Your team's Under 26 best 22?

[The Nostradamus]

We have 31 players under 26

we have 38 under 26

Would be good to see a full list of numbers across the teams under 26

 

[BulldogMuscle]

B: James O'Donnel - Ryan Gardner - Nick Coffield
HB: Luke Cleary - Jedd Busslinger - Ed Richards

20

Ed Richards

Age

24

Ht

188cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.4

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.4

4star

MG

201.4

3star

D

11.3

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

5.3

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

2.5

3star

MG

198.3

3star

D

14.6

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

4.8

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.6

4star

MG

232.4

4star

C: Ryley Sanders - Tim English - Bailey Smith

6

Bailey Smith

Age

23

Ht

185cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

8.5

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.8

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

19.8

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

10.2

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

CL

3.2

4star

D

14.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.4

5star

CL

1.6

4star

HF: Rylee West - Cody Weightman

3

Cody Weightman

Age

23

Ht

179cm

Wt

75kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

6.5

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

2.5

2star

M

2.0

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

1.0

4star

D

6.5

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

2.5

2star

M

2.0

2star

T

1.0

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

6.5

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

2.5

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

G

1.0

4star

- Riley Garcia
F: Jamarra Ugle-Hagan - Aaron Naughton

33

Aaron Naughton

Age

24

Ht

196cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

4.9

5star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.8

4star

D

6.3

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

2.3

2star

M

2.5

3star

T

0.8

1star

G

0.5

4star

D

12.8

4star

K

8.8

4star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.0

1star

- Sam Darcy
R: Bailey Williams - Caleb Poulter - Harvey Gallagher
Int: Buku Khamis - Charlie Clarke - Dominique Bedendo - Laitham Vandemeer
Sub: Lachie McNeil

Overall, not tooooo bad, need 1-2 more young developing kids in the midfield that's for sure. I'm actually pretty confident in that backline.

 

[South of the Yarra]

Geelong isn't terrible on that scale either.

7 premiership players (Holmes unlucky not to make it 8 from injury), 1x AA (Stengle), a runner up BnF (J.Henry 2021), 22under22 full back (SDK), gun young wingman (Holmes) and forward (O.Henry) and twice top 10 BnF (Close).

Cats very very good as well.

 

[South of the Yarra]

Yeah, I can’t see the pies losing a single game for the foreseeable future

I wouldn’t have thought this was the case but you are entitled to your opinion.

 

[Wargreymon90]

B: Jones Ratugolea Williams
HB: Burgoyne Zerk-thatcher Sinn
C: Bergman Horne-Francis Farrell
HF: Powell-pepper T.Marshall Anastasopolous
FF: Georgiades Lord Evans

Fol: Sweet Butters Rozee

Bench: Drew Jackson Visentini Lorenz

I didn’t include anyone is is 26.

Key defenders and small forwards are the biggest areas of weakness.

 

[elbarton]

B: Jones K. Marshall Williams
HB: Burgoyne Zerk-thatcher Sinn
C: Bergman Horne-Francis Burgoyne
HF: Powell-pepper T.Marshall Anastasopolous
FF: Georgiades Lord Evans

Fol: Sweet Butters Rozee

Bench: Drew Jackson Visentini Lorenz

I didn’t include anyone is is 26.

Key defenders and small forwards are the biggest areas of weakness.

Ratugolea is 25

 

[Wargreymon90]

Ratugolea is 25

Well I’ll be damned. Edited

 

[RUNVS]

So who do you all like in terms of what teams look best on paper?

For me, not including the Swans as I am biased there, I think Hawthorn's team is surprisingly good, and reasonably balanced.

 

[Turbocat]

Interesting...although I'm not sure the relevance of under26 as measurement.

 

[Matrix10]

B: Jordan Ridley - Ben McKay - Kane Baldwin
HB: Andrew McGrath - Zach Reid - Alwyn Davey
C: Nic Martin - Ben Hobbs - Xavier Duursma
HF: Archie Perkins - Nate Caddy - Sam Durham
F: Jye Menzie - Harrison Jones - Nick Bryan
R: Sam Draper - Will Setterfield - Jye Caldwell
I/C: Elijah Tsatas - Nik Cox - Tex Wanganeen - Lual Lemon - Jaiden Hunter

Cupboard is pretty bare ha , very average list in the under 26 age bracket

 

[Foucault1989]

Interesting...although I'm not sure the relevance of under26 as measurement.

It's Big Footy. The best youth = the best team.

Why else would fans of teams who are in the bottom half of the ladder go on Big Footy? We're all looking for hope to cling onto to.

When Carlton were awful, I dined out on youth threads. Remember Cam Polson? You know, steal of the 2016 draft? He was going to be a superstar.....according to big footy youth threads....

 

[Turbocat]

It's Big Footy. The best youth = the best team.

Why else would fans of teams who are in the bottom half of the ladder go on Big Footy? We're all looking for hope to cling onto to.

When Carlton were awful, I dined out on youth threads. Remember Cam Polson? You know, steal of the 2016 draft? He was going to be a superstar.....according to big footy youth threads....

by why 26... why not 24 or whatever. Just seems a line that has no real affect on performance as I doubt many teams have side without significant players older than 26

 

[M Malice]

So through the off season all players in the competition who are 26 years old or older all decided to compete in a monster truck race, and through sheer bad luck every player managed to do their ACL.

What is your teams best 22 going into 2024 with no players as of now over 26 years old?


What would your best under 26 team be?

Brandon Starcevich(24), Jack Payne(24), Darcy Wilmot(19).
Keidean Coleman(23), Darragh Joyce(26), Jaxon Prior(22).

Henry Smith(21), Josh Dunkley(26), Will Ashcroft(19).
Hugh McCluggage(25), Deven Robertson(22), Jaspa Fletcher(19).

Kai Lohmann(20), Eric Hipwood(26), Callum Ah Chee(26).
Cam Rayner(24), Brandon Ryan(26), Zac Bailey(24).

Noah Answerth(24), Jarrod Berry(25), Harry Sharp(20), James Tunstill(20). Sub- James Madden(24).

 

[Wargreymon90]

by why 26... why not 24 or whatever. Just seems a line that has no real affect on performance as I doubt many teams have side without significant players older than 26

I suppose the younger you go, the harder it is name 22 players

 

[The Nostradamus]

by why 26... why not 24 or whatever. Just seems a line that has no real affect on performance as I doubt many teams have side without significant players older than 26

We only have 5 over 26
And only 2 of them corr and McDonald are best 22

And even then lmac will be borderline as the season goes

 

[Foucault1989]

by why 26... why not 24 or whatever. Just seems a line that has no real affect on performance as I doubt many teams have side without significant players older than 26

It's because fans will select the age according to what would be their strongest side. If a North fan made a thread the magical number would be 22. If a Carlton fan did it'd be 27.

This is just another di** measuring contest that has nothing to do with actual performance/winning flags but allows for the bottom teams to one up the top teams because they naturally have more options under the arbitrary age criteria of that particular thread.

 

[Foucault1989]

We only have 5 over 26
And only 2 of them corr and McDonald are best 22

And even then lmac will be borderline as the season goes

Awesome. Congratulations. You might also win 3 games again in 2024

 

[The Nostradamus]

Awesome. Congratulations. You might also win 3 games again in 2024

Lol just pointing out facts
Stay salty tho

 

[Foucault1989]

Lol just pointing out facts
Stay salty tho

Not salty just don't think North Melbourne's list is the flex you think it is....

 

[HeHateMe]

So who do you all like in terms of what teams look best on paper?

For me, not including the Swans as I am biased there, I think Hawthorn's team is surprisingly good, and reasonably balanced.

One thing I noticed was some pretty good midfields, besides my club Freo and Port were standouts.

But Freos on paper is elite, Rucks are pretty hit and miss so Darcy puts Freo ahead imo.

 

[Warwick]

we have 38 under 26

Would be good to see a full list of numbers across the teams under 26

Why?

 

[The Nostradamus]

Why?

To compare

 

[RUNVS]

It's because fans will select the age according to what would be their strongest side. If a North fan made a thread the magical number would be 22. If a Carlton fan did it'd be 27.

This is just another di** measuring contest that has nothing to do with actual performance/winning flags but allows for the bottom teams to one up the top teams because they naturally have more options under the arbitrary age criteria of that particular thread.

I picked 26 as it is about middle age for an AFL player, or at least the really good ones.

 

[Liam Boy]

B: Bergman, Logue, Archer
HB: Scott, Pink, Sheezel
C: Stephens, Phillips, Simpkin
HF: Thomas, Comben, Zurhaar
F: Stephenson, Larkey, Curtis
R: Xerri, Davies-Uniacke, Wardlaw
I: Goater, McKercher, Powell, Ford

Almost indistinguishable from an actual North best 22. Only missing Corr, Shiels and McDonald. Greenwood and Tucker also ineligible.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Too big a age range surely. Eagles only have 13 players out of 44 that are over the age of 26 for example