Footy fans are more blessed than any other in the world of sport.

No sport combines such astonishing physical feats with such chills of euphoria, heartbreak, and everything in between the way Aussie Rules does.

A simple kick through the big sticks can swing the mood of fanbases around the country for an entire week, while an Anzac Day speccy can drop the jaws of a nation for a fleeting moment.

2024 has already provided its fair share of thrilling plays, profound performances and memorable matches, this list will go through only a fraction of them during the season so far.

Here is our mid-year list of the top 10 moments of 2024...

Honourable Mentions:

  • Jack Higgins' game-sealing out-of-bounds bomb (Round 2 vs Collingwood)
  • Richmond hold on for first win under Adem Yze (Round 3 vs Sydney)
  • Matt Cottrell controversial goal & dissent free kick seals win for Carlton (Gather Round vs Fremantle)
  • Scott Pendlebury's 10,000th disposal (ANZAC Day vs Essendon)
  • Izak Rankine clutch fourth-quarter snap on the left (Round 10 vs Collingwood)
  • Alex Pearce set-shot goal and Cam McCarthy tribute (Round 11 vs Collingwood)
  • McKay twins finally face off (Round 13 Essendon vs Carlton)
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1. Byrne-Jones soccer seals Power miracle

  • Round 10 (Port Adelaide vs Hawthorn)

An 11-point deficit with 43 seconds to play and the ball stranded in your back half has been a task too great to overcome for over 150 years of footy.

But as we've seen in the past, Ken's men have the magic touch required to pull off just about anything.

We saw it with Dan Houston's game-winning goal on the siren from the MCG car park last year. We saw it when Swan Ollie Florent's kick on the siren fell agonisingly short of a goal, instead crashing into Aliir Aliir's fist on the line.

We saw it again in Round 10, after Willie Rioli cut the 11-point margin to five with a set-shot that stopped the clock with 22 seconds left.

Queue Zak Butters onto the scene, who found space at the centre stoppage and launched the footy inside 50. The ball hits the pack with 13 seconds, spills to ground as desperate Hawks rush to retreat.

There were eight seconds to play when Darcy Byrne-Jones found the footy at his feet and instinctively 'soccered' through the most dramatic goal of the season and completed one of the most dramatic finishes ever seen in footy.

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