A squad of 40 players in contention for selection for the 2024 Smithy’s VFL Team of the Year has been announced.
The final team of 24 players will be named on Monday, September 16 at the 2024 VFL and VFLW Awards. A captain and coach will also be selected.
Minor premier Werribee has the most representatives in the 2024 Smithy’s VFL Team of the Year squad, with six players selected. Southport Sharks (four) and Frankston (three) are the only other clubs to have more than two players in the squad.
The full list of club representation was: Box Hill Hawks (two), Brisbane Lions (two), Carlton (two), Casey Demons (one), Coburg (one), Collingwood (one), Essendon (two), Footscray Bulldogs (one), Frankston (three), Geelong Cats (two), Gold Coast Suns (two), GWS Giants (one), North Melbourne (two), Northern Bullants (one), Port Melbourne (two), Richmond (two), Sandringham (nil), Southport Sharks (four), Sydney Swans (one), Werribee (six) and Williamstown (two).
Players must have played a minimum of nine home and away matches to be considered for selection in the 2024 Smithy's VFL Team of the Year.
AFL-listed players are eligible to be selected.
The squad members named are in alphabetical order and are as follows:
Rory Atkins, Gold Coast SUNS
15 matches this season, 1 goal
Averages 34.3 disposals, 10.3 marks, 7.3 rebound 50s
Riley Bice, Werribee
18 matches this season, 3 goals
Averages 21.1 disposals, 6.9 marks, 4.8 intercepts
Jaxon Binns, Carlton
16 matches this season, 10 goals
Averages 26.2 disposals, 5.2 marks, 3.6 insides 50s
Dom Brew, Werribee
18 matches this season, 3 goals
Averages 28.3 disposals, 9.9 clearances, 9.4 tackles
Nick Bryan, Essendon
14 matches this season, 5 goals
Averages 17.8 disposals, 40.2 hitouts, 13.7 hitouts to advantage
Ted Clohesy, Geelong Cats
15 matches this season, 15 goals
Averages 22 disposals, 7.1 score involvements, 6.9 tackles
Nathan Cooper, Werribee
12 matches this season, 0 goals
Averages 9.8 disposals, 6.4 spoils, 5.2 intercepts
Cooper Craig-Peters, Footscray Bulldogs
18 matches this season, 8 goals
Averages 22.3 disposals, 7.3 clearances, 5.6 tackles
Brayden Crossley, Southport Sharks
18 matches this season, 12 goals
Averages 14.3 disposals, 40.2 hitouts, 13.1 hitouts to advantage
Sam Davidson, Richmond
16 matches this season, 26 goals
Averages 14.1 disposals, 5.7 score involvements, 1.6 goals
Jacob Dawson, Southport Sharks
17 matches this season, 2 goals
Averages 31.5 disposals, 9.5 clearances, 4.5 tackles
Wade Derksen, GWS GIANTS
17 matches this season, 6 goals
Averages 19.5 disposals, 8.0 intercepts, 5.1 spoils
Saad El-Hawli, Essendon/Northern Bullants
12 matches this season, 7 goals
Averages 25.5 disposals, 6.5 marks, 5.5 intercepts
Corey Ellison, Williamstown
17 matches this season, 30 goals
Averages 11.9 disposals, 5.1 marks, 1.8 goals
Patrick Fairlie, Northern Bullants
18 matches this season, 7 goals
Averages 30.1 disposals. 6.3 tackles, 5.7 clearances
Aaron Francis, Sydney Swans
14 matches this season, 3 goals
Averages 20.1 disposals, 8.9 intercepts, 7.1 marks
Hudson Garoni, Werribee
18 matches this season, 44 goals
Averages 11.7 disposals, 6.1 marks, 2.4 goals
Flynn Gentile, Coburg
18 matches this season, 6 goals
Averages 26.6 disposals, 6.3 inside 50s, 5.9 clearances
Sam Glover, Collingwood
18 matches this season, 6 goals
Averages 18.7 disposals, 7.5 intercepts, 6.7 rebound 50s
Billy Gowers, Port Melbourne
18 matches this season, 50 goals
Averages 13.4 disposals, 6.4 score involvements, 2.8 goals
Hugh Greenwood, North Melbourne
13 matches this season, 7 goals
Averages 21.3 disposals, 10.5 tackles, 8.2 tackles
George Grey, Frankston
13 matches this season, 5 goals
Averages 22 disposals, 5.5 rebound 50s, 4.5 marks
Mitch Hardie, Geelong Cats
17 matches this season, 12 goals
Averages 29.5 disposals, 6.2 clearances, 5.2 tackles
Jack Henderson, Werribee
18 matches this season, 12 goals
Averages 22.1 disposals, 5.6 clearances, 5.6 tackles
Tom Highmore, Port Melbourne
18 matches this season, 2 goals
Averages 18.8 disposals, 8.4 intercepts, 7.8 marks
Ben Jepson, Southport Sharks
18 matches this season, 0 goals
Averages 25.4 disposals, 82.9% disposal efficiency, 6.1 marks
Matt Johnson, Frankston
18 matches this season, 42 goals
Averages 8.7 disposals, 5.2 score involvements, 2.3 goals
Jarryd Lyons, Brisbane Lions
15 matches this season, 18 goals
Averages 29.5 disposals, 8.6 score involvements, 8.0 clearances
Liam McMahon, Carlton
16 matches this season, 45 goals
Averages 9.9 disposals, 5.0 marks, 2.8 goals
Ned Moyle, Gold Coast SUNS
9 matches this season, 10 goals
Averages 19.9 disposals, 38 hitouts, 11.9 hitouts to advantage
Tom Murphy, Frankston
18 matches this season, 5 goals
Averages 22.7 disposals, 4.9 clearances, 4.9 tackles
Luke Parks, Williamstown
18 matches this season, 0 goals
Averages 16.6 disposals, 9.3 intercepts, 4.8 rebound 50s
Ethan Phillips, Box Hill Hawks
13 matches this season, 0 goals
Averages 17.3 disposals, 10.2 marks, 7.9 intercepts
Jack Riding, Werribee
17 matches this season, 16 goals
Averages 19.6 disposals, 6.3 score involvements, 4.5 inside 50s
Deven Robertson, Brisbane Lions
13 matches this season, 4 goals
Averages 26.5 disposals, 7.3 score involvements, 7.2 clearances
Jai Serong, Box Hill Hawks
13 matches this season, 0 goals
Averages 20.8 disposals, 7.2 marks, 6.8 rebound 50s
Jack Watkins, North Melbourne
18 matches this season, 9 goals
Averages 24.9 disposals, 6.1 score involvements, 5.6 inside 50s
Mitch White, Casey Demons
18 matches this season, 9 goals
Averages 23.2 disposals, 5.8 inside 50s, 5.5 clearances
Lachlan Wilson, Richmond
17 matches this season, 6 goals
Averages 20.7 disposals, 6.4 tackles, 5.4 clearances
Boyd Woodcock, Southport Sharks
18 matches this season, 10 goals
Averages 28.5 disposals, 7.2 clearances, 5.0 inside 50s
*Stats based on home and away matches
