AFL 2024: Every team's predicted 23 for round one

AFL 2024: Every team’s predicted 23 for round one

With the AFL 2024 season fast approaching, players are battling to get into their club’s best 23.

Which players are likely to play Round 1?

The Sporting News looks at the predicted teams for the start of the AFL campaign.

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Adelaide Crows Round 1 predicted team

Full Back	Brodie Smith	Jordon Butts	Chayce Jones
Half Back	Max Michalanney	Josh Worrell	Wayne Milera
Centre	Jake Soligo	Jordan Dawson	Mitch Hinge
Half Forward	Ben Keays	Darcy Fogarty	Josh Rachele
Full Forward	Riley Thilthorpe	Taylor Walker	Izak Rankine
Followers	Reilly O’Brien	Rory Laird	Matt Crouch
Interchange	Lachlan Murphy	Luke Pedlar	Daniel Curtin
Lachlan Sholl	Ned McHenry (sub)

Brisbane Lions Round 1 predicted team

Full Back	Brandon Starcevich	Harris Andrews	Ryan Lester
Half Back	Conor McKenna	Jack Payne	Keidean Coleman
Centre	Zac Bailey	Josh Dunkley	Jarrod Berry
Half Forward	Dayne Zorko	Eric Hipwood	Cam Rayner
Full Forward	Charlie Cameron	Joe Daniher	Lincoln McCarthy
Followers	Oscar McInerney	Lachie Neale	Hugh McCluggage
Interchange	Deven Robertson	Darcy Wilmot	Callum Ah Chee
Jaspa Flecther	Kai Lohmann (sub)

Carlton Round 1 predicted team

Full Back	Zac Williams	Mitch McGovern	Brodie Kemp
Half Back	Nic Newman	Lewis Young	Adam Saad
Centre	Blake Acres	Patrick Cripps	Oliver Hollands
Half Forward	Sam Docherty	Charlie Curnow	Jack Martin
Full Forward	Matt Owies	Harry McKay	Jesse Motlop
Followers	Marc Pittonet	Adam Cerra	Sam Walsh
Interchange	Tom De Koning	Matthew Cottrell	George Hewett
Matthew Kennedy	Lachie Fogarty (sub)

Collingwood Round 1 predicted team

Full Back	Isaac Quaynor	Darcy Moore	Jeremy Howe
Half Back	Brayden Maynard	Nathan Murphy	Scott Pendlebury
Centre	Steele Sidebottom	Jack Crisp	Josh Daicos
Half Forward	Bobby Hill	Mason Cox	Jamie Elliott
Full Forward	Lachie Schultz	Jordan De Goey	Beau McCreery
Followers	Darcy Cameron	Nick Daicos	Jordan De Goey
Interchange	Patrick Lipinski	Will Hoskin-Elliott	Tom Mitchell
John Noble	Oleg Markov (sub)

Essendon Round 1 predicted team

Full Back	Andrew McGrath	Ben McKay	Jayden Laverde
Half Back	Mason Redman	Jordan Ridley	Nic Martin
Centre	Jye Caldwell	Darcy Parish	Xavier Duursma
Half Forward	Jade Gresham	Harrison Jones	Jake Stringer
Full Forward	Archie Perkins	Peter Wright	Kyle Langford
Followers	Sam Draper	Ben Hobbs	Zach Merrett
Interchange	Sam Durham	Will Setterfield	Jye Menzie
Will Setterfield	Matt Guelfi (sub)

Fremantle Round 1 predicted team

Full Back	Brennan Cox	Alex Pearce	Corey Wagner
Half Back	Jordan Clark	Luke Ryan	James Aish
Centre	Jeremy Sharp	Hayden Young	Nathan O’Driscoll
Half Forward	Sam Switkowski	Josh Treacy	Luke Jackson
Full Forward	Michael Frederick	Jye Amiss	Michael Walters
Followers	Sean Darcy	Caleb Serong	Andrew Brayshaw
Interchange	Jaeger O’Meara	Nat Fyfe	Neil Erasmus
Matthew Johnson	Sam Sturt (sub)

Geelong Round 1 predicted team

Full Back	Jake Koladjashnij	Sam De Koning	Jed Bews
Half Back	Jack Henry	Tom Stewart	Zach Guthrie
Centre	Max Holmes	Tanner Bruhn	Mark Blicavs
Half Forward	Gryan Miers	Jeremy Cameron	Brad Close
Full Forward	Tyson Stengle	Tom Hawkins	Oliver Henry
Followers	Rhys Stanley	Patrick Dangerfield	Cam Guthrie
Interchange	Mitch Duncan	Tom Atkins	Gary Rohan
Brandan Parfitt	Zac Tuohy (sub)

Gold Coast Round 1 predicted team

Full Back	Charlie Ballard	Sam Collins	Connor Budarick
Half Back	Joel Jeffrey	Mac Andrew	Wil Powell
Centre	Brandon Ellis	Matt Rowell	Brayden Fiorini
Half Forward	Ben Ainsworth	Jack Lukosius	Bailey Humphrey
Full Forward	Nick Holman	Ben King	Malcolm Rosas
Followers	Jarrod Witts	Noah Anderson	Touk Miller
Interchange	Sam Flanders	Darcy Macpherson	Sean Lemmens
Alex Davies	Alex Sexton (sub)

GWS Round 1 predicted team

Full Back	Jack Buckley	Sam Taylor	Connor Idun
Half Back	Lachie Ash	Harry Himmelberg	Lachie Whitfield
Centre	Finn Callaghan	Tom Green	Harry Perryman
Half Forward	Toby Bedford	Jake Riccardi	Brent Daniels
Full Forward	Callum Brown	Jesse Hogan	Toby Greene
Followers	Kieren Briggs	Josh Kelly	Stephen Coniglio
Interchange	Isaac Cumming	Callan Ward	Aaron Cadman
Xavier O’Halloran	Ryan Angwin (sub)

Hawthorn Round 1 predicted team

Full Back	Blake Hardwick	James Blanck	James Sicily
Half Back	Jarman Impey	Josh Weddle	Jack Scrimshaw
Centre	Changkuoth Jiath	James Worpel	Karl Amon
Half Forward	Dylan Moore	Mabior Chol	Josh Ward
Full Forward	Jack Ginnivan	Mitch Lewis	Luke Breust
Followers	Ned Reeves	Jai Newcombe	Conor Nash
Interchange	Jack Gunston	Connor Macdonald	Cam McKenzie
Finn Maginness	Sam Butler (sub)

Melbourne Round 1 predicted team

Full Back	Adam Tomlinson	Steven May	Judd McVee
Half Back	Trent Rivers	Jake Lever	Christian Salem
Centre	Lachie Hunter	Clayton Oliver	Ed Langdon
Half Forward	Alex Neal-Bullen	Bailey Fritsch	Angus Brayshaw
Full Forward	Jacob van Rooyen	Harrison Petty	Shane McAdam
Followers	Max Gawn	Jack Viney	Kysaiah Pickett
Interchange	Charlie Spargo	Tom Sparrow	Jake Bowey
Kade Chandler	Jack Billings (sub)

North Melbourne Round 1 predicted team

Full Back	Aidan Corr	Toby Pink	Luke McDonald
Half Back	Miller Bergman	Charlie Comben	Harry Sheezel
Centre	Dylan Stephens	George Wardlaw	Bailey Scott
Half Forward	Tarryn Thomas	Callum Coleman-Jones	Eddie Ford
Full Forward	Cam Zurhaar	Nick Larkey	Zac Fisher
Followers	Tristan Xerri	Luke Davies-Uniacke	Jy Simpkin
Interchange	Jaidyn Stephenson	Paul Curtis	Tom Powell
Will Phillips	Colby McKercher (sub)

Port Adelaide Round 1 predicted team

Full Back	Lachie Jones	Esava Ratugolea	Brandon Zerk-Thatcher
Half Back	Miles Bergman	Aliir Aliir	Dan Houston
Centre	Ollie Wines	Jason Horne-Francis	Willem Drew
Half Forward	Willie Rioli	Todd Marshall	Ryan Burton
Full Forward	Mitch Georgiades	Charlie Dixon	Sam Powell-Pepper
Followers	Ivan Soldo	Zak Butters	Connor Rozee
Interchange	Kane Farrell	Jeremy Finlayson	Travis Boak
Jed McEntee	Darcy Byrne-Jones (sub)

Richmond Round 1 predicted team

Full Back	Nick Vlastuin	Dylan Grimes	Nathan Broad
Half Back	Daniel Rioli	Tylar Young	Jayden Short
Centre	Thomson Dow	Tim Taranto	Jack Ross
Half Forward	Shai Bolton	Jacob Koschitzke	Liam Baker
Full Forward	Dustin Martin	Noah Balta	Maurice Rioli
Followers	Toby Nankervis	Dion Prestia	Jacob Hopper
Interchange	Josh Gibcus	Kamdyn McIntosh	Jack Graham
Hugo Ralphsmith	Rhyan Mansell (sub)

St Kilda Round 1 predicted team

Full Back	Josh Battle	Callum Wilkie	Jimmy Webster
Half Back	Jack Sinclair	Dougal Howard	Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera
Centre	Liam Henry	Brad Crouch	Mason Wood
Half Forward	Mitch Owens	Tim Membrey	Brad Hill
Full Forward	Mattaes Phillipou	Max King	Jack Higgins
Followers	Rowan Marshall	Jack Steele	Marcus Windhager
Interchange	Cooper Sharman	Paddy Dow	Liam Stocker
Seb Ross	Darcy Wilson (sub)

Sydney Round 1 predicted team

Full Back	Robbie Fox	Tom McCartin	Dane Rampe
Half Back	Nick Blakey	Aaron Francis	Jake Lloyd
Centre	Errol Gulden	Taylor Adams	Justin McInerney
Half Forward	Tom Papley	Logan McDonald	Isaac Heeney
Full Forward	Joel Amartey	Hayden McLean	Will Hayward
Followers	Brodie Grundy	Chad Warner	Luke Parker
Interchange	Ollie Florent	James Rowbottom	Braeden Campbell
Sam Wicks	James Jordon (sub)

West Coast Round 1 predicted team

Full Back	Josh Rotham	Tom Barass	Alex Witherden
Half Back	Liam Duggan	Jeremy McGovern	Tom Cole
Centre	Andrew Gaff	Tim Kelly	Jayden Hunt
Half Forward	Jamie Cripps	Jack Darling	Noah Long
Full Forward	Jack Petruccelle	Oscar Allen	Jake Waterman
Followers	Bailey J. Williams	Reuben Ginbey	Elliot Yeo
Interchange	Harley Reid	Brady Hough	Matt Flynn
Jamaine Jones	Tyler Brockman (sub)

Western Bulldogs Round 1 predicted team

Full Back	Nick Coffield	Liam Jones	Bailey Dale
Half Back	Caleb Daniel	James O’Donnell	Ed Richards
Centre	Laitham Vandermeer	Marcus Bontempelli	Jack Macrae
Half Forward	Rhylee West	Aaron Naughton	James Harmes
Full Forward	Cody Weightman	Jamarra Ugle-Hagan	Rory Lobb
Followers	Tim English	Adam Treloar	Tom Liberatore
Interchange	Bailey Williams	Anthony Scott	Jason Johannisen
Ryley Sanders	Oskar Baker (sub)