The VFL has named a squad of 40 who will be in contention for the 2022 VFL Team of the Year.
Box Hill Hawks, Casey Demons and Werribee lead the way with four nominees each while there were three apiece from Carlton, Port Melbourne, Southport and Sydney.
Among the selected 40 is fringe Blues midfielder Paddy Dow, Richmond’s Jake Aarts, Demons forward Mitch Brown, teammate Luke Dunstan, and Magpies talent Finlay Macrae.
Former Rising Star winner Lewis Taylor was also in the squad alongside ex-Melbourne defender Neville Jetta, who has enoyed a strong season with Collingwood.
See the 40-man squad below:
Box Hill Hawks
Ben Cavarra
Fergus Greene
Damian Mascitti
Callum Porter
Brisbane Lions
Ryan Lester
Rhys Mathieson
Carlton
Ben Crocker
Paddy Dow
Will Hayes
Casey Demons
Mitch Brown
Kade Chandler
Luke Dunstan
Mitch White
Coburg
Jack Maibaum
Collingwood
Neville Jetta
Finlay Macrae
Footscray Bulldogs
Lachlan Sullivan
Frankston
Taylin Duman
Will Fordham
Gold Coast Suns
Chris Burgess
Ned Moyle
Northern Bullants
Tom Wilson
North Melbourne
Marty Hore
Port Melbourne
Harvey Hooper
Ethan Phillips
Corey Wagner
Richmond
Jake Aarts
Sandringham
Tom Campbell
Southport Sharks
Jacob Dawson
Max Pescud
Boyd Woodcock
Sydney Swans
Joel Amartey
Will Gould
Lewis Taylor
Werribee
Nick Coughlan
Kye Declase
Tom Gribble
Shaun Mannagh
Williamstown
Tom Downie
Teia Miles
The final team will be named on Monday, September 12 at the VFL/VFLW awards event.