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2024 All-Australian Team
The 2024 All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League (AFL) players during the 2024 season. It was announced in August as a complete Australian rules football team of 22 players. The team is honorary and does not play any games. Selection panel The selection panel for the 2024 All-Australian team consisted of chairman Andrew Dillon, Eddie Betts, Jude Bolton, Nathan Buckley, Kane Cornes, Abbey Holmes, Glen Jakovich, Matthew Pavlich, Laura Kane and Josh Mahoney. Team Initial squad The initial 44-man All-Australian squad was announced on 26 August, with all clubs except and having at least one player nominated. and had the most players selected in the initial squad with 5. Ten players from the 2023 team were selected. Final team The final team was announced on Thursday, 29 August. Note: the position of coach in the All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership team. References {{2024 AFL season All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Australian Team
The All-Australian team is an all-star team of Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. It represents a complete team, including an interchange bench, of the best-performed players during the season, traditionally led by that season's AFL Grand Final, premiership coach. Despite the name's implication, the All-Australian team is usually ceremonial in modern times. Though the AFL played an State of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match, All-Star match in 2020, it was the first in 12 years, and the difference in skill level between the All-Australian team and the nearest international competitor is currently too large for any contest to be competitive. Despite this, some of these players have represented Australia in Australia national Australian rules football team, AFL Academy junior teams up to the age of 18, as more than two-thirds of all AFL Academy representatives have gone on to play at senior AFL level. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lachie Neale
Lachlan Oliver Neale (born 24 May 1993) is an Australian rules footballer and the co-captain of the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Fremantle Football Club from 2012 to 2018 before being traded to the Brisbane Lions in 2019, where he captained a premiership in 2024 and won the Brownlow Medal in both 2020 and 2023. Early life Neale was born in Naracoorte, South Australia.Lions star dreaming of puling on South Australian jumper from the Courier Mail 28 February 2020 His family briefly lived on a farm in Langkoop, near [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caleb Serong
Caleb Serong (born 9 February 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Fremantle in the Australian Football League (AFL). A midfielder known for his ball-winning ability and consistency, Serong has been the co-vice-captain of Fremantle since 2023. He has won two Doig Medals, awarded to the best and fairest Fremantle player, been selected in the All-Australian team twice and won the AFL Rising Star award in 2020. Serong was selected by Fremantle with the eighth pick of the 2019 draft after captaining Victoria Country and being named MVP of the under-18 championships. He made his debut in Round 4, 2020 and played every game onwards, averaging 17.9 disposals across his first season. Continuing his progression as a midfielder, Serong kicked the 2021 Goal of the Year. In 2023, Serong won his first Doig Medal with a club record for disposals in a single season and was named in his first All-Australian team the same year. The next year he repeated the same achievemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Ryan
Luke Ryan (born 6 February 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A versatile player, Ryan is a Doig Medalist as well as a dual All-Australian. Early career Originally from the Melbourne suburb of Ascot Vale, Ryan played junior football for Aberfeldie, Moonee Valley and Maribyrnong Park in the Essendon District Football League, as well as some games for the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup. He then played for the Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 2016, winning the Fothergill–Round Medal as the most promising young player in the league. In 2017, he was awarded the Simpson Medal for the best player on ground during Peel Thunders victory over Subiaco in the West Australian Football League grand final. AFL career He was recruited as a mature age player to Fremantle with their third selection, 66th overall, in the 2016 AFL draft. He made his AFL debut in roun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Clark (Australian Footballer)
Jordan Clark (born 16 October 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having been initially drafted to the Geelong Football Club. Early life Clark was born in Mandurah before moving to Albany, Western Australia at age 12, where he played for the Railways Football Club. Attending Albany Senior High School, at 16 he moved to Perth to attend Guildford Grammar School on a scholarship where he would go on to play colts for the Claremont Football Club. He was selected 15th overall in the 2018 AFL draft by the Geelong Football Club. Cricket career Clark was a talented sportsman as a junior. In January 2017, he represented the Australian under-16 national cricket team in their One Day International series against Pakistan in Dubai, taking a hat-trick in the third match. AFL career Clark made his debut for in Round 1 of the 2019 AFL season against Collingwood, having 17 disposals. Clark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Brayshaw
Andrew Brayshaw (born 8 November 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer and the co-vice-captain of the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early career Andrew was born in Adelaide, South Australia to parents Mark and Debra Brayshaw, as the youngest of four brothers. Brayshaw grew up in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria. After an impressive junior career for his school, Haileybury (Melbourne), Haileybury, TAC Cup side Sandringham Dragons and the Victorian Metropolitan representative side, he was recruited by Fremantle with the second overall selection in the 2017 AFL draft. AFL career He made his AFL debut for Fremantle in the opening round of the 2018 AFL season after a series of impressive pre-season games. His debut season was cut short when, in Round 20, he was struck by West Coast Eagles player Andrew Gaff in an off-the-ball incident. Gaff was subsequently suspended for eight AFL matches, while Brays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Merrett
Zachary Merrett (born 3 October 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Merrett is a three-time All-Australian team, All-Australian and five-time Crichton Medallist; he also won the Dreamtime at the 'G#Match results, Yiooken Award in 2023 and the Anzac Day match#Anzac Medal, Anzac Medal in 2024. Merrett has served as List of Essendon Football Club captains, Essendon captain since 2023. Early life and junior football Merrett grew up in Cobden, Victoria, before boarding at Melbourne Grammar School on a cricket scholarship. Merrett participated in the Auskick program at Cobden. As a junior, Merrett played for Cobden Football Club and as a kid supported the Western Bulldogs. After a promising junior cricket career, Merrett focused on his football and had a breakout year. He played every game for Vic Country and impressed in many; he took that form into the end of the TAC Cup season, where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Daicos
Nicholas Daicos (born 3 January 2003) is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Collingwood Football Club. Daicos is the son of Peter Daicos, who played for Collingwood in the VFL/AFL, and the younger brother of Josh Daicos, who also plays for Collingwood. Daicos was drafted with pick 4 in the 2021 AFL draft under the father–son rule. Early life and junior football Daicos captained the Oakleigh Chargers in the 2021 NAB League. He impressed across five matches, averaging 35.8 disposals and 2 goals per game. Noted for his consistency and clean skills, Daicos was tipped for a high pick in the 2021 AFL draft. In 2019, he was part of a school football premiership for Carey Grammar, alongside future AFL stars Matt Rowell and Noah Anderson. In his younger years, he played community football for Greythorn Falcons and Kew Rovers in the Yarra Junior Football League. AFL career 2022 In 2021, Daicos was drafted to the Collingwood Football Club as a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darcy Cameron
Darcy Cameron (born 18 July 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Originally from Albany, Western Australia, Cameron grew up as a West Coast Eagles fan. He is the nephew of radio personality and politician Eoin Cameron. He was a cricketer and swimmer in his youth and played football for North Albany. He attended Hale School as a boarder. Cameron played for Claremont in the West Australian Football League, averaging one goal, 11 disposals and 16 hitouts over 40 league matches. He wore number 18. AFL career Sydney Swans Cameron was expected to be drafted by West Coast in the 2016 AFL draft, but was taken by Sydney with pick 48. He made a positive start, impressing coach John Longmire in his first pre-season. Cameron lacerated his finger during training in March. It was later infected in a North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) match against Sydney University, ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Weitering
Jacob Weitering (born 23 November 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Weitering participated in the Auskick program at Mount Martha and played junior football for the Mount Martha Junior Football Club, before playing for the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup. He captained Victoria Country at the 2015 AFL Under 18 Championships, where he was selected in the under 18 All-Australian team. He was a member of the NAB AFL Academy in 2014 and 2015, and was awarded the Ben Mitchell Medal in 2015, voted by his peers as the player who best represents the values important to the AFL Academy. He was drafted with the first selection in the 2015 national draft by the Carlton Football Club. AFL career Weitering made his debut in round 1, 2016 against Richmond. Weitering had a solid debut with 17 disposals and 7 marks. He was named the 2016 AFL Rising Star nominee for round 3 following an impres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry McKay
Harrison McKay (born 24 December 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). In 2021, McKay won the Coleman Medal, awarded to the league's leading goalkicker for the season. Career A key forward, McKay played junior football at Warragul Football Club, Warragul and state under-18s football with the Gippsland Power. He was drafted by Carlton with a first-round selection (No. 10 overall) in the 2015 AFL draft#2015 national draft, 2015 national draft. He missed much of the 2016 Carlton Football Club season, 2016 season—his first season in the professional system—with stress fractures in his back, and he made his senior debut for the club in Round 18, 2017. McKay began to command a regular place in the Carlton forward line in 2018 Carlton Football Club season, 2018, and he was soon the club's primary spearhead. He won his first club leading goalkicker award in 2019 Carlton Football Club season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Curnow
Charles Curnow (born 3 February 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A key position forward, Curnow is a two-time winner of Coleman Medal as leading goalkicker in the AFL home-and-away season. Junior career and draft Curnow played his state level under-18s football for the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup. He became recognised as a strong key forward with elite endurance. He was considered one of the top draft prospects on potential, but with a few risks; namely that his junior form had shown flashes of brilliance rather than consistent brilliance; that he had suffered a knee injury which saw him miss a large part of his final year of under-18s football; and that he had been arrested for refusing a breath test in the week prior to the draft. Carlton selected Curnow with its third pick, number twelve overall, in the 2015 AFL draft. Charlie's older brother, Ed Curnow, had already been play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
