AFLPA 22 under 22 2025 edition

[Mayestro]

Juggernaut’s scary truth laid bare; Daicos chases rare air: 22Under22 AFLPA squad revealed​

The emerging talent at Brisbane has dominated the 2025 AFL Players’ Association’s 22Under22 squad, as Collingwood superstar Nick Daicos looks to join rare air.

All of Darcy Wilmot, Jaspa Fletcher, Levi Ashcroft, Will Ashcroft and Logan Morris are a live chance of making the final cut for the annual side, with the reigning premiers’ five players selected in the 40-man squad the most of any club.

Rising contenders Adelaide and Hawthorn each had four of their own young guns make the preliminary listing, while a handful of other clubs had three players named.

2025 AFLPA 22Under22 40-man squad (club-by-club)

Adelaide (4): Max Michalanney, Dan Curtin, Jake Soligo, Josh Rachele

Brisbane (5): Darcy Wilmot, Jaspa Fletcher, Levi Ashcroft, Will Ashcroft, Logan Morris

Carlton (0): N/A

Collingwood (2): Nick Daicos, Ned Long

Essendon (2): Archie Roberts, Nate Caddy

Fremantle (2): Patrick Voss, Murphy Reid

Geelong (3): Lawson Humphries, Connor O’Sullivan, Ollie Dempsey

Gold Coast (3): Mac Andrew, Bohdi Uwland, Bailey Humphrey

GWS (3): Finn Callaghan, Aaron Cadman, Darcy Jones

Hawthorn (4): Josh Weddle, Josh Ward, Jack Ginnivan, Nick Watson

Melbourne (1): Harvey Langford

North Melbourne (3): Colby McKercher, Harry Sheezel, Paul Curtis

Port Adelaide (1): Jason Horne-Francis

Richmond (1): Seth Campbell

St Kilda (2): Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, Marcus Windhager

Sydney (0): N/A

West Coast (1): Harley Reid

Western Bulldogs (3): Joel Freijah, Ryley Sanders, Sam Darcy

A good time to be a Brisbane supporter, and it’s not too shabby for most of the top 8 sides. Still waiting on the team.

 

[Cleric]

A good time to be a Brisbane supporter, and it’s not too shabby for most of the top 8 sides. Still waiting on the team.

List profile wise, Brisbane, Adelaide and Hawthorn seem set for the long haul

 

[Walshawk]

Typical AFL to have an UNDER 22 team full of 22 year olds. Even their own guidelines state that it is an under 23 team. ‘Players must be under 23 for the entirety of the AFL season’.

 

[NetworkNerd]

I suppose Sam Darcy goes in the ruck.. not much in the way of other competition for the ruck spot. Patrick Voss is going at 2 HO per game

 

[WilloTree]

I suppose Sam Darcy goes in the ruck.. not much in the way of other competition for the ruck spot. Patrick Voss is going at 2 HO per game

Yeah, that was a bit odd. He's just not a ruckman.

 

[NetworkNerd]

Yeah, that was a bit odd. He's just not a ruckman.

Maybe they thought Dante Visentini hasn't done enough to be on this list.. I can't think of any other young ruckmen who played a decent amount of games

 

[JasRulz63]

Typical AFL to have an UNDER 22 team full of 22 year olds. Even their own guidelines state that it is an under 23 team. ‘Players must be under 23 for the entirety of the AFL season’.

Could just call it 23 under 23 and just have a sub/5 on the interchange.

 

[bungalow_bill]

Kai Lohmann a bit stiff.

 

[bungalow_bill]

Typical AFL to have an UNDER 22 team full of 22 year olds. Even their own guidelines state that it is an under 23 team. ‘Players must be under 23 for the entirety of the AFL season’.

Daicos the oldest by the looks of it, four months off turning 23.

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

Kai Lohmann a bit stiff.

Not on his 2025 output.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

So dumb that it's fan voted, but then it could be worse and be voted on by "media experts" who all have their own team bias.

 

[RonnieRaven]

Looks good if Murph and Voss get a gig it will be a fair group of freo lads make the team over the last 4 years:

Defenders
Clark
Draper
Young

Mids
Brayshaw
Serong
Jackson

Fwds
Amiss
Treacy
Voss
Reid

Pretty much the core of our list
Hopefully we can keep them all together

 

[Walshawk]

Daicos the oldest by the looks of it, four months off turning 23.

Exactly. Not under 22