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)

2. Daicos silences the Blues 

  • Round 8 (Carlton vs Collingwood)

In the best games of the season, it takes the biggest names to stand tall and deliver.

In footy, names don't come with more grandiosity than 'Daicos'. So with a minute to go in a tied game between the two biggest rivals of our sport, the ball couldn't be in better hands.

Being monitored closely by a fellow big-game performer, Sam Walsh, Daicos stayed on the move at the stoppage and streamed forward in perfect time to collect the ball on a run toward the boundary, before absolutely flushing a snap from 35 to put the dagger in the heart of the Blues.

Dad's celebration said it all.

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