecutive year.
13 clubs broke their all-time membership record – Collingwood, Carlton, Geelong, Hawthorn, Adelaide, Sydney, Port Adelaide, Brisbane, Western Bulldogs, Fremantle, St Kilda, GWS GIANTS and Gold Coast.
Eight clubs achieved 10%+ membership growth on their 2023 tally – Adelaide (10.1%), Brisbane (15.7%), Carlton (11.6%), Geelong (10.5%), Gold Coast SUNS (12%), GWS GIANTS (10.9%), Sydney (12.9%) and the Western Bulldogs (10.7%).
The 2024 Toyota Premiership Home and Away season also broke the all-time attendance record with 7,756,268 fans attending matches this season.
The average crowd per round was 323,178, up from 310,576 in 2023.
Overall Membership Number = 1,319,687 (All Time Record)
| CLUB | TOTAL | |
| 1 | Collingwood* | 110,628 |
| 2 | Carlton* | 106,345 |
| 3 | West Coast | 103,498 |
| 4 | Richmond | 98,489 |
| 5 | Geelong* | 90,798 |
| 6 | Hawthorn* | 83,823 |
| 7 | Essendon | 83,664 |
| 8 | Adelaide* | 75,477 |
| 9 | Sydney* | 73,757 |
| 10 | Port Adelaide* | 66,015 |
| 11 | Melbourne | 65,479 |
| 12 | Brisbane* | 63,268 |
| 13 | Western Bulldogs* | 62,328 |
| 14 | Fremantle* | 62,237 |
| 15 | St Kilda* | 60,467 |
| 16 | North Melbourne | 50,628 |
| 17 | GWS* | 36,629 |
| 18 | Gold Coast* | 26,157 |
* Club Membership Record in 2024
Total AFL Members 1984-2024
Total Victorian “Big 4” Members 1984-2024
Total SA Members 1991-2024
Total WA Members 1987-2024
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