Fremantle has once again dominated the AFL Players' Association 22Under22 selections for the third consecutive season, with Luke Jackson, Josh Treacy, Jye Amiss, and Josh Draper all named in the final team.
All four of Fremantle’s players nominated in the initial squad made the final team, which was selected by a fan vote. Jackson was among the top players selected, featuring in 80 per cent of all teams submitted.
Jackson is making his fourth appearance in the 22Under22 team, with the 22-year-old joining Bailey Smith, Andrew McGrath, Aaron Naughton, Sam Walsh and Marcus Bontempelli as the only players to be selected in the team four or more times.
The big man has put together a strong season, featuring in every game for Fremantle in 2024, playing a combined ruck and forward role that has seen Jackson average 16.5 disposals, 16.8 hitouts and boot 20 goals for the season.
Fremantle’s key forward duo of Amiss (second appearance) and Treacy (first appearance) have both been named on the field in the forward line.
Treacy, despite missing the final three games of the home-and-away season, has had a breakout year kicking a Club-high 45 goals, the most since Hayden Ballantyne’s 49 in 2014.
Treacy also holds the best shot at goal accuracy (71.4 per cent) in the top 67 of the Coleman Medal race and is rated as elite for marks by Champion Data.
Amiss, who is making his second appearance in the team in just his 46-game career, has backed up his impressive 2023 season with consecutive 35-plus goal campaigns, which sees the young key forward sit in the top 20 of the Coleman Medal.
Meanwhile, Draper makes his first appearance in the 22Under22 team after debuting in round two this year.
The 20-year-old key defender has played 19 games in 2024, consistently taking on the tough matchup of the opposition’s best key forward in the absence of Club captain Alex Pearce and key defensive stocks Oscar McDonald and Brennan Cox.
This was highlighted by Draper’s round 16 performance, where the young talent gathered 14 disposals and took eight marks in the Club’s one-point win over top-of-the-table Sydney at the SCG.
In 2023, the Club was represented by Caleb Serong and Hayden Young, along with Jackson and Amiss, while Andrew Brayshaw, Jordan Clark, Serong, and Young were all picked by fans the year prior.
Since 2022, Fremantle has had four players feature in the 22Under22 team every year, the most of any AFL club.
