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The purpose of this thread is part analysis, part depository for articles relating to the myriad of awards and part discussion on the impending AFL award season, be it All-Australian, Brownlow Medal, Rising Star etc. etc.

The first of those is the All-Australian squad. This was from the Lions site:

While you would expect that both Rockliff and Hanley must be in line for maiden All-Australian appearances (particularly after being surprisingly overlooked last year), don’t be surprised to see a couple of other names feature in the squad.

Despite missing the first half of the season, Stefan Martin has been the form ruckman of the competition since Round 12 and could come under some consideration. Dayne Zorko is another who has posted career-best numbers in 2014, and wouldn’t look out of place in the AFL’s ‘Team of the Year’.
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My first reaction to the above is that Joel Patfull has no chance when his own club doesn't even throw his name into the mix when discussing possible AA chances. Not that I thought the selection panel would even have considered him anyway.

The second award is this newly 22Under22 team, of which the Lions had three nominees:

The 22Under22 concept was launched in 2013 to recognise the AFL’s best young talent. To be eligible for selection, players must be aged 22 or younger for the entire AFL season (including finals).

Lester, who has played 51 games in four seasons with the Club, has listed among the potential defenders, and is the most experienced Lions player named in the squad. Aish (midfield) and Taylor (forward), meanwhile, both earned a nod for their standout debut seasons. Although you can’t argue with the quality of the 45-man squad, there were a handful of other Lions players who could consider themselves desperately unlucky to miss out – namely Justin Clarke, Josh Green, and Sam Mayes.
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For mine, the biggest talking point out of the squad is the guys from the Lions that didn't make the squad, particularly Justin Clarke and Josh Green ahead of Ryan Lester, who I think himself would admit, that 2014 was below what he would have hoped to have achieved.

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