News AFL 2024 AFLPA U22 team announced

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The 22 under-22 side for the 2024 AFL season has been named, with Fremantle leading the way with four selections. Sheezel has been named vice-captain, with Collingwood star Nick Daicos named captain for the second straight year.

Players must've been aged 22 and under for the entirety of the season (inclusive of Grand Final day – September 28) and have played a minimum of 12 games throughout the 2024 season to be eligible.

AFL's 22under22 team for 2024 revealed

The representative side made up of the competition's best young guns has been selected.

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Under 22 - 2024 Team​

Captain: Nick Daicos (Collingwood)
Vice-captain: Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne)

FB	Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (STK)	Mac Andrew (GCS)	Darcy Wilmot (BL)
HB	Max Holmes (GEEL)	Josh Weddle (HAW)	Colby McKercher (NM)
C	Errol Gulden (SYD)	Harley Reid (WCE)	Jason Horne-Francis (PORT)
HF	Jack Ginnivan (HAW)	Sam Darcy (WBD)	Ollie Dempsey (GEEL)
FF	Josh Treacy (FRE)	Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (WBD)	Jye Amiss (FRE)
FOLL	Luke Jackson (FRE)	Harry Sheezel (NM)	Nick Daicos (COLL)
I/C	Massimo D'Ambrosio (HAW)	George Wardlaw (NM)
	Josh Rachele (ADEL)	Josh Draper (FRE)

 

[Blackhawk42]

No Connor Macdonald is a massive oversight.

Team is still strong though.

 

[Colonial]

Wow

 

[Orange crush]

No Connor Macdonald is a massive oversight.

Team is still strong though.

No finn Callaghan is a big out

 

[Blackhawk42]

No finn Callaghan is a big out

Agreed. Would replace Rachele and Draper with those 2.

 

[HeHateMe]

Try and split Cmac and Dempsey
Disposals: 17.5 - 17.5
M gained: 271 - 273
Goals: 23 - 20
Pressure act: 13 - 13.3
Tackles: 2.6 - 2.5

So on and so forth, they really only deviate, Dempsey is higher in the intercept possessions and Contested Possessions, CMac is higher in Score Involvements. They do play differently but it's eerie how similar they are statistically.

Both should be in the team, don't think CMac has the profile and Dempsey is a chance for RS so has that momentum.

 

[Capital hawk]

No finn Callaghan is a big out

Fan's vote. Not too many GWS fans so at a big disadvantage.

 

[SSSSSS]

Callaghan robbed. Would swap him out for Wardlaw.

 

[hawkman]

Try and split Cmac and Dempsey
Disposals: 17.5 - 17.5
M gained: 271 - 273
Goals: 23 - 20
Pressure act: 13 - 13.3
Tackles: 2.6 - 2.5

So on and so forth, they really only deviate, Dempsey is higher in the intercept possessions and Contested Possessions, CMac is higher in Score Involvements. They do play differently but it's eerie how similar they are statistically.

Both should be in the team, don't think CMac has the profile and Dempsey is a chance for RS so has that momentum.

And to not be biased I would probably have Macdonald over Ginnivan

 

[HeHateMe]

On the positives they got the defence right

 

[hawkman]

On the positives they got the defence right

Not much defending going on, just a lot of explosion out of there

 

[Guardian Hawk]

Try and split Cmac and Dempsey
Disposals: 17.5 - 17.5
M gained: 271 - 273
Goals: 23 - 20
Pressure act: 13 - 13.3
Tackles: 2.6 - 2.5

So on and so forth, they really only deviate, Dempsey is higher in the intercept possessions and Contested Possessions, CMac is higher in Score Involvements. They do play differently but it's eerie how similar they are statistically.

Both should be in the team, don't think CMac has the profile and Dempsey is a chance for RS so has that momentum.

Now do CMac and Josh Rachele.

McDonald is the same age and from the same draft, but less profile as he was a pick in the 20's, rather than pick 6. McDonald plays a similar role and gets more of the ball, more contested ball, better efficiency, more marks, more tackles, more score involvements, more metres gained, more coaches votes, etc, etc. Rachele has kicked 0.3 more goals and 0.2 assists per game extra, but fewer score involvements overall.

McDonald has had some clutch moments in close games that has gotten us over the line this season whilst Rachele has had infamous moments that has done the opposite.

This team doesn't mean much anyway but I think those two could/should be swapped (whilst Dempsey deserves to be there regardless). I don't want to fall in the trap of mids everywhere but I'd also have Callaghan ahead of Draper (and a few others for that matter).

 

[HeHateMe]

4 KPF also standards out but can't really argue with any of them individually.

 

[HairyO]

No Connor Macdonald is a massive oversight.

Team is still strong though.

They could make one rather easy fix and remove all the players who were already 22 before the season started so that its an actual "under 22" list.

Also, D'Ambrosio on the bench and JHF on the Wing is ridiculous given D'Ambrosio should be AA Wing.

 

[Capital hawk]

Now do CMac and Josh Rachele.

McDonald is the same age and from the same draft, but less profile as he was a pick in the 20's, rather than pick 6. McDonald plays a similar role and gets more of the ball, more contested ball, better efficiency, more marks, more tackles, more score involvements, more metres gained, more coaches votes, etc, etc. Rachele has kicked 0.3 more goals and 0.2 assists per game extra, but fewer score involvements overall.

McDonald has had some clutch moments in close games that has gotten us over the line this season whilst Rachele has had infamous moments that has done the opposite.

This team doesn't mean much anyway but I think those two could/should be swapped (whilst Dempsey deserves to be there regardless). I don't want to fall in the trap of mids everywhere but I'd also have Callaghan ahead of Draper (and a few others for that matter).

Would take CMAC over Rachele any day of the week. Under rated player.

 

[Jake98]

No finn Callaghan is a big out

Genuinely embarrassing. Shows mainstream AFL fans have absolutely no clue.

 

[OniAu]

Love to see this team take on the best of above this age group

Would interest me more than SOO

 

[SSSSSS]

Love to see this team take on the best of above this age group

Would interest me more than SOO

I doubt they would get within 10 goals.

No disrespect to any of the players but they are still kids.

 

[Sirlemsip]

That FF line is crazy, a team would never actually line up like that.

I would change this by:

• Connor Macdonald into the team at HFF
• Move Ginnivan to FP
• Move Amiss to the bench
• Get Rachele the hell out of the team.

 

[Sentinel]

That FF line is crazy, a team would never actually line up like that.

I would change this by:

• Connor Macdonald into the team at HFF
• Move Ginnivan to FP
• Move Amiss to the bench
• Get Rachele the hell out of the team.

"Never" you say?

 

[adammania9]

On the positives they got the defence right

Not quite. Judd McVee is a notable oversight.

Did Draper just make it because of his game against Sydney? He has been mostly very ordinary, and sometimes very bad.

 

[Dazza the Viking]

HTF did Connor MacDonald miss out

D’Ambrosio on the bench, what an insult

 

[Dazza the Viking]

Would take CMAC over Rachele any day of the week. Under rated player.

Selectors obviously don’t watch twilight games, where we are a permanent fixture this season

Connor MacDonald has been huge for us this season, would of picked him ahead of Rachele and Ginnivan

 

[Mr Meow]

Try and split Cmac and Dempsey
Disposals: 17.5 - 17.5
M gained: 271 - 273
Goals: 23 - 20
Pressure act: 13 - 13.3
Tackles: 2.6 - 2.5

So on and so forth, they really only deviate, Dempsey is higher in the intercept possessions and Contested Possessions, CMac is higher in Score Involvements. They do play differently but it's eerie how similar they are statistically.

Both should be in the team, don't think CMac has the profile and Dempsey is a chance for RS so has that momentum.

22 goal assists for Dempsey, 13 to CMac is a sizeable difference when it comes to ranking forwards. Contested marks, bounces, 1%ers all favour him too.

There isn't a huge amount in it, but Dempsey has had a slightly better season. So your post simply would've been better off highlighting other players you thought shouldn't be in the team.

 

[HeHateMe]

22 goal assists for Dempsey, 13 to CMac is a sizeable difference when it comes to ranking forwards. Contested marks, bounces, 1%ers all favour him too.

There isn't a huge amount in it, but Dempsey has had a slightly better season. So your post simply would've been better off highlighting other players you thought shouldn't be in the team.

I try to stay away from shit canning players and instead focus on building players up with my arguments. Dempsey has been better no arguments here they do have very similar stat lines though. Ginni or Rachele are probably the 2 that could have missed for Croc.