Hawthorn AFLW midfielder Jasmine Fleming is in the running to feature in this season’s AFL Players’ Association 22under22 side after being named in the 44-player squad.
The fan-voted concept rewards the AFLW’s best young players aged 22 and under who have made an impact on their club and the competition so early in their careers.
Fleming’s inclusion in the extended squad comes off the back of a stellar debut season where she set the competition alight with her bursts of speed, tackling pressure and elite ball use.
Across her nine games this season, the 18-year-old averaged 14.4 disposals, 4.3 tackles and 3.2 clearances.
Fleming’s breakout game came in Round 4 where she gathered a career-high 25 disposals to go with six clearances and three tackles. She backed this up with a NAB AFLW Rising Star nomination in Round 5 off the back of 16 disposals and 10 tackles in Hawthorn’s inaugural AFLW win.
For a player to be eligible in the squad of 44, they were required to play 50 per cent of season games, equating to five matches.
Voting is open HERE from November 9 to November 16.
The final team will be announced on November 22.
The 44-player 22under22 squad:
Defenders: Madison Newman (Adelaide), Natalie Grider (Brisbane Lions), Lucy McEvoy (Carlton), Lauren Butler (Collingwood), Emma O’Driscoll (Fremantle), Annabel Johnson (Geelong Cats), Tarni Evans (GWS Giants), Jasmine Fleming (Hawthorn), Alex Ballard (Port Adelaide), Charlotte Thomas (West Coast Eagles), Eleanor Brown (Western Bulldogs), Katie Lynch (Western Bulldogs)
Midfielders: Isabel Dawes (forward, Brisbane Lions), Mimi Hill (Carlton), Abbie McKay (Carlton), Jordyn Allen (Collingwood), Madison Prespakis (Essendon), Georgie Prespakis (Geelong Cats), Nina Morrison (forward, Geelong Cats), Rebecca Webster (forward, Geelong Cats), Charlie Rowbottom (Gold Coast Suns), Alyce Parker (GWS Giants), Olivia Purcell (Melbourne), Monique Conti (Richmond), Grace Egan (Richmond), Georgia Patrikios (St Kilda), Montana Ham (Sydney Swans), Isabella Lewis (West Coast Eagles), Jessica Fitzgerald (Western Bulldogs)
Forwards: Abbie Ballard (Adelaide), Danielle Ponter (Adelaide), Courtney Hodder (Brisbane Lions), Jesse Wardlaw (Brisbane Lions), Keeley Skepper (Carlton), Mikala Cann (midfielder, Collingwood), Georgia Garnett (GWS Giants), Tyla Hanks (midfielder, Melbourne), Isabella Eddey (North Melbourne), Hannah Ewings (midfielder, Port Adelaide), Ellie McKenzie (midfielder, Richmond), Rylie Wilcox (midfielder, Western Bulldogs
Rucks: Tahlia Hickie (Brisbane Lions), Mim Strom (Fremantle Dockers), Lauren Bella (Gold Coast Suns)
