2022 All-Australian team; Bolton the only Tiger.

[one-eyed]

This year's half-back class is stacked .

Who makes the All-Aus team?


https://twitter.com/FootyonNine/status/1559766480211918848

[one-eyed]

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2022/08/20/josh-jenkins-all-australian-side-for-2022/

[Andyy]

Really, no Lynch?

[Willy]

Hawkins has not been better than Lynch this year.

[Tiger Khosh]

The thing that Hawkins does better than any other kpf is his goal assists and score involvements. Tom ended up kicking more goals than him but think Hawkins is well clear and AFL#1 in score involvements and goal assists. That’s not to say Lynchy doesn’t have him in other areas i.e. contested marks and marks inside 50 which he is both AFL#1 I believe. I just think that’s what they’ll point to when they inevitably go with curnow, Hawkins and Cameron as the kpf in the AA team this year.

[Andyy]

More goals/game than curnow or Cameron too tho TK

[Tiger Khosh]

Yeah but another easy cop out they use is that he missed too many games

[Andyy]

Yeah but another easy cop out they use is that he missed too many games

Lids was AA with 18 games in a year. Very doable! Plus I'm biased

[pmac21]

Rioli should be in, Saad showing his true colours today. 

[Tiger Khosh]

So in the squad of 40 I think D.Rioli, Lynch, Bolton and Prestia (debatable) get in. In the actual 22 I think bolts is our only lock and they’ll probably overlook Rioli and lynch.

[torch]

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2022/08/20/josh-jenkins-all-australian-side-for-2022/

What would Josh Jenkins know?

[lamington]

There was a Coleman year Riewoldt had where he. Didn’t make the AA based on not having enough impact from memory?

I would make the same argument of lynch over curnow for that reason. Pure and simple Lynch has delivered more this year in critical moments when compared to curnow.

[Tiger Khosh]

Yup one of his Coleman years, Riewoldt was laughably not included in the AA team however I don’t think it’s been done since then.

I don’t think that argument will work in Tom’s favour as Charlie has more score involvements and goal assists.

[one-eyed]

2022 AFL ALL-AUSTRALIAN SQUAD

Adelaide

Rory Laird - 2017 and 2018 All-Australian.

Taylor Walker - Never previously All-Australian.

Brisbane

Charlie Cameron - 2019 All-Australian.

Hugh McCluggage - Never previously All-Australian.

Lachie Neale - 2019 and 2020 All-Australian.

Carlton

Patrick Cripps - 2018 and 2019 All-Australian.

Charlie Curnow - Never previously All-Australian.

Adam Saad - Never previously All-Australian.

Sam Walsh - 2021 All-Australian.

Jacob Weitering - Never previously All-Australian.

Collingwood

Jack Crisp - Never previously All-Australian.

Josh Daicos - Never previously All-Australian.

Brayden Maynard - Never previously All-Australian.

Essendon

Nil

Fremantle

Andrew Brayshaw - Never previously All-Australian.

Brennan Cox - Never previously All-Australian.

Geelong

Mark Blicavs - Never previously All-Australian.

Jeremy Cameron - 2013 and 2019 All-Australian.

Tom Hawkins - 2012, 2019, 2020 and 2021 All-Australian.

Tyson Stengle - Never previously All-Australian.

Tom Stewart - 2018, 2019 and 2021 All-Australian.

Gold Coast

Touk Miller - 2021 All-Australian.

Jarrod Witts - Never previously All-Australian.

GWS Giants

Josh Kelly - 2017 All-Australian.

Sam Taylor - Never previously All-Australian.

Hawthorn

James Sicily - Never previously All-Australian.

Melbourne

Angus Brayshaw - Never previously All-Australian.

Bayley Fritsch - Never previously All-Australian.

Max Gawn - 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 All-Australian.

Steven May - 2021 All-Australian.

Clayton Oliver - 2018 and 2021 All-Australian.

Christian Petracca - 2020 and 2021 All-Australian.

North Melbourne

Nil

Port Adelaide

Connor Rozee - Never previously All-Australian.

Richmond

Shai Bolton - Never previously All-Australian.

Tom Lynch - 2016 All-Australian.

Daniel Rioli - Never previously All-Australian.

St Kilda

Jack Sinclair - Never previously All-Australian.

Callum Wikie - Never previously All-Australian.

Sydney

Isaac Heeney - Never previously All-Australian.

Callum Mills - Never previously All-Australian.

Tom Papley - 2021 All-Australian.

Chad Warner - Never previously All-Australian.

West Coast

Tom Barrass - Never previously All-Australian.

Western Bulldogs

Marcus Bontempelli - 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2021 All-Australian.

Jack Macrae - 2019 and 2021 All-Australian.

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A total of 26 players are looking for their first All-Australian jacket, with the final team of 22 to be announced at the AFL Awards on Wednesday night.

The selection panel is comprised of AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan (chairman), Jude Bolton, Nathan Buckley, Kane Cornes, Andrew Dillon, Glen Jakovich, Gerard Healy, Chris Johnson, Cameron Ling, Nick Riewoldt and Brad Scott.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/828964/aa-squad-revealed-cats-demons-dominate-as-breakout-pie-snubbed

[Andyy]

Seems right to me